takacedon
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An entire kitchen of vintage GE appliances including a wall fridge! I've already emailed the seller asking if he'd sell the washer/dryer combo alone.
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"Restored the refrigerator sells for $5000."
The question is, "is this one restored." Why reference a price for what you are not offering?
Amazing that the dishwasher is still there. That was a whole lotta years to live with a GE combo. Do you guess it was a slab home with the boiler in the kitchen like that?
The question is, "is this one restored." Why reference a price for what you are not offering?
Amazing that the dishwasher is still there. That was a whole lotta years to live with a GE combo. Do you guess it was a slab home with the boiler in the kitchen like that?
takacedon
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Well he said he'd be willing to sell off the washer/dryer on its own, but he isn't sure if it works. What do you think? Also I'd have to arrange a way to ship it from MA to TX.
takacedon
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Well my friend in MA is too far....anyone on here near to Framingham?
GE KITCHEN APPLIANCES
The combo was replaced it is a post 1965 model, it looks like the black 1966 machine I have in my kitchen.
The combo was replaced it is a post 1965 model, it looks like the black 1966 machine I have in my kitchen.
takacedon
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Is that good or bad?
What's good about it is that it still has the square CLEAR window and not the round, pebble-textured glass which makes a good baking dish but was sh*t for visibility. Who needs privacy glass on a laundry appliance? The bad thing is that parts are mostly non-existant.
You would want to have something in which to spin the clothes before letting them go through the dry cycle. The combo's alternative to a "wash only" button was a button labeled "Drip Dry" and they were very literal in the labeling; you can squeeze water out of things after the "gentle low speed spins." That's GE's terminology. If you hang things out to dry, you can watch the water drip out of them for a long time and they will dry with an unusual stiffness.
You also want to have a well, or other source of cheap, steadily cold water. The machine will use about 30 gallons of cold water during the dry cycle, maybe closer to 20 if you spin the load in a regular washer before drying. If your ground water warms up during the warmer months, the condensing efficiency drops way off.
You would want to have something in which to spin the clothes before letting them go through the dry cycle. The combo's alternative to a "wash only" button was a button labeled "Drip Dry" and they were very literal in the labeling; you can squeeze water out of things after the "gentle low speed spins." That's GE's terminology. If you hang things out to dry, you can watch the water drip out of them for a long time and they will dry with an unusual stiffness.
You also want to have a well, or other source of cheap, steadily cold water. The machine will use about 30 gallons of cold water during the dry cycle, maybe closer to 20 if you spin the load in a regular washer before drying. If your ground water warms up during the warmer months, the condensing efficiency drops way off.
I love drying towels in my GE combo, after they've been through a proper spin of course. All Tom says is true but the drama of that Piece-by-piece washing action in the six-vane drum is just mesmerizing to watch.
bendixmark
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GE Combo
A friend of mine lives in the town next to Framingham. I will try to perform a reconnaisance mission on that machine tomorrow and report back.
A friend of mine lives in the town next to Framingham. I will try to perform a reconnaisance mission on that machine tomorrow and report back.
takacedon
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Sweet, can't wait to hear the follow-up! Eesh, 30 gallons of water?! I live in Houston, there's no such thing as cold tap water.....maybe I best keep my eyes out for a westinghouse slant front.
Sweet, can't wait to hear the follow-up! Eesh, 30 gallons of water?! I live in Houston, there's no such thing as cold tap water.....maybe I best keep my eyes out for a westinghouse slant front.
If you have the room, by all means buy the machine of your dreams. That's one of the tenets of faith here, but do not expect for any one vintage machine to be your daily driver. That is another principle of using vintage machines; you have to spread the love and the use around. It's like people with vintage cars; most don't use them everyday and take them to parking lots where they will be dinged and damaged.
takacedon
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Good point Tom....the GE combo seemed interesting only because it's a rare bird, like the Bendix Duomatic, but my heart is set on a Westinghouse, so I'll just keep looking!
Trevor, the GE combo is a rare machine, but it was built in such a way that it never could perform like a Duomatic; none of them could because of the patent rights AVCO, owner of the patents, tied up.
Trevor, there used to be a huge apartment commplex (I believe it was called Woodway Squre) that was near 2nd Baptist Church. It had been built in the 1960s and for the time was quite upscale. Many, if not all of the units had GE Combos in them. There was a huge fire there around the time you were born. My first thought when I sww the magnitude of the fire was not all those who had lost everything, but all those combos going up in flames.
bendixmark
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Ge Combo
I am pretty sure where this machine is located is in a section of Framingham where all the houses were built with these kitchens and I think I read that here a few years ago.
I am pretty sure where this machine is located is in a section of Framingham where all the houses were built with these kitchens and I think I read that here a few years ago.
bendixmark
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Saw the GE combo today
This afternoon my friiend Phil and I (aka The Philster)from work jumped in the 1999 Ford van which has logged many miles chasing down vintage washers and dryers and console tvs(took the bendix home from Southborough in that)and headed down to Framingham to see the GE combo.When we got there they had already gutted the kitchen but the machine was still connected.I must say its in really nice shape,the tub is nice,bearings good door gasket good.I fired it off and at first it just hummed but then it roared to life and tumbled.The motor sounded good,i did hear some rumbly pulleys in back.I tried spin but the speed stayed the same which is what I found the last time I saw one of these 25 years ago.If I remember this machine has this foolish belt tensioner thing that stops working.Just the same it is a very interesting and fun machine in great condition and if you were looking for one I would grab this one,The impression I got from the seller is they would take 50 bucks if someone took it away because its going in the garage with the dishwasher and refridgerator Monday.Just as I suspected the machine is in a neighborhood of single level 50s homes all the same.I think this would be a great addition to anybodys collection and I would be glad to be of any assistance to someone who wanted it.
This afternoon my friiend Phil and I (aka The Philster)from work jumped in the 1999 Ford van which has logged many miles chasing down vintage washers and dryers and console tvs(took the bendix home from Southborough in that)and headed down to Framingham to see the GE combo.When we got there they had already gutted the kitchen but the machine was still connected.I must say its in really nice shape,the tub is nice,bearings good door gasket good.I fired it off and at first it just hummed but then it roared to life and tumbled.The motor sounded good,i did hear some rumbly pulleys in back.I tried spin but the speed stayed the same which is what I found the last time I saw one of these 25 years ago.If I remember this machine has this foolish belt tensioner thing that stops working.Just the same it is a very interesting and fun machine in great condition and if you were looking for one I would grab this one,The impression I got from the seller is they would take 50 bucks if someone took it away because its going in the garage with the dishwasher and refridgerator Monday.Just as I suspected the machine is in a neighborhood of single level 50s homes all the same.I think this would be a great addition to anybodys collection and I would be glad to be of any assistance to someone who wanted it.
supremewhirlpol
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Bendixmark,
If no one else here wants it, i'll be willing to save it. The only thing is I'd need someone to get it and store it until I can send a shipping crate.
If no one else here wants it, i'll be willing to save it. The only thing is I'd need someone to get it and store it until I can send a shipping crate.
Friends of my folks lived in one of these houses on Copeland Circle in Framingham. By chance, is this where this combo is located?
bendixmark
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Ge Combo
Hey Supreme whirlpool,I could go get it and store it but the sellers may let you store it in their garage as the house is under renovation.They seemed very nice but let me know it would be a crime if that machine got scrapped its too nice,has the neat dispensers and everything
Hey Supreme whirlpool,I could go get it and store it but the sellers may let you store it in their garage as the house is under renovation.They seemed very nice but let me know it would be a crime if that machine got scrapped its too nice,has the neat dispensers and everything
