norgeway
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To hear those solenoids SLAM BANG!!!!
To hear those solenoids SLAM BANG!!!!
Surprise! The 1957 Hotpoint washer is up and running!
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Hotpoint!
Real cool when I was small my parents had a BOL 55 hotpoint until 1961 than they got a near BOL 1961 model almost like your new surprise. The ones we had the tubs were a darker color. I love the short videos you made. Can you take a closeup of a control dial. On the 55 their was no pause before it went into a spin. On the 61 it paused for a minute before the spin. What does yours do? Keep us posted.
Best Wishes,
Peter
Real cool when I was small my parents had a BOL 55 hotpoint until 1961 than they got a near BOL 1961 model almost like your new surprise. The ones we had the tubs were a darker color. I love the short videos you made. Can you take a closeup of a control dial. On the 55 their was no pause before it went into a spin. On the 61 it paused for a minute before the spin. What does yours do? Keep us posted.
Best Wishes,
Peter
Very nice, Paul. Robert brought me my very first solid tub washer, a 64 Hotpoint 14 years ago and it's still one of my favorite washers. Love that long-neck Thriftivator!
Robert - thanks for that tip about the 'X' at the bottom of the drain! I never would have thought of that.
Pete - as requested, here's a close-up of the dial. I'll spiff that up a little at some point (ie - when I figure out exactly where the Hoptpoint will go...I think a second row of washers will be coming soon to a laundry room in Ogden!)
Pete - as requested, here's a close-up of the dial. I'll spiff that up a little at some point (ie - when I figure out exactly where the Hoptpoint will go...I think a second row of washers will be coming soon to a laundry room in Ogden!)
And here's a shot of the only other control on the Hotpoint. A nice sturdy toggleswitch... ;-)
Spin Pause question
Pete - Sorry, I didn't answer your question about the pause before spin on this washer. There isn't one! The agitate solenoid drops and the beastie starts a-sppinn'!
Pete - Sorry, I didn't answer your question about the pause before spin on this washer. There isn't one! The agitate solenoid drops and the beastie starts a-sppinn'!
Hotpoint!
Paul thanks for posting this is really a beauty!
Peter
Paul thanks for posting this is really a beauty!
Peter
Hotpoint Docs
Ben, I realized that I never answered you about the Hotpoint info that you have but yes, I definitely want them! So will anyone else who's got a Hotpoint... LOL
Ben, I realized that I never answered you about the Hotpoint info that you have but yes, I definitely want them! So will anyone else who's got a Hotpoint... LOL
Hotpoint!
I would love to see Hotpoint scans if available!
Thanks,
Peter
I would love to see Hotpoint scans if available!
Thanks,
Peter
Oh Paul
nice surprise machine to spring on us all! Love the solenoid drive!!
Is too late to be using the Beam design transmission? And the idea of a second row of machines is just brilliant!
Can't wait to see you.
nice surprise machine to spring on us all! Love the solenoid drive!!
Is too late to be using the Beam design transmission? And the idea of a second row of machines is just brilliant!
Can't wait to see you.
Thanks again for taking the time to upload the videos. Arthur
Scans!
Today is a dreary, cold day. What better to do than scan some pages for Paul!
What I've scanned is all I have for service on these very short-lived mechanisms. Robert did a write-up on his '56 endeavor a few years ago that has some great photos (link below).
From what I've been able to learn from these docs, it appears Hotpoint called their revised clutch system the "Centrifugal Clutch" mechanism, as it replaced the fluid drive clutch found on 1955 and earlier Hotpoints. While the clutch was new, the trans/pump/motor assemblies stayed the same as the earlier Hotpoint/Bean unit.
In 1955 Hotpoint put the new clutch in one of their washers mid-way through the year, and in 1956 rolled it out on all washers. Their Centrifugal Clutch lasted until 1958 when Hotpoint got away completely from the Beam transmission and produced their own, termed the Co-Axial transmission.
These are neat washers. The '56 I picked up in St. Louis earlier this year mechanically is in really nice shape, but the pump is shot. Originally I thought I could just use some 60's/70's Speed Queen parts to fix the pump. Unfortunately these earlier pumps have a smaller diameter pump shaft, and the pump shaft lengths are shorter, and the pump housing mounting is completely different. Leave it to Hotpoint to change up the pump! LOL
Paul, your Hotpoint is awesome. Enjoy it in good health!
Ben
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Today is a dreary, cold day. What better to do than scan some pages for Paul!
What I've scanned is all I have for service on these very short-lived mechanisms. Robert did a write-up on his '56 endeavor a few years ago that has some great photos (link below).
From what I've been able to learn from these docs, it appears Hotpoint called their revised clutch system the "Centrifugal Clutch" mechanism, as it replaced the fluid drive clutch found on 1955 and earlier Hotpoints. While the clutch was new, the trans/pump/motor assemblies stayed the same as the earlier Hotpoint/Bean unit.
In 1955 Hotpoint put the new clutch in one of their washers mid-way through the year, and in 1956 rolled it out on all washers. Their Centrifugal Clutch lasted until 1958 when Hotpoint got away completely from the Beam transmission and produced their own, termed the Co-Axial transmission.
These are neat washers. The '56 I picked up in St. Louis earlier this year mechanically is in really nice shape, but the pump is shot. Originally I thought I could just use some 60's/70's Speed Queen parts to fix the pump. Unfortunately these earlier pumps have a smaller diameter pump shaft, and the pump shaft lengths are shorter, and the pump housing mounting is completely different. Leave it to Hotpoint to change up the pump! LOL
Paul, your Hotpoint is awesome. Enjoy it in good health!
Ben
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The Click-ity Clack-ity Clack Challenge
With the Kelvinator restoration done and splashing away, I’m ready and eager to tackle the next machine so I moved the 1956 Hotpoint into the workshop. Greg (Gansky1) found this washer about three years ago at an estate sale in Omaha and since we’ve given each other machines and he knew I wanted...
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What is funny here is the Hotpoint crest on my '56 is not located as shown below. It is located down near the bottom of the machine with some ridges molded into the metal.
What is funny here is the Hotpoint crest on my '56 is not located as shown below. It is located down near the bottom of the machine with some ridges molded into the metal.
