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Another unused portable DW, this DW is probably in minty condition John L.

Yay great save Greg. Glad you were able to save this interesting basic Kenmore belt drive washer. The one we replaced for our customer maybe 10 years ago I thought about saving but did not bother. I love the basic machines, but I usually don’t save them because of limited room. I tend to prefer...

Maytag halo of heat, speed, reduction, pulley, and bearing Hi, you need another pulley and bearing assembly. The bearing was permanently pressed into the pulley your bearing seized up on the steel shaft, and then destroyed the pulley. It might be possible if you have a good machinist to drill...

Speed Queen TC five main bearing failure Hi Mick, sorry to hear about your Speed Queen. We have seen this happen occasionally maybe four or five times over the last 15 years we’ve seen a Speed Queen top load washer with an early seal and bearing failure. The life of the spin bearings has...

Neither Maytag or whirlpool we’re just about anybody else for that matter had the balls to say how long their washers might last. I do know that Speed Queen’s estimate of 10,000+ loads is very conservative many of them last far longer. The dryer certainly lasts much longer for example I was...

I had never seen this model before, we replaced it this past Thursday the main bearing is very bad. It’s so loose that it’s torn up the front of the balance ring and the tub cover. We may consider fixing the machine, but we’ll have to do a transplant of the whole tub and assembly from another...

Hi Chet, you are correct. This model does not have a clutch. It does have the PSC motor. It’s still a far more durable drive than using a belt as a clutch the fastest selling part on a Maytag dependable care washer and a Speed Queen top load washer for that matter is the drive belt both...

That information is absolutely wrong. It’s backward whenever the motor is at rest. The centrifugal weight assembly is pushing the button on the start switch. This is the normal rest position. The motor is waiting to be energized, and the centrifugal weight is pushing in on the start switch so...

This past weekend, I finally had time to put together something I had planned to do for a long time for the outdoor kitchen I had saved the top section of two Hardwick debutante ranges, the one has the micro ray broiler with a rotisserie, it just has a simple burner valve where you can turn on...

Reply number 46, hi Chet The horrors of a pulse spin, lol It’s far harder on a washer to try to spin with a full load of clothing and water burning up the belts, this GE not only has a clutch to absorb the shock, but it was completely drained when it started to spin like all washing machines...

Thank you, Cory for another great video save. I remember these Appliances well I got into the business just a few years after these these appliances were built so we were still dealing with all the warranty calls and other problems appliances in this era had. These were all very good...

I probably replaced a dozen or so of these in my career, they did not normally ever fail, but sometimes people damage them were managed to cut them or something., Maybe the dog chewed on it, etc. Unless it’s in bad condition, it’s unlikely that it’s ever gonna fail if you’re reasonably careful...

Leaning tubes in top load washers This is one of the many problems with milk stool type suspension systems, and why the hanging suspension systems are generally superior. Leaning tubs has long been a problem in Whirlpool direct drive machines and Maytag dependable care machines. On the...

GE T model automatic washers Were an interesting machine for sure, overall they were great performers and a huge improvement over what they replaced. GE obviously set out to build a better performing cheaper to build machine so they could remain competitive in the Appliance market with washing...

GE top load washer, tub assembly, banging around Chet, it’s useless to post a silly video like that we have no idea what’s in the tub. He may have a bowling ball in it for all we know. You have predetermined ideas of what you like and don’t like and that’s good but as a servicer, we never get...