Hotpoint porn

[bajaespuma]

I'm new to YouTube so these may not be what they should be.

 

[bajaespuma]

#2:

 

[bajaespuma]

sort of like watching grass grow, only with dirty clothes, a lot of water and an old bakelite agitator. The sound is very exaggerated; the machine is actually pretty quiet

 

[bajaespuma]

It's one of the few machines(Frigidaires also)where I don't feel the need for an extra rinse. The overflow rinse is sort of peculiar; I imagine it was a lot more useful when our mothers and grandmothers were using soap rather than detergent.

 

[bajaespuma]

I used to love taking the cabinet top off of the Filter-flo's to watch the cycle progress. With the GE's there was an ocean of water in the outer tub. Here, everything's contained in the solid tub. I wonder what CU would say about these now that water usage is an issue.

 

[bajaespuma]

Can't tell whether there's a tub brake or not. Hard to tell when the spin cycle stops, but the tub comes to a standstill within 15 seconds.

 

[bajaespuma]

Third day. I've successfully removed the OE bakelite agitator and replaced it with the aqua fountain filter spiral agitator. It works just like I remembered it from 30 years ago, but I don't have the internal parts for the fountain filter to work.

 

[bajaespuma]

and then,

 

[bajaespuma]

at this point I'm learning that the machine is not going into the final spin without a push.

 

[bajaespuma]

last one.

 

[peteski50]

Hotpoint!

Hi Ken,
Awsome washer - I grew up having Hotpoints almost like this one. Really good washers.
Peter

 

[toploader55]

Very Nice !!!

Our neighbor had the same tub and agitator design but a few years earlier than your model.. It's great to hear the sounds they make from years ago. Congratulations. Eddie

 

[norgeway]

Going into spin..

If that one is a fluid drive model,all you have to do is either adjust it or add some oil to the unit.

 

[gyrafoam]

Kool old Hotpoint. That throw-out sure is slooooooow. Clutch issues?

 

[70series]

Wow the videos are awesome, and THANKS FOR POSTING! This marks the first time I have seen a Hotpoint with this type of transmission. Now I know the sound and how the cycles progressed on the first washer my family had; the one I never got to watch. This is historic for me.

God bless,
James

 

[Unimatic1140]

It's not too difficult of a fix

Ken you definitely have clutch pad issues. Do you have a repair manual for that machine? The clutch pads are located inside the clutch which is embedded in the big pulley under the washer above the cross-brace. If Larry doesn't have any more clutch shoes for that machine you can do what I've done in both my 1st Philco and ABC-o-Matic. Get some new GE clutch shoes and with a razor blade shear off the pads and use some JB weld to bond the new GE pads on the Hotpoint's shoes. Co-axial style Hotpoint washers should come up to full spin speed in about 45 seconds.

 

[bajaespuma]

Thank you!

Do any of you have a repair manual for this machine that I can borrow or buy?

What's weird is that the machine does go into a full spin in about 45 seconds after the main wash, although I haven't tried it on SLOW yet. It's always after the rinse for the second spin that the motor engages, but the tub just sits there.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Is there a chance that a small amount of water is leaking once it is spun into the outer cabinet and some how making it down onto the clutch pads?

 

[alr2903]

Nice video's, Thank You. Very nice Hotpoint. alr2903

 

[bajaespuma]

Funny you should ask

"Is there a chance that a small amount of water is leaking once it is spun into the outer cabinet and some how making it down onto the clutch pads?"

There has been, in fact, a "piddle" on the floor when the cycle is over each time I've run it. I've looked for the source with a flashlight, but haven't found it. Which may explain why it only happens on the 2nd spin. You're good at this.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Ken, it also could be caused by a small oil leak. Here is 30mb worth of delicious Sunday reading for you:

1961 Hotpoint Automatic Washer Service Manual,

oh and I love this part...

We need to collect this information for all vintage brands and figure out a place to make them accessible on the site.

 

[peteski50]

Hotpoint!

We had the model simular to the lw125 except ours had a water temp button with hot and warm next to the dial. I didnt realize they made so many models. I did know about the command control model but never realized so many in between. Does anyone have a full line brochures they would like to post. Also our very first one was in the most wanted section of the club with the removeable lid.
Thanks,
Peter