When I bought the house
there were these old brown washers here and John told me it was time to upgrade anyway so out with old!
there were these old brown washers here and John told me it was time to upgrade anyway so out with old!
John Lefever showed up last nite
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Very sleek looking machine! Your tighty whities will get super clean!
BTW, what will happen with the Kenmore combo?
BTW, what will happen with the Kenmore combo?
Louis
as you may remember John & I have been working on that machine for upwards of 20 years now. It still needs more work so we agreed that I will bring it down to Washington and we will finish it together and finish one of his Combos at the same time ,some time this spring.
This has been the hardest longest restore I have ever given a machine. I hauled it off a scrap pile 25 years ago and it still needs help. But it is a good machine and I trust will be worth my expertise in the long haul.
as you may remember John & I have been working on that machine for upwards of 20 years now. It still needs more work so we agreed that I will bring it down to Washington and we will finish it together and finish one of his Combos at the same time ,some time this spring.
This has been the hardest longest restore I have ever given a machine. I hauled it off a scrap pile 25 years ago and it still needs help. But it is a good machine and I trust will be worth my expertise in the long haul.
mrb627
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Nice Machine
I am sure you will appreciate the simple beauty of this machine. Please post some details on the boosted hot functionality whenever you can...
Malcolm
I am sure you will appreciate the simple beauty of this machine. Please post some details on the boosted hot functionality whenever you can...
Malcolm
Malcolm and all
I am looking forward to the boosted heat function. I fell in love with this model last summer at Jeff's house when they all forced me to Ironrite drunk!
I had a white linen shirt that got melted chocolate and tea all down the front since I was driving too fast down I-95 to DC in 90 degree weather.
Well we put that sucker in on the heat boost cycle and BOOM BOM Done stains all gone shining white linen. Thats what sold me.
But I did my virgin regular load last nite and MAN o MAN is this thing quite. All you hear is the tumble of the clothes and splash of the water.
Heat boost coming up, have to go buy a chip for my new camcorder and learn how to use the thing.
Will keep you posted on Speed Queening in Melrose.
I am looking forward to the boosted heat function. I fell in love with this model last summer at Jeff's house when they all forced me to Ironrite drunk!
I had a white linen shirt that got melted chocolate and tea all down the front since I was driving too fast down I-95 to DC in 90 degree weather.
Well we put that sucker in on the heat boost cycle and BOOM BOM Done stains all gone shining white linen. Thats what sold me.
But I did my virgin regular load last nite and MAN o MAN is this thing quite. All you hear is the tumble of the clothes and splash of the water.
Heat boost coming up, have to go buy a chip for my new camcorder and learn how to use the thing.
Will keep you posted on Speed Queening in Melrose.
Jon
I bet you must be very attached to that Kenmore combo. I sure hope the restauration will be finished this year.
BTW, wouldn't it be nice to make a picture of your Speed Queen frontloader, a Speed Queen toploader and a Speed Queen dryer on the same spot as the brown appliances.
I bet you must be very attached to that Kenmore combo. I sure hope the restauration will be finished this year.
BTW, wouldn't it be nice to make a picture of your Speed Queen frontloader, a Speed Queen toploader and a Speed Queen dryer on the same spot as the brown appliances.
Yes
It would Louis, I am just now learning my new Camcorder so Dr F can present a full cycle video, his first!
I have done three virgin loads already. One was heat boosted. It performed admirably but I haven't hit it with any stains yet. I am a little leary that the water level is too LOW on this model, 2 1/2 gallons a fill. The clothes almost look dry like Robert is always saying just a Wet NAp between them.
Jeff's machine fills higher so I may do some tweaking under the hood which would mean some nudie shots for the club.
But I should refrain for now and as we say in applianceworld "go with the flo"!
jon
It would Louis, I am just now learning my new Camcorder so Dr F can present a full cycle video, his first!
I have done three virgin loads already. One was heat boosted. It performed admirably but I haven't hit it with any stains yet. I am a little leary that the water level is too LOW on this model, 2 1/2 gallons a fill. The clothes almost look dry like Robert is always saying just a Wet NAp between them.
Jeff's machine fills higher so I may do some tweaking under the hood which would mean some nudie shots for the club.
But I should refrain for now and as we say in applianceworld "go with the flo"!
jon
2 1/2 gallons a fill
Is that empty? Or is that with the laundry in it? When there is laundry in it does it fills several times more after the initial fill? 2 1/2 gallons a fill sounds very little, I think even my frontloaders use more in a wash. Is there water running down the window when it washes?
Is that empty? Or is that with the laundry in it? When there is laundry in it does it fills several times more after the initial fill? 2 1/2 gallons a fill sounds very little, I think even my frontloaders use more in a wash. Is there water running down the window when it washes?
Louis
I have watched only 3 loads but I can tell you. The fill time appears the same even when I loaded 5 bath towels as a wash.
So I really think it is only filling 2 1/2 gallons on every wash. The towels disturbed me as they looked almost dry tumbling. But everything has come out clean so far.
ON wash there is a "sheet" of water down the glass; I wouldn't say it is running down more like sliding as things tumble. Its just enough that there appears wetness. There is certainly NO sloshing of any kind! Foam is almost non existent. Actually the highest foam I got was using ALL 3x CONCENTRATE and the heat boost cycle but by the first rinse it was gone.
I will try to video a load this week with my new camera so you can see how dry this machine actually is.
I have watched only 3 loads but I can tell you. The fill time appears the same even when I loaded 5 bath towels as a wash.
So I really think it is only filling 2 1/2 gallons on every wash. The towels disturbed me as they looked almost dry tumbling. But everything has come out clean so far.
ON wash there is a "sheet" of water down the glass; I wouldn't say it is running down more like sliding as things tumble. Its just enough that there appears wetness. There is certainly NO sloshing of any kind! Foam is almost non existent. Actually the highest foam I got was using ALL 3x CONCENTRATE and the heat boost cycle but by the first rinse it was gone.
I will try to video a load this week with my new camera so you can see how dry this machine actually is.
You must be using the "Damp" cycle.
Did you put the 5 towels into a Frigidaire for "rinsing proof"?
Do you think it will stand up to the Atomic Proof test? Go get that spice-jar of radioactive isotopes and your teddy bear and let's find out!
Did you put the 5 towels into a Frigidaire for "rinsing proof"?
Do you think it will stand up to the Atomic Proof test? Go get that spice-jar of radioactive isotopes and your teddy bear and let's find out!
toploader55
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OMG !!!
gansky as always,
You're a Hoot
gansky as always,
You're a Hoot
surgilator_68
Well-known member
I brought the water level on mine up to the bottom of the boot.
HE Speed Queen
Nice one Jon, lets see that steam rising out of the dispenser!!!
Is this the latest version of the model that we used at Bobs in North Canton?? I think I remember him saying that John got it for him!!! that model seemed to have a really good water level and features etc...
Nice one Jon, lets see that steam rising out of the dispenser!!!
Is this the latest version of the model that we used at Bobs in North Canton?? I think I remember him saying that John got it for him!!! that model seemed to have a really good water level and features etc...
Jon
I was wondering, does this machine tumbles when it fills?
I was wondering, does this machine tumbles when it fills?
Jon
as I guess you're (at least) as addicted as me, I bet you had been staring at her since the start until the last spin ended, to know all the tale
So :
- during the towel load main wash, did the machine fill again after the initial fill, say within the first 5-10 minutes?
I mean as soon towels started saturating and the leve dropped, did she fill again ?
- what about rinse level ? same or higher ?
I guess GE (GE-made KM, isn't she ?) actually used such a low level to cope with contemporary detergents - here another guess - low sudsing HE things still had to come
No need to say she's a beauty
as I guess you're (at least) as addicted as me, I bet you had been staring at her since the start until the last spin ended, to know all the tale
So :
- during the towel load main wash, did the machine fill again after the initial fill, say within the first 5-10 minutes?
I mean as soon towels started saturating and the leve dropped, did she fill again ?
- what about rinse level ? same or higher ?
I guess GE (GE-made KM, isn't she ?) actually used such a low level to cope with contemporary detergents - here another guess - low sudsing HE things still had to come
No need to say she's a beauty
