Okay Everybody here is the Virgin Wash
I taped the virgin wash yesterday.
This whole restoration began on Nov 25, 2013 and it finally has come to full operation after 7 months. Combos are complex machines, and they take patience and persistence to get back on their feet. Especially after 59 years leaving the factory floor.
It can be a frustrating experience but I wanted the club to see an complete restoration from start to finish and this machine gave a lot of kick back so that you got to see every system completely disassembled and rebuilt from the ground up.
Some interesting differences to this unique machine that set it apart from all later GE Combinations-
First it has a transmission not 3 belts, this makes for a quieter machine overall.
It has a separate pump motor engaged from the timer.
Like the 1956 it has a scissors balance mechanism.
Unlike all other Combinations, this machine has 3 baffles in its tub, not 4 not 6.
It tumbles & spins counterclockwise only - sorry Chuck!
It has 5 Rinses and I discovered yesterday that the first rinse is really a fill/drain. The machine fills and as soon as the water level switch is satisfied the drain motor comes right on. All the other 4 rinses actually tumble for a minute or two.
The 5th rinse is a hot water rinse, I'm guessing to reheat the clothes for the Broil-A-Dry cycle to follow.
The machine has a Rinse period then followed by a Spin period marked in "Danger - Will Robinson Red". So there are no spins between rinses. The spin is divided into two periods, one long spin with a minute tumble then back to spin to the dry cycle.
The dry cycle works on one set point marked by a small moon & bar symbol on the dial. The machine sits there drying until a predetermined set point is reached then the thermostat engages the timer motor again and the machine progresses to cycle end.
This load took a little over 50 minutes to dry.
Enjoy and thanks for tuning in these past 5 months!
