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Well This is taking a risk to you and the machine..but I once got a chair and stepped into the tub and did sort of a hula dance to break it free. It’s certainly not advisable to do this especially if ur a heavy guy. And if ur not.. u got to be careful not to fall out when it breaks free. I...

Brad I can try to answer your questions but I doubt it will change your disgust of the process. LOL Yes your clothes would be cleaned with everyone else’s! Loads are separated sort of the same way you’d separate laundry loads (but not exactly) one would not clean a white wedding dress with a...

Found the photo Of dry cleaning machine I worked with the longest. Sorry she was old when I got there! Also what looks to be a patent drawing of something similar.

As a side note In the other thread I mentioned air/steam gun vacuum on spotting board, spotting brushes and spotting bone. That was not a type o. We called it a spotting bone. This will offend some..but it was actually and piece of polished ivory.

There was a old term in dry cleaning that some referred to as “slop spotting” It was before my time. From what I was told, it was a method of mixing perc and some other VOC and NVDS in a small bowl, then dipping a spotting brush into the bowl and applying to certain stains. The dry cleaning...

Dose this count as built in? House is 1935 Refrigerator is 1935, so I guess they were thinking along those lines back then? Love my old G.E

Hi Brad If your interested..click over to the Imperial side and look for the past thread titled “Westinghouse coin operated dry cleaning machine” There you’l find some explanation of the process. Laundress is correct that there are solvent soluble stains and water soluble stains. I’m not...

If it has sentimental value to you Play it safe and pay to have it dry cleaned. What do u mean “off color” do u mean it’s sun faded?

If you google Barbicide you find jars that fit the description

Thanks for posting Robert Thats impressive for self service machine. Looking at diagram and reading above..it’s makes more sense to me. However that trap (86) is something that needs daily cleaning by someone who would have known how to service it. Those clog up quickly and can cause the...

Solvent should never look brown! That means solvent is dirty or filters are full. And existing solvent needs to be filtered or cooked off. Cooking off solvent (perc) is a process, and depending on the set up is somewhat dangerous as heated perc can become a poisonous gas. It’s bad enough to...

I’ve never seen a coin op dry cleaning machine I entered the dry cleaning industry at a time here in Calif when the state required a licensed operator to be on premises during times cleaning machine was operating. In order to obtain a license there was a written and practical exam conducted...

Greg It may be helpful if u post pics of what you’re seeing. More eyes on it.. so to speak.

Wow I’ll be looking forward for updates. Very nice find.

Hi guys Got back to this dyer today, and took more time to test further with multimeter and found no continuity at timer. Specifically A B & C terminals. In an attempt to save $ and since timer showed to be bad anyway.. I took the timer apart and cleaned contacts, re assembled and tested. I...

This recipe has hung on the one beams in the basement of my house..I’m guess over 80 years..based on my knowledge of the history. Over the years, I’ve watched the paper slowly deteriorate. I’ve thought about cutting the recipe in half and trying it out. Thought I’d share it here.

Thank you Melvin This confused the hell out of me! I had continuity on the heater box as well as the high limit fuse..although I did not remove the wires to test.. I just made contact with my probs. (Old analog multimeter) I ran the dryer and had heat, then turned it off and checked another...

A friend asked me to look at her dryer that is turning but stooped heating. Flipped breaker a couple of times and it seems o.K. I tested the receptacle and git 220 Unplugged and removed back cover the fuse tested bad but I’m confused..isn’t this suppose to have wire connectors attached??

Don’t know if this relates to a Singer featherweight But I decided to look into the two wooden boxes that have sat in the drawers of my old singer. I dont see anything that looks like a zig zag attachment..I have a button hole attachment (not shown) But all the rest of this looks like...

Christopher Hopefully David or Jon sees this and can answer ur questions and give possible diagnosis