Operation Matchbox Rescue! - Hoover 3236H

[matchboxpaul]

Programming guide and the dial.

Unfortunately the dial has been damaged by an attempt to get the cover off it.
Although it produces a smart finish, the shint cap locks on tight and the usual habit for removing it seems to be to tear away at the edge of the dial, with the obvious negative results.

Mathew has a spare dial and even his has been subjected to slight tearing to get at the cap.

As it is, we cant remove the cap so its original damaged dial will continue to live with it.

The chip out of the red ring will be repaired at some stage.....

 

[matchboxpaul]

To the rear...

the solonoid panel and back panel of the machine has surface rusted quite badly, but would repsray really well after a sanding down.

Behind that though - a miracle....

 

[matchboxpaul]

...in the form of an absolutely pristine pulley wheel and seemingly new backplate.

no pitting or staining at all to speak of, so whether the machine saw much use in its life or was repaired shortly before being abandonned - who knows.

bearings are rock solid too.

Either way - its all immaculate....

 

[matchboxpaul]

motor and very clean pressure bottle.

belt is in good nick too...

 

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with back panel attached, no doubt chinwagging to the young whipper-snapper opposite, in the form of Gary's lovely A3190 electron 1100....

 

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out of sight ...

...though not out of mind?

 

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Before the time in Plymouth was up, it just had to be done - a lineup with the first matchbox preserved, in the form of Gary's stunning 3243H Keymatic De Luxe.

Below is the Key...

 

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Mine and Mathew's 3236H (Mathew a.k.a Keymatic3203 and myself both share ownership of the 3236H)...

 

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and together - middle and top of the range....

 

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3236H & 3243H...

 

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Somehow the paintwork of the 3236H (left) needs to look like the 324H (right)!

erm ...... rriiiggggggggghhhhhhhhhhht!

 

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even though the 3236H is....erm....blemished, they still look great together....

 

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3236H borrows some of the 3243H's clothes....

 

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the other 2 drums.....

blue enamel of the 3236H...

 

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and.....

the perk of buying a 3243H, in the form of a Stainless Steel drum...

 

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Open wide...

 

[matchboxpaul]

Thanks to Gary for helping on the day and in the run upto collecting the machines.

Be great to get the 3236H and 3243H together again, once the 3236H is visually sorted.

After this photo the machine was reloaded, alongwith the toploader, into my car for the drive to Cardiff, to visit its other owner Mathew (keymatic3203).

 

[matchboxpaul]

touchdown

the plot of welsh land that has seen many a machine sat upon it - just by the door in Mathew's kitchen!

More updates soon.

paul

 

[vacbear58]

A great big WELL DONE Paul

It is wonderful that you have taken the trouble to rescue these machines, and it looks like it may just be cosmetic damage which can be repaired. It will be great to hear if it actually works when connected up and if it does not, well Matthew's clever hands will soon put that right. Another piece in the jigsaw of Hoover's magnificant washing machine heritage.
Al

 

[cfz2882]

epic rescue!

that hoover looks to be in very good condition-looks like
after a few checks are done and dust cleaned off the motor
commutator,could hook up water and power and see what happens
-might "work-a-treat"!
If any of that rust has etched into the steel,a little primer
might make the finish smooth again.
Congrats on those saves!