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A guy at a furniture store washed a load of jeans in an early 1970s vintage solid tub Speed Queen with 60-Year Old Tide Detergent; it was a full cycle. He showed the results and seemed to know what he was talking about. He has a series of related videos, including a "ketchup test" (to gauge the...

Has anyone had any recent experiences with a HEPA filtering device? I bought a Honeywell HEPA device (resembles a circular floor fan) for my wife in 2005. It's been a good one but has seen better days. It cost $180.00. Honeywell doesn't make that model anymore. My wife has done some research...

Just saw this model on the Frigidaire web site: FFTW1001PW (link provided). It has an agitator! The earlier Franklin/WCI based agitator washers disappeared from the Frigidaire web site about a year ago. The new machine is not Energy Star and retails for $599.00. Since it is a new Electrolux...

I'm intrigued by this washer. I don't really know why...could it be the lint filter? Maybe because it's so rare, who knows...Are there any out there? I know Robert has a 1966, and another member has a 1964, but are there any 1958 or '59 models out there?

I have a 2004 BOL GE washer. Recently, I started seeing a brown ring of residue around the top of the tub, about 2 inches high. I have tried wiping off the residue and running a hot water cycle with a cup of bleach, but the residue soon returns. Can anyone tell me what's happening? Can the tub...

I noticed today an article in the Wall Street Journal that Haier has put in a bid for Fisher and Paykel. They already own 20% of the company. They're going for control. Is this good or bad? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444017504577645153689391104.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

The Danby top load agitator washer with a mechanical timer (DWM99W) disappeared from their website some months ago, and I thought it had been replaced by the "electronic model." The DWM99W is back! (Danby now offers both mechanical and electronic-control top-load agitator washers.) Are these...

I cannot explain why I'm so interested in the Western Auto Wizards of 1958/59, but I am. The POD is a 1958. (A bit of trivia: the lint filter is different from the one on the 1959 model in a POD rotation.) What I wonder is if ANY of the 1958/59 models is in existence somewhere. I faintly recall...

I just discovered a new top load agitator washer, a Danby. They dropped the DWM99W a few months ago. The replacement is similar but has electronic controls instead of manual. It has a lint filter, a detergent dispenser drawer and a stainless steel inner tub. (One of our club members has posted...

I'm fascinated by these machines. There's a 1964 on YouTube, but nothing else. Robert put a parts list pdf out a few months ago. I believe there are two machines, a 1966 and a 1964, in our club. Is the Wizard-See-It-Wash DVD from 2005 still available?

I noticed Home Depot now carries the Haier RWT350AW washer. It's an agitator 3 cubic foot top loader. Lowes has carried it since earlier this year, as has Brand Smart. I've noticed a difference in prices: Lowes wants $560.00; Home Depot wants $449.00; Brand smart wants $289.88. It seems to...

Lowes has started carrying the Haier RWT350AW top load agitator washer and the companion dryers, gas and electric. This machine has been out since August 2008, but until recently, I had never seen one; then Brandsmart started carrying them. Now Lowes does too. Are they gaining in popularity...

What are the odds that ANY 1958/59 machines like the POD are still around? (I can find nothing on YouTube...) Is anyone else as intrigued as I am about the old WA Wizards?

A few weeks ago Fisher and Paykel (FP) introduced a new model of their Ecosmart agitator washer. It's bigger (4.2 IEC from 3.7) and now has an Allergy cycle (hot wash and two deep rinses). Lowes added this washer to their website today. (They had previously stocked the earlier version.)...

The Whirlpool Cabrio AGI washing machine disappeared from Whirlpool's website at around Noon today. It looks like it's been discontinued. (The Kenmore Oasis agitator washer dropped off Sear's website a few months ago.) On a contrarily-related note, Fisher & Paykel has come out with a new...