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ricky5050

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The Hoover Keymatic i won on eBAY arrived today. It is in very good condition, with original handbook and hoses. The body will clean up very well and it is all complete. It will need a new door seal/boot possibly a tubulator belt,but i managed to get it going after several attempts ( you have to push the key plate once inserted to get it to fire up). I have not tried water in yet as not sure how the drain sump hoses are. I have lots of questions see later pics Richard

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other side

Is this a gearbox on the end of the motor ? if so does it need oil.Now some questions!

i tried to run a spin only programme and the machine clicked away till just before rinse 3 and stayed there a while with the drum turning, it did not advance or seem to ever shift from tumble to spin, any ideas?

The motor casing was very hot to the touch after 1 -2 min running is that correct? all seems free and the brake was not binding, does it hide a gearbox? any oil needed

how hot should the motor run?

also there was some squeaks and squeals from the belts pulleys?

Now then can you buy a turbulator belt or door seal anywhere.

Prizes will be give upon best answers, the judges decision is final no purchase necessary!!!

More to come over the weekend as i clean it!!

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Exciting!

I'm so glad for you that it came with the transit straps - at least it should be intact mechanically. Looks like it's built like a battleship!

I hope you can get her going properly, but rather you than me, I have to say! Hopefully a member with the service manuals can help out.

Good luck!
 
Hi Ricky

Pushing the keyplate in briefly to start is normal.

"Turbulator belt" - I assume you mean the spin belt - the round section one that turns the corner - I have several spares of those, if you want one. You might be able to find one closer to home, though. The original ones are lke a "rubberized rope" belt, looks like yours is original. You can also get modern ones made up to length, they are made of round section stretchy plastic. I have one clear plastic one, which was a non-genuine spare part, or a belt supplier can make one up to match your sample, they are generally red plastic and here over are called "redthane belts". I think Mike (Chestermike) has a redthane belt on his. Anyway if you can wait for postage, you are welcome to one of mine. What is wrong with yours - is it cracked? if it is just loose, you can re-tension it by adjusting the motor mounts.

If you hunt around you will probably find a "new old stock" door boot in an old spare parts shop. If you have no luck,post here as I think there is a shop in suburban Melbourne that has parts for Keymatics. They did ten years ago when I had mine. The replacement boots are black and last longer than the blue originals.
When I last dealt with them, the shop still used a Keymatic for washing their cleaning rags, the owner was a fan of the machines and had several dead machines for spares out the back, plus a small stock of new old stock parts. I got their last new sump hose.
Look at the sump hose - although it has bits going everywhere, it is all one part, an amazing bit of work. I reckon you could make one up out of separate hoses if you had to but it would be quite a job. Hopefully yours is ok, but they are prone to rotting out. Also the fill hoses from the inlet valves to the sump hose extension tube are very thin and crumble with age, as does the vent hose at the top of the drum - a curved rubber hose which is very thin, soft and flexible so it doesn't transmit vibration.

As long as the belts are correctly tensioned, I wouldn't worry about a bit of noise - these machines have very quiet motors but make a symphony of mechanical sounds - scrapes, whirrs, rattles are all normal.

How long did you leave it to spin - it should pump out for 1.5 minutes, then advance to spin.

Chris
 
yay, congratulations,
it certainly looks in good condition, glad to see not everyone lets their old trusty machine go to rust.
Hopefully you will be able to find new parts for it, ebay usually have a few spares kicking around if you delve deep enough.
I've always been curious as to how these would be to watch and listen to, i hope you may be able to get some videos of it when its all nice and done up :), if you get chance that is :)

take care mate
matt
 
Does this actually use a card reader of some sort? That's what that thing at the bottom of the first shot of the electrics looks like. I assume the cards are printed circuit boards with edge contacts? I've never seen or heard of a machine like this.
 
Nice!

Congrats with a really nice Keymatic! Hope you can get it in working order very soon;) Best wishes from Norway!

Timon
 

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