My summer project - now complete - the 1957 Westinghouse L110 Laundromat
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slowspin66
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Brilliant job
Clearly a labour of love !!! Well done I’m amazed how spares still turn up for these old machines . Looking forward to the video .... thanks for all the detail on a wonderful restoration best wishes Darren
Clearly a labour of love !!! Well done I’m amazed how spares still turn up for these old machines . Looking forward to the video .... thanks for all the detail on a wonderful restoration best wishes Darren
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Congratulations Paul on your full restoration, 3rd time lucky for this with a story and history pair indeed. The tub shell is similar to the Hoover keymatic without extras.
Glad you stuck with it have enjoyed watching the progress on FB, all these old washers sometimes tax us to the repair limit.
Now to sit back and enjoy them !!
Cheers, Mike
Congratulations Paul on your full restoration, 3rd time lucky for this with a story and history pair indeed. The tub shell is similar to the Hoover keymatic without extras.
Glad you stuck with it have enjoyed watching the progress on FB, all these old washers sometimes tax us to the repair limit.
Now to sit back and enjoy them !!
Cheers, Mike
keymatic3203
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Another wonderful restoration Paul
I've very much enjoyed reading of your hard and frustrating work and seeing the internal photos of this laundromat, I'm looking forward to the videos,
Well done
Mathew
I've very much enjoyed reading of your hard and frustrating work and seeing the internal photos of this laundromat, I'm looking forward to the videos,
Well done
Mathew
Excellent work, Paul. Enjoyed seeing the pics and saga of restoration on FB as well. You did a really nice job on that panel painting, looks terrific! You had some real challenges with this one, but it lives again - and the washing looks clean, success!
eurekastar
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Well done! I look forward to seeing the video!
1958 L-110 lives again!
This news is most welcome here on AW! Great job sticking through with this restoration, walking away when needed to regroup, and persevering when the time was right. This is a treasure of a washer, but more so because of the sweat equity you've put into it.
Congrats!
Ben
This news is most welcome here on AW! Great job sticking through with this restoration, walking away when needed to regroup, and persevering when the time was right. This is a treasure of a washer, but more so because of the sweat equity you've put into it.
Congrats!
Ben
Paul,
I'm stunned. First rate, fabulous job. Feel so proud, for you and all. It was a worthy machine to restore. Agree with Ben, walking away from it to regroup and keeping a calm, cool head. I'm so looking forward to seeing a working video.
Congratulations on a job well done.
Barry
I'm stunned. First rate, fabulous job. Feel so proud, for you and all. It was a worthy machine to restore. Agree with Ben, walking away from it to regroup and keeping a calm, cool head. I'm so looking forward to seeing a working video.
Congratulations on a job well done.
Barry
WOW!!!!
I can't wait to see this restored laundromat in action on youtube along with the matching dryer!
I can't wait to see this restored laundromat in action on youtube along with the matching dryer!
kokomo1114
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Paul's Laundromat
congratulations on your patience and perserverance. Are you going to paint it turqoise? maybe for a little fun? In Northfield Minnesota here awaiting my first project, that remains to be seen.
congratulations on your patience and perserverance. Are you going to paint it turqoise? maybe for a little fun? In Northfield Minnesota here awaiting my first project, that remains to be seen.
Two Tons of Fun!
Great job Paul! This shows what can be accomplished when a person is really determined and has a good strong back.
Great job Paul! This shows what can be accomplished when a person is really determined and has a good strong back.
golittlesport
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Brilliant job!
Both inside and out! I've always thought that model was one of the most gorgeous of the Westy slat-front machines.
Both inside and out! I've always thought that model was one of the most gorgeous of the Westy slat-front machines.
firedome
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I think you missed your calling Paul...
you could have been an ace vintage car restorer! then again, now that you have a candidate in that Caddy you can always start by painting that roof a proper color LOL.
Can't wait to see that Westy at your place on our next visit, if they ever re-open the blasted border that is!
you could have been an ace vintage car restorer! then again, now that you have a candidate in that Caddy you can always start by painting that roof a proper color LOL.
Can't wait to see that Westy at your place on our next visit, if they ever re-open the blasted border that is!
stricklybojack
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Well....
I promised videos of the machine in operation.... sadly, during the filming I encountered a few issues with my 'new' Westinghouse Laundromat and the past few weeks have been hectic as I have moved my father from an independent apartment to one in the Intermediate-Care unit of the residence where he lives. So, I've not really given this latest machine much attention.
I had noticed the pump drive wheel was extremely noisy when I was testing the machine and you will hear it grinding in this video. I knew the wheel (the one mounted on the motor shaft under the pulley) that engages to the pump drive was worn. I tried applying a coat of Flex-Seal rubber paint to the wheel to try and smooth it out, but it didn't really do much.
You'll also see this in the video, but as the tub is draining, it stalls... The test-load was not huge either! However when the spin kicks in, the Laundromat still managed to extract the wash water from the clothes.
The icing on the cake was that after this unsucessful demo, I noticed the wash tub was full of water within a couple of hours.... that nifty three-solenoid water valve is no doubt at fault.
I noticed that the tub drops significantly when the clothes load got well-soaked; I have a feeling that I may be able to correct that by adjusting the tub height and angle. I will admit that I neglected to do so when I reinstalled the tub mechanism on this machine - I remembered after the fact that I did several adjustments on the L5 I used to have and the CLB6 that is still working nicely.
The pump noise is really ticking me off, though. Short of replacing the drive wheel on the motor, is there anything else that I may be able to do to silence the grinding noise? Knowing that the drive wheel is likely unobtainium, I may just throw my hands up in the air and install an electric drain pump.
I'll be pulling the machine out of service soon... Maybe it's time to swap the '59 Frigidaire Multi-Matic back into active duty (I want to show off the lovely new agitator rings that I got from our fellow member Bud!!)
I promised videos of the machine in operation.... sadly, during the filming I encountered a few issues with my 'new' Westinghouse Laundromat and the past few weeks have been hectic as I have moved my father from an independent apartment to one in the Intermediate-Care unit of the residence where he lives. So, I've not really given this latest machine much attention.
I had noticed the pump drive wheel was extremely noisy when I was testing the machine and you will hear it grinding in this video. I knew the wheel (the one mounted on the motor shaft under the pulley) that engages to the pump drive was worn. I tried applying a coat of Flex-Seal rubber paint to the wheel to try and smooth it out, but it didn't really do much.
You'll also see this in the video, but as the tub is draining, it stalls... The test-load was not huge either! However when the spin kicks in, the Laundromat still managed to extract the wash water from the clothes.
The icing on the cake was that after this unsucessful demo, I noticed the wash tub was full of water within a couple of hours.... that nifty three-solenoid water valve is no doubt at fault.
I noticed that the tub drops significantly when the clothes load got well-soaked; I have a feeling that I may be able to correct that by adjusting the tub height and angle. I will admit that I neglected to do so when I reinstalled the tub mechanism on this machine - I remembered after the fact that I did several adjustments on the L5 I used to have and the CLB6 that is still working nicely.
The pump noise is really ticking me off, though. Short of replacing the drive wheel on the motor, is there anything else that I may be able to do to silence the grinding noise? Knowing that the drive wheel is likely unobtainium, I may just throw my hands up in the air and install an electric drain pump.
I'll be pulling the machine out of service soon... Maybe it's time to swap the '59 Frigidaire Multi-Matic back into active duty (I want to show off the lovely new agitator rings that I got from our fellow member Bud!!)
Paul I admire your tenacity at bringing this beauty back to life! I may have missed it, but where did you source your bearings? Did you just bring the old one and have them match it or did you know a part #?
Awesome job!
Awesome job!
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