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And does anyone want to buy one? I got my parents a stainless GE over-the-range microwave to match the rest of their kitchen (my mother was ecstatic, it's the first time she's had matching appliances since they were all avocado!) so their white Maytag Over-the-range is now after a new home. It's...

So as I plan on putting propper cabinets in my appartment, I have an idea of putting in a nice little 18" dishwasher and a hopefully matching trash compactor, on either side of the cabinet with the sink in it... Will I have any luck finding an 18" dishwasher from the 70s or 80s? Will a vintage...

So the other day, now that it hasn't been running 24/7 to keep my appartment cool, I took the front off my Fedders A chassis Air Con to clean the filter. The filter that was in it when I got it off Craigslist was a rather less than satisfactory piece of green foam stuff that didn't seem to...

So the other day I bought a nice slab of Temperfoam to throw on top of my mattress, and took the opportunity to throw the pillow top and a couple pillows in the wash. One of the pillows has some nasty, icky sweat stains on it -it's pretty much the color of the background of these boards! I...

Offering for sale or trade (make me an offer on either account!) one in-box Dazey "Natural Wonder" hair dryer. This unreasonably creepy piece of machinery once belonged to my grandmother. It used to scare the shit out of me as a child and to this day I harbour no love for it, but part of me...

This Waring Nova I in a ...love..ly(?) shade of avocado used to belong to my grandmother. Here it is doing what it does best (and still very well after all these years!)

Because today I got my dream machine. Tomorrow you might get yours. The build quality is amazing. The rubber is still supple, there are no squeaks, and it is phenomenally quiet. I see why these are so popular in Florida -it seems to extract moisture very well. The air stream is very quiet and...

RIGHT NOW at 140 Pollard St. in N. Billerica MA, and TODAY ONLY there is an estate sale. I JUST came from it not ten minutes ago and there was an old Amana microwave (not branded as a Radarange on the front, curiously), and an old (I'd guess 70s vintage) Kitchen-aid by Hobart Automatic...

Another new motor and a cold control later, the Coldspot A/C is working like a champ! It keeps the entier appartment at 68° while it's over 100° outside! Ah, the wonders of vintage appliances.

OK all you happy people out there in appliance-land, I've got a question for you. The ice cube trays I have now suck. They heave the ice cubes on the floor when I break them appart, and it's a royal pain to get the ice cubes out. I drink a lot of drinks and like lots of ice in my drinks, so...

Check out what I saw on ebay... I didn't even know they made A/C units. Someone should snap this up. http://cgi.ebay.com/NORGE-Window-AIR-CONDITIONER-11-000-BTU-Chicago-Burbs_W0QQitemZ150140467831QQihZ005QQcategoryZ79625QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Just curious, how wide is it? I have a space one might fit into and my current refridgerator is a tiny affair that is wanting, and such a fridge might just solve my problems. Also, are they direct-wire or do they have a plug?

This was found new-in-box among the possessions of my late grandparents. How could I pass it up? It hangs proudly on my wall... like I'll ever carve a roast! Great piece, though. I'm sure I'll have an excuse to try it some day.

Well I got a new motor for the Coldspot A/C, but all is not well. It installed OK, (not an easy process), but now the unit runs strangely. The motor seems to change speed of its own accord and after about 15-20 minutes, it shuts down. Initially I thought this was overheating due to blocking the...

Since probably in the next couple days I am going to overhaul the Coldspot including a complete cleaning, I'm curious about something I've heard: that you can pressure-wash Air Conditioner coils and that this, since it thuroughly remove debris, improves the effectiveness of the unit. Is it safe...

Here it is, in all its back-breaking glory. The fan is currently very weak (usually won't kick over and if hand-started will run very, very slowly (seemingly a couple hundred RPM), keeping it from doing useful work. It sure is pretty, though!

Well I just got my Sears AC and the fan was VERY weak at first and now seems to have conked out entirely. The compressor will kick over (without so much as dimming the lamps) and make VERY cold air; but the fan won't turn quickly. I got it to run weakly by giving it a kick-start with a pencil...

Here's a bit of a question... Is it better for the Air Con unit to leave it in the window out of season or store it? I've always been a "leave it alone" sort of guy, especially since the last time it mattered the A/C was rather inacessible, but now seing as I'm about to acquire a vintage unit...

Here you go. It works a treat but it's beat. Has no turntable but a stainless liner, and weights something like 73,000,000 pounds. It's in my basement now as I have no space for it and it's positively filthy inside, in addition to the obvious physical damage. Once I get a better kitchen cabinet...

This fridge, which went to meet its maker some time early this year, served my parents faithfully for almost 30 years. Sadly it was done in by a simple door seal, and even though replacements are available, my mother elected to replace it with a new fridge. I took these photographs because I do...