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Pointless from your vantage. I don't deny that. If your dishwasher is working for you, it is working for you. However no two people will agree on everything or obtain the same results in everything they use. For me and Jerome long cycle times, limited particle processing, cumbersome human...

My last reply was on April 24, 2025. I haven't said anything since so I am not sure why you're dragging my name into a thread I have since abandoned.

I wonder how that set was powered. I'm guessing it was from a portable 120/240 volt split phase or 208Y/120 volt 3 phase 60Hz generator. But it makes me wonder if that demonstration set was ever modified to take 230 volt 50Hz power. I've always wanted to hear various vintage north American...

I'll never understand it. I feel nothing beats a simple push/pull knob with a few simple cycle options.

300 watts? What bulb and what life expectancy? I remember they used to make film and overhead projectors where each individual make/model took every type of bulb imaginable, each with its own wattage, voltage, pins, size, filament layout, ect. Schools, libraries, theaters, ect that had such...

People just don't know any better, and in large part because they just don't understand. But to me the worst part is that despite the lack of technical understanding people give early breakdowns a pass. The majority are not demanding 30+ year longevity under daily use with a no strings attached...

I honestly do not know for sure, but I would buy one just for the novelty. Here are more pictures if anyone is interested: https://postimg.cc/gallery/JH4dq1V https://archive.org/details/kmart-opening-day-1975/FB-IMG-16611069600081130.jpg I do know one thing, if I stumbled across the light...

Jerome, if everyone was like me this washer below would absolutely dominate by a lion's share majority. It would have a GE WH23X42 style pump but re-designed with a pulley and four mounting pegs. The recirculate hose on the other end would terminate to a flume that would spray out into a filter...

Matt, larger capacity demands made by customers are what put Maytag out of business and one of the largest drivers behind machine re-designs. People turned their back on many good washers simply because the next newer model could accommodate slightly more. People have a tendency to let...

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I came across this post on Reddit at a random chance while searching for pictures of vintage washing machines. I feel like I won the lottery. The pictures absolutely get me. In particular the appliance department, the cabinets in the home improvement department, the lighting fixtures in the...

I am right there with you. If everyone were like me the Whirlpool direct drive, Maytag Dependable Care and two belt Raytheons with EM controls would dominate all washer sales.

IIRC this is the two belt design, the second best (IMO) washer design ever made next to the dependable care.

It is also about economics. Adding a lid lock has allowed Speed Queen, GE, Whirlpool, ect to do away with a tub brake. Once upon a time you lifted the lid and the tub came to a stop within seconds instead of coasting down in minutes when power was removed from the motor. GE hydrowave used DC...

As with most vintage washers, they knew what they were doing!

Neat. Does the motor protector tripping out just turn off the motor or does it also in addition to the motor break the circuit to the timer motor and water valves? My Speed Queen has a slipping belt and the motor has never tripped out on overload however if it did it would remove power from all...

Thank you for this! :) I love the control panel and programmed cycles. Question- does the motor drop back onto its start winding when the tub initially engages into spin? What appears to pulse the tub during the spray rinse so it does not come to a complete stop? Excellent video, I feel this...

Agree, and with some type of lint filter. I remember the original two belt Raytheons had a recirculating pump. How time only make me miss the past more.