Recent content by red_october

And does anyone want to buy one? I got my parents a stainless GE over-the-range microwave to match the rest of their kitchen (my mother was ecstatic, it's the first time she's had matching appliances since they were all avocado!) so their white Maytag Over-the-range is now after a new home. It's...

I'm in Billerica... What color is the Kenmore... can you point me towards a stock photo or something? Lots of modern appliances are ugly towards me but I might take if off your hands if it's not ugly and not white...

So as I plan on putting propper cabinets in my appartment, I have an idea of putting in a nice little 18" dishwasher and a hopefully matching trash compactor, on either side of the cabinet with the sink in it... Will I have any luck finding an 18" dishwasher from the 70s or 80s? Will a vintage...

So the other day, now that it hasn't been running 24/7 to keep my appartment cool, I took the front off my Fedders A chassis Air Con to clean the filter. The filter that was in it when I got it off Craigslist was a rather less than satisfactory piece of green foam stuff that didn't seem to...

Making security bits... I'm sure I know how he made the bits; it's quite a simple matter to clam a regular torx bit in a vice and drill the appropriate hole in it. Painfully easy if one has a drill press, merely simple with a hand drill and some patience. Makes me wonder why they bother with...

That's awesome! Have fun!

Johnstone Supply... Stay outta there! I went into a local one (Lowell MA) and the guy (a right propper arsehole) turned me away because I wasn't a business! Fat bastard was only interested in his magazine and donuts and not in helping me. I went down the street 5 minutes to Bell/Simons Pump and...

Cars and drivers and snow and such... I have a front-wheel drive car. It is absolute dog dirt in snow. Today comming back from Lake George in the snow, I saw about a dozen cars in the ditch. Most of them were small to midsize import sedans and wagons, but a few were AWD cars, including one...

GFIs and RCDs Are not common in America and definitely are not on the 240V dryer circuit. They were only mandatory some time into the 70s or 80s, I believe, and then only for receptacles in certainl locations, such as kitchens, bathrooms, and basements. Because one such receptacle protects many...

Great units! Just the other day I saw some dude cruising along in a flatbed with a couple old washers strapped to the back. I thought "Gee, I wonder if he's on the vintage washer forums?"

Be mindful when purchasing a new microwave if you've installed a clock outlet behind it, that the new one doesn't have an angle plug like an air conditioner, as such a plug likely wouldn't fit into a clock outlet. That's a good idea, though, I think I have a good project for friday as I'm...

LOL! It's a Sealy pillow and the cover doesn't come off. I suppose I could buy a new one. What the hell, if the bleach ruins it that's just what I'll do.

So the other day I bought a nice slab of Temperfoam to throw on top of my mattress, and took the opportunity to throw the pillow top and a couple pillows in the wash. One of the pillows has some nasty, icky sweat stains on it -it's pretty much the color of the background of these boards! I...

Does anybody want this foolish thing? Anyone?

This... Is my favorite.