...actually a Montgomery Wards. Fresh off the U-haul:
My first Norge!!!! Well, sorta...
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Now, were I a technician at Consumer's Reports, I would have to note that you need to be less than forty years old with perfect 20/20 vision to read the controls on these things. The photo isn't too far from the truth, the lettering is so fine and the reflection off the control panel make it very hard to know what button you need to push, what knob you need to turn and where:
OK so already I'm kvetching. Here's what I really want to know: is it, or isn't it?
It is!!!
My very first burpalator!!! (Hoping it was going to be a black one, but I'm not disappointed. And yes, the movie Private Benjamin was really about me).
Another plastic lint filter pan and fabric softener dispenser(was hoping for blue) to add to my collection. Complete with the previous owner's lint ball. Oh boy.
My very first burpalator!!! (Hoping it was going to be a black one, but I'm not disappointed. And yes, the movie Private Benjamin was really about me).
Another plastic lint filter pan and fabric softener dispenser(was hoping for blue) to add to my collection. Complete with the previous owner's lint ball. Oh boy.
Do any of you know how to disassemble these Norge/Wards agitators? Seems to be a lot of junk inside this and, of course, I'm curious about the innards.
Time for a bath. The Maytag top loader makes a really handy little "ware washer" for all the stuff I want to clean like garbage bins and all sorts of parts.
The machine comes apart pretty easily. Nice to not have to wrestle another vintage agitator off of a vintage drive shaft.
And there's lights!
That you really need with a dial that's as hard to read as this one. The dryer is gi-normous:
It's probably going to cost me a small fortune to hook this up. I believe it's preset to natural gas, so I'll need to buy a conversion kit, plus I'm going to have to have the gaseous come in and plumb in the supply. The drum on this thing is huge; it's as big as my big-boy GE dryer:
Can one repaint these things? If anyone knows about this I'd appreciate information on what kind of paint to use and how to do it.
I've always wanted one of these:
I've always wanted one of these:
Oops!
Will be doing a serious cleaning very soon. Fortunately, the top comes up and off as handily as a Filter-Flo's:
The detergent dispenser is solenoid-controlled but the bleach dispenser, alas, is from the looks of it, just a bleach "funnel". Somebody tied a sneaker lace between the cabinet and the top; home servicing? Not sure what this is all about:
Now I know where the engineers at GM got a lot of their ideas for putting together the 1-18's; the tub set-up, cap, clips, tub itself(size and shape) are all too similar. Will post more pics when I give her the maiden spin. Very curious about the sounds and sights of a Norge, never seen one in action before.
Great find! You should be kveling!
Great and aggressive washers! Beware your dainties!
Might be a good idea to sand down that spin-tube and coat with POR-15 or a good couple of layers of a Rust-o-Leum anti-rust spray paint, before re-installing that aggravater.
Great and aggressive washers! Beware your dainties!
Might be a good idea to sand down that spin-tube and coat with POR-15 or a good couple of layers of a Rust-o-Leum anti-rust spray paint, before re-installing that aggravater.
Great find! Congrats!
Seems to me you cannot take the agitator apart. The innards are pressed in and you cannot take them out without breaking it.
Seems to me you cannot take the agitator apart. The innards are pressed in and you cannot take them out without breaking it.
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The shoe lace is a factory part it holds the top when opened for service. I think the lettering is some what faded on the control panel. Peter is correct the agitator cannot be easily disassembled. Norges weren't built for long term durability or ease of repair, they were very good performers however, this is why so few survived. Fun machines hope you have lots of fun with them ,keep us posted.
The shoe lace is a factory part it holds the top when opened for service. I think the lettering is some what faded on the control panel. Peter is correct the agitator cannot be easily disassembled. Norges weren't built for long term durability or ease of repair, they were very good performers however, this is why so few survived. Fun machines hope you have lots of fun with them ,keep us posted.
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