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Tube Testers Now there's a blast from the past, I remember several grocery stores in my area having them, as well a Rexall drug store. They were as ubiquitous as cigarette machines, carpet cleaning devices one could rent and the pay per ride bucking bronco machines we all begged out Mothers to...

SQ dryers A Facebook group which I USED to belong to had many complaints about SQ dryers, both electric and gas about the auto dryness sensor system. I can see where these complaints were valid, however some members would look for excuses to condemn SQ washers as well, including the TC series...

I'll be needing to remove the wash drums on this 22 year old top loader to gain access to the agitator shaft delrin retainer and need advice as to what parts I should be replacing for the process. While I have the machine apart, are their any other components (such as the brake, motor glides...

Reply# 10 Interesting observation, however I think most consumers will trash the appliance, much like current televisions and the like. However this does beg the question of where appliance repair companies are sourcing their parts in the event of extended warranty repairs, I suspect that they...

Reply# 6 There are several wise entrepreneurs here in Honolulu who regularly scout neighborhoods for discarded old school Maytag and Whirlpool DD washing machines and quicky snatch them up for parts or repair, then resell them for a nifty profit. You know for a fact that most, if not all the...

Reply# 4 Same parts warehouse here in Honolulu, I asked the store manager what washing machine brand do they stock the most parts for, without hesitation he said Whirlpool, with GE coming in second. He went on to say that they stock splutch kits and suspension rods by the hundreds for...

Reply# 6 Indeed, I remember as a kid remembering watching lint and hair "dance" around in our circa '60 GE top loader filter fitted to the top of the agitator, I found it mesmerizing. Is this what many here refer to as GE's "Filter-Flo" design? Alas, the machine suffered multiple...

Never owned a front load machine, however I'm trying to understand why the design would have issues with lint and pet hair filtering that I've never experienced with a top load machine. My crude filtering system consists of a stainless steel "sock" attached to the end of my Speed Queens drain...

Reply# 2 The sole parts dealer is about 1/2 hour away from where I live, if they don't stock the part, it'll usually take about 4-5 days for it to arrive here, with a very reasonable freight charge of $10.95 per order to have it sent to your home, free if it's sent to the store. Trouble is...

My go to penetrants are either Kroil or Corrosion Block, Kroil however does have an odor which permeates just about everything around it. Just like opening a container of Never Seize, suddenly everything in it's vicinity will have the tell-tale silvery appearance on it...lol

With the advent of "disposable" washing machines (Speed Queen excepted), how many appliance parts stores are located in your locale? Talking about a physical location in which you can go to for parts, not online ordering. Here in Honolulu, we've just one outfit, years ago they had several...

I'll soon be working on a LAT2500AAE top loader and was wondering if ordinary vinyl tubing will work for the bleach dispenser hose which terminates on the bottom of the outer wash tub. Presently I don't see any hose clamp at the terminus, am I correct in assuming it's a heat related fit? I...

Mid to late '50's? Thanks for sharing! Judging by the fridge, I place this sometime in '55 or later? The cooking exhaust hood is very impressive!

"fine in the appliance market" Never owned an exploding Samsung top load washer, nor a fridge which requires you to defrost the icemaker weekly have you? How about an LG refrigeration product with their renown "Linear" compressor, a component which has led a class action lawsuit against the...

Reply# 106 I would assume the POS gets pushed to the curb and whatever limited amount of metal it may have gets recycled into a new Hyundai's front fender or a 2" section of 1/2" rebar, it would not be cost effective to replace the plastic drum. Recycling the machine is EXACTLY what the...

Reply# 99 Shown here is the outer tub on my recently refurbished 2018 Speed Queen top loader, while I certainly would not want to eat off it, it's nowheres near as filthy and disgusting as the one shown in the video. The surface dirt was easily removed with Simple Green and Scotch brand green...

Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it Why in the world would I want a machine which uses plastic components for critical functions such as switching between agitate and spin modes? Components which are proven to fail, not to mention the ass backwards design of suspending the outer wash drum...

Whirlpool is the leader Undoubtedly... Case in point: My next door neighbors are several renters who share an Amana POS washing machine of which 1 of the renters said the landlord recently purchased new from Home Depot. The same tenant told me that the machine goes off-balance at the...

stupid crappy models I think most of the fault lies with Federal mandates regarding water and energy usage, hence the atrocious machines most appliance manufacturers have foisted upon the uninformed consumer. However, Alliance Industries cleverly sidestepped these mandates with the TC5 by...

Reply# 3 Sound advice, to be honest with you I never knew there was a blue grade. Logical, given the higher temperature environment the roller bearings are subjected to. Learning new things every day from this forum!