Recent content by washabear

The Speed Queen might be all well and good, but it doesn't matter when you can't buy it. NOBODY in my area sells them. That kind of makes the decision for you. If Speed Queen wants to be a contender in the home market, it needs to be more readily available.

I tried using unsalted butter but have a problem with it for baking because it doesn't soften. Say, if I'm making cookies, I can put out unsalted butter to soften for hours, and it's still hard as a rock and doesn't work. If I put out salted butter, it softens nicely. So, I prefer salted butter...

I have been using TracFone for a number of years and am pleased with it. $20 every 90 days, so it's about the least expensive out there. I just buy a top off card at any store when the time comes and input the PIN to add time. Minutes double with flip phones and triple with some smartphones. I...

Thanks for the information and video. This is very helpful.

Hi all: This might be a bit long, so bear with me. I think my Kenmore-branded Frigemore front loader is starting to fail. It still works fine but has developed a very loud, roaring spin. No thumping or banging, just a very loud roar. I'm wondering whether the bearing is starting to give out...

Working fine for me. Thanks, Robert.

I have the Kenmore version, and it's my favorite washer I've ever had. Mine is 10 years old this year and still going strong. As I recall, these had a reputation for blowing up at about the 5-year mark, so I guess mine avoided that curse. I like that it uses a sufficient amount of water, will...

I love playing board games. A favorite that a friend and I like to play is called Park and Shop. You draw cards of items you have to buy, then you have to park your car in a garage, go to the various shops to buy the items on your cards, make your way back to your car, and get back home. My kind...

Yes and no I have a matching Whirlpool DD top loader and dryer, but then I got a Frigemore front loader because, well, I wanted it. I currently use that washer but have the Whirlpool on the side as a backup should the Frigemore conk out someday.

Sears Ultra Plus Stain-Fighting Formula in the green box. One box lasts me several years. Works very well in my Frigemore.

I gather that the OP has left, so the replies might be of little relevance, but in case he is still reading, OK. I understand where he is coming from, but I think it is just the nature of Internet forums. In all of the forums I have visited, I have noticed that very frequent posters become well...

I had a 10 SEER Ruud unit, which was in the house when I bought it (now 16 years old). It was OK but had some leaking issues over the past few years. I just replaced it with a 14 SEER Rheem unit. Too early to tell how it will hold up or whether I will even be in this house to find out...

Two loads a week: one sheets and the other everything else. I put towels and clothes together because there wouldn't be enough to get a good balance in the Frigemore otherwise. I rewear outer clothes several times a week because I work at home and don't really soil anything, so my weekly clothes...

We have quite a few Goodwill stores in the area. I mainly like to look at the electronics. Most of them are junk, but I found a nice BIC turntable for $20, which works fine and plays really well. I also picked up a Panasonic VCR for $10, which also works perfectly and seems like it was rarely...

I just call the number on the form in the check booklet and reorder that way. I don't have a preference of check design; basic plain ones are fine. I pay all of my accounts by check. I won't do anything financial online, and all in-person transactions are cash only unless it's an emergency. We...