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chetlaham The makers of perforated tub top loaders all (for the most part) had reversing motors and pumps that would only pump water out in one direction. The reason they all mostly would spin drain is because it would have been very complicated to make a machine with a neutral drain that then...

Starching is definitely something that front load washers excel at. In top load machines, the starch tends to stick in spots and clumps because top loaders are not good at getting rid of sediment anyway. Front loaders do not have that issue and will give you streak free starching for even dark...

After reading all the comments on here about these machines, all I can say is amazing......

Yep, these were good working machines for heavy rugs and such. I remember a laundromat that had mostly Westinghouse top loaders and a row of these machines too. It would be interesting to know who actually manufactured this machine. I find it interesting that commercial washers had a reversing...

The machines that were made in the 70's were pretty heavy duty. As time progressed, like everything else so did quality of these washers. The set I had in the 80's was kind of flimsy as far as the cabinet of the machine and many of those had tub seal problems after a short time.

Touchy touchy touchy.....I will try to do better.

To spray rinse in many of the early solid tub machines slowed down the spin and thus put a drag on the motor. With the GE solid tub machine, it recirculated the water already, so to overflow rinse it would not have been able to pump out the water until it went into spin.

You take things WAY too seriously. Besides, there was a reason that consumer reports pretty much condemned these machines. Having had several throughout the past, I certainly understand why.

Sorry, I forget how delicate some folks are.....

No because to start a solid tub Frigidaire washer, you pushed the timer knob in, not pull out.

Which goes to show, if shit's what you're raised on, shit's what you crave.

Well, my e brake works by placing your left foot on it and pressing down.

Foca I love the smell of it, but with an HE machine it is difficult to use. Worked well in my Maytag top loader.

I actually liked these dryers and washers. Just that they did have a problem with lint and lint build up. Especially if there was ANY kind of restriction in the ducting. I could keep one going just fine and they were the biggest dryers made at the time. The only other that might rival them...

By the time it became WhiteWestinghouse they had cheapened these units to the point of them being unreliable and they broke down easily. If one knew the pitfalls of these machines, they could usually be easily fixed, but if you did not, they could be a real problem. All of the problems listed...

The Montgomery Wards Signature washers and dryers made by Norge were large capacity, somewhat noisy machines that washed, rinsed and spun clothes quite well. They were one of the best for getting really grimy things clean, but promoted a lot of lint doing it. Norge washers of this type had a...

As I said before, it truly makes a great deal of sense that neutral drain is preferable to spin drain machines. The only reason other washing machines did not have a neutral drain is because they were incapable of doing so with the pumps they used. It would have only been possible if someone...

Interesting, since the second one was within a few miles of me.

johnrk Actually back in the day, speed queen used to give you a lifetime warranty on the stainless steel tub on the washer. Wasn't much good, considering that wasn't what failed when problems arose. It also did not include the pot metal insert in the middle of the tub which housed the agitator...

johnrk It isn't really that difficult in most cases to replace the lid on a washer with a plexiglas one. I have done that before on more than one machine. I have never attempted on a speed queen machine.