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looks good! Good job cleanup on the filter, Paul. If you have some CLR, I would put in on the rust stains and let it set. Then put some in the dishwasher and run it through a cycle. That will also help clean the impeller area which very well may have some calcium deposits as well. As...

RR cleaning As just about every owner of a RR has stated on this site they are phenomenal cleaners and their longevity in the marketplace speaks volumes of their popularity. Talk about water circulation!! Wow. Two full sized wash arms and a tower. And according to Bernoulli's equation, force...

aa different world Very good, Jim. Yes, it was a different world. Odd that, what many consider to be our country's greatest technological feat, is 46 years behind us. When I was young we had the moon landings ahead of us. Now students have to look behind to that triumph. It was an exciting...

Somehow, I've missed that fact about you, Allen. That is just super cool!! And an appreciator of appliances as well! What brand of ovens, etc. do the airplanes generally use in the galley's? Here is one of my favorite poems, (I am sure every pilot has it memorized): HIGH FLIGHT Oh! I have...

Greg Johnson Astronaut I normally don't mention this as it gives away my age, ha. But one of my former students, Greg Johnson is (actually "was" as he is now retired) a NASA astronaut and piloted the final mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavor in 2011. I had Greg when I taught at Park Hills...

Thanks, Allen! Very interesting article and Timber Cove. I think it would be a cool place to live, even today. Just the history of it and the fact that some of the old-timers are still there. I wonder if some of the flight controllers like Kraft and Krantz are still there? What stories...

Whirlaway??? When was a series wound motor used in a Whirlaway? Or are you talking about the more modern Annaheim-built "Whirlaway's". These use a permanent magnet motor. I've tested several of them. Not too good. I agree!!

hehe That's funny, Bob. Well at least we can say their ads have innovations!!!!

series wound units It may seem that there is a brand loyalty on my part, just because of us talking about the virtues of the series wound unit. It was they just have the perfect blend of a motor matched to its tasks. And the stainless steel commponents were not as commonly used by their...

no consumer motors Yes, that is a main advantage of a series-wound motor in that it is perfectly at home in many environments whether it be an industrial application, or a consumer application such a vacuum cleaner, blender or a disposer. Whenever tough loads of great variability are involved...

composting It's hard to find fault with composting. It is returning organics back to the soil!! I assume your larger cities have an large urban population in apartments type dwellings. That might be the exception where disposers could be a health benefit over putting garbage in the trash for...

Congrats!!!! Congratulations on such a vintage find.. and in such good shape. Hope you get much enjoyment from them!

GE design The GE design is an excellent one that has stood the test of time. Unfortunate that GE went the way of many other manufacturer's and quite producing disposers. Especially when they had a superior, and quite original design such as the series units. Both their series units and...

many thanks Thanks you for the great links, Allen. Brings back lots of memories!!

series wound disposers As mentioned, this was a real coup on GE's part to match a motor so precisely with its task. the torque curve on a series wound motor gives power when its needed most, under load. with speed increasing with decrease in load you have chamber clearing and cleansing...

email Just now saw it, Allen. Will talk more with you about it on the regular email. Thanks!!!

many types of induction motors understandable confusion!! There are many iterations of induction motors. shaded pole, split phase, capacitor start, capacitor run (and both together), synchronous, etc. An induction motor operates on AC current. A series wound motor runs on AC or DC (hence...

both series and induction motors have their role , Agree with you 100%, Keith! Its fun to banter about the appliances, etc. I hope my extolling the features of the series unit didn't imply a dislike for the induction motor disposals. Quite the contrary. I have both, and both get the job...

series wound advantage One of the advantages of series wouldn't motors, is it has among the highest weight to torque ratios. An even larger advantage is that the series wound motor has a torque curve inversely proportional to speed. So when load increases torque increases dramatically to meet...

Australia and Disposers Thanks, Washer111! Too bad about the general lack of consumer disposers in Australia. I assume they are used in commercial establishments, such as restaurants, correct? On the bright side, there would seem to be a potentially open market for reasonably priced consumer...