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I’m visiting my parents and they have a Maytag dishwasher they bought in the mid 1990s, if I recall correctly. It has been fantastic and the best dishwasher I’ve ever lived with. I love the rack design, its speed, and thoroughness, but it’s having an issue I cannot figure out. This is a real...

I'm trying to help a friend with a Whirlpool 27" dryer from the later 1990s. It's the one with 4 rollers and the lint filter below the door. The dryer keeps overheating and blowing the high limit thermal fuse on the side of the heating element. I've replaced the high limit thermostat & fuse...

A friend of mine has about a 1941 monster of a double door GE refrigerator, and I think it weighs around 700 pounds (he has affectionately named his fridge "Bertha"). At some point in the last 30 years, the compressor was replaced (by a previous owner). The compressor is an Embraco FF10HBK...

I have a 1 horsepower Waste King L-8000 garbage disposal made by Anaheim that is unused. It was given to me by someone who took it apart to swap the electric cord for a hard-wire connection, didn't know what they were doing, and lost the carbon brushes and springs. Part numbers do exist, but...

I’m helping out a friend with a Westinghouse D6-M. The heating element failed We pulled it out and have visual confirmation of the break. Of course, parts are NLA. Can we re-string this with a re-string kit for a GE dryer, part numbat WE11X10007? This is the kit to restring the WE11M23...

I'm refurbishing a 2005 Kenmore 80 Series Direct Drive to give to a friend with a large family. Unfortunately, someone cut the wiring harness when the lid switch broke and taped the wires together. I need to fix this because my friend has several small children and he doesn't want any of them...

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, but this is worth it. My parents bought a Chinese made GE Adora front loading washer and dryer set in 2006. The washer has been a disappointment since the day it was delivered. It’s cycle times ranged from very long to “You have GOT to be kidding me!” The...

I'm sorry for not posting recently. My life has sort of exploded and I've just been dealing with too much stuff. One of my friends has an early SQ perf tub coin-op washer that is giving trouble. It's early enough that it has a belt driven pump. He's pretty much taken this washer apart and...

I'm beginning to read up on 3D printing as a potential means to replicate parts. The technology is evolving rapidly and can be used to make items out of materials other than just plastic. A few years ago, one of our members seriously looked into having Westinghouse Slant-Front door boots...

This kitchen is up for grabs in Cincinnati. I am posting here because of its design and not because it is a formal sale. The ranges are identical. They are Sears Kenmores, but they are gas with self-cleaning ovens. I don't know when the first gas self-cleaners showed up, but these are the...

Someone I know here in Cincinnati is selling what appears to be a pre WWII GE double-door refrigerator. It looks like my 1939 SO2 unit, but bigger and in good condition. In fact, it's still in use. It's set into an alcove in its kitchen. The owner doesn't know how much it's worth, but is...

Some friends of mine in Durham, NC are looking at a house in Durham, NC and came across this thing. What on earth is it? The house is supposed to date from 1940, but I have no idea if that is accurate. Dave

I took up Lorainfurniture's offer regarding new Speed Queens, sort of. I bought a washer from him, but not one off of his showroom floor. I bought the very last Imperial available from his distributor. This is. The fancy TOL model with the stainless steel cabinet which was discontinued a few...

An antique shop near me has a Norge wringer that looks to be NOS or very low mileage. It's in Bellevue, KY right across the river from Cincinnati, OH. The price is any reasonable offer over $100, but the owner would give a discount for cash. I can pick up and store if needed. Dave

I am curious to learn more about Speed Queen's front loaders and how they have changed in recent years. There was a TOL model called the Imperial a few years ago. It has a stainless steel cabinet, and a row of knobs across the top front. It has a 300 G-Force spin at 1,000 RPM. The new...

I've been dealing with a bit of rust-through in outer tubs lately and I'd like to know how best to address it. I've got a TOL 1983 GE Filter Flo mentioned in another thread with a pencil-eraser-sized rust hole in the sump area of the outer tub. It is not near any hose connections. My other...

I recently acquired an odd GE Filter Flo that is in decent cosmetic shape. It's a higher-end model and it lacks wash and rinse temp selection, instead it's all controlled by the cycle selection buttons on the left. I shall post pics after I get home from work. It looks like a larger capacity...

This thread is an offshoot of Rollermatic's thread on his appliances available to new homes. There are pictures of Mike Dishwashercrazy using an Escalera Staircat to load appliances into his truck. I also have a Staircat and have created this thread to elaborate on its virtues. An Escalera...

Well, I inherited a rather nice find from my grandmother. A modular Cresco "wall unit" in teak! I am curious to know more about it. From the research I've done, I've found the designer was Finn Juhl. He designed it for France & Son. I believe mine dates to the mid to late 1960s. I am...

I was sent this link at work. I know nothing about it, aside from it is very expensive. What is this thing, how old is it, and who made it? No, I am not buying it. Dave...