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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333- 47153) of HMI Industries Inc. of our report
dated December 8, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which
appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated December 8, 2000 relating to the Financial
Statement Schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Cleveland, Ohio
December 20, 2000