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Jet cone These were very hard on bib overall no matter how you loaded them. The wire hook would be bend out of anything recognizable over 50 percent of the time. It didn't matter if you fastened then, put them in the pockets, or put them down the leg they would be mangled. They were also hard...

The washer worked fine last week. Went to use it tonight and it would not agitate but spun out fine. Took front off and pulled motor snug and it tried to agitate but struggled and motor would quit, if I let off the motor it would would run and ride up the belt. I am afraid transmission issues...

Westinghouse toploader The first Westinghouse top loaders were actually Easy top loaders that Westinghouse bought and rebadged. They did it because the sales department said they were losing front loader sales to top loaders which it seemed people liked because they were easier to load and were...

Ironing I don't thing she is suppose to be ironing. She is just looking to buy the set that best matches her space needs. This shows off the under counter set with a ironing board cabinet install next to it. She has her purse because she is out shopping. Jeb

Kenmore dishwasher This is the model that was installed in my parents kitchen in 1978. It was used hard (at LEAST one load a day),loaded poorly by 4 people in a hurry, nothing pre washed (barely scraped),pots and pans in most loads, on well water, with inexpensive detergent, and usually just...

stacking westinghouse I have a set in Mansfield Ohio like the ones in the picture. They are not matching (one is pink the other is aqua) but they are stacked and hooked up and working. If you want to see them in person or maybe rent them message me. Jeff

Last weekend went to a local fall festival and took our vintage washer display (all gas engine powered). Lots of people (2000+) and lots of interest. The men were interested in the power supply and the women we interested in the machines and the work involve in doing laundry. Everyone remembers...

wringer / spinners as an addition to Launderess's post, You did not have to wait for electricity. Most major manufactures introduced washers with gasoline engines by the 1920's. These were advertised as "farm Washers" because a lot of farms still did not have electricity yet. The ads stated...

frost free I have a 1954 Westinghouse "frost Free" I got off G list a few years ago for $300.00 dollars. I brought it home, plugged it in and it has been working ever since. I do have to defrost about once a year. I found an extra seal ( self stick weather stripping ) just inside the original...

plungers I believe these had 2 plungers and you had to manually lift them out and step on a pedal that would raise the basket up out of the wash water to spin

water fill cloth This cloth was just a filter for incoming water. The idea was you could get a cleaner, whiter wash by removing "impurities" in the water. If you were using well water maybe but I think it was more gimmick than anything ( like their lint filter on the agitator). Any piece of...

Easy Looks as if the wringer is missing.

warm rinse If you have throw rugs with rubber backing warm rinse will help keep the backing from flaking off. Going from hot/warm wash to a cold rinse causes the backing to contract then spin causes it flake off. My mother was the queen of throw rugs- we had them all over, as long as she rinsed...

Water in door This feature was to sprinkle clothes to be ironed. You filled the door, put in dry clean clothes , set the timer on Air only then shut the door and hit start. If you waited too long to hit start , you got a very wet spot because the water started sprinkling (really just a stream...

water shut off. Hello Jerry. I had the same trouble with an older Westinghouse water value. I took it out of the machine, filled it with PB Blaster and let it set overnight, then made an electric cord with wire connectors on it and hooked it to the valve. I plugged it into a surge protector and...

meat loaf We always used rolled oats instead of bread crumbs. They make a "smoother" meatloaf, are easy to use, and you can't really taste the differents. Jeff

Westinghouse had an automatic front loader introduced just before WW2 but stopped production during the war (1942-1946). They completely redesign the washer and reintroduced it after the war but did not want to be responsible for parts for the first design so they offer a replacement washer for...

crock pot If you use cooking spray it will be much easier to clean, especially around the top of the food where it gets really baked on.

spray foam I had it done to my late 50's ranch several years ago. I HIGHLY recommend it. It cut down on drafts, noise, and heating bill ! I am on a slab and it made the floors warmer too !! In the dead of winter I could never walk in my bare feet in the kitchen or laundry before insulation or...

pump Yes you will need to take the pump out. You will also need to unhook the cables that control the flappers in the pump. It can be done but it's not easy. Then you have to reattach everything, which I think is harder. Someone else might know a better way but I did everything from the bottom...