Hotpoint 18680 restoration

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I managed to track down a heater bollard – unfortunately it didn’t come with the rest of the fittings so I had to bodge some up. I covered it with debor glue to be on the safe side. The last pic shows the new hole drilled for the bollard

 

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The dispenser side suspension rod was beyond repair but I had a spare off the 9544 to use. Unfortunately the thread at the top was not quite as long as it needed to be so I had to build it up with a couple of extra washers. The rubber mounts were in good condition so I reused them but replaced the plastic pivots as they were quite worn.

 

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reassembly Alfresco style!

The weather was nice so I decided to commandeer the garden table for reassembly! Concrete weight and sump hose refitted and you can see the heater bollard nut too. Heater re-installed and the dispenser hose glued securely in. A new hose was ridiculously expensive and the hose itself is in pretty good condition so hopefully it will last

 

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Backplate before a blast with the pressure washer and time to tackle the bearings

 

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I have a Hotpoint bearing tool set - £6 off eBay so gave it a go and it was quite easy to take them out.

Bearing-less backplate after the pressure wash. There seemed to be a bit of pitting in one of the recesses on the inside of the plate so I bunged a bit of chemical metal in just to be on the safe side.

 

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Close up of the old bearings all manked up. New sealed rear bearing and inner bearing and seal re-fitted using the same tool!

 

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Gave the spider the pressure wash treatment and it revealed that it was not as good as it first appeared!

Luckily I had a spare complete with the sealed bearings

 

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Time to tackle the chassis – this seemed like a good colour match. After a good sand down and a coat of red oxide paint it was sprayed and left to dry. One can was not quite enough but the insides can’t be seen easily

 

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Frying tonight! The fish slice was used to remove the console cover. Washing powder had damaged the very thin aluminium around the dispenser so out with the chemical metal again!

 

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Time for re-assembly. Wheels back on and suspension mounts re-fitted. The mounts were in quite good condition but I swapped them over

 

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motor and belt refitted and tensioned

 

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Drum back on the chassis and the cabinet refitted. From the rear – you can see how patchy the back of the base is!

Back panel with the fill valves refitted

 

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Quick water test – the dispenser is not fitted properly at this point. All seems good at the back but a couple of pesky leaks at the front from the thermostat and pressure vessel so out with the glue again and all sorted.

 

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Knob time – I was a bit nervous taking these apart but it was worth it as they cleaned up quite well. Didn’t want to rub too hard though just in case.

 

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finally all back together and the cosmetics tidied up. Unfortunately the control panel has lost its matt areas but the writing is all intact.

Mission accomplished and washing away. There have been a couple of issues with the water valves letting by but I have given them a good clean and that seems to have fixed them. Just need the missing stacking panel to fit in between the washer and dryer and to give the dryer a once over.

Next ...............

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Steve.

Well, that's an ever so slightly thorough repair job! Complete dismantle and full rebuild and the reward is a grand looking machine - looks excellent with the dryer sat on top.

Re the stacking kit - its a primitive affair to be honest and, with a suitable covering of the dryers kickpanel (anything smooth and white will do - ensuring it is cut to be half a centimetre or so below the base of the dryer, so the cover just touches the top of the washer fascia panel) and removal of the dryers studs and wheels a similar effect can achieved.
Just make sure you put a protective layer between the two machines, or you will have scratched paintwork.

Also beware the dryer studs and they develop sharp grooves over the years, which cut scratches into the tops of the washers so avoid sliding the dryers on (on 17-series dryers the studs are at the back and wheels at the front, so they scratch when you slide them on along the full depth of the machine they are sat on. 93-series dryers have the wheels at the back and studs at the front, massively reducing the problem).

Two screw in brackets at the back tie the machines together and the dryer sits on two plastic side pieces to hide the join.

Still, the above was a more advanced system than you got if you wanted to stack a 1701 dryer above a 1823 or 1826 Zan-point >>> am sure I read somewhere that the idea here was to stick them together with adhesive pads!

Thanks for taking the time to show us the rebuild - will come in useful when my 1828/02 comes up for surgery to repair a holed outer tub.

Cheers
Paul
p.s my 1701 still has studs and wheels attached, hence the gap in the photo of the machines stacked.

 

[matchboxpaul]

I've just noticed that you already have the plastic stacking kit side trims - sorry for all my unnecessary waffle above, Steve.

Might have a spare dryer kickplate cover and possibly brackets, but don't know for sure - will keep an eye out when shed space permits.

Paul

 

[sesteve]

Hi Paul

Ah yes - I was lucky that when I got the dryer it had the strips attached- must have been stacked to a matching washer and then just sat on them as the studs and wheels had been removed. Unfortunately they are a bit damaged but still do the job. I hadn’t realised that there were brackets too - I thought it was a bit of a flimsy affair with just the strips especially if you had an unbalanced spin!

I had no choice but to do such a thorough rebuild - the outer tub was in a bad condition so it wouldn’t have been long before it would have had holes in it. All I’d say is make sure you do the tub repairs where there is really good ventilation - it wasn’t just the cats that were high as a kite lol

S

 

[ricky5050]

A maze ing!

Wow Steve you've defo got the refurb jobs ! That's really good ! Will the purple one get the same love ?
Mind you you're probably a bit busier this year ! One thing sounded strange though you were worried about rubbing a knob too hard ??? Hmmm I didn't know this could be a problem !

Richard

 

[keymatic3203]

Great work Steve

I must remember to have a look at the bearing tool when I get the chance. I know I've not bought one in the past as the price was much higher back then, maybe I was just too tight lol.

Well done

Mathew