Mayday, Labour Day & Vintage Repairs Part 2 !!

[robm]

Wow, what a post, thanks Mike for taking the time to post all these wonderful pics.

Great to see a lovely bunch of guys get these wonderful machines sorted. Such a variety too, with old twin-tubs to modern Ebac's.

Hope you all had a fab time.

Rob

 

[chestermikeuk]

Yes Louis our first meeting at Roberts convention in 2001 seems a distant past away but forged lasting friendships all over the world with our hobby. Would be great to see you over some time, certainly a variety of machines to use !!

Heres a link to some pics from 2001.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/chestermikeuk/albums/72157601120081839

And of the 2005 convention at Gregs in Iowa.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/chestermikeuk/albums/72157602161168369

 

[combo52]

Another Incredible Get Together

Wow Al and Mike and everyone else that attended your get togethers get better and better, It actually made me a little sad that I did not take the time off to come over this year. You guys really know how to throw an appliance party where things actually get done, I am sure everyone went home feeling great as well as a little sad that it was over so soon.

 

And Mike as usual you did a great job documenting all the progress and fun, We are differently flying you over for our next event to help document it.

 

I am trying to stay close to home this year to get some major projects done around the house and at the museum project this year so we will be in a better place to do some events here in the coming years.

 

At the warehouse-museum project we are working on building out a lower kitchen break room, the restoration shop, the clean-up room for cleaning parts etc.

 

In the museum area I want to get the wall-of DWs hooked up and maybe some more washers and dryers hooked up, always plenty to do.

 

John

 

 

 

[foraloysius]

Thanks Mike for those pictures, great memories!

 

[keymatic3203]

fabulous thread once again Mike, thank you,

Knowing there will be photos of these weekends to share and relive our time together, gives us something to look forward to, when returning to everyday life, these threads get better each time, reflecting the growing friendships and enjoyment we have together.

A great and perhaps rare photo of you Mike in reply55, as you tend to take the photos. You've a an expression that a says to me, you say what you like, this is the machine for me.

Mathew

 

[thelaundrylab]

Mike...

always look forward to your great threads. It looks like you boys had another great bank holiday weekend amongst amazing people. The Hoover looks superb!! Thumbs up.

Hx

 

[supertwin59]

May 2019 UK washer meet.

Hello Al,

At last I decided to join and log in to the washer website and what did I notice; Mike's thread entry about your washer meet.

I know I am going to enjoy dipping into automaticwasher.org.

The house extension looks marvellous and as usual everybody clearly had a fine time.

I love the new display area where you included the various miele stick cleaners..... chuffed to see the hoover junior 1334a I gave you in use.

Regards, Walter.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover Keymatic 3203 Restore & Washing !!

After the Labour Day Bank Holiday where we managed to get the Hoover Keymatic back together heres a video of it completing a cottons wash cycle,this was all the white bedding sheets we had used over the weekend !!

A 60d(140f) profile wash from cold start with the vintage Persil Powder,
High dilution fill for cooldown, pumpout , no spin,
1st rinse then interim spin,
2nd rinse then interim spin,
3r & final rinse (look how clear that water is) then long final spin.
All complete in just under an hour !!

I wanted to film using the Vintage Persil Powder as given with the washer, less smell in the open box but when it started to heat up that fabulous aroma appeared, and washed well,
I loved this rich creamy powder (that's shown in all the 70`s Hoover adds) from my nans washdays !!

Enjoy !!

 

[supertwin59]

Remember

Persil washes whiter!!!

 

[Marky_Mark]

What an enjoyable video to watch of a unique and interesting piece of appliance history.

 

Nice job, Mike 

 

[gizmo]

So how does that motor achieve wash and spin speeds? Is that a gearbox on the end?

 

[chestermikeuk]

keymatic

Hi Chris, yes the motor is a large induction with two internal windings for slow an fast speeds, further speed reduction / faster is met by mini gearbox on end of motor and then the clutch is on the end as you can see !!

Was only ever used on this model Keymatic, by the next matchbox series electronic motor control was being introduced ...