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Bens washer is the 2400
Bens washer is the 2400
Like a phoenix rising from the brake dust, The Hotpoint - Part 2
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The spec sheet indicates the 2400 is a smaller capacity - was the full size washers really much bigger?
The spec sheet indicates the 2400 is a smaller capacity - was the full size washers really much bigger?
Hotpoint!
I might as well add the dryers also these were already GE made!
I might as well add the dryers also these were already GE made!
Hotpoint
Dryers
Dryers
the cleanest clothes of any 2 year old in Cedar Falls!
Tim, you're certainly right! So far she has no idea what washers are, but someday...
Thanks again everyone for your kind comments!
John, these pumps are something else. The instruction sheet calls for even cutting a horizontal slit along the bottom of the insert to then jamb a screw driver within in hopes to split the whole thing. Nuts! I have the opposite appeal going for me - grew up with perforated tub washers, so the solid tub variety are still a marvel even after jumping into this hobby now over 15 years ago.
Mickeyd - I'm glad you liked the second clip! It sounds like the algorithms have you figured out
Pete - thanks for posting the brochures! Those pages are from the 1970/1971 models, with the WLW2400 having replaced the 1968/1969 LW830/2LW830. Robert has a version of the '68 brochure on AE but it is sadly missing pages for the lower end models (I believe it stops at LW860). The LW830 has three fill levels whereas the WLW2400 has two fill levels, all determined with a separate cam within the timer. The WLW2400 was probably cost reduced for good reason - the difference between Medium and Small is marginal at best.
Brian - you are spot on with the encouragement. Sometimes though its good to take a breather for an afternoon/full day before diving in for a 5th time
One observation I made with the video posted here, vs. some of the original footage I have on my phone of the Fountain Filter is that the internal pump within the agitator needs to be properly "timed" with the agitation stroke. If the timing isn't right (first stop the washer when the stroke is fully at one end) with the internal pump it can cause a lower output of water flow, and can even possibly destroy the pump itself. The early videos have a loud audible click at the end of each stroke, and at the time I figured that was normal to the operation and the timing never even crossed my mind. Once timed properly, the click went away and the pump efficiency increased. Very easy to see how these could be damaged permanently in the field for service.
Ben
Tim, you're certainly right! So far she has no idea what washers are, but someday...
Thanks again everyone for your kind comments!
John, these pumps are something else. The instruction sheet calls for even cutting a horizontal slit along the bottom of the insert to then jamb a screw driver within in hopes to split the whole thing. Nuts! I have the opposite appeal going for me - grew up with perforated tub washers, so the solid tub variety are still a marvel even after jumping into this hobby now over 15 years ago.
Mickeyd - I'm glad you liked the second clip! It sounds like the algorithms have you figured out
Pete - thanks for posting the brochures! Those pages are from the 1970/1971 models, with the WLW2400 having replaced the 1968/1969 LW830/2LW830. Robert has a version of the '68 brochure on AE but it is sadly missing pages for the lower end models (I believe it stops at LW860). The LW830 has three fill levels whereas the WLW2400 has two fill levels, all determined with a separate cam within the timer. The WLW2400 was probably cost reduced for good reason - the difference between Medium and Small is marginal at best.
Brian - you are spot on with the encouragement. Sometimes though its good to take a breather for an afternoon/full day before diving in for a 5th time
One observation I made with the video posted here, vs. some of the original footage I have on my phone of the Fountain Filter is that the internal pump within the agitator needs to be properly "timed" with the agitation stroke. If the timing isn't right (first stop the washer when the stroke is fully at one end) with the internal pump it can cause a lower output of water flow, and can even possibly destroy the pump itself. The early videos have a loud audible click at the end of each stroke, and at the time I figured that was normal to the operation and the timing never even crossed my mind. Once timed properly, the click went away and the pump efficiency increased. Very easy to see how these could be damaged permanently in the field for service.
Ben
lotsosudz
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Beautiful machine
Hotpoint had such distinctive styling, very handsome indeed! It was certainly feature laden. Although in truth, I preferred the rollover action of the GE ramped activator, rather than the Hotpoints Spiralator action. It seemed pretty heavily loaded. It sounded very Quiet overall. What is the spin speed?
Hugs
David
Hotpoint had such distinctive styling, very handsome indeed! It was certainly feature laden. Although in truth, I preferred the rollover action of the GE ramped activator, rather than the Hotpoints Spiralator action. It seemed pretty heavily loaded. It sounded very Quiet overall. What is the spin speed?
Hugs
David
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So help me out here, folks. Does this Hotpoint agitator truly have a pump inside it? I compare it to Norge/Wards in that there is no pump, it’s purely force of water from the agitator vanes up and into the agitator, creating the “burpalator” action. Is the fountain filter unique in that there is a pump inside the agitator?
Lint Filter Pump
Yes there is a pump of sorts in the base of the agitator column, there is a vane in a chamber that forces water up through the agitator as the agitator moves back and forth.
It was a little Micky-Mouse and like many other Brands the lint filter was just there to compete with other machines that had a filter that really worked.
The Norge system was simpler with no moving parts to break or wear out but it only pumped in one direction.
This HP system probably worked a little better than Norges and a LF is probably much more important on a ST washer because a lot of lint gets trapped in the clothing as the washer spins out the water.
John L.
Yes there is a pump of sorts in the base of the agitator column, there is a vane in a chamber that forces water up through the agitator as the agitator moves back and forth.
It was a little Micky-Mouse and like many other Brands the lint filter was just there to compete with other machines that had a filter that really worked.
The Norge system was simpler with no moving parts to break or wear out but it only pumped in one direction.
This HP system probably worked a little better than Norges and a LF is probably much more important on a ST washer because a lot of lint gets trapped in the clothing as the washer spins out the water.
John L.
I am so glad you got this washer working! This is my dream machine to find. Didn't know if I'd ever see one working again. My sister had this washer when she first married in the late 60's, the only one I've ever seen in action. Friends had the Easy version. I got to HEAR it washing once but didn't get to look inside. Theirs had a click...click...click sound as it agitated. Could this have the mis-timed agitator?
Thanks Ben for a job well done and for sharing this with us
Thanks Ben for a job well done and for sharing this with us
70series
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Wow, awesome machine, and awesome job on the restoration. It was great to see a full cycle run. My parents had this as their first washer from October 1964 - September 1972. I was only 2 when it quit on us, so I never got to see it run, and nobody else had one. I don't know if ours had a Fountain Filter, or the kind of agitator it had, but I am pretty certain it was a Silhouette model. The Fountain Filter works superbly; it really puts on a show. Thanks for posting the video.
Have a good one,
James
Have a good one,
James
