Hotpoint 18580 door interlock

[hotpoint18580]

Hello I am new to this so bare with me, I have a technical question. I was given a Hotpoint 18580 from a lady who died her family needed to clear the house. The question to anybody is I need to know how the door release parts go together the whole thing have taken it apart to restore it but can not remember how it goes back to gether. Please help so I can stat using her again.

Many thanks
For any help any one can offer
Matt

 

[aquarius1984]

Welcome to the group Matthew, Hope you enjoy your stay.

Bear with me and Paul, we have a 18361 machine and the relevant information to help you out so im sure you will be sorted quite soon,

I will have to go take a look at our restoration pictures and put something together for you in a private email to help you out.

Be as soon as I can,

Rob

 

[aquarius1984]

Oh and do let us know where you are in the UK, LOL

Who knows, we may be able to sort you out a repair man if all else fails pmpl.....

 

[hotpoint18580]

Thanks guys for any help you can give it will be muchly appreciated.

Many thanks for all your help

 

[newwave1]

Hey welcome to the group Matt!

Hope we get to see some of this hotty!

Hope you enjoy your time here!

Darren

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hiya Matt.

welcome to the club and congrats on owning an 18580 - great machine.

I am the other half of the '18361' owners club and like my other half can only remember scant details as to how it all works.

When you say you need to know how to put the door release together again - by how much did you take it apart?

when we repaired the 18361, the door release mechanism was unscrewed from the front panel of the machine and was left suspended on all its plumbing dangling by the drum.

so we can all get a better idea as to what you need to know, would it be possible for you to post some pictures of your machines current door release situation?

below is a link to mine and rob's 18361 restoration thread - i dont know whether any of the pictures will give you anything to go from, but maybe worth a gander.

hope it helps and look forward to being able to help more.

cheers
paul

http://www.automaticwasher.org/TD/THREADS/VINTAGE/18429x88.htm

 

[hotpoint18580]

Hi thankst to everybody contributed to resolving my problem the pics matchboxpaul's helped with other problems of where to place components.

To better describe what I really need would be. How does the door open when you press the door release button on the control panel?

View attachment 9-23-2008-13-48-55--hotpoint18580.jpg

 

[matchboxpaul]

My goodness.

Your 18580 looks great Matt - complete with Hotpoint triangle sticker too. the chrome door looks pristine too.

Glad that the 18361 pics maybe able to help you in your rebuild.

Clutching at straws a bit here - I have the service manual for the very early Liberator machines - models 1850, 1851 and 1851/03, non of which were variable, but were the 4 button standard machines.

The 1850 is probably useless to you, as this machine did not have an interlock.
The 1851 was an upgrade of the 1850 and given a new model number specifically because it was the first Hotpoint front loader fitted with a door interlock.
There are some expanded diagrams for this machine.

I say clutching at straws because I doubt that these early liberators used the same mechanism as your 18580 - they probably upgraded the arrangement over the years.

Just in case they are of use though I will photograph or scan them for you and either post them here or e-mail them to you.

Bear with me a while.
Cheers
Paul

 

[newwave1]

Hotpoint18580!
Thanks for postin a piccie! It's a stunner! I love those machines! I grew up with a 4 button 18371! It was lovely!

Hope it all works out for ya!

Darren

 

[hotpoint18580]

Hi matchboxpaul if you could do those manuals and will see if they might help, will try and take and post those pics as the machine is at my new house.

Thanks guys for all your time and effort its all appreciated.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Matt.

Well I have done the scanning.
I really hope te diagrams and/or instructions will be of use for your 18580.

Truth be told, I do doubt it as there is 5 or so years between the 1851 and the 18580, during which time they will have figited with the design.

On the off chance though that they didnt here is the 1851 service instructions:

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[matchboxpaul]

page 2....sorry for the wonkiness - the pages are held tightly together with staples, which doesnt lend the document to being copied.

 

[matchboxpaul]

page 3

 

[matchboxpaul]

page 4

 

[matchboxpaul]

page 5

 

[matchboxpaul]

page 6

 

[matchboxpaul]

and finally the 7th page.

really hope they will be of use to you.

please, keep us updated with how things go!
love the 18580 - a great machine.

fingers crossed for success wih the rebuild.
cheers
paul

 

[hotpoint18580]

Thanks matchboxpaul, it looks as if its the same layout as my 18580. Thanks for those detailed pics I'll get the machine together and try to post a vid of the machine working. Thanks for all you time and effort.

 

[hotpoint18580]

hi matchboxpaul, thanks for all the info it was of great help as I got the problem sorted many thanks goint to finish the restoration then post the vid for all to see.

Many thanks