Look what came home with me from Manchester

electron1100 · Nov 20, 2010

OK good idea

Hello Lee

that sounds a better idea...........if that doesnt work my last attempt would be to seal it back together (i didnt know it came apart) clean the outside with white spirit, paint a thin layer of silicon over the outside let it set and do that again a few times so as to create an air tight outer casing rather than a inner casing.

You could even try wrapping some surgical dressing on each layer to give it more strength

anyway we shall see

hotpoint95622 · Nov 21, 2010

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Two parts reunited.

hotpoint95622 · Nov 21, 2010

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Pressure vessel re-fitted and the photo of the water level.

hotpoint95622 · Nov 21, 2010

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

OO MM GG it works and there is no leak. YYEESS

hotpoint95622 · Nov 21, 2010

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Don’t now how long it will last.

Washed some bedding on program no2 60c no problems and no wet floor.
Machine work well washed, heated to 60c and then all 4 rinses and the long spin with out a hitch.

Some short videos added to my youtube list.

hotpoint95622 · Nov 21, 2010

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Sorry about the videos being such poor quality will have to sort some sort of lighting out for future videos, the dark grey enamel and the amethyst door make it to dark to capture.

electron1100 · Nov 21, 2010

RUBBER WILL SAVE THE DAY

Lee this is brilliant matey, i am really pleased it has worked, once set and sealed i can see no reason for it to fail.

Well done, now you can move on to the next job ;-)

Gary

chestermikeuk · Nov 22, 2010

Excellent...!!!

Yes Lee get creative and there we are....glad you sorted it, did wonder about the pressure pot size reduction, did a similar thing with a pot years ago and couldnt get it to work!!

Whats next to sort?? the fascia trim??

Cheers, Mike

hotpoint95622 · Nov 22, 2010

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Thank you gentleman,

Next it’s on to the cosmetics, the mechanics are all done except changing the door seal which can be done at the end.

Just had a though, of fitting some LED’s to the old door seal at to top looking down into the drum for some video lighting, just a temporary modification, running them from a battery pack.

electron1100 · Nov 22, 2010

Pyrotechnics

YEAHHHHH fit a sound to light box, fit some small mirrors to the back of the drum put it o a slow spin, bung on some Donna Summer and away you go Hotpoint-A-GOGO

sudsmaster · Nov 25, 2010

"Liberator"?

Sure it isn't Model B-24?

hotpoint95622 · Nov 25, 2010

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Paul.
May I ask if you have the timer charts with the diagrams, I would like to know if the pressure switch is a 2 level one, I think I have messed up the setting when messing with the pressure switch, she never took the softener in the last load washed, I think the machine should fill with cold water to level one and then energize the softener valve up to level two, I was hoping you could confirm this from the service papers you have.

Many thanks Lee

matchboxpaul · Nov 25, 2010

Hi Lee.

I have the full servicing manual for models 1840 (which doesnt exist), 1850, 1851 and 1851/03, so any info required I will try to provide.

Photos taken in artificial light, so they are lovely and yellow. If they arent clear enogh then let me know and i will try and grab some natural daylight at the weekend...