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Have you bought it yet? Could you post a better photo of the ID plate on the back? It sure looks like an interesting catch.   The ID plate shows it was made by Radiation Co in Dunedin, so I googled Radiation Appliances and found this in the NZ national archive...

Hi Nathan   I tried to send you an email today about the sun-damaged outer hose for your Miele washer. I have a salvaged outer hose from a Bosch dishwasher (I think) that might suit. I'm happy to send it to you. I sent you an email at the address in your profile but it bounced - came back...

Wow. A work of art.   I can think of somebody at this website who might like that brand name in their collection...

Solid tub machines of recent vintage Are there any recent model solid tub machines in the US?   In Australia, Simpson did make a sort of "semi-solid tub" machine that was a bit of a half-way design. This would have been in the last 10 or 15 years? It had a stainless steel inner basket that...

Hi Nat Best way to get hoses through conduit is to put something light through (like fishing line, or nylon cord) then pull the hose through. I might have a suitable outer hose here? Possibly off a Bosch dishwasher? I definitely have a couple of these flood safe fill hoses here, I don't think...

The laws of physics aren't the problem.   The Frigidaire Gallery has a suspension system, as you described, this allows for and absorbs the movement of the drum during spin.   The hardmount machines have no suspension - the drum is mounted rigidly in the cabinet, hence the need for such a...

Frequency? - A Google search reveals that Empingham and Stamford are in the UK, so are 230V 50HZ.

right side of my picture Right side of my picture is a regular 240 V 10 A Australian power outlet (we call them "power points.") They are required to be individually switched here. 240V x 10 A = 2400W max. per socket.   I remember seeing them, or something that looked like them, in a hospital...

That 5-20R with 1 horizontal, one vertical slot is interesting. Do they always have a ground pin? Without the ground pin it looks the same as our ELV (Extra Low Voltage) plug and socket in Australia, used for low voltage DC wiring - they are 2-pin only, one horizontal and one vertical pin.  ...

ooops?? I thought this was going to the ATTT (Green) section - I'm happy  for the thread to be moved if Robert believes it more appropriate.   Gizmo.

My hubby and I just finished watching a great new TV 4 part mini-series - called "In Our Blood."   It is the story of the Australian response to the AIDS epidemic - from first reports from the US, to its arrival here, to government, medical and policy responses. It's not really a documentary...

You don’t realize what it takes to make solar panels, "You don’t realize what it takes to make solar panels, most of the raw materials that are required to make come from places like China which don’t have much in the way of human rights and usually slave labor is used like Dan mentioned."  ...

my oldest Ego battery is over 6 years old and still good as new. Often the cheap machines have crap chargers and crap Battery Management System (BMS) which leads to short battery life.   It wasn't very green of robbinsandmyers' friend to toss a whole machine, when a new battery would have...

Efficiency is the answer An inefficient motor produces a lot of waste heat, the motor needs a fan to remove the accumulating heat. More recent motor technologies use less power for the same output, this means less waste heat is generated. Thus a simple aluminium heat sink may be enough to...

Guilty as charged. I still haven't read those links in the first post (too many of them to bother with...) but I get the idea now - fit a stove top with built in battery, which can recharge slowly, at a rate that is supported by a single, standard power outlet, to run the short term high...

battery garden tools, etc. Whole house battery - I've been living off one for almost 20 years. Actually longer - the one I have now is nearing 20 years old. It has been looked after and not over-discharged, and is pretty much as good as new. I hope to get it to 25 or 30 years old before...

I have a much older Australian Frigidaire, there is a link below to a photo of it on this website. It has a round body and is manually operated, you fill it from a hose then turn it to "wash" or "spin."   I have owned it for quite a few years, unfortunately I stored it a shed away from where...

Memories My memories aren't good, I'm afraid. We had no end of trouble with ours. It shook the whole house when it was spinning (not washing) to the point it rattled my bedroom windows four rooms away. It was a solid house, my Dad was a carpenter and he built it himself.  Most of the time when...