Like a phoenix rising from the brake dust, The Hotpoint - Part 2

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One of the most dramatic, unique, and fascinating agitators ever made. Oh my Lord in Heaven! Would love to see the interplay of the fountain jets against the overflow. Smiled from the outset recognizing
all the baby clothes. Wonderful and Superb!
 
great job!

Such a beautiful machine! An aunt of mine had a very similar model Hotpoint, her first automatic after using an Easy spindrier for many years. I'm not sure if hers had a spin brake or not as I never saw it operating. Thanks for all your explanation, photos and video. Most enjoyable.
 
Our early 60's Hotpoint with no tub brake had a slight tub indexing during agitation. It wasn't as drastic as a Westinghouse but it did improve the rollover. I noticed once the tub brake was added the indexing stopped.
 
OF COURSE I love this post.

Thank you for the video and all the pics, it's like Christmas during COVID.

 

Did you get this machine from the member in New Orleans? I thought I knew where all of these were located. 

 

When I have some time (I'm lucky enough to be teaching a la "remote learning" (sounds like so much bullshit but in our case it's working up to a point). I will do a portrait of this machine.

 

Who had this design first, Easy or Hotpoint?

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Ben,

 

Thank you so much for sharing pics and the jaw-dropping video!  Hotpoint certainly improved upon Norge/Wards burp-a-lator lint filtering — I see as the agitator moves in each direction, it seems an equal amount of linty water is moving through the fountain filter.  In a Norge/Wards, it is strongest on only one stroke of agitation, not both.

 

Fantastic restoration!  Congrats and enjoy.

 
 
Holy moley, Ben, what an amazing job!  I know that feeling of taking something apart for the umpteenth time all too well, but how incredibly satisfying it is to see the machine working again as it should. 

 

How odd that this washer was so lightly used, then left...  Who on this realm could resist using a Fountain Flow??  

 

Congratulations on an outstanding restoration!
 
Thanks, everyone! Your kind comments mean the world to me. It's also great to think back to 2004 when many of you were talking about this exact washer and how great it is to finally see it in action.

Paul - about the fourth or fifth time of tearing into the clutch I thought to myself, "have I become Turquoisedude?" :D

And yes, this was the Hotpoint that Todd from NOLA bought out of upstate NY. Time to update your Hotpoint inventory spreadsheet, Ken! ;)

And Mickeyd, this is for you:
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So

great to see the step by step information, it will really help anyone who wants to crack open these old machines. And taking things apart for the fourth or fifth time - its good to witness that so as not to get discouraged. Anyway a really great restoration, congratulations.
 
1969 Hotpoint Fountain-Filter Washer

Just fantastic Ben, It is always great to restore a low-use machine, imagine how much trouble a typical tired machine would be to restore.

 

The FF pump inside the agitator was a clever design as it pumps in both directions of agitator movement unlike Norges simpler system, the down side of the HP pump is they wear out and then stop working well.

 

I loved seeing you rebuild the water pump, early in my carrier I probably had to work on maybe a dozen of these washers which was enough to convince me I never wanted one, LOL

 

My Parents first two AWs were Solid Tub machines and I developed a distaste for ST washers, there was always crap stuck under the agitator and the machines often seemed to be stinky and musty smelling because of the way they were built, witch was not as much fun for a hyperactive little boy who was always checking out the neighbors washers by sticking my head init, The neighbors that had KMs or WPs just seemed so much cooler, my favorite was Mrs. Lawrences 1959 LKM. This was around 1958-1960.
 
Ben, you're gonna love this~

Late last night, I was watching Robert Sapolsky, the Stanford mega-genius on Youtube in the living room on the big screen TV. During a pause, the row of small boxes of recommended viewing appeared along the bottom the screen and there you were with the fountain filter Hotpoint. Next, the thoughts and visuals came in rapid fire:

1~ How amazing: Ben's already gone global; didn't take long; no surprise
2~ Wait a second, it shows 1:13 as the time; his vid is way longer; this must be a different flick
3~ Oh MY God: did he really make a second vid
4~ Holy Crap: He did! Oh no, this can't be real. Could it possibly be the fountain AND the overflow
5~ Mama Mia--IT IS !!!!
6~ Look at that pattern: liquid flower petals and starfish--I could watch this all night long

I mean honestly, is there really any agitator superior to this one? Or even to this machine's rinsing ability where the spray rinse shoots above the tub's rim along with two overflows, like a Frigidiare on steriods? I like the way the porcelain curves downward at the rim. Such a beautiful washing machine. Also loved all the forbidden views;
it was like the Washer Garden of Eden. Your Hotpoint is a treasure. What is it about Hotpoint the creates such powerful, universal allure?

My heart goes out in gratitude to the Aworg Senator from Kansas.
 

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