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If the installers knew anything about what they were doing when the system was installed, there is no net pressure on the house at all since the intake can only suck in so much air compared to the exhaust blowing back into the rooms. That said.....that ASSumes that you got a COMPETENT installer...

Doesn't sound like saving to me. And I'm the one who just restored that disgustified Highlander! The Calypso wasn't known for durability, and it sounds like it's going to need a laundry list of parts. For that machine, I can expect it'll be EXPENSIVE to get everything you need! Just from all...

I don't think he was being serious. Look at some of the references he makes. My gaydar was pinging while watching and listening to him too, which lends credence to my theory that he was being "ironic".

Furnace types depend heavily on where you live. Here in the south, you NEVER see a hot water or steam system simply because it doesn't get very cold in the winter. Up north, there's a wide array of different furnace types, and due to the addition of the basement up north, they have a bit more...

How come nothing nice like that ever shows up in Texas!

View from the top First picture taken with the cover back on. Too bad the original bakelite agitator is long gone. Top is porcelain coated, so it was just cleaned up as best as possible. It's scratched a bit, but nothing horrible, so I figured leave well enough alone...

A better view of that air gap Siphon break!

Plumbing remounted... Plumbing all cleaned up and remounted...

Back in the Cabinet Cabinet remounted on base. New fill valve installed.

Tub remounted Tub remounted on the base pan. New seals, spin bearing, and tub to pump hose.

Base Pan #2

Basepan Painted Stripped the base pan down to bare metal and repainted with 2 coats of "rusty metal" Rustoleum...

Front after painting Shot of the front after it was painted...

Front Before Repainting The Front before repainting...

Left Side before Repainting... The left side before being repainted...

More Pix Here's some more pix from the restoration process... This one is of the right side before it was repainted.....what a wreck!

Stem Seal... Yes, it has a brand new stem seal in it. New seals all around, new spin bearing, etc. I went and looked at work and we've got some 5 ton 2-part epoxy for metal. I think that may be just what the doctor ordered, slather it on, let it set, smooth it off, and I think I may be back in...

Mine are 240 count cotton/polyester sheets that I bought from Overstock.com about 5 years ago. Other than fading from a very pale blue to almost white now, I've never had a problem. One of the things I learned early on with sheets is to wash them in warm, with plenty of fabric softener in the...

OUCH! That's more than my total bill of costs! OUCH! I think it may be worth my time to try some "southern" engineering on the shaft and see if I can get anything to bond and hold to fill in the gaps. I'm thinking of possibly using a very hard epoxy, and then polishing it off with fine...

Of course for comparison, you've gotta understand what it looked like when it came home! The link below posts to the original thread in the archives section... http://www.automaticwasher.org/TD/ARCHIVE/VINTAGE/2009/20548x12.htm