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I never use pacs because I like to dose less to avoid etching and dulled dishes. And I have a water softener so I need to dose less than pacs. Cascade powder started etching and clouding my glasses so I switched to Finish powder and it was fabulous. But my box is getting old so it isn’t...

What is involved in replacing SQ FL struts? My machine, 5 or 6 years old, has a very loud strut in need of replacement. I believe this problem is my fault, and that I caused it by under loading the machine with loads of heavier items when it was new. I’ve been putting off repair due to COVID...

When I was growing up, my family always filled both dishwasher detergent cups, and as time went by our dishes faded until all colors were gone and then they became so dull that using eating utensils was like scratching your fingernails on a blackboard. Ugh!!! I simply cannot stand dulled...

not become a mainstream design? Seems like such a perfect idea to have the oven at eye level. My hypotheses for failure of the design concept are: People didn’t like the oven heat in their face when cooking The stovetop would get damaged if food was dropped from the oven Personal injuries...

not become a mainstream design? Seems like such a perfect idea to have the oven at eye level. My hypotheses for failure of the design concept are: People didn’t like the oven heat in their face when cooking The stovetop would get damaged if food was dropped from the oven Personal injuries...

Adjusted for inflation, per Dollar Times.com, the value today of the weekly installment payments of $6.20 is $56.86. Per week! Those were expensive machines in the day. And of course, all automatic washers were super expensive back then.

My 25 or so year old Newton IA Maytag top freezer refrigerator is making a fairly frequent single click noise I’ve never heard before, on the left side right in front. Sounds like some kind of relay is cycling on and off? And the ice maker stopped working too. Ice in the ice maker itself was...

Noticed the water softener running this morning. Called Culligan. They advised to close the bypass valve. That stopped the water from running. However, they are not coming out for service until the Wednesday after this. Meanwhile no soft water. Last time I needed service years ago, they...

Three years ago I bought a top of the line Maytag dishwasher. I came home and water was leaking in the basement. I figured out the culprit was the dishwasher. It was full of water and overflowing. Water was dripping slowly out of the fill outlet inside. What a bummer. Hopefully it’s just...

Anybody?

I tried Persil discs. As I expected, just one made a bad oversuds in the FL given my softened water. I knew the new Tide powder uses simethicone to control suds, so I took some simethicone liquid for babies, diluted an eye dropper of it in a cup of water, and poured it in the detergent tray...

Just bought a new box. My old box was 4+ years old. It lasted forever because any more than a teaspoon or two caused an oversuds. The new box is so different! They must have changed the formula. The scent is barely noticeable. And I can use a tablespoon or two without getting an oversuds...

In what years did they manufacture the Power Surge vs the model with an agitator that used vacuum to squeeze water out of clothes instead of spinning?

Googled it. Hit a 1966 newspaper ad for it, price $399.95. Per the online inflation calculator, in today’s dollars that was a $3000.00 machine. Imagine that!! Do any club members have one? If so, photos, stories about how found, and comments please!

Over the years I’ve noticed some have a straight vane agitator while others have the ramped one. Why? Was the straight vane for the Mini Basket models?

Surely that machine ranks way high on the list of most-coveted machines. Does anybody in the club have one? If so, please post pictures! Those two are looking at each other rather flirtatiously. Come see .....a box of Tide? Interesting challenge to segue from that to other subjects.

Does anybody have a diagram and an explanation of how the solid tub SQ motor transfers power to the fluid drive and in turn to the tranny and pump without any belts? When I look at that design, it’s a total mystery to me.

Schnucks put it all on clearance and at Dierbergs the shelves indicate Power Pearls are being discontinued in the store...

My Speed Queen front loader, not quite a year old, has gotten to the point that it walks during virtually every load. When new, it only did so with a full load of towels, and even then not every time. The walking occurs when the tub swings back and forth to balance the balancing balls, and it...

What do people think about it re cleaning ability, stain removal, rinsing, keeping white laundry white, color preservation, and scent?