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The machines are here in Palm Springs. They have been in storage since I moved here 4 years ago and I have finally realized that I won't be able to use them - not enough space. And I finally have to empty that storage unit! The KDS-17 has a stainless front. I have extra racks and the racks...

Well, this is an amazing story.  I have a Speed Queen wringer washer with pump.  A few years ago the pump went bad and I was able to find a new one.  In the process of fixing the machine, I took the old pump and bracket out to make sure I found the right replacement.  I did.  Here is the new...

Posted about the detergent dispenser on the KDI-14 that wasn't working. Knew I would find a solution here for a part for a 50 year old machine. Here is a pic of the front of the machine.

I have sought help with this machine here before and received that help with gratitude.  Got this machine from a kitchen where it wasn't used, but the pump was sheared.  Everyone here helped me convert the drain manifold to a gravity drain and it has worked wonderfully for a number of years.   ...

Over on Vacuumland. http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?13607_41

Well, here are some pictures from the Wash-In in Peoria this weekend. First off, a big thanks to Mike Haller our host. He couldn't have been more hospitible or have gathered a nicer group of folks. Since I am horrible with names, I'll let others fill in the name blanks and just supply some...

Well, one of my favorite dishwashers is the KitchenAid KDS-17. I bought one new back in Chicago and had it until I moved to LA in 1979. Have had a number of machines including a few later KitchenAids, but have never had one as good as the 17. I am not saying it is the best, but it is definitely...

Fred here, Webmaster of Vacuumland. Just got this email (one of many I receive as Robert can attest!) Thought this would be best posted here. If anyone can help him out, that would be great. You may want to talk him out of the machine as well. I have his permission to post his email. Contact at...

You may have seen the Maytag 906s that I got from Greg. Well, after 40 years they needed some work. The washer needed a new water valve (3 selenoids). Terry Lattz was here while I drove Greg to the airport this summer and the machine malfunctioned (valve stayed open) and overflowed into the...

I am having a minor surgical procedure and Terry Lattz came in to help nurse me back to health. I can't tell if he came to help me or came in to play with the dishwashers, washers and vacuums. Greg Nunn was here this weekend and performed a minor repair on my KD-5 top-loading KitchenAid portable...

At Tarantula Arms. Got it a few weeks ago and just hooked it up. I got the suds-return hose this week. Here she is in her new home next to the double laundry tubs.

Check out my trip to Omaha this weekend on Vacuumland and see Greg's great machines. It is on the Off-Topic Forum under Trip to Omaha! Fred

Here is the crate from You Crate which showed up in my garage on Friday. You-Crate has Craters and Freighters beat hands down. Notice the Thermador Convection Thermal Oven from Greg that I still haven't had installed.

For inspiring me to get a Sunbeam Carousel Rotisserie. Terry prepared a wonderful rotisserie chicken for Tania and me in Florida and then I just had to get one. Here she is, just arrived. With the original box and instruction manual.

Got to love the help in the kitchen when serving 23 for Thanksgiving dinner. Here is table one before.

Check this out! For us who can't have a clothesline in the yard due to homeowner's association restrictions. This baby closes up into a anodized aluminum pole. If the homeowner's police shows up, I can say what clothesline? I'll let you know what it is like when it arrives...

Well, since I finally got the 906s installed upstairs, I moved the Neptunes to the basement. They have been growling at me ever since. I never did have a true dryer vent setup down there. The 806s that were down there were hooked up to a internal vent since it was electric and my contractor...

Well, the Maytag 906s are finally home in St. Charles, hooked up and running. What a saga this has turned out to be. I first saw these beautiful specimens at Greg Nunn’s in Omaha at the June 2005 Washer convention. I coveted them even before I got there. I hate to say it, but, I set my cap for...

I took a trip to Milwaukee yesterday to visit Ms. Tania. Her birthday is in early September so I brought her an early birthday gift. A early 60's Apex Aero-Cleaner. Here is the first picture.

For those of you who haven't heard, the VCCC Board has authorized the development of a new website! Your site's very own webmaster has agreed to help us develop a shiny new site for the Vacuum Cleaner Collectors Club. We have been so enamored with Robert's work here that we approached him and he...