The Hoover A3110 is not happy... poorly pump!

[electron1100]

Learning Curves

See Richard how intimate your relationship with the Hoover is becoming, not like bland throw away modern machines, These old machines make you work but they give love back for all the effort

Good news all round

Gary

 

[richardc1983]

Valve

Both the hot water and cold water valves are letting water by it seems to be a constant slow drip... as long as the manifold isnt leaking this isnt going to be too much of an issue.

Gary... yes but its come at the wrong time really haha!

I do need to get the drum alignment sorted out though as its banging against the side of the casing and putting a dint in it.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Richard.

Ohhh the joys of vintage machine ownership. They work fine for a while and then throw issue, after issue, after issue at you. You think youve sorted things for a while and then something else crops up!
They certainly keep you on your toes.

Re the tub denting the bodyshell. Until you are able to get the anti twist kit installed, create your own strike plates by cutting the bases out of tin cans and gluing them securely inside the machine at the point where the drum strikes the bodyshell.
Though not made out of the bases of tin cans, Hoover Logic and Ecologic machines had stainless steel strike plates installed by Hoover themselves, in order to protect the bodysides.

You will get there in the end with your A3110 and it looks great in your kitchen.

Paul

 

[andyvivo]

You could for now just buy a section of foam (maybe 15cm by 5cm, couple of cm thick) and hot glue gun it to the inside of the cabinet where the drum is bashing. Temporary fix but should help less dings in the cabinet until you have the suspension sorted

 

[bertrum]

hi Richard,
its so difficult identifying where the leaks are coming from just bu describing where they are located.
Post some pictures up of the leaking areas and we will have a better idea of where to direct you.
bert

 

[hotpoint95622]

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Richard
Glad that you’re making progress with the Hoover, it will be worth the blood, sweet and most likely tears.

Lee

 

[richardc1983]

Thanks Lee.

Would like to get the suspension sorted out next...

All in all I am hoping nothing else goes wrong, pulled machine out again today after doing about 5 loads over last few days and no more leaking so I think that is resolved now.

At a later stage prob worth replacing the valves due to them bypassing slightly but has prob been doing this for years hence the rust building up inside and the damage it caused to the previous pump which probably was not even faulty at the time but the rust seized it up.