Do-it-yourself washing machine tank repair. Do-it-yourself homemade. How an old stainless steel tank became useful

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Category - detached. With a washing program for children's clothes. Loading of linen - frontal. Noise level during washing 55 dB. With special wool washing program. Tank material - stainless steel. The maximum spin speed is 1200 rpm. With electronic control. Washing class - A. Noise level during spinning 73 dB. With child protection. Energy class - A. Maximum weight of dry laundry 7.0 kg. White color. With program for washing delicate fabrics. Water consumption for washing 56 liters. Weight: 59 kg. Dimensions 85x60x44 cm.

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Washing machine De Dietrich DLZ 714 W 00-5000

Loading of linen - frontal. Crease Prevention Program. Energy class - A +. Delayed start. With water consumption for washing 54 l. Washing class - A. Tank material - stainless steel. With a maximum spin speed of 1400 rpm. Electronic control. With a maximum dry weight of 7.0 kg. White color. Special program for washing wool. Category - embedded. Program for washing delicate fabrics. Leak protection. With depth: 59 cm With height: 82 cm With width: 59 cm

Craftsmen even got the hang of making various modifications of smokehouses based on a washing machine. The general principle is that sawdust is poured onto the bottom of the tank, which is heated from below.

A container for collecting fat is installed inside, above - grates, covered with a tight lid. Each self-made product is a device for hot smoking meat, lard, fish, poultry. The difference is in the way the sawdust is heated to produce smoke. Let's consider several options.

Gas burner to help

The steel at the tank of an old washing machine is very durable, it is not afraid of temperature changes. The only thing you need to check is that you are not the owner of a machine with an aluminum container.

Aluminum is not suitable for a smokehouse - when heated, it forms compounds that are unacceptable for getting into food! The smoker tank must be taken only from stainless steel.

There is a hole at the bottom of the container from the washing machine. You can use this moment to your advantage: connect a gas burner there. It remains to install a suitable container for wood chips above it. We turn on the burner to the desired power - the sawdust heats up and smokes. The main thing is to adjust the heating power so that the chips do not catch fire.

An excellent option for placing products is on hooks that are welded to the lid. For small pieces or carcasses, the built-in grill is suitable.

You can do without a gas burner - heat the bottom of the smokehouse on a fire. To do this, legs are made at the tank, and the drain hole is tightly closed. By the way, it is convenient to make such a smokehouse with your own hands from a tank not only of an old-model activator-type machine, but also from an automatic washing machine. Its drum, turned on its side, can be heated on the grill. The main thing is to close the lid tightly.

All plastic parts must be removed. If the rotating element is made of metal, then it can be safely left.

Two in one - a smokehouse with a stove

An interesting option for making a smokehouse with your own hands is when a stove is built directly in the body of the washing machine, which heats the sawdust. That is, not only the tank is involved here, but also the metal case itself.

The sequence of actions is as follows:

We remove the motor from the car, take out the tank, cut a rectangular hole in the body.

Cutting a hole for the firebox

We seal the tank: to close the holes without using welding, you can use self-tapping screws on which metal plates are put on, they will close all the holes.

As a shelf for food, a grill from a refrigerator, oven, or some other mesh is suitable. We weld it inside the tank.

We seal the lid - also with the help of a plate and self-tapping screws.
We install the tank in its original place. We put about 100 grams of sawdust on the bottom, put food on the grate.

If you don't have a washing machine, you can replace it!

We make a fire through a sawn hole under the tank. If it is undesirable to do this on the surface where the smokehouse stands, then it is good to weld a metal sheet inside and put firewood on it.
When the smoke goes, you need to note the time required for smoking a particular product. In the process, it is advisable to check the condition of the meat or fish and make sure that the chips do not overheat.

We assemble an electric smoker

If you do not want to mess with a fire, firewood, open fire, you can choose another heating source. For example, a spiral-TEN.

True, in order to equip them with a smokehouse with their own hands, you need to have certain skills and abilities. Firstly, you will have to do a lot of welding work with your own hands. In addition, electricity is always a danger, and everything needs to be done right with the heating source.

The tank is taken from the washing machine, as in the previous examples. The bottom of many machines is sloping. You can leave it like that, but then it is difficult to achieve uniform heating of the sawdust. It is better to cut it off and weld an even piece of metal. Or systematically look for an old washing machine without a bevel.

The bottom of the tank of the machine must be leveled by welding a sheet

A good option is a smokehouse of two washing machines. We cut off the bottom of the tank at the one that will be on top, and weld it with the second tank. However, here it must be borne in mind that the containers for different machines may differ in diameter. Check if you can connect them before starting work.

Next, weld three or four legs. Inside - a grate or a pair of grates if the capacity is high, for example, from two machines. So you can increase the amount of smoked products, and the degree of heating will be different at the top and bottom. At the very bottom, it is good to make a stand for a container where fat will drip - this applies to all smokehouses.

two tanks welded together

The most critical part is the heating source. The spiral is suitable for 1 kilowatt. If the bottom is thin, a spare stainless steel plate is welded to avoid burning out. Fasteners for a spiral can be made by welding iron plates around its perimeter. Install the heating element, make insulation from ceramic felt and mineral wool. As a cover, the bottom from the second machine is suitable. Pull out the wires, install the terminals.

We fix the heating element from the bottom of the tank We cover it with special felt

After carrying out welding work, it is required to check the tightness of the seams. Before carrying out it, it is advisable to withstand a couple of days, during which microcracks may appear in the metal. The easiest way to check the tightness is with water.

There are other options for making a smokehouse with your own hands from various containers, including a tank from an old washing machine. You can use this container as a smoke generator for cold smoking. It is possible, on the contrary, to equip the smoke source separately, and place products for smoking in the tank. The main thing is to follow the basic rules for preparing products in this way. And then you can please yourself and loved ones with safe tasty delicacies for a long time.

If the tank or a movable element in the tank became the cause of the breakdown of the automatic washing machine, this means that you will have to disassemble the machine to the ground. First you have to remove the tank, while disassembling the body of the machine, and then disassemble the tank itself, and then assemble everything back. This is a rather time-consuming work, so repairs need to be done once and conscientiously, so that you do not have to, then re-disassemble the machine. To make repairs with your own hands from start to finish correctly, check out our article.

What breaks in the tank of the machine?

The tank of the Indesit washing machine (or any other) is its main part, in which the drum and other moving elements are located. It is in the tank that water is collected and, in fact, washing takes place in it, even though the laundry is in contact with the walls of the drum, and not the tank. At first glance, it seems that the tank itself cannot break, because it is only a reservoir. Another thing is the moving elements in it, but this is a common misconception. So, what can break in the tank of an automatic washing machine?

• Bearings. This is a moving element located in the tank. The bearings themselves cost a penny, but it will take a lot of effort to change them. In this case, there is a risk of seriously damaging the shaft, pin and other elements.
• Shaft. It can be deformed if the bearings are not repaired.
• Tank walls. They can bend under the action of centrifugal force from contact with the drum, in case of damage to shock absorbers and bearings. In the worst case, the walls can be damaged, which will violate their tightness.
• Drain hole of the tank. Of course, the hole itself cannot break. But a drain valve is installed on it, which can fail. In addition, the drain hole may become clogged and will have to be cleaned.

Note! If the bearing is not repaired in time, this can lead to the complete destruction of the tank by the backlash drum. After that, the tank will definitely have to be changed!

Features of assembly and disassembly of tanks

The procedure for disassembling the tank of an automatic washing machine is similar in all cases. Although we will be dealing with a non-separable "version" of the tank, at least with a collapsible one. It is quite possible to disassemble the washing machine tank with your own hands, but you need to act very carefully. We specifically decided to describe the whole process using the example of a non-separable tank, since it is somewhat more difficult to handle it.

At the first stage, we carefully examine the tank body from all sides. Our task is to determine the location of the brazed seam, as well as to outline the places where we will drill holes for future fasteners. After that, we take an electric drill, a thin 3 mm drill and drill 15-20 holes in a circle, as shown in the figure below.

Next, the crucial moment, we need to act as carefully as possible, cut the welded seam of the tank body into two halves with our own hands, using a hacksaw. This work will take a considerable amount of time, so please be patient and move on. So non-collapsible tanks turn into collapsible ones.

Important! When cutting the tank body, do not go too deep, a maximum of 5 centimeters, because the body walls are not thick. If the hacksaw blade slips inward, you risk damaging the drum walls.

After the tank can be cut, two halves should be obtained - the front and the back. The front part is a small, irregularly shaped plastic ring, in the middle of which there is a hatch and a rubber cuff. In the rear half of the case, there is a whole drum, along with a drive mechanism, which can now be removed.

We take the back half of the tank and turn it over with the drum hatch down. Now we need to disassemble the shaft without damaging its main fastener - the screw located in its middle. To unscrew it, you need to take a metal rod (a punch works well), point it at the screw and hit the rod several times with a bronze or ordinary hammer. Next, take a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the screw.

The next step in disassembling the tank is to properly remove the shaft from the stem. It is done like this. First, we take a small wooden block and two large bars. We substitute large bars under the edges of the tank so that it stands more or less stable on them. We take a hammer and a small bar, direct the bar to the rod and hit it several times with a hammer. We strike like this: first a weak blow, then a little harder, then a little harder. After that, the drum should separate from the tank body.

Note! It is not necessary to hit the rod through the bar with all your might. The stem looks reliable, but appearances are deceiving, so in order not to damage the part, measure the force of impact, it is better to play it safe.

The next step is to remove the bearings from the tank body. If the bearings are in good condition and the problem is in a deformed or leaking tank, they can not be touched, since they do not interfere with repairs. But if the malfunction is related to bearings and seals, they must be removed. We take our metal rod, direct it to one of the edges of the bearing and apply a light blow to it with a hammer. We transfer the rod to the other end of the bearing and strike again.
You can not beat only on one edge of the bearing, because it will open, and then it will have to be drilled out with a stepped drill. We extract and . After replacing and repairing all defective parts, we assemble the tank in the reverse order. At the same time, we coat the edges of the sawn parts with sealant or cold welding and connect them, and pass the bolts through the pre-drilled holes and fix them with nuts. The size of the bolts will depend on what kind of drill you used.

Troubleshooting

After successful disassembly of the tank, we begin the repair with our own hands. We have already mentioned the process of replacing bearings, so we proceed directly to repairing the tank body. Repair of damaged tank walls begins with an inspection and assessment of the nature of the damage. Much will depend on the material from which the tank is made. If it is plastic, then cracks can form on it through which water seeps through.

Some homegrown artisans suggest soldering the crack and continuing to operate the tank. In our opinion (and experts agree with us), such a spike will not last long and then you will have to repair the machine with a new one. It is better to buy a new tank body and replace it. The plastic body of the tank is cheaper than the metal one.

If the tank consists of stainless steel, and a "hole" has formed in it, it is quite possible to weld it, and it will still serve for some time. In this case, we recommend delegating welding work to an experienced welder, who must do everything quickly and accurately. After welding, paint over the weld with waterproof enamel - this will further extend the life of the tank. In general, there are no other adequate methods for repairing broken metal tanks - only welding or a complete replacement of the unit. No sealant or cold welding will help in this case.

To repair bent metal tanks of the washing machine, it is necessary to repair in the following order.

1. We take an ordinary hammer and a wooden block. If the dent is small and the tank has no holes, nothing else is needed.
2. Using a gas burner, we heat up the dent, heating the outer wall of the tank.
3. We install the bar on the bulge of the tank, corresponding to the dent on the outside, and until the metal has cooled down, lightly hit it with a hammer. The dent should straighten out.

• Visually inspect the drain hole, remove the pile, hair, coked dirt and water stone. If you can't do it by hand, use sandpaper.
• We check the sealing gum and the cuff of the drain valve of the washing machine tank. If the rubber “hardened” from time to time, became hard and cracked, you need to change both the cuff and the sealing gum.
• We take a multimeter and check the contacts of the drain valve, if the resistance is 1, then the unit is faulty. The valve needs to be replaced with a new one.

Important! Be careful before checking the valve with a multimeter, thoroughly clean its contacts, and only then take measurements.

In conclusion, we note that repairing the tank of a washing machine is quite difficult. It is necessary to properly disassemble the machine, remove the tank, then disassemble the tank itself without errors, and only then proceed with the repair, and it is not a fact that this repair can generally be carried out at home. Everything will depend on the type of damage.

Looking at an old washing machine, any housewife dreams of replacing it with a new assistant as soon as possible. A home craftsman, on the contrary, is not in a hurry to throw the machine into the scrap. He reflects on where this "wealth" can be adapted.

Answering the question of what can be done from a washing machine, we will carefully consider it from all sides.

We will see that the design contains many useful components and assemblies that can get a new life in the hands of a good craftsman.

Judge for yourself: the body and motor, pulleys and drum, a window with a sealed door, relays and switches - this is a list of components from which you can make a lot of things and mechanisms that are useful in the household.

Let's study together the most popular homemade options from old washing machines, both conventional and automatic.

Grinder

The first thing you should pay attention to after inspecting a home washing machine that has served its age is the engine. He has enough power and revolutions to make a homemade sharpener. Complex modifications are not required here.

For the shaft, you need to make an adapter nozzle on which the grinding wheel will be attached. If we provide an additional “neck” for the cutting wheel at the seat, then together with the sharpener we will get a cutting machine. They can cut not only plastic pipes, but also metal (rebar, sheet or corner).

As you can see in the photo, the washing machine motor is attached to the frame with four brackets. The switch for it is removed from the same washer. As a base, an ordinary piece of thick board was used. The option turned out to be quite acceptable, especially considering its mobility and ease of manufacture (no welding required).

Here is another similar use of the engine to install a grinding and cutting wheel. Having put on a common adapter, they are clamped with a nut with a left-hand thread.

Simple crafts from an old washing machine

Not every person knows how to masterfully work with welding or a lathe. Nevertheless, even in this case, you will be able to find a worthy use for the old washer. Look at the window that closes the drum. This is a masterpiece of engineering art and a godsend for design.

Without further ado, many use it for its intended purpose, but in an updated context. Cut out the washer door along with a part of the body and you will get a great "sea" porthole. It will look original in any interior.

If you love your yard guard, then be sure to decorate his booth with such a modern “facade”.

In addition to the original look, this option is of practical importance: if necessary, the dog can be easily isolated from guests without fear for their legs and clothes.

Just do not forget to make side ventilation holes in the booth (the window at the washing machine is sealed!).

Washer coffee table

Your old washing machine, or rather its drum, will help decorate the interior of the apartment. From it you can build an original coffee table. Perforated stainless steel, complemented by colored lighting, looks great.

It is not difficult to make such an unusual piece of high-tech furniture. You will need several steel rods that need to be attached to the washer drum. A round tabletop made of glass or MDF board is fixed on them.

Brazier

The body of the washing drum, made of durable and high-quality "stainless steel", can withstand very high temperatures. Therefore, it can be used as a barbecue.

A few pipes, half an hour of welding work and a convenient barbecue grill will appear on your estate. Having made the supporting part of the structure collapsible, you can take it with you on country picnics.

For the manufacture of brazier, drums from front-end machines, as well as from top-loading washers, are suitable. In this case, you will have to cut off one of the sides of the case with a grinder, and provide it with a stable support from below.

Mobile smokehouse

Why buy an expensive smoker for fish and meat when an old washer is idle on the farm? There are many options for its use in this capacity.

We will focus only on the mobile device. It can be made from a drum dismantled from a top-loading washing machine.

To prevent smoke from escaping through the side perforated holes, they must be plugged with a thin steel sheet, wrapped and secured around the body. From above, as it should be in a real smokehouse, we make a hole for the chimney. Inside the drum we fix a smoke grate (you can take it from an old gas stove).

Concrete mixer

This is a rather complicated device, which, in addition to mixing concrete, must ensure its unloading. Therefore, if you are going to make a concrete mixer out of an old washing machine, first weigh your locksmith skills and knowledge.

The easiest way to turn a drum washer into a concrete mixing device is to replace the standard activator with overhead-shaped blades. They can be made from 4-5 mm thick steel strip. To do this, it must be cut to size, then bend two blades and rotate relative to each other by 90 degrees.

After that, they need to be welded to the shaft, passed through the hole for the remote activator.

The drain hole, which is in every barrel washer, must be plugged. Next, we proceed depending on how much concrete will need to be kneaded. If we are talking about 1 bucket, then you can leave the old single-phase motor.

If you need to prepare a large amount of concrete, then in place of the old motor you will have to install a more powerful one (0.75-1.2 kW) with low speeds (1300-1500 per minute).

In addition, the "native" belt drive must be replaced by a gearbox that reduces the speed (from 1300 to 25-30) and increases the torque on the agitator blades.

Note that the best mixing quality is obtained when not the shaft with the activator rotates, but the body of the concrete mixer itself with the blades fixed in it. However, to create such a design, a deeper and more complex refinement of the washer is required.

Preservation sterilizer

For giving and subsidiary farming, another homemade product from an old barrel washing machine will be useful. This is a sterilizer that can hold a dozen heat treatment jars.

The only point to consider: such a device is suitable for sterilizing fruits and vegetables. For processing meat, a higher temperature is needed (above + 100C).

The conversion sequence looks like this:

• A plug is placed on the opening of the activator;
• A thick wire mesh for cans is mounted on the bottom;
• Under the grid you need to substitute a support;
• A hole is drilled in the case for the installation of an electric boiler with a power of 2 kW.

1. Plug activator;
2. Water level;
3. Tank from the washing machine;
4. Lid;
5. Drain hose;
6. Banks with conservation;
7. Wire mesh;
8. Electric boiler (heater) for 2 kW;
9. Electrical cable.

Juicer

There are two options here:

• Using an old machine with a centrifuge and a laundry compartment;
• Alteration of a conventional washing machine-barrel.

Let's say right away that the first option is better, since it allows you to implement two processes in one device with minimal modifications: grinding fruits and squeezing them. This will require a washing machine, in which the activator is located at the bottom, and not on the side wall. Replacing it with three homemade strip steel knives, we get a fruit cutter.

Knife installation scheme:
1. Knife,
2. Shaft;
3. Clamping nut;
4. Washer;
5. Tank bottom;
6. Bearing unit with stuffing box;
7. Activator pulley;
8. Locking screw.

The drain hole of the washing tank must be plugged.

There are few additional processing for the second unit - a centrifuge. It is necessary to install a stainless steel mesh (mesh size 1.5 mm, wire thickness 0.2 mm) in it so that it covers the side surface of the centrifuge.

After thoroughly washing the centrifuge, washing tank, hoses and pump with baking soda, you can make the first bookmark.

The principle of operation of such a juicer is very simple. Fruits are washed and in small portions (1/2 -1 bucket) are loaded into the washing tank (knives must be included). After 15-20 minutes of cutting, the engine is turned off and the crushed mass is transferred to a centrifuge (in portions of 3-4 liters). Turning on the centrifuge, squeeze the juice.

It is much more difficult to make a juicer from a barrel washing machine or a machine. In a barrel, a homemade centrifuge can become a “stumbling block”. To make it is half the battle, the main thing is to achieve perfectly accurate alignment. Without this, at high speeds, it begins to vibrate strongly and it will be impossible to squeeze the juice.

Here is a drawing of a working sample. The master had to work hard to reduce the beating of the centrifuge (the engine is suspended from the washing machine body on 6 springs). Of these, 3 balance the engine in a horizontal plane, and 3 others push it up. The case itself stands on an old car tire, which dampens vibration.

Pen removal machine

The body of an old washing machine is suitable for assembling a device with which you can remove feathers from bird carcasses. To make it, at the bottom of the tank, you need to install a steel disk 3 mm thick and with a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the tank.

Holes are drilled in it and special rubber fingers are placed in them. They are the most expensive elements of the future design (1.5-2 dollars apiece). On average, they need 120-140 pieces. The diameter of the fingers depends on the type of bird being plucked. Please keep this in mind when placing an order.

All other components of the washer, including the engine, can not be changed. Holes are drilled in the side walls of the case for the installation of pen-removable (beating) fingers. To do this, from the bottom of the tank you need to step back up by 15 cm.

The distance between the holes for the fingers is chosen within 3-4 cm. The lower disk is mounted on the drive shaft.

The drain hole does not need to be plugged here. It will be needed to drain the water that drains from the carcasses. After scalding the bird in boiling water, it is placed in a tank and the engine is turned on. Rubber fingers quickly and cleanly remove the pen.

If you are a savvy person, then you will never throw away old containers, especially since they are made of stainless steel. The old washing machine has not been working for a long time and occupies the required area. You are looking at a stainless steel tank from an old round washing machine and your thoughts give rise to many ideas for its application.

In life, there are many examples of the use of this reliable steel element of an obsolete design.

Examples of using the tank on the farm

First you need to disassemble the body of the washing machine and remove the tank. To start using a stainless steel tank in your household, you need to have it stand upright. So the tank needs legs.

Side view of the tank from the washing machine.

The legs for the tank can be welded to a separately designed support structure and the tank can be inserted into it. Just like in the photo.

And you can make wooden legs of the structure from improvised materials. To do this, take three pieces of wooden plinth of the same length. This will be the support legs.

Then, from two pieces of perforated galvanized tape, make two hoops. Fasten the perforated bands for the hoop with M4 bolts. Put the hoops on the tank and insert wooden legs 120 degrees apart from each other.

Fix the hoops and legs at the intersections with six self-tapping screws. The legs rest against the upper side of the tank and provide it with a stable position even on uneven terrain.

The lid for the tank is from an old washing machine.

Pot for making pickled apples

To store liquid in the tank, you need to remove the holes there. Therefore, champagne corks are inserted into the holes for draining water and the activator. There shouldn't be any leakage.

The Antonovka apple variety is simply indispensable in urinating.

Perhaps someone is interested in the recipe for pickled apples.

Step by step recipe for pickled apples.

• Wash apples.
• Scald currant and cherry leaves.
• Cover the bottom of the tank with these leaves.
• Put apples in a bowl.

The preparation of the filling is as follows. For 10 liters of water, you need to take from 100 to 300 g of sugar and 2 tablespoons of salt and mustard.

• Boil water with sugar and cool. Sugar can be replaced with double the amount of honey, but you do not need to boil it.
• Add salt and mustard, mix well.
• Fill with filling so that the fruits are completely covered.
• Set the tank with apples and filling in a warm place at a temperature of 15 - 20 degrees for 5 - 7 days.
• Then transfer the container to storage, where the temperature is maintained at 0 - 5 degrees.
• If mold appears on the surface, it's okay. Once a month, the mold must be gently washed off.
• After 35 - 40 days, the apples are ready to eat.

Bon Appetit!

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Thus, do not rush to throw away old things. Your ingenuity will help them find their new and useful application.