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22nd Jul 2014, 5:33 pm | #61 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
I don't want to sound too old fashioned, but I use my Bejams microwave daily, two Kirby classic's, one up one down, it saves lugging them up and down stairs, a Dustette, pre-hoover one, for the little crannies.
Being that I'm the cook of the house, or should I say, the only one that can, I use vintage gadgets and kitchenware from Victorian to the modern day on a daily basis. |
3rd Aug 2014, 2:19 pm | #62 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
Here are some more photos of my Bendix Automatic Home Washer Model D
We certainly don’t make them like this any more. I acquired her a few months back, she is now bolted to the garage floor and working well. The only work it has required has been to change some rotted rubber hoses and rubber sump filter seal, top the transmission oil up in the gear box and fudge some new water valves. The original valves won’t work anymore and I can’t repair them, the pistons don’t seal on the seats or function properly due to excessive wear from very hard water, so I have made some remote valves, these are modern valves mounted in side a plastic box mounted on the wall, connected to the machine with the original Bendix hoses, the water flowing though the original valves and air break. The new wiring connected to the original machine wiring, it works a treat and the machine looks like nothing is out of place. |
4th Aug 2014, 5:46 pm | #63 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
I love the water level sensor.
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4th Aug 2014, 6:11 pm | #64 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
Yes! I'd missed that.
And I love Stubble's very sensible and neatly-executed water valve workaround. N. |
4th Aug 2014, 7:48 pm | #65 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
Hi
The water level float switch was some thing I hadn’t seen before, it works very well and the mechanical user adjustment is fantastic, the rod attached to the control knob lifts the switch up or down to adjust the travel of the float before it actuates the switch. Part of the water flow swills out the float tube keeping the suds down which helps keep it as accurate as possible.. She a beautiful piece of British engineering. |
4th Aug 2014, 7:54 pm | #66 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
Is that a mercury-switch on the water level sensor (and the whole switch assembly tilts) or a microswitch?
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4th Aug 2014, 7:59 pm | #67 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
Superb repair and a very nice design.
Where the water level sensor pipe is (I've seen the same method of level sensing used on enormous industrial washers) there is 2 little pipes above. Is this something to do with the water valves operation or is it simply 2 little drip trays under the water pipe connectors?! Also I see there is little room for movement between the tub and the casing I take it the tub is fixed rigidly rather than suspended like a modern machine? If so does this machine have a spin cycle? Sorry for all the questions, this machine is way before my time! Edit: I see you have answered the first question, that's such a clever design! |
4th Aug 2014, 8:04 pm | #68 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
It’s a micro switch, the float pushes it up till it reaches the stop end and then actuates shutting off the water and it also stops the gear shift solenoid from activating if water is still in the tub preventing a spin, which would push water out of the soap port on the top of the machine, very clever but simple.
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4th Aug 2014, 8:10 pm | #69 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
She has a ridged tub and chasses and bolted to the floor, very rock steady too the bearings must take a battering with a heavy load spinning at 400rpm.
I have up-loaded some videos if any one is interested in seeing the wash action. http://www.youtube.com/user/hotpoint95622 |
4th Aug 2014, 8:43 pm | #70 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
What makes most of the racket? Noisy gears?
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4th Aug 2014, 9:03 pm | #71 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
The gears are a little noisy with a heavy load in but the camera seems to make it sound much loader than it actually is, the unit is a set of friction clutch plates made of copper I think, the belt also needs changing which I will get round to some time. I think at 50 + years you can forgive a little noise.
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
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11th Aug 2014, 1:10 pm | #73 |
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Re: Built to Last, not Surpassed: Your old ELECTRICAL Appliances still on the go
I am just about to replace my failed 70w sodium yard light that I fitted about 40 years ago, it has been used practically every night for that time. The original one cost me about 70 pounds the replacement will be 30 pounds but I bet it wont last as long. I would have replaced the tube but the plastic cover has become almost opaque - and I don't of course know if I can actually get it apart.
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