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Start by unplugging and letting it get to room temperature and entirely thawing out any ice deposits anywhere in the unit. Make sure you monitor the defrost water tray under the grille (if there's a lot more ice than normal it may overflow and flood the floor. Once it gets to room temperature...

No, it's been a bit of a trip but we're winding down. We decided it might be fun again to go to Sitges Spain (Barcelona) for the Bear Meeting weekend (seasonal kickoff very end of April). Then my husband found a concert for a band (Elbow) he wanted to see up in Manchester on 5/14. Silly to...

Did a couple more...so interesting to have such flexibility in cycle selection. Was really surprised at the amount of water condensed out of a pair of jeans, a pair of cargo shorts, a couple long-sleeve shirts and a pillowcase in a 45 minute cycle.

Likely sold by Detroit Edison (local electric utility). They had a promotion where if you bought the dryer they would run a 220 line for free.

The receptionist is a sweet lady who is just as blowsy as you can imagine...bleached blonde and told us how much she enjoys visiting the US especially Las Vegas...she truly looked the part. She came down and showed me how to empty the water tank (smartly she uses it for mopping). The texture of...

We're 1/3 of the way through a 3 week Europe trip, and checked into an Air BNB in Manchester, and were shown to the laundry room, where I got caught up. How fun! Two each 8 kg Bosch washers and heat pump dryers...bought some Ariel pacs at the Co-op....and the admonishment to not confuse the...

My mom used Spic and Span--remember in the 70s clearly it had two types of granules mixed---a green spray-dried granule (doubtless the surfactant/fragrance/color) and a needle-like crystal (pretty evidently the TSP). I think later on when they went to a non-phosphate formula the difference in...

I don't think Gold Medallion/Total Electric was much of a thing in the desert. SoCal Gas was a big proponent of "balanced energy" which meant that they had gas pipes laid into subdivisions/homes and hooked up heating/water to that. Condo complexes are sometimes total electric in Palm Springs...

Remember, "going for long term care costs" entails a sale (either when the owner moves in to LTC or passes away). Given your interest in Florida, make triple sure that you're looking at the most updated FEMA flooding maps (they have been updated in the last 18 months) even if you're looking...

It's been quite cool and pleasant out here in Palm Springs---it touched 90 a couple days last week, and is supposed to hit 90 tomorrow for a several day stretch. Nowhere near 100 yet which is unusual. We are heading back to MI tomorrow not having used the air conditioning once (also unusual).

So weird to see this post---was just yesterday at a neighborhood yard sale in Palm Springs and one seller had 3 of the bigger trays (albeit not as big as these) from various generations of Salton...

As I recall, the 1967 Consumer Reports had both epochs of Kelvinator washers represented---the "big tub" Gibson/Coronado/Wizard/... and the "solid tub Xcentric". Suspect the solid tub came from a Michigan factory and the "big tub" from Fort Dodge, IA.

unfortunately I believe the sites are for 120 markets, but they do mention and have pictures of Aussie units. You do need to pull the bread out (at least on mine) with some vigor to reset the carriage (it won't lower if the carriage hasn't reset).

There are some websites out there with Sunbeam Radiant toaster guidance and information. They're really well made and such an interesting use of technology. I grew up with similar Toastmaster toasters that had a motor for self-lowering...these are silent and use leverage and springs to do the...

Was leafing through Better Homes and Gardens from 1970 (finding a recipe for a 1969-themed picnic) and came across multiple ads for the (then new) enzyme laundry detergents. Just curious--what was the first actual enzyme? Protease?

Neptunebob, the situation in SE Michigan is kinda unusual---your advice is good pretty much anywhere else but in and around Michigan. My husband's first lease (as a GM employee) for a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze was $119 a month for two years. The second was for a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox for $189 a...

likely overheat very quickly

Though there was a Zenith washing machine company based in Duluth, MN, this probably came from one of the Canadian manufacturers.

Does anyone know why the sizes (going back to this era) were so odd---Dash and All were in 9 pound 13 ounce boxes (All also had a 20 pound size....was always my job to figure out which was a better buy for my mom). Giant size--3 lb 1 oz.....king size 5 lb 4 oz....ramily was like 10 pounds 4 ozs...

Exactly right...GE/HP pushbutton stove (or a Hotpoint 5-position-dial-stove) will have compatible elements for this stove. Realize that there were likely slide-out porcelain drip pans under the elements (the black enamel you're speaking of was protected by them) which slotted in and were removed...