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Not a clutch. The Whirlpool experts will be along shortly to explain it in detail, but, basically, Whirlpool came up with a rather clever idea about 40 years ago or so. Hang the motor horizontally under the basket. Put the pump as directly driven on one end and drive the transmission through a...

I tend to use a canister For everything but larger carpets. We have a lot of WW - it was the least expensive way to cover the floors in this enormous house. Totally hate it when people disable an appliance and put it on the kerb. Why? To what possible end?

The three big advantages of the Flair ovens 1) Eye level. Really easy to see what you're incinerating. 2) Super easy to use doors - they lift up and out of the way. 3) Outstandingly fast grills. We wouldn't have two if I didn't like them.

Tender Matic Both my grandparent's and our main Flair have this feature in the wider oven and it is not accurate. I stand by my position that Flair ovens are not very precise. And, I like them. Do a few cakes in yours, then we'll see.....

Melmac doesn't belong in any dishwaher I don't know why, you'd thing the melamine resin would be stable, but it's not. The reason you can't put thermoplastics in the bottom rack of the GE is because the element heats the water pretty much whenever the motor is on and the drain solenoid is off...

We gave away six Generation Kirbys this summer, all Sentria. We needed space for a few 1950's/60's Eureka Princesses. I was so glad to make people happy with them. We have six pre-Generation and four Generation Kirbys. Except for the 2000 Diamond edition, I rarely use them. These Sanitronics...

Early memories, Eddie - Yes! My dad's mom had a '59 Kirby. It was a joy and a delight to run. Cleaned. Might be why I'm so partial to our late 50's little number in red. And, they do clean - remember that YouTube video where one from 1935 outcleans a brand-new Dyson (well, to be fair, there...

Thanks to everyone! We have quite a few Kirby's. My favourite is a little red number from the late 1950s (I say 'late 1950s as we had to repair a few major parts). I'm also partial to the Heritage/Legends. My partner loves the G4 which has a different transmission speed than all the other...

Thomas, I see that everyone has you well in hand, so I'll keep it to 'congratulations'. We have an extra Flair we bought for parts...which turned out to be in better condition than the one we were working on! As others have already mentioned, there's solutions for every problem. I've replaced...

Ben, thank you! Yes, that makes sense. Next time I have a moment, I'll pull it and lube the shaft. Nothing like a well lubed shaft.  

Any of them will be better than the mess you now have I'd go for the easiest one to get. Much as Whirlpool pretends Maytags are their 'premium' line, the truth is, from the lowest Crossley to the highest-end KA or Maytag, they're all the same inside where it really matters. Do plan on somday...

At our local Goodwill. With a brand new hose and a gigantic box of Kirby goodies. This, my dahlinks, is what a Dual Sanitronic 80 looked like fresh out of the box in 1968.  

Chlorine Bleach, TSP, Borax, Soda, Dishwasher Tabs, DAWN Are my go to problem solvers. TSP* solves any grease problem brilliantly. Dawn is good for grease and caked on non-organics. Chlorine bleach oxidizes a lot of otherwise impossible to shift organic stains. Borax and washing soda and...

Nope, no impossible wrinkles I think we have discussed the spin dryer/centrifuge water extraction here many times with everyone having their own opinions. As I did it back home in Germany for decades and we've done it here since Thomas introduced us to the brilliant solutions (finally)...

Yes, that's the model number Thanks! Apparently, repair folks back then just 'knew' the MA was special and mentally translated it to get the right parts. The full-temperature range switch sets it apart from the lowest, apparently. I got used to monitoring the fill levels with our Thumper. I...

Yes, because we have power tools handy For all of our vintage appliances, every time we use them.... Not. (Insert boring list showing that, basically, we run our 1930s-1984 daily-driver appliances roughly ten years between fixes.) Just grab the Dremel and grind 'er down 'till she fits...

Two Takes on Washing Clothes This is my partner's approach. 1) Sort socks into left hand and right hand. 2) Sort the above two piles into piles based on color (with left and right separated.) 3) Sort the above piles by cotton content. 4) Wash each pile separately in hot water with high-quality...

Paul, I feel your pain. There have been four separate occasions in the past when I've had to rely on the cousin of a friend of a customer sort of relationship to get a part. Shipping, especially right now, is fraught with awfulness. However - there are always young people moving from point a...

Yes, SQ used timers from different makers. It does sound a lot like one. There's a reference to the alternate wiring for Mallory in our SQ's schematic, too.

Wonderful! Happy for you! This seems to be the Autumn of finding Speed Queens! I really appreciate all you and everyone else said when we got ours a while back! Our lives turned insanely busy, posting pictures has been on my list - I'll still try, though your SQ is much nicer. A few things I've...