March 1982 was good for MATCHED HOTPOINTS!

[newwave1]

Wonderful stuff! That last pic was such a tease! I have great memories of these machines! We owned 2 18371 models, the first was ours replaced by the 9534 then when that was temporarily out of action (as things were to tight to repair it), my grandparents gave us their identical model and bought an aquarius 1200 99...eeh its late i forget, i'll back to you on that. And annoyingly that has just died and my grandma said "ooh i never thought to ask you if you'd want it dear!" 13years!!!!!!!!!!!! i've waited 13 years for that machine! lol!

Paul & rob, does this just the one water level throughout? I remember mine filling just up the door an inche or two and that was about it.

Heres a pic i found on ebay of the same machine i had!

Darren

 

[newwave1]

And heres the late great grannys aquarius 1200 WD!

R.I.P Hotty lol.

Darren

 

[liberator1509]

Wow

Hi Rob

What a fantastic find, and restoration - really cool to see such a great pair, and very rare Superbuys too...more power to you! Love the side-by-side pic!

 

[seamusuk]

Hotpoint Date codes..

Hey Paul

We have a copy fom 1990 odd to 2009 at work- will scan and Email ya Friday or Saturday.

Seamus

 

[mattywashboy]

wow they had no fabric softner dispenser??, how quirky lol.
I guess thats why it explains the flower symbol is the final rinse so housewives knew when to chuck in a good splash of Comfort !
M

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Darren.

So I am not the only one to have a Hotpoint 'Next Generation' snaffled from beneath my fingers! You lost a washer-dryer and I had a 1986 first series 9530 - oh the agony of it all. Bloody annoying eh!

Unlike you, I cant remember any of my family members having the later 18-series machines - friends had them though. My family had Liberators (1828's - no two button or variables), bought in the mid to late 70s, which saw them through to the New and Next Generations.

The fact that the basic mechanics of the Liberator saw service for 20 years, through the 18- series, New and Next Gens through to the WM's, is a testament to what a sound design the machines were. Well done Hotpoint!!!

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Lee.

Indeed, it has crossed my mind too that hotpoint should do a rerun of the Liberator design.
What fun that would be - would have to have the old superior build quality though or else it just wouldnt be right.

Unfortunately, with the story about the disposal of their own private historical collection (when Merloni moved in), it'll never happen.
We can but dream - plus we have our memories.

Paul

 

[matchboxpaul]

Here you go Darren

The machine had some quite major internal restoration (and will need some more in the medium term) as it unfortunately suffers from the bane of enamel tubs - the dreaded rust, with the accompanyment of the good old leaks!!!!

We were aware that it had these issues as it had quickly been examined back down in Cardiff, so we knew that it needed things doing to it, although its safe to say that just quite how heavy a rebuild it would be came as a surprise to me and Rob.

This was how the machine looked, the first time we saw it in the flesh...

 

[matchboxpaul]

then fast forward to Crewe on Sunday just gone.

backplate and drum removal....

 

[matchboxpaul]

on first sight you thing 'oh bloody hell' and that was written all over Rob's face as first impressions were quite shocking.

Mucky rust coloured slime...

 

[matchboxpaul]

but a load of elbow grease from Rob produced quite a radical change in appearance (this was actually after the drum had received some experimental repair work and had been resealed - hence the shinyness around, what we asume is, the suds breaker bar...

 

[matchboxpaul]

The drum was all that needed doing to the machine.
It had had a quick spin test, back in Cardiff, a few months before, so we knew that it was capable of operation.

In fact the bearings are totally sound, with no movement or hint of rumble, and the motor has some of the cleanest windings that Rob and our mate have ever seen.

As such, the drum and backplate were reattached and water tested, via a watering can.
Some tinkering later, the machine was placed on 'the carpet' to be put back together...

 

[matchboxpaul]

concrete block reattached....

 

[matchboxpaul]

close up of behind the facia....

 

[matchboxpaul]

the rear of the machine.....

the backplate is immaculate, with absolutely no issues whatsoever and looks a treat.

n fact the machine is generally, barring the outer tub and front kickstrip (which will be dealt with), immaculate.....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Whils the other guys dealt with the mechanical side of things, I dealt with the cleaning and polishing.

The machine had a general application of grime and grubbery about it.
As it was taken apart, I gave each panel a cleanup, leaving the outer cabinet sides and lid till last.

The front panel cleaned up to 98% factory fresh immaculate, with no damage, dings or rust on either the front or, rather surprisingly, the back.....

 

[matchboxpaul]

a close up of the front panel/pragrammer interface - the enammeling is pristine....

 

[matchboxpaul]

the facia is reapplied....

 

[matchboxpaul]

and screwed back on....

 

[matchboxpaul]

and back together again.....

 

[matchboxpaul]

and turned round, basking in the sun. the finished article looks great.

once the kickplate is sorted out the machine will be immaculate....

 

[aquarius1984]

Water Levels

Just found a pic of the 2nd wash we did and its water level,

Was a good full load of 4 x excellent quality 5' x 4' bath sheets.

The water is flavoured with Biological Persil Powder,

 

[electron1100]

Hotpoint

that is such a nice example, the inner drum is pretty good aswell, all my Hoovers have had similar rust problems, de-rust and epoxy resin soon sorts that out.

it just so nice to see all this work and the excellent end result.

So again well done Rob & Paul excellent work and results

Gary

Ps on another link of yours i thought i saw a Hoover tumble dryer that matched my A3110 was i correct ?

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Gary.

Cheers for the kind words - yep, we used epoxy (I think it was that anyway) but, in the medium term, may try something a little harder.
Has sorted the machine on a temporary basis kind of thing.

Cheers
Paul

re the dryer - yep you did see the matching (kind of) dryer. I say kind of because the D6074 dryer had the same coloured facia as the A3108 electronic 800. The matching dryer for the A3110/A3112 and A3114 was the D6096 Creaseguard machine, which had the same brown styling and looked really rather good!
The picture of the D6074 can be found on the 95620 restoration thread.

 

[aquarius1984]

Cheers Gary!

We feel so pleased with what we have achieved with the help of a friend,,,,

Its hard work and the fine detailing can be the worst part opposed to the heavy mechanical stuff.

Its all worth it especially when you get the show off the machines and you know a good job has been done when 'The Appliance King' is pleased too LOL!

R

Paul come on you devil lets have a pic up of us pair next to the pair.... we surely deserve to have a wee show off, we all love your cheesy grin!

 

[matchboxpaul]

some more side by side-ish pictures for you David....

the brochure style....

 

[matchboxpaul]

Not on your nelly,Rob.

Not putting my ugly mug on the thread - would ruin it!

 

[matchboxpaul]

and another....

 

[aquarius1984]

Go On!

 

[matchboxpaul]

another of the dryer...