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Thanks, good to know that it lasts so long.

Sorry, thanks for all your help

How often should it be lubricated?

That oil is from the breakdown of the grease inside the wringer post and the drive parts. At some point you should open up those parts and clean out the old grease and replace it and the gaskets sealing it in. I haven’t done that yet with mine. This is a different model but same problem: old...

I’m replacing the cord of my washer and decided to open the motor to clean out the 80 years of lint I can see through the vents. I took out the 4 long bolts but can’t figure out how to get the two halves of the shell to come apart (yes the pulley is off, and I tried hitting the shaft with a...

i have a twin bed but a quilt the size of the top of a king (didn't check my measurements before i started sewing) and it might fit in the tub of the washer but i'm not confident it would go through the wringer after folding it enough times to make it so narrow. and with the state of the grease...

oh yeah, never doing that again

It’s fun to watch the wringer work until you feed it the open end of a high thread count pillowcase and get sprayed when the bag of water finally makes it out through the seams

“Old sewing machine, a little dusty” Picture shows it from the back (so many people take pictures of sewing machines from the wrong side. Why?) in a garage so i assume it was great grandma’s and it’s just been sitting since she died or something. Get there and the guy says “yeah i found it in a...

i've never had unsoftened hard water before and haven't even lived here a month yet so i have no idea what i'm doing 🙃 i also just got a job at a food factory, meaning i have to stick my hands in an automatic hand washer thing 4x a day, and my specific job is peeling and sticking labels...

I have at least 2 months worth of ecos liquid detergent left that i was planning to finish off before switching to a different brand, but then i had to go and get a washing machine where i have to stick my arms in the wash water and it doesn't feel super great after all the laundry is done (i...

It works! I washed all my bath towels and a couple days of clothes between two loads. The washer is set up so the wringer post is in the middle of everything and after the clothes go to the rinse tubs they wring straight into the laundry basket. I have learned that i need clothespins cause...

I went to lowes and found a 90° piece that’s two different sizes and i put sealant on the big end and the small end fits in the hose and i got a hose clamp for that too. Now just to wait for it to dry!

Yeah it came out when i was bolting the drain back onto the machine 🙄 should i try caulk?

I found a pvc pipe that fit into the drain with a bit of wiggle room that i would’ve probably been able to get the hose onto eventually, but i asked the store guy that was nearby what to use to glue the plastic to the metal and he said to just use abs cement and glue the hose straight into the...