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Removing the wash tub from an old washer. I agree with gizmo, I would not remove this washers tub assembly unless you have all the parts around that might be needed, otherwise you may end up with a machine that is in pieces and useles. Gunky washing machines will clean themselves over time...

Reply number 46, hi Jon thanks for your detailed response, we do laundry a little differently here I guess I certainly do. I’ve always loved doing laundry and I’d love to do a lot at the same time growing up in a family of seven I did all the family laundry from 1964 on, and even when we only...

Pictures of some various motors with the RPMs listed on them, I had tried to post this and something went wrong. I’ll try again but you can see modern three phase motors go from about 9000 to 17,500 RPMs maximum, I have seen a front load washer motor that listed to 22,000 RPMs.

Quite a few automatic washers with V belt drives did not have an automatic tensioner, such as General Electric. I had mentioned in a previous post that it would’ve been nice if they had had an automatic tensioner. The possible flat spot in the belt is really a burned spot from the motor...

Reply number nine, Hi Chet , it cannot be a sealed system problem. The freezer would not be going to 10 to 20 below zero. These GE side-by-side had an excellent sealed system , very few problems that used a good Embraco compressor. The main board in these refrigerators has been updated about...

Electronically controlled GE side-by-side running too cold, etc. Hi Chet these refrigerators have been in wide use since about 2001. They do some interesting things when they have failures. They normally work very well and keep food extremely well. They’re also economical to run but things do...

Post number 40 motor speed in modern washing machines Here are pictures that I took on some three phase washer motors which are common in front load and top load washers today, all of them run between 9000 and 17,500 RPMs. I know there are some that hit 22,000 RPMs I have seen them. Hi Matt, I...

You can rebuild the water valve if you can find new diaphragm assemblies for it. It includes the entire cartridge for this Dole style valve. It is not a matter of cleaning it. It’s still a very easy valve to replace. I would just use whirlpool part number 285805. You can probably pick those up...

Speed Queen front load washer dispenser systems The dispenser drawer is smaller on Speed Queen front load washers. They were worried about people putting way too much detergent in because it is a commercial machine. If you put pods in them, they sometimes will get caught and not flow into the...

It certainly could be the water pump, but I bet it’s more likely a bad motor, unfortunately whirlpool belt Drive machines in this era had bad motors. The bearings often failed in them. John L

That’s a great find, that’s the neat thing about dishwashers and sometimes clothes dryers. You find a lot of of them where people did not use them much or at all so we find these really great vintage machines. There’s almost no significant difference between the 21 and the 22 series they both...

Oh my God, I don’t believe the nonsense how little you guys know about washing machines. VMW style machines that are belt driven the motor goes at least four times faster than the drum during the spin cycle Belt driven front load washers the motor often goes between 10 and 20,000 RPMs when...

These older format dryers do provide a lot of nice heat because they’re using about a third more electricity or gas because of the inefficient airflow design but of course if you drive the same load of clothes, it’s gonna put off the same amount of moisture into the room. There’s no difference...

Loose spelt on a whirlpool belt drive washer Full size whirlpool washers never had any belt tensioning system, it was one of the major faults of these machines. The belt would eventually get loose from normal wear and tear, and they typically failed when it would go into spin and the belt was...

1963 through 65 lady Kenmore gas dryer Wow, that’s a nice example of a used but decent condition machine that could be restored, the only thing I see wrong with it is when they unscrewed the gas line from it and it looks like they took the 3/8 inch gas pipe with the fitting, but that’s easy...