<span style="font-size: medium;">Wow, Combo's are so cool. Thanks Paul!</span>
Dude, where's my combo?
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Nicely done!
Yay, Paul!
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Yay, Paul!
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I saw the steam with my own eyes
Congratulations and kudos on your patience. I think I saw steam billowing at the end of your clip, now thats what I thought a steam cycle was all along. Red hot and billowing clouds of steam. Will a combo make fluffy filtrator-like towels? arthur
Congratulations and kudos on your patience. I think I saw steam billowing at the end of your clip, now thats what I thought a steam cycle was all along. Red hot and billowing clouds of steam. Will a combo make fluffy filtrator-like towels? arthur
o love to see COMBO'S
waking up after a long snooze. She'll be wailing away in no time 'cause I can see Paul is DETERMINED!! And one knows that kind of determination..
waking up after a long snooze. She'll be wailing away in no time 'cause I can see Paul is DETERMINED!! And one knows that kind of determination..
Will a combo make fluffy filtrator-like towels?
Arthur, I haven't successfully dried a full load of anything in this combo yet, but I have heard that a condenser-dry combo like this one will turn out fluffy towels, especially when the hot water rinse option is selected. I think that will be my 'maiden wash' load test for this machine!!
Jon - it only took me four years to get this far, but I am still determined!! Oh and a word of caution - the dials for the cycle control and dry selector are REALLY fragile! Use extreme caution with yours and if you manage to mess them up (I did - that could be a whole other thread!) I came up with a way to repair them.
Phil - just hope the snow predicted for this week will be cleared in time...
Arthur, I haven't successfully dried a full load of anything in this combo yet, but I have heard that a condenser-dry combo like this one will turn out fluffy towels, especially when the hot water rinse option is selected. I think that will be my 'maiden wash' load test for this machine!!
Jon - it only took me four years to get this far, but I am still determined!! Oh and a word of caution - the dials for the cycle control and dry selector are REALLY fragile! Use extreme caution with yours and if you manage to mess them up (I did - that could be a whole other thread!) I came up with a way to repair them.
Phil - just hope the snow predicted for this week will be cleared in time...
supermaticjames
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It is often advertised here...
That washer/dryers or "combos" as you yanks call them do indeed leave fabrics softer. This is because the air is very moist during drying.
James.
That washer/dryers or "combos" as you yanks call them do indeed leave fabrics softer. This is because the air is very moist during drying.
James.
GE Combo Water Cooled Condenser Drying
Having used these for years they do a decent job of drying, which is quite a feat when you consider that the clothing goes into the dry cycle almost dripping wet having been spun at only 200 RPMs. While condenser dryers often do make for fluffier towels I did not notice this as much on these GE Combos, this may have something to do with the rinsing, poor final water extraction and the fact this combo is a VERY HOT dryer. The thermostats trip-cutout temperature varies by the users dryness control setting from 180-280 degrees F. The way these machines were made they provided either a warm or hot final rinse and on the two GE Combos that I have used for years I have overridden the warm or hot rinses and this certainly does not make any difference in the fluffiness of clothing coming out at the end of drying and if anything because it makes the dry cycle a little longer it may leave them fluffier.
Having used these for years they do a decent job of drying, which is quite a feat when you consider that the clothing goes into the dry cycle almost dripping wet having been spun at only 200 RPMs. While condenser dryers often do make for fluffier towels I did not notice this as much on these GE Combos, this may have something to do with the rinsing, poor final water extraction and the fact this combo is a VERY HOT dryer. The thermostats trip-cutout temperature varies by the users dryness control setting from 180-280 degrees F. The way these machines were made they provided either a warm or hot final rinse and on the two GE Combos that I have used for years I have overridden the warm or hot rinses and this certainly does not make any difference in the fluffiness of clothing coming out at the end of drying and if anything because it makes the dry cycle a little longer it may leave them fluffier.
everythingold
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Great work!
it can be nervous working with 220 volt. Way to roll up your sleeves and jump into it. With a little help from the wonderful people on AW. I have noticed that rodents can get a taste for copper and chew wire.
it can be nervous working with 220 volt. Way to roll up your sleeves and jump into it. With a little help from the wonderful people on AW. I have noticed that rodents can get a taste for copper and chew wire.
YAY! It's spinning!
So, I got as far as finding out the spin solenoid was good early this week. I was pretty sure there was a contact issue that preventing the timer from sending power to the spin solenoid.
With Phil's help, we did a complete recalibration and adjustment of all the timer contacts - it's kind of scary, but it was a successful operation! I swear that Phil will put other timer repair places out of business one day...
Of course we had to do a cycle test to be sure that everything was still working...
WARNING: The video here contains language that may be deemed offensive - it was 1:00 AM this morning and I was feeling a little punchy (I don't usually film 'first-time' tests...) Please forgive my colourful language!
So, I got as far as finding out the spin solenoid was good early this week. I was pretty sure there was a contact issue that preventing the timer from sending power to the spin solenoid.
With Phil's help, we did a complete recalibration and adjustment of all the timer contacts - it's kind of scary, but it was a successful operation! I swear that Phil will put other timer repair places out of business one day...
Of course we had to do a cycle test to be sure that everything was still working...
WARNING: The video here contains language that may be deemed offensive - it was 1:00 AM this morning and I was feeling a little punchy (I don't usually film 'first-time' tests...) Please forgive my colourful language!
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Wait...
THAT'S colorful language? Oh, you polite Canadaian boy, you. Congrats on the success! Don't hate on the 200 rpm spin, though. You'll hurt her feelings.
THAT'S colorful language? Oh, you polite Canadaian boy, you. Congrats on the success! Don't hate on the 200 rpm spin, though. You'll hurt her feelings.
Dry Cycle issues still,...
And although the machine did kick into the dry cycle with both calrods and the condenser valve working fine, I got a little spooked by the temperature inside the tub. It got REALLY hot and I was a little concerned that the 1959 thermostat is not kicking in. I was a little surprised the safety thermostat didn't kick in either... But what was very odd and of great concern was the fact that the combo ran when I opened the door during the dry cycle... I had expected the motor to shut off, but it didn't...
So, I am a little leary of using this with clothes, lest I burn the house down..
Any suggestions as to what my be wrong here??
And although the machine did kick into the dry cycle with both calrods and the condenser valve working fine, I got a little spooked by the temperature inside the tub. It got REALLY hot and I was a little concerned that the 1959 thermostat is not kicking in. I was a little surprised the safety thermostat didn't kick in either... But what was very odd and of great concern was the fact that the combo ran when I opened the door during the dry cycle... I had expected the motor to shut off, but it didn't...
So, I am a little leary of using this with clothes, lest I burn the house down..
Any suggestions as to what my be wrong here??
offensive language
I've said far worse, and quite f%$&ing often.
Congrats on your success with a great old machine-
I've said far worse, and quite f%$&ing often.
Congrats on your success with a great old machine-
You need to
bring it down to Melrose for a Complete diagnostic !!!
Thats not strong language for a yankee,, bring Phil too he wants to see the Blackstone again ( I know)
NOthing dries wool better than these GE Combos...Nothing
bring it down to Melrose for a Complete diagnostic !!!
Thats not strong language for a yankee,, bring Phil too he wants to see the Blackstone again ( I know)
NOthing dries wool better than these GE Combos...Nothing
Hot GE Combo
Paul to test the dryer run it with no clothing and use an oven temperature tester and watch the temperature, it will go as high as 280F if you have the dryness control set on the driest setting, consult repair manual for details, John.
Paul to test the dryer run it with no clothing and use an oven temperature tester and watch the temperature, it will go as high as 280F if you have the dryness control set on the driest setting, consult repair manual for details, John.
Oh Paul
<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>when you run that test be sure to get some Trout wrapped in tin foil , insert in washer and voila Hubby's Home Cooked meal will be ready when you are done! - One must Multi-Task these days.
<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>when you run that test be sure to get some Trout wrapped in tin foil , insert in washer and voila Hubby's Home Cooked meal will be ready when you are done! - One must Multi-Task these days.
Newsflash from Ogden!
I have worked far too long on this combo of mine to give up now... I took the dry control knob out of the control panel and realized that I probably installed the 1959 model upside down... So, what I thought was the lowest possible setting on the dry cycle very may well have been the highest. Well, I figured I had to test that theory....
Today at 12:18 PM EDT, I started up the GE Combo in the dry portion of the cycle (with no laundry in it). The calrods powered up, condensor kicked in, and the timer paused to let the termostat take over.
At 12:42, I heard a distinctive 'clunk' (over the rumble of the machine and hubby's continual 'ARE YOU SURE IT'S ON' remarks). That could only mean one thing - the thermostat had cycled off! It had and I observed that the timer had started running again. I had reached the first 'trip point' as described in the manual!!
At around 12:45, I observed the calrods had cycled off. Very encouraging!
And finally at 12:50, the combo shut off AUTOMATICALLY!!
So that's it folks - the 1956 GE Combo at long last is fully functional! Today's plan is to get it back into the kitchen centre (my 'kitchen table restorations' are fun, but they do eat into one's living space... )
I'll try and get a video of the FULL CYCLE up soon.
Now, I had better start thinking of getting a certain Hubby a puppy to compensate for all this... LOL
I have worked far too long on this combo of mine to give up now... I took the dry control knob out of the control panel and realized that I probably installed the 1959 model upside down... So, what I thought was the lowest possible setting on the dry cycle very may well have been the highest. Well, I figured I had to test that theory....
Today at 12:18 PM EDT, I started up the GE Combo in the dry portion of the cycle (with no laundry in it). The calrods powered up, condensor kicked in, and the timer paused to let the termostat take over.
At 12:42, I heard a distinctive 'clunk' (over the rumble of the machine and hubby's continual 'ARE YOU SURE IT'S ON' remarks). That could only mean one thing - the thermostat had cycled off! It had and I observed that the timer had started running again. I had reached the first 'trip point' as described in the manual!!
At around 12:45, I observed the calrods had cycled off. Very encouraging!
And finally at 12:50, the combo shut off AUTOMATICALLY!!
So that's it folks - the 1956 GE Combo at long last is fully functional! Today's plan is to get it back into the kitchen centre (my 'kitchen table restorations' are fun, but they do eat into one's living space... )
I'll try and get a video of the FULL CYCLE up soon.
Now, I had better start thinking of getting a certain Hubby a puppy to compensate for all this... LOL
YAY PAUL!!!!!!!
This has been a VERY long time coming, CONGRATS on making it fully operational! YAY!
I'm looking forward to the first report of how it does with laundry in it!
Kevin
This has been a VERY long time coming, CONGRATS on making it fully operational! YAY!
I'm looking forward to the first report of how it does with laundry in it!
Kevin
mickeyd
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Holy Feces! My Virgin Ears. LOL
It's great to see the combo rollin' Just keep the puppy far away. A wide open tumbling oven ~ YIKES ! Fixed, I hear ya' but very striking, nonetheless.
Did Phil win the bid on the Hamburg Flair? Hello to all.
It's great to see the combo rollin' Just keep the puppy far away. A wide open tumbling oven ~ YIKES ! Fixed, I hear ya' but very striking, nonetheless.
Did Phil win the bid on the Hamburg Flair? Hello to all.
autowasherfreak
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That's great that you got her going again! I sounds very quiet in the videos, is it really that quiet? Can't wait to see the complete cycle video
philr
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Did Phil win the bid on the Hamburg Flair
I didn't bid on the Flair, I don't need one as I already have one like that and another similar one that I don't use!
Paul,
I'm very happy to learn that the thermostat works! Congrats!
I didn't bid on the Flair, I don't need one as I already have one like that and another similar one that I don't use!
Paul,
I'm very happy to learn that the thermostat works! Congrats!
