Combo Thread!

[easyspindry]

Here's our Splendede . . .

2000 washer/dryer in our camper. It's 11 years old and has done its job flawlessly all that time. It runs on 120 volts. Spins at something like 1400 rpm.

Currently we are in the camper out of town. But as soon as we get home, I want to include a picture of my Duomatic.

Very interesting thread. I've thoroughly enjoyed it.

Jerry Gay

 

[revvinkevin]

A teaser shot... almost

 

 

Just a quick preview shot.... stay tuned to "imperial"!   More coming soon!

 

[lebron]

^^GE Combo

That control panel looks absolutely amazing! Cant wait for the thread

 

[ricky5050]

Hi Revin Kevin and Sharples

Hi there do you guys have any more photos of your philco duos ie control panel shots or of the dispensers, and insides, they look similar to my uk bendix and i keen to see how they are different.

thanks

Richard

 

[ricky5050]

tv ad for uk combo 1988

heres a ad for a hotpoint washer dryer, this was removed i believe after a child climbed in a dryer and died, although that may be an urban myth (the ad being removed i mean )

Richard

ps check out http://www.youtube.com/user/Hasszanussi he has a fab assortment of tv ads

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

Hi Richard, 

 

This is not my combo (unfortunately) so I can't take any more photos of it (it's across the country).   But here is a closer up of the control panel.  I hope it helps!

Perhaps you can post a photo of inside the dispensers on your Duomatic?   I remember what this duomatic looked like when I lifted the lid, but I didn't take a photo of it.

 

Kevin 

 

[ricky5050]

no dispenser as such

Thanks my duo only has access to a chute for adding soap etc and a dryer filter screen. the automatic dispenser seems a great idea !

in this picture it needed some repair work as there was a plastic tray over the hole but i left it off as moisture was collecting underneath.

thanks again

 

[wireman]

So interesting that the machines were redesigned almost every year! Much like cars of the era, if they did not get a new look then at least a very heavily face-lifted one! Love how many of them have lighted control panels. Those still would come in handy! Thanks everyone for sharing the pics.

Duane

 

[revvinkevin]

Since the "cat is out of the bag"....

 

 

Here is the full shot of my newest acquisition, the '61 GE combo.

 

[Jsneaker]

Graham's "Fruitful" Possession

Graham, I sure do love your 1966(JUST like in my 1966 brochure!)avocado Duomatic!
Is it electric or gas drying? I am not sure about the combos, but the regular two top-line model 1966 Philco dryers have reverse-tumble, and I sure love that feature. It is called "Criss-Cross Drying". I wish I lived closer to you to be able to watch these wonders in action, but I do take I-78 to US 15 when I go to my friends in No. Virginia.

 

[appliguy]

Has anyone seen a Kenmore Combo that looks like this

This scan is from a Sears ad that appeared in the Washington Post on May 14th, 1970. Has anyone ever seen this combo model in person?....PAT COFFEY

 

[tomturbomatic]

Yes. It does not use the roto-spray for washing and rinsing. Because it fills to a higher water level than the machines which used the roto-spray it tangles--a lot. It uses the same water balancing to enable it to spin at 400rpm. As you can see, it does not have the dispensers. The dial to the left allows selection of wash only, wash & dry or wash & air fluff.

 

[appliguy]

Thanks for the info Tom

I think it is a cool looking machine despite its drawbacks....PAT COFFEY

 

[revvinkevin]

A real, actual, NORGE!

I'm sure everyone has seen this one on eBay by now, but for this thread...

Kevin

 

[easyspindry]

Here's my Duomatic . . .

. . . I think it's a 1959. It does exactly what it's supposed to do.

Jerry Gay

 

[easyspindry]

Here's the washer dial

Jerry Gay

 

[easyspindry]

And here's the dryer dial

Jerry Gay

 

[bendixmark]

Kenmore Combo and Bendix Combo

I saw a kenmore combo like that at the Winchester dump in the 80s but couldnt take it because my truck was full.When I was four a neighbor who did my mothers hair had that Bendix in her basement shop and i used to watch it run .One of my best childhood memories...

 

[tomturbomatic]

Jerry, How long does your 27" Philco Duomatic take to dry a load of towels or a mixed cotton load? Thanks.

 

[easyspindry]

I estimate the Bendix . . .

. . . combo takes about an hour to an hour and a half to wash and dry a load. So many times I have put a load in, set the controls, and then forgot about it until hours later.

I can save time by skipping the soak cycle. And, like you have said several times earlier, in cold weather, the dryer does a faster job.

If I happen to be around when it finishes the wash cycle, I take out the clothes and put them through my SpinX. When I do this, it will dry the load in 30 minutes. Without the SpinX, it takes 45 to 50 minutes to dry.

I think this is a 1959 model and am amazed that it works at all. Of course, the diving bell sitting next to it was installed originally in 1944, and it still moves right along with no problem.

Combos are very interesting. Part of the problems that caused their demise was that housewives could not get away from doing a week's worth of laundry in one day -- Monday was wash day and Tuesday was ironing day -- and it would take a combo all day to do the family wash. Now that people do smaller loads more often, they probably would be much better accepted.

Thanks for your inquiry.

Jerry Gay