As promised, here is the thread of the restoration of this machine last summer. It will help me with the 1828 and hopefully will be useful to others.
Original photo from eBay back in early 2014 – machine was in Sussex and bought for 99p. The paint had worn off the top round the soap dispenser and the kick strip was pretty rusty but other than that it was not too bad although the house was being renovated so it was covered in dust
Serial number dates this as March 1983. There was a long wait as it was in the storage unit awaiting the move to the new house which seemed to take forever but finally was placed in the new test facility waiting its first run (with a non-matching dryer on top)
The machine had a very odd spin (see link) – this was down to the brushes being in poor condition. However, that was the least of the trouble as once water went into the machine I had a very wet floor!
So the restoration strip down starts. The removal of the control panel showed lots of old powder and grease - bleugh. You can see the motor lurking behind the timer and all its wiring
Original door boot – note the hotpoint logo on the 12 o’clock position but the door boot had seen better days and did have a hole in it which was the main cause of the wet floor
Front panel off with the pressure switch and door interlock hanging. Close up of the heater and pressure vessel. Always a good idea to photograph the connections first!
Behind the back panel was a bit more promising as it appeared clean and stain free – oh wait look at the rust down by the pump! I’d already taken the belt off. A close up of the door interlock pecker and the bolt number for the back plate – no.12 the last one to be undone to reveal …..
This lump is actually a loose bit of metal. The strip of metal in the middle must be to help divert the water down to the sump during spins unless anyone knows differently?
The corrosion didn’t stop in the lower parts of the tub either – not a great photo but it was also corroded at the top on the front seam. Looking sorry for itself in the second picture!
Time for more strip down. Cabinet off giving great access – this chassis arrangement is similar to the Servis Quartz although the Quartz did not have a wraparound cabinet.
The motor and concrete weight removed and the tub off the suspension. You can see a bit of external corrosion especially on the side of the dispenser inlet and along the front seam although that was pretty superficial. The rear gasket recess at the top didn’t look too great either!
Pulley removed to show the outer bearing and the drum removed showing dried grease and rusty bearings. The backplate wasn't too bad – just a bit of corrosion around the lip.
Although the water seal was very hard and had failed The inner bearings seem to have faired ok though
Out with the chemical metal – the first time I had used this stuff so not as neat as it could have been! I treated all of the poor areas. After a quick sand down I coated the whole of the outer tub with the two pack paint product recommended by another member – it has worked a treat although the cats started acting strangely with all the fumes!
