Hoover Electron

[triumphdolomite]

I've finally got round to looking at some of the problems on my A3350 today. I think that I know where I'm going with the suspension refurb that it needs but I've been looking at the leak that took it out of use. Having removed the backplate and drum I've discovered a small hole in the tub above the suspension mounting bracket. I'm planning on repairing this with epoxy putty and have discovered that there is a chip out of the inner rim of the backplate where the gasket seats, this has been letting water into the gasket but its been containing it and rusting the lip on the tub. I'm hoping I can build this up in the same way too. The question I have is, should there be a bracket in the tub to hold the heater element? It looks as if the hole has been caused by the heater chafing on the tub,I think the heater must have been replaced shortly before I acquired it as it's very clean with no scale on it. If anyone has any suggestions I'd be grateful
Thanks
Ian

 

[electron1100]

broken bits

Hello Ian

I had a similar problem with an old hoover backplate and repaired using a thing sheet aluminium, chemical metal and finishing it off with Hammerite white smooth paint.

These machines are supposed to have a metal retainer for the heating element, but if its gone you can use a stainless steel bolt, rubber washers and sealant you will have to fiddle about with washers and locking nuts so the elemement sits properly but it can be done.

Any rust rub back treat with Kurust then chemical metal, smooth back and again Hammerite paint it

Gary

 

[electron1100]

repair

aluminium plate cut to shape

 

[electron1100]

repair

the chemical metal takes about 10 minutes to set

 

[electron1100]

repair

once it has set overnight file it and shape it to the shape you need, then paint it with the Hammerite and leave to set overnight.

Once all was done I re-drilled the mounting holes in it for the tub

 

[triumphdolomite]

Hoover Backplate

Hi Gary
Thanks for the advice, I'll give that a go. Fortunately it doesn't look as bad as the one you had and the missing bit is on the inner lip that sits inside the tub so I'm hoping it won't be too bad to fix. I'm now wondering whether I can use the rust hole as a mounting point for a bracket to hold the heater element, hmmm I'll have to see how that one works out. I'll give it a clean up, treat it and then give it a couple of coats of Bondaprimer before I top coat it. I must admit I swear by Bondaprimer having used it on the car for ages, it holds rust a bay even without a top coat and with a 1970's BL product you certainly need it .

Thanks again
Ian

 

[triumphtoledo]

re: heater bracket

How odd it is that this topic appears. On Sunday, my Hoover Logic A3888 started making a horrible ratting sound on full-spin.

I thought a coin had got caught between the inner and outer drum but it turned out that the heater support had broken off from the inner tub. It appears to be held on by only a single weld, which had rusted out.

I retrieved it, through the heater aperture.

I applied some rust convertor to the rusty patch beneath it; thankfully, the inner tub's metal appears to be solid.

I simply refitted the heater, as there is no way of refitting the bracket, without a huge amount of dismantling.

So, the question is, has anybody else, other than me and Ian experienced this and is the lack of a bracket likely to cause a major problem? The heater seems sturdy enough and I doubt that it will contact the inner/outer drums, even on the most violent out-of-balance spin.

R

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint 95622

Ho Yes.

To be total honest I think many cast iron tubs went this way, either the resulting rust or a complete breach, think of the odd workman’s trousers with a stray six inch screw or nail left in the pockets falling though one of the drum holes is more than capable of shirring off the support bracket, maybe the lady of the houses bra wire could have the same effect too.

Lee