Recent content by jimmler

Although the belts will probably fit, I suspect you will be disappointed with the results at least as far as the two belt Maytags are concerned. Unlike a typical v-belt, the Maytag belts were designed to slip, especially during spin. If the belt can't slip during the initial ramp up, the motor...

A couple controllers come to mind that are affordable and fairly easy to learn: Arduino and Raspberry Pi There is tons of info and interface boards available for both platforms. You could even hook them up to the Internet and control them remotely, etc. I thought about doing this with my...

My grandparents had a set of these. I remember spending hours watching the agitator do its thing. I'm not a collector, per se, but those machines are probably responsible for my lifelong interest in all things electrical and mechanical. Not sure how well they would do as a daily driver, but...

I need to satisfy my curiosity on this machine. In the fine print, it says it also comes in a suds saver model. To anyone who has one of these machines or has additional info on it, how is the suds saver activated? It looks like there's no additional room for a switch on the left side of the...

Slighty off topic, but.... ....still suds saver related. Did any manufactures build laundry sinks to match their appliances? The one in the POD looks to be steel with a porcelain finish. Not quite a match for the washer next to it, but I don't think I've ever seen a sink like that before...

POD Drift Sometimes you can learn a lot more about the past than just appliances. I Google'd Claire McCardell and was "fashion-ated" by all her accomplishments. Her entry in Wikipedia shows a 1948 Kaiser-Frazer advertisement featuring a fairly provocative outfit for that time period. If I...

I just went thru this exercise with a Maytag A212. The previous owner put the wrong belts on it. Ultimately they ended up burning out the timer contacts because they kept trying to start the washer after it tripped the breaker in the motor. After I replaced the timer and put OEM Maytag belts...

Very cool machines!! Undoubtedly less important, but what kind of truck did you buy? Maybe this could be the start of a new thread: What do you use to haul your appliances home?

Not sure about the brand of washer, but that delivery truck is bad ass!

Seems like a lot of posters are reporting the acquisition of a "new" Maytag to their respective collections this month. Very cool! I am not a collector, per se, but I did bring home an additional Maytag washer last week. My daily drivers are an LA712/LDG512 that I got for free off of...

1956 Whirlpool Supreme washer and dryer

Spooky wringer Mickeyd, I don't know why, but that pic of your Norge wringer on the deck, looks like it could come after someone.....just like the slot machine on "The Fever" Twilight Zone episode.

I have had much better luck with PB Blaster as a penetrant. Most any hardware store carries it.

Gambles was almost identical to Western Auto. Growing up in the Midwest, we had two refrigerators, one from each store. Except for the badging, the refrigerators were identical. As far as who made their respective appliances, I'll leave that up to the knowledge of the group. -Jim

I just read an article about retr0brite last week. It seems the bleaching affect is only temporary. Even pieces that were stored away from sources of UV, the yellowing returned after about 3 years. -Jim