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'tis the season to curl up by the fire and read a good book. Like this one:

Someone I know is in the market for a new dryer. Who is currently making the best new dryers? I think the dryer will be electric, and I think the attitude would be the usual "the cheaper the better." Thanks!

I will be staying in a different home for a few weeks. During my tour, I found out that the place comes equipped with a vintage GE dryer. I took some photos which may interest some here. Again, they may not. Time will tell. Unforunately, I don't know the model--the photo of the ID plate didn't...

In another thread, I posted pictures of the Kenmore 500 washer I'm using. It has a friend--a matching 500 dryer. (Model # on Id plate is bit hard to read, but it's somethinglike 110-6908510w00). I don't use it, since I air dry. Like the washer, it appears to be cosmetically worn, but it does...

A while back, someone around here posted a question about making a "Hackintosh." I found an article mentioning that talks about a new method (not brand new, but I haven't heard of it before) that's said to be more legal than the older methods, since it doesn't involve any hacking of the actual...

A free Speed Queen washer in Bremerton, WA. Is this one old enough to have the overflow rinse? I'm sort of tempted, but I'm not sure how I'd transport it.... http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/hsh/1147141744.html

I've recently been using an older Kenmore belt drive. I've read here complaints about the neutral drain that Whirlpool used vs. the spin drain others used. And I was wondering earlier today, as I watched the Kenmore drain, how much of a difference a spin drain (on another vintage machine, of...

Someone who knows of my interest in vintage washers asked me to help with a problem he's had. Recently, he needed to replace the belt on a old Kenmore washer. (He doesn't know the age--but it's definitely belt drive.) To do so, he tipped the washer on its back or side, and lost transmission oil...

Anyone try Charlie's Soap? Is is good? How does it compare with other "green" detergents? http://www.charliesoap.com/

It seems to me that I read here a comment that refrigerators stop working when the temperature is too low. What is the "magic number" for the minimum temperature? I know someone who is trying to get an older, but not vintage, refrigerator running. I've thinking that part of his problem might...

As things stand, I will get a chance to play with an older Kenmore washer at a place where I'll be staying a few weeks. (I can't remember the model, but I saw it quickly, and I think it's 60s.) The problem is that the washer has been sitting, unused, unloved (poor thing!) for a few years. It...

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It appears I'm going to be able to have my very own washing machine soon, which is exciting! (No where else on the Internet can I say this and not be laughed at!) My hope, of course, is to get one that is the latest, greatest. Appliance quality being what it's become, of course, that means...

Free dishwasher http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/zip/980630043.html

I saw for the first time Ecos laundry detergent in a local store. The price is higher than I gnerally like to pay, but I noticed (on line) some raves. Has anyone around here used it?

This might be of interest to someone here. I can't tell what it is, but it's certainly not a modern break in five months model! http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/zip/921829827.html

A friend has a Frigidaire ("Horizon 2000") that was probably made in the early 90s. She has just acquired another machine from the early 90s, a Kenmore "Series 70." I realize that neither is exactly a dream come true. I've heard the comments here about the WCI Frigidaire that can't turn a...

I started another thread about Kirkland at Costco, because a person had been asking me about it. I gave her a brief summary of the responses so far. It turns out that a major reason for her interest it appears to be a cheap choice. She is feeling the effects of this current lousy economy...

Someone was asking me if it is any good. I've never tried it--I don't have the Costco membership. Any opinions?

I've been wondering how much of a problem there is with dishes breaking in older dishwashers. I remember people in the past refusing to have dishwashers because "they always break dishes." Some of these had had a dishwasher (newest one probably 1970 something). Was there really a problem? Or was...