GE Washer Dryer Combo saved

[redcarpetdrew]

Well...

After reading the other posts, especially Jon Charles, I find myself on the fence now. Either Way you go, you know we'll support it but... Two would be pretty cool. I didn't realize that the second one has those rare features, but then again, I've never had the pleasure of working with one... Yet...

Ooohhhh, hard call!
RCD

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Paul -

I have restored a couple total ugly duckling machines, one that wasn't even worth anything as a parts donor, and nobody else wanted it.

Restorations are fun as you well know when you have the time, energy, patience, parts, etc. BUT, from my experience, using the machine that was an absolute POS and would have stayed that way and been destined for the crusher is usually among the the most rewarding to use later on.

If this beastie that is teetering on crusher fodder would be a joy to use when you're done, maybe you might want to consider that as you weigh the choices.

Good luck with whatever you decide!!

Gordon

 

[mickeyd]

Restore for your store.

Consider how many fellow clubbers and friends would pay you a small fortune if you decided not to keep it.
The lust in the air for combos these days is feelable.

Loved all that myun Will Robinson stuff, Jon. Now you've got my lunch wiggling. And another please "OMIT."
Can't get enough of it.

By the way, around here "myun" is high Irish dialect.

So Paul, when will the Hubby Court Decision be coming down?

 

[tecnopolis]

Wow~~!

 

[combo52]

EXTRA GE COMBO

I would continue testing the dry system to see what parts are worth saving and recycle the rest. As Travis and others pointed out after you get done restoring a GE  under-counter you would be lucky to get anyone to give you even a $1000 for it and you will have more than $3 to $4 thousand invested in time alone and most importantly you may need parts to fix and keep your machine running.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Organ donors are good to have.

 

[jetcone]

Ahhh

sage advice from MS, you get rid of that rare combo, keep the parts my lovely you'll need them, sure as rain, ha, then I'll have the only rare OMIT machine in town. --my lovely....

 

[turquoisedude]

Going with my gut feeling....

And that says test the timer and the thermostat - if the timer is more reliable than the one in the kitchen Combo, well, it will become the replacement! Likewise for the thermostat.

I have a horrible feeling that this latest combo will leak like a sieve, but I will at some point try a water test just for the thrills of it...

Oy, do I have a project list for this summer!

 

[jetcone]

No

don't put water in it, you'll only have a mess on your hands, you know that, just part it out now, save yourself, save the house, save hubby.....who really needs a 56 combo!!!!

 

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

Oh come on Jon, that's part of the fun.... having water all over the garage floor, right?  

 

Ya gotta see if the water will poor out faster than you can put it in! 

 

Ducks & runs..........

 

Kevin

 

[jetcone]

Kevin

found slapped and dazed aboard the Queen Mary, film at eleven:

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[ovrphil]

Golittlesport - second that.

Water test - decline - but you guys live dangerously, or somewhere near eleven. :[)

 

[mickeyd]

Saw a snow White Heron the other day.

Somehow the mind jumped to the image of Topaz Marble as a fitting top for the combo if you decide to restore and sell for mega bucks.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Kevin...

You could get away with that where you live. If the authorities in Los Angeles didn't send the water police for all the spillover running down the street during your last wash in, anything else you do is small beans by comparison. Now the water company meter reader, on the other hand, couldn't count that high...

Ducks and runs as well...

RCD

 

[washerlover]

Kevin, I'm still aghast at your initial response to part it out after the flack I got about scrapping my Lady Kenmore combo!

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

Andy, you are right, I CAN get away with it! 

 

Todd, this is very different.   Paul bought this combo specifically with the intent of using it as a parts donor, plus he has a nearly identical machine in better condition.   Your beautiful Lady K combo on the other hand was never intended as a "parts donor".    Unless I'm mistaken, it was in beautiful condition and needed no restoration, only a VERY hard to find hose.   

 

I am very fond of those Lady K combos, so I may not like that you "sent it away never to return", but I do understand why you did.

 

Kevin

[this post was last edited: 6/27/2013-13:44]