Recent content by rp2813

My house has a central heat/AC system, but I see no point in cooling the whole house in order to maintain a comfortable sleeping temperature in my bedroom, so that's where the window unit comes into play. I agree with all comments above regarding not buying new. The last thing I want is any...

Thanks Matt. I had thought about both of those spots, as I had already used some "bubble" type of gasket material that has no foam core on the plastic intake grille with borderline results. There's also what appears to be fuzzy velcro stripping on the underside of the unit just inside the...

I decided to replace the portable AC unit in my bedroom with a window type in order to gain more floor space and easier access to the closet. The portable is a Soleus 9K BTU that has been a fine, quiet performer for the past two years, but suddenly after never being necessary, it had to have...

Welcome, David! I'm a big fan of vintage GE refrigerators, the full run of their Combination models in particular. IMO, you can't have too many experts on this forum when it comes to those machines! Ralph

From what I could find on line, it appears you have a Frigidaire Flair stove. The bake element can be made to order if you can't readily find one through an appliance parts retailer. My nearby independent appliance parts store has sent out failed elements for me in the past to have a new exact...

I got this Admiral AM-FM radio for cheap about ten years ago on eBay. I wanted to listen to NPR in my workshop, and that required FM. For an original tube radio, it sounds really good. Now it's in the basement for when I'm going to be down there for any length of time. It would clean up...

I stopped believing in Consumer Reports in 1997 when we found a deal at Sears on a Raytheon Amana laundry pair which CR had top-rated that year, so we went for it. The washer ate through belts and rinsing was woefully inadequate. The dryer was tinny and consistently overheated. Even with...

I got a '65 Mustang notchback in the spring of 1978. I think I paid $1,100 for it. Alpine white with ice blue interior, C4 automatic, 289, no power steering, power brakes, or AC. The favorite of all cars I've owned. It felt like it drove itself, particularly going uphill. Driving the steep...

Thanks John for that interesting story and information about the instruction sheet. This will come in handy if there are more issues down the road. You managed to shatter my no-nonsense design perception of Newton Maytags, and Neptunes in particular! I hope the oddball circuitry of motor...

SIMPLE FIX! As John suggested, checking the hoses (no flow issues with any of them) and screens was all that was necessary. The 712's inlet hot side was completely clogged with an impacted sandy deposit. The cold side didn't look as bad, but flow was still affected. I replaced the inlet...

Thanks Glenn. The water flow is a definite problem that has become worse today. Also, even after last night's successful flush-out of the fabric softener, today the reservoir was full of clear water after the one and only load of wash I was able to process through the Neptune. I'm wondering...

More Bad News? I stood by the machine as it drained wash water and went into a brief spin before advancing into the fill period for the first rinse. The timer clicked over and then went silent when the fill should have begun, yet the drum remained tumbling without any water. This is where the...

Thanks Eddie. You are so right! I dread the thought of not only a time consuming touchpad that doesn't allow for easy intervention, but also a so-called "smart" machine that is anything but. I hope I can get a few more years out of my Neptune and that, just like screens in cars, consumers...

UPDATE: I've been paying more attention to the Neptune's behavior and last night decided to select warm rinses to increase the flow of water. Lo and behold, when the cycle ended, the leftover fabric softener had been flushed away and the reservoir was empty. This confirms (IMO) the advice...

Well John, that sucks, but thanks for the advice. I have a lot of laundry to do after being out of town for a week, so if this problem persists I'll tackle the water pressure issue all the way back to the supply valves since the 712 only gets a trickle of hot water and less than a full flow of...