MOVING A MAYTAG E2L

[e2l-arry]

Next!

On to the wringer! The sealant will be ready Thursday and I ordered a new center plate agitator seal. If that shows up by Friday I hope to have a water test this weekend. Once I get there I'll tackle getting the tub back into shape.

 

[stan]

all looks

really good!
Is that the appliance spray paint ?

 

[qsd-dan]

Looks great, Larry!

 

It's starting to come together and won't be long before you're rewarded with some clean laundry out of those wringer rolls.

 

[e2l-arry]

Paint

Yes, that's the Rust-Oleum Appliance Epoxy White. I bought another can and it's working fine. I complained on line to the Rust-Oleum people and they're refunding my $5.00 for the first can that splattered all over. Sometimes it pays to be the squeaky wheel.

My agitator seal arrived today! The last part of the puzzle. And tomorrow's the end of the 3 day (maximum) cure time for the 3M sealer so tomorrow night will be the next water test.

It won't be long now!

Larry

 

[mickeyd]

The crown is out of sight beautiful

Thanks for the hint. You really made a silk purse out of a pig's ear. You'll be so happy washing in her. I can feel your excitement.

 

[e2l-arry]

Well, I gave it the water test and at first all appeared well. But there was a small leak. About 1 or 2 drop per minute so very minor compared to last time. I crawled under and saw the general area where the leak was. So there must be a very small leak path so I put more of my 3M #800 Sealant all around the area I suspect of leaking. Also re-sealed around all 6 bolts. It appeared from underneath to be some leak path between the tub and the P.U. So I laid the machine down, front side down of course, and was able to apply a bead of sealant all around the P.U. and the tub from the bottom as well. Now, since I have another 3 days of curing time, no washing this weekend. I went back to working on painting the wringer. When going after scrapes and scratched I always end up with bare metal so I have to prime. I primed the top yesterday and painted this afternoon. I also sanded and primed the bottom half today and that will be ready for painting tomorrow. Slow but steady but I am seeing progress! Here's a picture of the painted top 1/2 and the primer on the bottom.

Later,

Larry

http://minor leak

 

[e2l-arry]

We have lift off!

Today I had a successful wash run. Filler her with Hot water and powdered Tide and did 4 loads of wash. No leaks, no problems, everything worked exactly as it's supposed to work. Cleaned up the tub like Stan suggested with SOS pads and 2,000 grit wet sand paper. It finally came together. I painted the wringer and the top lid. Now I'll move onto the washer body!

 

[e2l-arry]

The tub

Here's the tub after some clean up and polishing.

 

[e2l-arry]

My E2l as on 09/03/12

Coming along!

 

[mickeyd]

Can't believe how beautiful she is

and how great the tub came out. What a transformation. Spectacular. Wait till Geoff D. sees this! Maytag Wringer Heaven.

 

[stan]

Release bar

looks really good too Larry!
Just noticed it in your photos here, and on the computer, instead of my phone LOL

Appliance Epoxy Spray looks good too!

Mystery paint on body to be discussed later LOL

 

[wringer]

I would

have never believed this had I not seen and read it with my own eyes. You have done a wonderful job of getting this beauty back on her castors. I use my E2LS as a daily driver and love her. In fact, I use all 3 of my girls weekly. One for washing and the other two for rinsing. ENJOY !!!!!

Jim

 

[e2l-arry]

Sanded and Primed

the washer itself, or do they call that the skirt? tonight. A coat of paint over the weekend. Wait 3 days and apply the finishing coat and I've got myself a pretty sweet Maytag EL2 conventional washer!

 

[stan]

Larry

is that the floor drain under the sink?

 

[e2l-arry]

The floor drain

is next to the water heater, Page 47, a few frames up shows it with the hose in the floor drain. It works OK but I think you're right. Once the smoke clears, I'd like to add a pump.

 

[e2l-arry]

Today,

I worked on the casters. It appears the extensions were chrome plated. But from the point of exposure down, whatever plating that was there had been worn away. So I decided to clean with steel wool, wash and de-grease, then paint with a metallic flat silver I've used on he wheels of one of my cars. So I know it will last. Here are 2 sets painted and 2 waiting to be painted.

 

[stan]

since you have the laundry sink

you might want to think about ordering a pump for it?

 

[e2l-arry]

I probably will

order a pump from Phil eventually. They sure look simple enough to install. Especially after some of the obstacles I've encountered! Wouldn't you know I jumped the gun and just bought a new drain hose for the gravity feed. If I understand correctly, I'll need an entirely different drain hose configuration for the pump model. But even if that's the case it's only something like another $20.00?? My floor drain is somewhat awkward to get to because of the lay out. So I know I'll get tired of that soon enough!

I've finished the painting last night. Looks good! (If I do say so myself)

 

[e2l-arry]

Today

09/13/12 I tried to stage it as the first picture I posted last month. Sort of a before/after thing.

 

[wringer]

WOW !!

You did a beautiful job!!! Don't forget to keep the wringer rolls separated so they won't stick together. You are entitled to be very proud of your work and all of the effort you put into her that others would not have done. Enjoy !!

Jim