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My parents had this one until replacing it with a KA about fifteen years ago. Cleaning action was satisfactory to good, nothing special.

Today's picture of the day depicts what is probably a 1970s iteration of a GE washer with mini-wash basket. The close up of the control does not show a switch for the mini-wash. Did the user simply set water level to minimum, and the washer did the rest? One sees mini-wash in ads going back to...

Gaffers & Sattler was a SoCal-based high end brand. A member of our (Episcopal) parish, now deceased, had a maiden name of Sattler and grew up in Santa Ana, California.She lived on an estate in the hills above Santa Ana. Not sure if you could buy one in a store or whether they catered mainly to...

Ja wohl...aber nur in Deutschland No Aldis yet in my area---possibly because Aldi Nord-owned Trader Joe's has reached saturation in my area. I wonder if Aldi Süd---which operates Aldi-branded stores in USA---has a non-compete agreement with Aldi Nord??

none!! My elementary school was built in 1914, with later additions from 1938 and 1951. No intercoms. Middle school was built 1941-42, with an addition in 1946. No intercom. High school built 1925, with 1938, 1953, and 1958 additions. No intercom. When JFK was assassinated, the principal and...

I have a 2001 Bosch 300 series (entry level) which has never had any repair or service. Several years ago, phosphates were removed from US DW products such as Finish: several (but not all) states banned phosphates, and manufacturers removed all phosphates nationwide to be in compliance in all 50...

The presence of clocks on both units makes me wonder if the machines had delay wash and/or delay dry features. Sort of reminds me of todays FL pedestals, except they are above the washer. Controls up front and raised, as in today's FLs.

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my 60 Series Electrolux gas dryer---purchased three years ago---has given nothing but exemplary service. Large enough for king comforters, too.

RCA was one of the TOL brands for color television in the 1960s. RCA introduced the first mass-marketed color home tv sets in c. 1954, using a broadcast format that could also be received by the millions of black and white sets then in existence. CBS had a rival color format that was not...

I have a relative with a second hand Miele washer with bearings going out. I wonder if a Bosch 800 might be an affordable replacement. On US models, is it cold water line fill, or does it use both hot and cold water lines? 220V or 110V (the relative has a 220V connection because of the existing...

Definitely prefer gas cooktops. Fast to heat up, instant response up or down (not counting retained heat of the grates). My present range is a Fridigidaire with Speed Bake (simple convection fan, no third heating element) from 2001. The current model has somewhat higher output burners (14 or 16K...

Thanks for the tips. Will give them a try.

I have a 2004 Frigidaire with ice maker. About eight years ago, I had to replace the solenoid intake valve, otherwise flawless performance. I changed the water filter in mid-May, then began to have problems with the ice maker. Now the cubes come out stuck together, with a small bridge of ice...

Our local Costco used to have them, but they were removed during an expansion/renovation several years ago. Customers had trouble using them (admittedly, they weren't very user friendly) and supposedly there was an increased incidence of theft (items thrown in without being scanned). I never...

IIRC, the large Miele series also had a gas dryer option. I believe the washer ran on 110V, so one could operate the washer and gas dryer with just a 110V outlet and a gas pipe. This was a selling point, since with most Miele and Bosch one needed a 220V plug. The 4800 series featured US-style...

2001 Frigidaire gas range I have the entry-level convection model (then called Speed Bake: fan, but no third heating element) from 2001. I had to recalibrate the oven temperature control once in 16 years, otherwise no repairs. Cooks nice and evenly: can bake four pies at once. Grates now have a...

yes, the sides were raised and flush or almost flush to the countertop. And the cooktop was about two inches below counter height.

Was not interested in appliances until becoming a homeowner early 30s. One thing I always noticed from trips to Europe was that clothes washed there (typically, in my friends' mothers' front loaders) always felt cleaner than clothing washed here in top loaders. I followed the re-emergence of US...