norgeway
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I had to save it from being a new car!!!!Ok Guys How old is it...Model No.J 402X1WH Serial No...RXK 5549
DIRTY GE Pictures..
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norgeway
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Im Sure...
It will take me at least a day to clean it up, but the oven is not bad...just under the units!!YUCK!!!
It will take me at least a day to clean it up, but the oven is not bad...just under the units!!YUCK!!!
norgeway
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If you wonder where it is!
Much to Donalds dismay...its setting on the front poarch!!LOL...Where it will remain until I SCRUB it down, Im going to remove the top and clean under it properly,,,many boilovers have left their mark!!!the oven isnt bad.
Much to Donalds dismay...its setting on the front poarch!!LOL...Where it will remain until I SCRUB it down, Im going to remove the top and clean under it properly,,,many boilovers have left their mark!!!the oven isnt bad.
Here is a pic from a 1964 brochure of the J425Y. I'm guessing this one is either a 63 or a 65 since they are so similar.
norgeway
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Thanks!!
It has to be close...Im guessing 65 because the oven knobs are not the old 50s style, but rather like the later ones/
It has to be close...Im guessing 65 because the oven knobs are not the old 50s style, but rather like the later ones/
Bet that
will clean up beautifully.
will clean up beautifully.
norgeway
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Actually...
Its not bad except under the units...and that while messy, is no problem..
Its not bad except under the units...and that while messy, is no problem..
1963
Hans,
Nice range. According to a table originally posted by Ken (bajaespuma) this range is a 1963, based on the "X" in the model number (J402X1WH). See Ken's original post as reply #5 in this thread:
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?51938
For some reason, GE's date code "cheat sheet" often does not work for appliances built in the 1960s -- but Ken's table seems to work!
Dean
Hans,
Nice range. According to a table originally posted by Ken (bajaespuma) this range is a 1963, based on the "X" in the model number (J402X1WH). See Ken's original post as reply #5 in this thread:
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?51938
For some reason, GE's date code "cheat sheet" often does not work for appliances built in the 1960s -- but Ken's table seems to work!
Dean
danemodsandy
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As You Clean:
You will be learning the answer to a question I've had for a while:
Did these "budget" units have Tilt-Lock burner elements?
In case you're not familiar with Tilt-Lock, it means that you don't have to hold the burner elements up while cleaning under them. You pull upward on one side of the element, and it tilts upward and locks into place. When you're done, they just snap back down into place.
My J 370 has Tilt-Lock, but it's an upper-MOL range, only one model down from the TOL J 757. I don't know if GE bothered with Tilt-Lock on the BOL ranges.
P.S.: My guess on the year would be '63. And I have a question: Was this a purchase or road kill? Curbside finds are the best!
You will be learning the answer to a question I've had for a while:
Did these "budget" units have Tilt-Lock burner elements?
In case you're not familiar with Tilt-Lock, it means that you don't have to hold the burner elements up while cleaning under them. You pull upward on one side of the element, and it tilts upward and locks into place. When you're done, they just snap back down into place.
My J 370 has Tilt-Lock, but it's an upper-MOL range, only one model down from the TOL J 757. I don't know if GE bothered with Tilt-Lock on the BOL ranges.
P.S.: My guess on the year would be '63. And I have a question: Was this a purchase or road kill? Curbside finds are the best!
norgeway
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No...
It was on Craigslist....For 30.00! A young girl had bought an older ladys house and there it was...she said she couldnt see trashing it, so she listed it....I figured at that price I couldnt go wrong if for nothing else ,the units and switches...but after looking it over, its in better shape than I thought...I always liked the style of these , I had a great uncle that had one, and another Aunt that had one of these, I think this style is probably the most popular single range style ever made, as they made it forever in various configurations.
It was on Craigslist....For 30.00! A young girl had bought an older ladys house and there it was...she said she couldnt see trashing it, so she listed it....I figured at that price I couldnt go wrong if for nothing else ,the units and switches...but after looking it over, its in better shape than I thought...I always liked the style of these , I had a great uncle that had one, and another Aunt that had one of these, I think this style is probably the most popular single range style ever made, as they made it forever in various configurations.
I guess the young girl who bought the house couldnt see herself using this range either?
Sad that so many people dont realize the quality and dependability that were built into appliances years ago. And who think that old means junk and new means years of trouble free service when we see the opposite is true in many, many cases today.
Case in point: I have a co-worker who has a Jenn Air refrigerator. Impressive looking stainless steel, french door, bottom freezer model that he paid $2,000 for when he and his wife bought their house five years ago.
It quit holding proper temps about two weeks ago. Called customer service and a repairman was sent out last week. His diagnosis was a refrigerant leak and to replace it.
An extended warranty was purchased at the time they got the fridge which would have expired next month. Warranty states its up to the companys discretion to either replace with a new fridge or allow the original purchase price as credit toward a replacement. The comparible model is now $3,000 new.
Five whole years from a $2,000 refrigerator. How impressive.
Sad that so many people dont realize the quality and dependability that were built into appliances years ago. And who think that old means junk and new means years of trouble free service when we see the opposite is true in many, many cases today.
Case in point: I have a co-worker who has a Jenn Air refrigerator. Impressive looking stainless steel, french door, bottom freezer model that he paid $2,000 for when he and his wife bought their house five years ago.
It quit holding proper temps about two weeks ago. Called customer service and a repairman was sent out last week. His diagnosis was a refrigerant leak and to replace it.
An extended warranty was purchased at the time they got the fridge which would have expired next month. Warranty states its up to the companys discretion to either replace with a new fridge or allow the original purchase price as credit toward a replacement. The comparible model is now $3,000 new.
Five whole years from a $2,000 refrigerator. How impressive.
norgeway
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She told us...
It was "Too Big!" she wanted a 30 inch stove...she then said, you know..the old one heats much faster than the one I bought...LOL!
It was "Too Big!" she wanted a 30 inch stove...she then said, you know..the old one heats much faster than the one I bought...LOL!
norgeway
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Isnt it funny also!
People by new stuff because they are told its"Energy Efficient!" What a JOKE, LOL I have a 62 Frigidaire refrigerator that is manual defrost...2.8 amps...look at any new one and see how much they are rated at...a refrigerator with an electric heater in the freezer to melt the frost is naturally a energy hog!It melts the frost...softens the frozen food, then runs 2 hours to lower the temperature..LOL!!
People by new stuff because they are told its"Energy Efficient!" What a JOKE, LOL I have a 62 Frigidaire refrigerator that is manual defrost...2.8 amps...look at any new one and see how much they are rated at...a refrigerator with an electric heater in the freezer to melt the frost is naturally a energy hog!It melts the frost...softens the frozen food, then runs 2 hours to lower the temperature..LOL!!
Tilt-Lock
Sandy, from what I remember from the GE range service manual, some models had both Tilt-Lock and plug-in surface units. Can't remember whay this was, but it may have had something to do with Sensi-Temp.
Sandy, from what I remember from the GE range service manual, some models had both Tilt-Lock and plug-in surface units. Can't remember whay this was, but it may have had something to do with Sensi-Temp.
danemodsandy
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Tom:
That makes sense, because later on, consumer expectations that all burners would be plug-in made Sensi-Temp difficult to continue. I'm sure that GE's R & D people could have found a way to make it work, but maybe not at a price consumers were willing to pay.
Speaking for myself, the choice between Sensi-Temp and plug-in burners is simple: Sensi-Temp wins.
Of course, I'm kind of unusual. But you knew that.
That makes sense, because later on, consumer expectations that all burners would be plug-in made Sensi-Temp difficult to continue. I'm sure that GE's R & D people could have found a way to make it work, but maybe not at a price consumers were willing to pay.
Speaking for myself, the choice between Sensi-Temp and plug-in burners is simple: Sensi-Temp wins.
Of course, I'm kind of unusual. But you knew that.
Tilt/lock elements were reserved for the higher end ranges with the high wattage elements at this time. Our single oven model had the regular elements with the trim rings attached to the element supports. If we had sprung for the double oven range with the higher wattage "hi rise" elements those would have been tilt/lock. High rise elements sat a little higher above the cooktop on thicker frames, supposedly to prevent porcelain damage from the higher heat.
danemodsandy
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Bumpity-Bump-Bump!
Hans:
How are you coming with this plain-but-capable old girl?
Any biscuits coming out yet? Cakes? Cobbler?
Hans:
How are you coming with this plain-but-capable old girl?
Any biscuits coming out yet? Cakes? Cobbler?
norgeway
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I decided...
After some more disassembly...to part it out..the deeper I got the nastier it was!!
After some more disassembly...to part it out..the deeper I got the nastier it was!!
danemodsandy
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How Too Bad!
Well, I'm sorry to hear that.
Don't forget the double-oven P*7 model in Atlanta - I know you can't get there right this minute, but perhaps she'll still be there when you get some time. Since you have such misgivings about Sensi-Temp, this could be a great range for you - it does not have that feature.
I checked the CL ad this morning, and it's still up....
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/app/4466127829.html
Well, I'm sorry to hear that.
Don't forget the double-oven P*7 model in Atlanta - I know you can't get there right this minute, but perhaps she'll still be there when you get some time. Since you have such misgivings about Sensi-Temp, this could be a great range for you - it does not have that feature.
I checked the CL ad this morning, and it's still up....
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/app/4466127829.html
Hans
If you are interested in the Atlanta stove and want me to look at it I can. It's located in a storage facility very close to me. While I'm certain that means it can't be operated, I can give it a visual inspection, if that would help.
lawrence
If you are interested in the Atlanta stove and want me to look at it I can. It's located in a storage facility very close to me. While I'm certain that means it can't be operated, I can give it a visual inspection, if that would help.
lawrence
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