whirlcool
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What is all that pink stuff around the top of the machine when the lid was removed? Looks like a great machine. But I imagine it was not fun to schlep home with it!
My first Norge!!!! Well, sorta...
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Whoa! Great find!!
Congratulations!! A matched set, too!! I remember staring longingly at a washer just like this years ago in the Montgomery Ward's store just across the border in Plattsburgh, NY! I think the indicator lights on the washer are sooooo cool!! Great score!!
Congratulations!! A matched set, too!! I remember staring longingly at a washer just like this years ago in the Montgomery Ward's store just across the border in Plattsburgh, NY! I think the indicator lights on the washer are sooooo cool!! Great score!!
How fun - congrats on the MW's!
So very 70's - there was a set just like this (but gold) five years ago at St. Vinnie's that was ignored for a long time. I debated every time I saw it there but never brought it home. Peter would have teased me with the gold color anyway as it seemed that was all I ever found ;-)
I'm surprised your agitator came out - all the ones I've had here never would budge.
So very 70's - there was a set just like this (but gold) five years ago at St. Vinnie's that was ignored for a long time. I debated every time I saw it there but never brought it home. Peter would have teased me with the gold color anyway as it seemed that was all I ever found ;-)
I'm surprised your agitator came out - all the ones I've had here never would budge.
mrb627
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Kick-Ass Dryer!
We had a Norge version of this dryer. That fan blew so hard, often the door would pop open on its own. But it would dry clothes like nobody's business.
Malcolm
We had a Norge version of this dryer. That fan blew so hard, often the door would pop open on its own. But it would dry clothes like nobody's business.
Malcolm
Congratulations. When you can, I hope you can take pics of the dryer's control panel. I hope, despite all the glare, you can take good photos of both the washer & dryer's timer knobs so I can see the detailed cycle sections.
Thanks
All the "pink stuff" is my digital camera acting up. Talk about vintage; I love this camera so much, it's given me such great service that I can't bring myself to get rid of it even though every knowledgeable geek tells me it's going to cost much more to repair it. Oh well.
I've been cleaning the dickens out of it. My hands are red and raw from oven cleaner, Mr. Clean, Lime away, boiling water and the like. This is a hazardous hobby. Dr. STupid(moi) of course, dropped a piece of a wooden skewer into the outer tub whilst cleaning, so know I have to find a ratchet part to unscrew the wash basket to lift it out. The more I look at this thing the more I think I'm working on a 1-18. Has the same plastic washbasket cover complete with clips to the outer tub and lots of hoses leading into and out of it just like the late Frigidaires. Not only is the washbasket the same size and shape, but it's as light as a 1-18 basket. Not too well fabricated either: very uneven spun metal under that porcelain and the perforations look like they were done by hand. The drain hose is as thin as a garden hose and will need to be replaced before I try it out. On the positive side, the control knobs and buttons are incredibly solid and definitive. The lettering and numbering is not at all faded; just badly designed. They were not paying as much attention to ergonomics as they were to aesthetics. Can't wait to see those pilots light up. Now I'm wondering if there are any end of cycle bells and/or whistles. Not complaining, just observing. Part of me wants to tell you the story of how difficult it was to get it from the seller who did so little to help my buddy who came to pick it up...but that's another thread.
Funny you mentioned the dryer door popping open; it does! The door latch assembly is missing a screw; I hope that will solve the problem. My Gas man came today to repair my propane tanks and was very helpful in walking me through the process of converting the dryer to propane and hooking it up. Will have to wait until I win Powerball, though. Does anyone have any ideas about painting the dryer drum? Or is that a waste of time? I wonder if I could take it to a powder coating place? I remember seeing a couple of Norge dryers in my youth that had drums that were peeling and rusty.
All the "pink stuff" is my digital camera acting up. Talk about vintage; I love this camera so much, it's given me such great service that I can't bring myself to get rid of it even though every knowledgeable geek tells me it's going to cost much more to repair it. Oh well.
I've been cleaning the dickens out of it. My hands are red and raw from oven cleaner, Mr. Clean, Lime away, boiling water and the like. This is a hazardous hobby. Dr. STupid(moi) of course, dropped a piece of a wooden skewer into the outer tub whilst cleaning, so know I have to find a ratchet part to unscrew the wash basket to lift it out. The more I look at this thing the more I think I'm working on a 1-18. Has the same plastic washbasket cover complete with clips to the outer tub and lots of hoses leading into and out of it just like the late Frigidaires. Not only is the washbasket the same size and shape, but it's as light as a 1-18 basket. Not too well fabricated either: very uneven spun metal under that porcelain and the perforations look like they were done by hand. The drain hose is as thin as a garden hose and will need to be replaced before I try it out. On the positive side, the control knobs and buttons are incredibly solid and definitive. The lettering and numbering is not at all faded; just badly designed. They were not paying as much attention to ergonomics as they were to aesthetics. Can't wait to see those pilots light up. Now I'm wondering if there are any end of cycle bells and/or whistles. Not complaining, just observing. Part of me wants to tell you the story of how difficult it was to get it from the seller who did so little to help my buddy who came to pick it up...but that's another thread.
Funny you mentioned the dryer door popping open; it does! The door latch assembly is missing a screw; I hope that will solve the problem. My Gas man came today to repair my propane tanks and was very helpful in walking me through the process of converting the dryer to propane and hooking it up. Will have to wait until I win Powerball, though. Does anyone have any ideas about painting the dryer drum? Or is that a waste of time? I wonder if I could take it to a powder coating place? I remember seeing a couple of Norge dryers in my youth that had drums that were peeling and rusty.
Those flocking dryers.
If you're going to have it even near the inside of your home, you should check, clean and replace the seals all around. I had a MW/Norge dryer for only a couple of weeks in my basement and out it went - literally to the recycler. I've never seen anything like it. Granted, it was old and the felt drum & ductwork seals were tired and leaky, but the amount of fine lint uniformly distributed on every surface was uncanny! The coarse lint screen material was useless for all but the longest of threads and hair. It was a beautiful dryer, had a 'yes, size matters' drum and was fairly fast from the large volume of air billowing through the load. If you didn't have to have a (symbolic) vent, it would be a great super-fast dryer at 170 cu ft per min. Do you know what the BTU input rating? This slightly earlier Norge is 22,000. It's a good idea to convert the dryer to propane, that way you can have the dryer out in the yard tethered to a grill bottle flocking real X-mas trees instead of your entire basement, house, etc.
If you're going to have it even near the inside of your home, you should check, clean and replace the seals all around. I had a MW/Norge dryer for only a couple of weeks in my basement and out it went - literally to the recycler. I've never seen anything like it. Granted, it was old and the felt drum & ductwork seals were tired and leaky, but the amount of fine lint uniformly distributed on every surface was uncanny! The coarse lint screen material was useless for all but the longest of threads and hair. It was a beautiful dryer, had a 'yes, size matters' drum and was fairly fast from the large volume of air billowing through the load. If you didn't have to have a (symbolic) vent, it would be a great super-fast dryer at 170 cu ft per min. Do you know what the BTU input rating? This slightly earlier Norge is 22,000. It's a good idea to convert the dryer to propane, that way you can have the dryer out in the yard tethered to a grill bottle flocking real X-mas trees instead of your entire basement, house, etc.
gosh, they're so pretty
without spoiling a Norge scan post - but they're just so pretty.
cfz2882
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nice!-i had a norge built wards dryer from 1980 till 1998
when i junked it because the motor seized and a replacement
was not readily avalible at the dump. One quirk it had was
the motor would overheat and shut down if you did not pull the
front of the dryer and clear lint from the motor every year
or so.
Also in my 1982 wards catalog,a coin op commercial version
of a norge based washer and dryer were offered.
when i junked it because the motor seized and a replacement
was not readily avalible at the dump. One quirk it had was
the motor would overheat and shut down if you did not pull the
front of the dryer and clear lint from the motor every year
or so.
Also in my 1982 wards catalog,a coin op commercial version
of a norge based washer and dryer were offered.
Nice Catch!
Very nice find Ken,
They look to be in very good shape and I would say a very rare find. When I see these in Georgia they are usually rusted out. Both dryer and washer. It seems like you found a pair that was not used very much.
I like the dryer! When you looked at the burner was it a flat cast iron burner or an In-shot burner?
Thanks for the pictures.
Brent
Very nice find Ken,
They look to be in very good shape and I would say a very rare find. When I see these in Georgia they are usually rusted out. Both dryer and washer. It seems like you found a pair that was not used very much.
I like the dryer! When you looked at the burner was it a flat cast iron burner or an In-shot burner?
Thanks for the pictures.
Brent
NORGE WASHERS & DRYRES
The gas burner had a extra solenoid on it to allow two different BTU out puts. WP did this on thier two speed gas dryers, Wards & norge used a two level valve on thier high end dryers so the heat could tapper down as the clothes dried. This was thier version of KMs soft heat. The 1960s KM soft heat gas dryers had a true modulating burner that tapered the BTU output down as the clothes dried from 37,000 to less than 5,000 BTUs the burner did not cut off completely until the dryer went into cool down. Most gas ovens had a modulating thermostats until about 1960 where the flame didn't go off and on to maintain temperature, it just tapered up & down and most people who are into older gas stoves will tell you how well they bake this is why.
The gas burner had a extra solenoid on it to allow two different BTU out puts. WP did this on thier two speed gas dryers, Wards & norge used a two level valve on thier high end dryers so the heat could tapper down as the clothes dried. This was thier version of KMs soft heat. The 1960s KM soft heat gas dryers had a true modulating burner that tapered the BTU output down as the clothes dried from 37,000 to less than 5,000 BTUs the burner did not cut off completely until the dryer went into cool down. Most gas ovens had a modulating thermostats until about 1960 where the flame didn't go off and on to maintain temperature, it just tapered up & down and most people who are into older gas stoves will tell you how well they bake this is why.
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HI Ken I would not attempt to remove the wash basket to remove the dropped wooden skewer, I would try to work it through the drain outlet instead. The tub mounting bolts often break off or strip out and the pot metal parts often crack or just disintegrate. I must say I see almost similarity between this and a 1-18, the 1-18 was much better built and much easier to do major repairs on.
HI Ken I would not attempt to remove the wash basket to remove the dropped wooden skewer, I would try to work it through the drain outlet instead. The tub mounting bolts often break off or strip out and the pot metal parts often crack or just disintegrate. I must say I see almost similarity between this and a 1-18, the 1-18 was much better built and much easier to do major repairs on.
Oh Greg!
I'm still laughing. You hit the nail on the head; I was worrying about that lint filter the minute I saw it and even thinking about retro-fitting it with a finer mesh. It has a screen that would maybe keep some flies out of the dryer and that's it.
I haven't looked at the burner yet or even plugged the unit in as I've just been overloaded lately. I will take pictures as I go. Today, if I can get the tub out I'll feel like I've accomplished something. Can't wait for the Norge Scanathon!
Jon-thanks for the info on the burner. I'll take a look at it and post when I can. And I appreciated what you said about old Gas ovens. It's amazing what could be engineered without electrical help.
I'm still laughing. You hit the nail on the head; I was worrying about that lint filter the minute I saw it and even thinking about retro-fitting it with a finer mesh. It has a screen that would maybe keep some flies out of the dryer and that's it.
I haven't looked at the burner yet or even plugged the unit in as I've just been overloaded lately. I will take pictures as I go. Today, if I can get the tub out I'll feel like I've accomplished something. Can't wait for the Norge Scanathon!
Jon-thanks for the info on the burner. I'll take a look at it and post when I can. And I appreciated what you said about old Gas ovens. It's amazing what could be engineered without electrical help.
Jon,
Thanks so much for explaining about he BTU modulation. I have seen and used many of the KM's with the White Rogers Gas Valve. (I think this is the correct company if my memory serves me correct) I think that this was such an awesome way of regulating an even temperature in the dryer throughout the cycle. It seems that this type of system dries the load very fast.
Do you know by chance why they quit using this type of gas valve regulating system? Seems like it was reliable since there are so many of these still in service.
I think that Robert said once his new gas GE Harmony dryer had a regulating valve. I remember he had to replace it when he first bought the set.
Brent
Thanks so much for explaining about he BTU modulation. I have seen and used many of the KM's with the White Rogers Gas Valve. (I think this is the correct company if my memory serves me correct) I think that this was such an awesome way of regulating an even temperature in the dryer throughout the cycle. It seems that this type of system dries the load very fast.
Do you know by chance why they quit using this type of gas valve regulating system? Seems like it was reliable since there are so many of these still in service.
I think that Robert said once his new gas GE Harmony dryer had a regulating valve. I remember he had to replace it when he first bought the set.
Brent
Very cool machines...I have the same set in Harvest Gold. It's true about the lint thing...I tried a band of weatherstripping around the dryer door to stop the large amount of lint from blowing around the door cracks. That fan really blows the air around! And the (gas) dryer I have runs very hot so clothes dry really fast. Other than that, the machines are great and fun to listen to and watch, lights and all!
norgeway
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BEST!!!!!
WASHER EVER!!!!
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