Search results

Automatic Washer - The world's coolest Washing Machines, Dryers and Dishwashers

Help Support :

  1. C

    New Production Vintage Incandescent Light Bulbs

    cool! That Philips packaging looks kinda ~ 1986,about when Philips took over Westinghouse bulbs :) After first liking them,i now hate most LEDs and have swapped back to incandescent and even CFLs in some applications...As bad as indoor LEDs often are,I really hate the wanton misuse and...
  2. C

    The Defense of the Model-T

    Never washed with one... ...but have brought 5 home to evaluate and/or junk: first encounter was an early one back about 2002-had the early Italian made vortex drain pump.other 4 have been within last 5 years and all were 1999 vintage with Hanning vortex pumps.on one of these the aluminum...
  3. C

    The GE HydroWave: What did you think of them?

    "Ask the man who owns one" I have one from around 2008-2009 that is in semi-regular use:still going strong-it is the mechanical timer version with the fluted plastic basket.Cheaply made,but has been doing what is supposed to since i got it new,smashed up in shipping accident,for $50 in 2009 :)...
  4. C

    1957 Kenmore Washer

    Nifty fifties :) Should be a nice running Packard motor in there and the pot metal pumps had 4-blade main impeller for a little different sound sucking air when drain completed.
  5. C

    What did you think of the F&P style whirlpool washers

    they had wash water recirculation/spray-my VMW Bravos does not.Two PM wet rotor pumps underneath,bigger one for recirc.I was finding a lot of these at the dump around 2018-19,would take the BLDC pancake motor off each one i found(to repurpose for other uses) very easy to take off these motors.I...
  6. C

    18"Danby DW

    Subject washer is a... ...model DDW1801MWP- could not tell if this is still offered,but there is one that is close.
  7. C

    Seven-Segment LED, colors that seem to be in and out of fashion

    GM yellow/amber/orange LED display. shade seems to vary some on those,some getting close to a proper orange,but starting amber at the chip for sure.Certain early 1980s Pontiac radios had red LED display and i have noticed HP logo on these GM Delco displays.Noticed true orange LED diodes about...
  8. C

    Seven-Segment LED, colors that seem to be in and out of fashion

    yes. that is from about 1979-blue VFD :)
  9. C

    Seven-Segment LED, colors that seem to be in and out of fashion

    LED colors You missed yellow/amber :) first came red,starting around 1968 for certain aerospace and commercial uses and then consumer products about 1975. pale green LEDs started about 1975 i think,consumer products a couple years later. yellow/amber around mid 1970s orange seems to be rare,but...
  10. C

    18"Danby DW

    Hate to brag up imports... ...but this Danby is a great little dishwasher :)
  11. C

    Got in multiple washing machines today

    suspension rods bad. what goes wrong with these rods?
  12. C

    My Whirlpool dishwasher

    Dishwasher fires I just got done watching videos of dishwashers that had arcing or fire incidents and was suprized to see some well respected brands involved...Looked like these all were caused by "arc fault" short in the door when water got into line powered connections or PC boards...An AFCI...
  13. C

    Raytheon Speed Queen tub seal

    My 3 marathon SQs,1982 and 2x 1984, have taller agitator shaft with 6-sided conical drive block at top,so subject washer may be more mid-80s.Console style is very similar to my earlier machines.That agitator drive is similar to 1990s design GEs
  14. C

    Input/Thoughts appreciated

    probably all early 1950s all of that is cool as hell :)
  15. C

    Fridgemore problem

    Probably a bad fan motor if it is of the ECM electronic type.
  16. C

    What contributed to the end of Mayag?

    The Neptune...(is a great machine) In my experience at least the Neptune is a great washer-with a couple nits... I bought mine,a'98 3000,in need of repair about 2009:had classic wax motor/blown control board problem.This problem was heat pellet of wax motor getting damp it it's position right...
  17. C

    Frigidaire Agi Tub Washer Laundry Center

    the Westinghouse and GE motors could be varible on how well or long they ran-besides the bad motor(may have gotten it it;s upper bushing) in the '75 westy,have a '77 MT dryer with one and just motor from a 1980 3-belt: motor from that 3-belt runs really nice.Some square GEs run good,others do...
  18. C

    Frigidaire Agi Tub Washer Laundry Center

    cool. -wish i could reach into that photo and grab that motor to stick in my '75 westinghouse that has bad motor-upper bushing shot.That pump started on the westy washers around 1973 or 4-before that pump was a dual section black bakelite turbine pump.In that white pump is impeller with 6...
  19. C

    When did GE start to go bad?

    off subject.but... ...good washer listening is my '82 Speed Queen "Marathon":No-nonsense-water of whatever temp you set flows right in and agitation that sounds like a couple bearded woodsmen sawing a log with one of those double handle saws begins:steel clutch belt idler rattles a little,motor...
  20. C

    Frigidaire Agi Tub Washer Laundry Center

    Thanks for that link... ...now i see how the"sycro-swing" mechanism works-back in '83 only had about a 30 sec.look because there was a front-end loader busy pushing debris into the burial pit and this washer went in a couple min after i left it-this one had an unusual design Delco motor that...
Back
Top