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See the top of the hose

it has a flared molding that attaches directly to the tub opening , there is no chute descending from the tub to attach a hose too, there is no clamp. It has a pop ring which when pushed down in the hose clamps the rubber flanges to the tub bottom. This is 1950's technology and a lot of machines of the time have this tech. When you remove the hose all you are left with is a big flat open hole.

What do you do with a big open hole now?

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The best solution is

some kind of stainless flange that you can attach modern straight hose too.
I used a 2 inch sink drain strainer that fits perfectly and is bolted to the tub with rubber washers.

That way if anything goes wrong down the road, say Robert decides to come and do laundry in my machine and screws it up- I can go in and unbolt and easily repair any sabotage he has done.

The stainless drain flange comes with its own bolt and washers so it just goes in the hole and bolts right on the tub bottom.

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holes

This happened to my westy slantfront when I had one.I GE siliconed it back on.I believe marine supply stores have things that thread into a hole like that that you can then attach a hose to.
 
On the underside

now from the strainer assembly is a drain tube that you can attach hose too. I needed to make a right angle turn right away coming out of the tub because Beam machines are PACKED with machinery underneath so there isn't much room for anything else.

I attached a reducer which stepped me down from 1 1/2 inch to 1 inch in one step. Then I was able to make the right hand turn with schedule 40 PVC barb connectors. The barb on the end will ensure I can attach a 1 inch ID hose from that directly to the pump.

BOOM BOOM DONE.
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Jon

aren't these EASY's along the lines of Speed Queen solid tub designs?.....

I was wondering about your comment on taking the tubs out to change the belts......

for my SQ's, I only have to remove the agitator shaft to change the belts......

but love the work your doing......great info......I was wondering about this idea before for ST outter tubs drain port issues.......but I was also wondering about your using a sinks strainer assy, and catching threads and lint, just like an actual sinks drain.....would hate to see you have to take this apart all the time to clean this out, wonder if one is available without that cross at the bottom...
 
Great fix it job Jon! When restoring antiques it pays to think "out of the box" doesn't it?
 
Martin

I like the idea of the cross at the bottom as it will protect the pump, I can reach down easily when the machine is assembled and clean out the cross. ( Robert is infamous for throwing socks down my machines)

No the Easy is a little different than the SQ as the agitate shaft can not come out unless you disassemble the whole machine. The Easy uses a lock collar ABOVE the spin bearing cage under the tub dome, unlike the SQ which uses a lock collar BELOW the spin bearing cage where you can get at it. Thus allowing you to pull the agitate shaft up on the SQ to get the belt by it.
 
No Whittemore's is an oldie

I got them from Round's Hardware in Stoneham, Bill & Bruce are friends and they are going to carry Rosalies when it comes out. They have a ton of stuff too! I am lucky where I live, if I tried to do this on the Cape I would be driving around a solid two hours!!

Hopefully Easy Laundry vids to follow.

I LOVE SOLID WHITE TUB MACHINES!!!
 
Jon, you guys . . .

. . . never cease to amaze me. Way to go with the Easy drain repair!!!

The only thing I've done to my Easy is replace the faucet hoses. I used automobile heater hose, and it's working beautifully.

Now if I can just figure out how to get the top off my Duomatic to get to the fresh water leak . . .

Thanks for sharing.

Jerry Gay
 
Sock in the pump -

now that you've protected the Easy from the jumping socks, you'll have to make a mental note to keep your water hose out of the timer!

 

Love the hardware store - you can even make tub-boots with plumbing parts!  Can you name the machine?

 

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I know, I know ;-D

 

Fabulous work Jon and thanks for documenting for everyone!  I've used bathroom basin sink drains for a few similar repairs.
 
Gosh, Jon

It reminds me of those push up hoses you'd use in an old showerless bath tub. Imagine, they used them on Easies. What a fabulous re-design you've created.

 

The Robert jokes are really funny. God bless him.

 

Speaking of vids, I'll give you a million dollars if you'll take your new iphone, aim it right, and deliver us the lit up, glass front Easy, rinsing. Do you think the iphone will capture the magic?

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Thanks for the info Jon........this is great stuff......and for so many who don't think outside the box...when parts become NLA, they think their sunk, many other parts and ideas can be had, just because it was not designed for the washer, doesn't mean it won't work......

another member on here tossed aside a SQ because of this same issue, and didn't want to try a method similar to yours......ashame, when a simple fix will have your running again for many years....probably longer than an original replacement would.....

excellent!....

heck, setups like this can be used as gravity drains as well.....the ideas are endless
 
Come on Jon.....thats along the same lines as what you just did.....

looks to be a 3 or 4 inch TO 1 1/2 inch adapter.....and possible another hose along the shaft to fill in the gap....

wouldn't a universal boot from a drive shaft of a car do the same thing as well......almost resembles a bellows on a Frigidaire....

I'm loving all these ideas.....
 
Excellent Ideas!

Brilliant idea Jon

I'm pretty sure my Simpson Fluid Drives have the same type of pump hose, so i know if they ever fail, what can be done.

Oh...and a solid tub fully programmed Simpson Fluid Drive with the plastic liner video is going to uploaded soon...

Cheers
Leon
 
But, But, But

Hate to sound like a motorboat, but won't lint get caught in the cross hairs of the drain and clog it since you can't easily get to it to clean it? I remember those brass wires that formed the strainer in the bottom of the suds hose for the KM washer and those 4 thin wires caught a lot of lint which we had to pick off. Love your ingenuity or, going by your picture, your ingenuety.
 

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