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Hi everyone, my servis Mark two twin tub works perfectly after rebuilding it last year.
I use it weekly but am unsure about the heater.
Should it boil? It only has one setting on or off and although the water certainly gets extremely hot it just dosnt quite get to boiling point. My question is should it?
I have the original instructions and it dosnt mention boiling in there either.
Will post a photo of it sometime.
Thanks boys ( washers arnt for girls are they )
Lance
 
Heater

Hi Austin, thanks for your reply.
No , the heater dosnt cut out , I can hear it is on all the time.
As I said before it is almost at boiling point but never quite gets there, I would guess that it must be about 95 degrees so it's not far off.
Although I havnt used it for a long time , I seem to remember my old early 60s hoovermatic didn't boil , just got very very hot.
 
3 Beautiful Machines!

Hi Lance,

You have 3 fine machines. What else do you have?

RE Boiling: I think a washing machine can't sustain a constant boiling point due to the volume of water and a 2.5KW heater, once they goe past 60* to 80* the heater is less effecive and takes longer to reach that max temperature.

Correct me if I'm wrong, just a theory

James.
 
Your heater

As your machine has no pressure switch try using less water and see it boils then.! You can always add cold water to top it up as will be to hot to wash with.
Worth a go to see if it will boil I do remember a relative had a mk2 Hoovermatic and it was below the pulsator with water but boiled a treat.

Austin
 
James, think you hit the nail on the head, and it would explain why Hoover told the user to only fill to the top of the activator, presumably to make it easier for the heater to get the temp up. On the rare occasions I've boiled in a Hoover, the water evaporates and sends up the odd bubble, but it's nothing like a kettle or saucepan - more like a gentle simmer. Makes me wonder how big the Burco Boilers used to be!

 

Lance, do you keep the lid up or down when boiling? I would have though that you'd have a better chance of a rolling boil with the lid down, if I remember my Home Economics lesson on pan lids correctly! But I suspect that at least some machines weren't designed with that in mind, as they already had mechanical wash action.

 

You can check the elements with a multimeter using ohm's law - set it to ohms and take a reading from its connectors - for a 240 volt machine, a 3kw element should read about 18 ohms, a 2.5kw about 22 ohms, and a 2kw about 28 ohms. Anything significantly higher would indicate the element is on its way out.

 

Hope we get to see more of your collection,  the three machines in the photo look stunning !
 
Just looked at our Supermatic and it has a 3KW element in it,

Paul has a video I think of it actually boiling - it does give a really rolling boil,

Not sure what Element wattage a Servis has but I daresay anything below 3kw wont allow that amount of water to boil nor will the 2.5kw Hoover element, as Simon says its just a gentle simmer.

Now what I alo wonder is that with the Supermatic the heater is under the agitator, my agitator has holes in it up the post, seems to me part of the boiling could be helped here by it almost being similar to a coffee percolator. Water boils in the confined space below the agi, rises and pours out the holes allowing water to circulate and heat.

Should the Servis perhaps aid this if it was to have a 3kw heater?
 
Rob...

What is the Hotpoint Spiraclean Agitator made out of? I often thought it would melt with that powerful heater underneath it. I have no Twin Tub now, just the Twosome but a Twinny is coming in two weeks, unknown of model or condition though.

P.S. I added you on Facebook!

James.
 
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Thanks to all who have commented, certainly the heater gets things to a gentle simmer BUT with less water I can get a good boil going , just didn't think of trying that before.
I don't know how many watts the heaters are but the Empress in the photo boils great , the washer on the left is as Keith said a Parnall which works perfectly but dosnt have a heater.
I do have a Parnall in very bad condition but it does have a heater so I am considering making one heating washer from two machines but to be honest it seems such a shame to wreck a perfectly good washer just for the sake of a heater.
Keith, thanks for your comments, really would like the drawings for assembling the spinner on my Rolls twin tub , I got the parts from qualtex as you suggested but didn't like to bother you for the drawings but if you could.......... Thanx.
Supermatic James , not sure if its you who has put a friend request on facebook , are you called Stubbs?
Once again thanks for your comments.
Lance
 
Facebook

Then I shall add you as soon as I go back on facebook but I must tell you that isn't vey often.
I used to live in crewe years ago , ran the Duke of Bridgewater pub. Is it still there?
 
lol sorry

Just wondered if you had lived elsewhere in town,

Mind Victoria Ave has changed loads since they built a Morrisons and a whole new Bingo hall bowling alley and cinema.

On the whole though Crewe is still a dump! lol
 

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