Talk About "Through the Wringer"

[vacbear58]

Dating

Tim

Do you have a serial number by any chance? It might be possible to give you a more accurate date if it has the same as British machines - it would begin WZ

Only the earliest 0307 models have the SS impeller - Mike has one I always thought they were black otherwise but if yours is red (burgandy? matching the handle?) that would tie in with colour schemes used from around 1952 - 1956

I was looking around for some footage of the version with power wringer, and I came across this, much later version, of yours, from the look of the plug at the very start of the video it looks like a US or Canadian machine.

I have NEVER seen such a version of this machine before. As you can see from the pictures that Mike and Matt have posted above the late UK versions were more or less the same as yours, with just some styling differences. I have never seen one with a switch of this kind on the front, nor with presumably a seperate pump, with the outlet hose stowed in the back. The impeller assembly in the tub looks more like US machines than those in the UK. Could this have been manufactured in North Canton?

Al

 

[vacbear58]

Power Wringer

This is a video late model of the power wringer by our own 74Simon. Again, apart from some styling differences and the added safety pedal this machine did not change much during its long production run.

Al

 

[wayupnorth]

Hoover washer

When I was a kid (quite a few years ago), new neighbors moved next door to us. She was German, Marlis, but pronounced Maleese, brought one overseas when her husband she met and married there was transferred to the Air Force Base here. Theirs had a powered wringer that I think worked only when the pump was on, course I was most interested in the impeller action. But 5 years later and 2 kids, he surprised her with a new Maytag automatic and she thought she had died and gone to heaven. She made some awsome German dishes and once told us about her family that had been on the other side of the wall and never seen again.

 

[launderess]

@tim

Have not had time to sit down and digest the new "do, don'ts and "did" of posting copyright material, so until then not sure where the Hoover stuff falls. Don't worry it is on my list however.

L.

 

[macboy91si]

More Wringer Carnage!

So today we had a fair weather day and I did not feel too well early this morning (migraine). So I did some work from home, took some medication and slept a bit more. I woke up feeling a bit better and decided to head out to the shop and do some work on the Hoover wringer machine. Today's objective was to get the wringer apart so I could get the housing painted and assess the lower roller.

With the help of the neighbors and a lot of cussing I got the wringer apart and found my missing hammer. The issue here is that the wringer housing is cast aluminum. The studs that hold the wringer mechanism to the housing are stainless steel. This area is exposed to a lot of moisture when the machine is running as it sits above the impeller. ll of the steam from the water and splash-up gets into the works, and the studs had more than seized. To make matters worse, they used a flathead bit to which it is difficult to gain leverage with. I managed to get 3 studs out and I had to cut the 3rd and re-tap it. What fun!

This was the best looking stud that came out...


This was the worst...


I did manage to get it all apart, but it's not pretty. The lower roller is S H O T. I don't know of any place that could repair this? This part is on hold until I can figure something out. Huge splits in the roller which are raised up on the edges. The upper roller seems to be OK, but it is much softer.

Here is the roller removed...


So I moved on, I sanded the wringer housing down and started to primer it, it looks so much better without all the gouges and scratches. I am going to take the Dremel wheel to a few areas, prime it some more and wet-sand it before painting it, it's going to look nice I think. I have determined that this machine is actually an antique white with navy blue base trim.

The wringer housing with a little primer...


I also treated the rust rash on the cabinet. This machine had been kept in bad conditions somewhere. The plastic bezel on the front is heat warped and one side was nothing but surface rust. Honestly I can't believe this machine wasn't in a landfill 40 years ago. But I'm glad it wasn't

Here is the treated side, I mainly did this to quell the rust. I will probably move to the cabinet later on. The main unit needs some wiring and a pump before the cosmetics are to be done.

Treated and primed rust side...


That's all for now, but I feel like I have made some progress.

Below is a link to the Picasa album, there will be a few more pics here and explinations.

-Tim

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[macboy91si]

Progress 3/13/12

Another fine day in the neighborhood. This time I finished the wringer housing painting and she's looking good! I decided that the machine was originally an antique white as opposed to bright white so I picked up a Krylon color at Wal-Mart called "Ivory" in gloss. I tried this color in a sheet of wood and based it on a photo that Robert posted in 2006. I think it's a very close match. I also bought a beautiful dark navy blue for the trim of the actual cabinet, which is down the road. I also secured some blue silicone for the rubber trim repair online since none of the 13 hardware stores I called had any colored caulk!

Here is the 1st coat of the paint going on, keep in mind there is no clear coat and this is just $4 rattle can from Wal-Mart. I sanded the wringer down with 240 and a hand-held sander. Crevices and loose debris were done with a Dremel cleaning wheel and some sanding discs. I then finished the surface with 360? and 600. This little piece has taken about 7 hours alone.



Here is an "in-between" shot of another coat going on, coverage is very good, it's going on a little thick, but with the heat lamp and air flow, it is actually curing pretty well. Also this is the actual color of the paint, my cameraphone has issues with cold fluorescent lighting at times.



At last the final coat for now, I think it's like 5 coats. This is not wet paint but the actual finish sans buffing. I am very pleased with the outcome.



I will get some good, hi-res pics of things when I find my "real" camera, but for now, here she is.

Thanks

as always, link to the Picasa album below

-Tim

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[revvinkevin]

PEEP! (hows that?). LOL

 

[keymatic3203]

Looking Good

so far Tim, i posted the pump components earlier today, look forward to seeing the restoration progress.

Mathew

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Wow, Tim!

You're going to end up making that thing look and wash better than when she was born!

It's also awesome to see the spirit of family and co-operation on both sides of the ocean! My hat's off to you all in the UK!

RCD

 

[anthony]

hoover single tub washer

Hoover also made a working toy replica of this machine [theres one on ebay at the moment ]my sister had one in the early 60s the pulsator was powered by a geared handle that fitted into the back of the machine I ws always facinated by the detail on this machine it was a perfect miniature of the real thing some years ago i took a photo of my sisters toy stood next to the real thing here is the pic from ebay