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    The 1955 Happy Homemaker Automatic Washer Contest

    Great find! Thanks for posting! Years ago posted similar advertising spot from same period with much of the same. In terms of placement advertisers pay more for front and rear cover among other certain prime areas. Thus, Maytag dealers paid quite a lot to secure that near half back page space...
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    FL Washers - Normal Cycle Warm Temp. Correlation to Soil Level

    USA energy regulations state that "normal" cycle (or whatever one used for energy regulation purposes) must have fixed parameters that consumers cannot change. What would be the point of submitting a washer that used 100F degree water for "hot" when consumers could easily override that setting...
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    Samsung 220 volt-Vented Combo Has Been Delivered - First Impressions

    Wash cycle is for washing, bleach cycle for bleaching.... When using chlorine bleach commercial laundries long have used first rinse cycle or last wash of a few for that process. Whitening, stain removal and sanitizing power of chlorine bleach is almost instantaneous. Any stains not removed in...
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    Samsung 220 volt-Vented Combo Has Been Delivered - First Impressions

    My vintage Miele has a whole other cycle for Permanent Press that does several fills/drains as dilution rinse before final wash ends. This means one can wash all sorts of synthetics in very warm (120F) or even hot water (140F) to get them really clean, but not worry about creases and such.
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    Samsung 220 volt-Vented Combo Has Been Delivered - First Impressions

    Commercial/industrial laundries that wash in hot water at or over 140 degrees F do not rinse in cold water for most part for normal/cottons/linens. Rather it's temps between 100 F to bit higher. Final rinse after two or more may be "cold", but that is likely it. Cold be it water or air has same...
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    Random Finds Of The Day

    GE Dryer Timers: https://hibid.com/lot/268119771/lot-of-two-ge-appliances-we04x24550-dryer-timer?ref=lot-list Bosch 300 washer (seller has several on offer, not just one shown in link. https://hibid.com/lot/266457274/bosch-300-series-compact-washer?ref=lot-list Blomberg ventless dryer...
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    Tide Detergent

    There's a very good chance that contents have become one large brick inside box. If one lived closer would gone to preview day (if one was had) to test contents. If shaken box revealed stuff was still powder, then might be temped.
  8. launderess

    InVision W/D Combo Units and Separate Washers and Dryers.

    Someone is selling a job lot of these machines, going cheaply so far. https://hibid.com/lot/267738319/invision-washer-dryer-combo-nib?ref=lot-list https://hibid.com/lot/267738448/invision-clothes-washer-2-5-cu-ft--610-3900?ref=lot-list...
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    Tide Detergent

    Lots of interesting things at this auction: https://hibid.com/lot/267736612/thor-rotary-iron-by-hurley-machine-co---70934-?ref=catalog https://hibid.com/lot/268658151/assorted-advertising-including--9--maytag-washer?ref=catalog...
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    Tide Detergent

    Anyone? https://hibid.com/lot/267736515/sealed-vintage-box-of-tide-laundry-
  11. launderess

    Samsung 220 volt-Vented Combo Has Been Delivered - First Impressions

    European front loading washers (domestic) long filled with cold water before draining most "Normal/Cottons/Linens" cycles as an automatic feature. Sometimes this could be turned off and or was temperature dependent, others it simply happened always. My older Miele W1070 fills with cold water...
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    New Speed Queen Models Coming Soon!

    Newport News, Virginia and surrounding area has lots of US military/defence bases and also housing. There is also shipbuilding, coal and railroads. In short no small amount of multi-family or whatever housing which would have on premises laundry facilties. Alliance Laundry is a huge contract...
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    New Speed Queen Models Coming Soon!

    Happily for now there are still quite a lot of older used top loading washers with central beaters, many in good to great condition to be found. Online sites such as CL, H-Bid and other places do a brisk business in used top loaders. Long as spares can be found for these appliances they will...
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    New Speed Queen Models Coming Soon!

    Don't have a dog in this hunt, only top loading washer owns with central beater is vintage Maytag WW. That being said people should give SQ credit where due if for nothing else their attempts to keep a dying niche appliance alive. Top loading washing machines with central beaters died out in...
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    Samsung 220 volt-Vented Combo Has Been Delivered - First Impressions

    Have two spin driers in my collection. Laundry Alternative and Spin-X. Latter is more solidly built IMHO (made in Germany) but holds tad less than former. http://spin-x.com/specifications/ In common with housewives of Europe at one time found (or find) spin driers useful for things...
  16. launderess

    Samsung 220 volt-Vented Combo Has Been Delivered - First Impressions

    That do be one big washer/dryer! *LOL* Congrats on latest addition to your collection. Use and enjoy in best of health! L.
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    Cool water washes lead to bacteria in washer

    Laundry sanitizers for commercial/industrial use based on peracetic acid are to strong acids for use in domestic/homestyle washing machines. Softer metals, rubber and other bits used in such machines would be destroyed with frequent use of such products. White vinegar is about 5% acetic acid...
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    1975 Model Dishwasher Ratings from Consumer Reports

    *RIP* Mrs. Gerri Manitta of Staten Island. https://www.silive.com/obituaries/2010/05/geraldine_manitta_74.html
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    Ironrite 88 issue - opening?

    Cover should just tilt backwards. If thing has sat sitting for sometime unused lid may be stuck to base. Try taking a putty knife or another thin but sturdy object and slip between lid and base. Work around ironer carefully trying to jimmy two halves apart. Another thing to try is some one...
  20. launderess

    GE Mobile Maid

    So sorry never responded, your post must have slipped past .... Am several states away from you in NY.
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