Hoover Keymatic Operation

[Chetlaham]

How does the Hoover Keymatic work? For example, why did the Keymatic have a pulsesator? Why couldn't it just tumble the clothes and water instead of spinning the disk on the back? Why did tumbling start on a low water level? Why did the timer stall out during the drain period? Also what is the spring and cable on the drum for next to the clutch?

I find this to be such a unique and fascinating machine with design choices that peak my curiosity.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Search Hoover Keymatic 3224 on this excellent forum , loads of threads going back decades ..

And then read the bedtime doctrine that Al and others posted on the Keymatic thread ,

No use diluting the pool , Enjoy your read !!

 

[Chetlaham]

Search function is giving me minimal results in relative comparison. I still don't know why they went with a pulsator instead of plain rotation.

 

[simpsomatic]

Search function is giving me minimal results in relative comparison. I still don't know why they went with a pulsator instead of plain rotation.

Search function is giving me minimal results in relative comparison. I still don't know why they went with a pulsator instead of plain rotation.

Chet, as previously suggested please close this thread and continue on topic with the comprehensive information offered by actual owners of the Hoover Keymatic as detailed by AW.Org members under the topic Hoover Keymatic !!

 

[Chetlaham]

Chet, as previously suggested please close this thread and continue on topic with the comprehensive information offered by actual owners of the Hoover Keymatic as detailed by AW.Org members under the topic Hoover Keymatic !!

Which as I stated the search function is limited. It is showing me pictures but not intimate operational details.

Any owner can answer my questions within a few sentences as I frequently do when it comes to my knowledge of US machines.

If education consisted solely of DIY "find it yourself" then we wouldn't need teachers, mentors, professors or the institutions which employee them.

 

[foraloysius]

IMHO this is the most informative thread about the Hoover Keymatic

https://automaticwasher.org/threads/hoover-keymatic-the-first.2312/

 

[Chetlaham]

Thanks.

Personally I'd like to see one of these machines with a 20 minute wash on normal, and of course heated to a good temperature. I think they had potential.

 

[martin181]

How does the Hoover Keymatic work? For example, why did the Keymatic have a pulsesator? Why couldn't it just tumble the clothes and water instead of spinning the disk on the back? Why did tumbling start on a low water level? Why did the timer stall out during the drain period? Also what is the spring and cable on the drum for next to the clutch?

I find this to be such a unique and fascinating machine with design choices that peak my curiosity.

My understanding is that the Pulsator was included in the drum to give a vigorous wash action for tough materials that could take it like Cottons & linens.
For other programmes the Pulsator was idle and normal tumble action only used. So you could say that the Pulsator was included to provide a vigorous wash action like the Dyson Contra Rotator does. Similarly the Dyson only contra-rotated for programmes such as Cottons, for other programmes normal tumble action was used. The Hoover Keymatic used a lot of hot water compared to a modern machine, enabling the Pulsator to be used and i guess the drum was leaned back to submerge the Pulsator.
I guess that tumbling started at a low level to ensure fully wetted clothes before commencing to high level.
Sorry I can't answer your other questions.

 

[Chetlaham]

No, you are certainly answering them


BTW, welcome to the forum

 

[martin181]

Thanks

 

[Chetlaham]

Thanks

Welcome!

I love your Keymatic washers btw. I wish they made more of them.