polkanut
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Sandy,
Check out the Jubilee Wax thread. You might want this once your range is completely detailed.
Check out the Jubilee Wax thread. You might want this once your range is completely detailed.
My New Range is HERE!
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Sandy
These appear to be aluminum - could serve as attic stock.....
lawrence
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-HOTPOIN...=US_Cooktops&hash=item233248fefd#ht_398wt_642
These appear to be aluminum - could serve as attic stock.....
lawrence
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-HOTPOIN...=US_Cooktops&hash=item233248fefd#ht_398wt_642
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danemodsandy
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Thanks for the Heads-Up
I may go ahead and buy these burner bowls, even though I'd love to find a complete set of NOS ones. That will be a bit tricky for this range - it has two 6" burners and two 8" ones, one of which is the Sensi-Temp burner, which uses a unique burner bowl, not the same one ordinary 8" burners do.
I'm making all kinds of progress. I had a very kind PM from John L. (combo52) offering a photo of the "mystery" oven door hinge clips mentioned upthread. John and I had a great conversation, and he texted me two photos that cleared things up beautifully. John, I myself can't get those pics to post here; if you ever have time and inclination to share them here, I think they would be a valuable resource for the Archives.
The oven door hinge clips are intended to improve and tighten the fit of the door on the hinges, so it was important to me to get them back in properly, which they now are. Thanks, John!
I am working on details now. One of them is trying to find the clip John mentioned for the wires to the Sensi-Temp burner. He says it's the the right of the right-rear 6" burner bowl, and I cannot find it. As matters stand, the wires are laying atop the deflector for the oven vent, which cannot continue, because that area would get very hot during P*7 cleaning. If anyone can steer me in the right direction on the clip, I'd be grateful - I just can't find anything like that. Maybe it's a removable clip and it's missing, I dunno.
Anyway, she's getting a little better each work session, and I'm hoping to be able to test the oven this weekend. After that, she sits for her portrait!
I may go ahead and buy these burner bowls, even though I'd love to find a complete set of NOS ones. That will be a bit tricky for this range - it has two 6" burners and two 8" ones, one of which is the Sensi-Temp burner, which uses a unique burner bowl, not the same one ordinary 8" burners do.
I'm making all kinds of progress. I had a very kind PM from John L. (combo52) offering a photo of the "mystery" oven door hinge clips mentioned upthread. John and I had a great conversation, and he texted me two photos that cleared things up beautifully. John, I myself can't get those pics to post here; if you ever have time and inclination to share them here, I think they would be a valuable resource for the Archives.
The oven door hinge clips are intended to improve and tighten the fit of the door on the hinges, so it was important to me to get them back in properly, which they now are. Thanks, John!
I am working on details now. One of them is trying to find the clip John mentioned for the wires to the Sensi-Temp burner. He says it's the the right of the right-rear 6" burner bowl, and I cannot find it. As matters stand, the wires are laying atop the deflector for the oven vent, which cannot continue, because that area would get very hot during P*7 cleaning. If anyone can steer me in the right direction on the clip, I'd be grateful - I just can't find anything like that. Maybe it's a removable clip and it's missing, I dunno.
Anyway, she's getting a little better each work session, and I'm hoping to be able to test the oven this weekend. After that, she sits for her portrait!
danemodsandy
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Fully Operational!
Well, she passed an initial oven test - both her bake and broil elements work fine.
After that, she got put into P*7 mode - and she works! Results were not quiiiiite as sensational as I'd hoped for, but then I only ran a two-hour cycle. Every self-cleaner make and model has its own personality, and I will have to learn what this old girl likes and doesn't like.
Still, she made a valiant effort, which means that after forty-one years, she came to me with every single one of her features intact and working.
They truly do not make them like this any more!
Pictures soon. But not tonight - Sandy tired. There was a small matter of four loads of laundry to be washed and ironed in addition to Project P*7. Oy.
P.S.: Does anyone know the correct griddle that would have come with - or been available for - this 1972 model?[this post was last edited: 11/16/2013-18:52]
Well, she passed an initial oven test - both her bake and broil elements work fine.
After that, she got put into P*7 mode - and she works! Results were not quiiiiite as sensational as I'd hoped for, but then I only ran a two-hour cycle. Every self-cleaner make and model has its own personality, and I will have to learn what this old girl likes and doesn't like.
Still, she made a valiant effort, which means that after forty-one years, she came to me with every single one of her features intact and working.
They truly do not make them like this any more!
Pictures soon. But not tonight - Sandy tired. There was a small matter of four loads of laundry to be washed and ironed in addition to Project P*7. Oy.
P.S.: Does anyone know the correct griddle that would have come with - or been available for - this 1972 model?[this post was last edited: 11/16/2013-18:52]
polkanut
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Can I assume that the timed outlet works as it should? There's nothing better than waking up to freshly perked java.
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rustyspaatz
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yes the outlet, the outlet...
I would never be able to use the timed outlet, in the kitchen, for an appliance, but it sure is sweet.
As for the drip pans in the P7.
An apartment I lived in, in 1989, built 1969, had an original avocado GE P7 oven. I remember the type written lease (It was 1987, lol)
The lease rules specifically said <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NOT TO PUT THE DRIP PANS IN THE OVEN </span>and explaining that the shiny finish would wear off.
Of course, I tried it anyway. The pans for my stove, at this point, were pretty dull already. I didn't know the magic that could be had with soaking and baking soda.
I would never be able to use the timed outlet, in the kitchen, for an appliance, but it sure is sweet.
As for the drip pans in the P7.
An apartment I lived in, in 1989, built 1969, had an original avocado GE P7 oven. I remember the type written lease (It was 1987, lol)
The lease rules specifically said <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NOT TO PUT THE DRIP PANS IN THE OVEN </span>and explaining that the shiny finish would wear off.
Of course, I tried it anyway. The pans for my stove, at this point, were pretty dull already. I didn't know the magic that could be had with soaking and baking soda.
polkanut
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I use the timed outlet on my GE Spacemaker under-the-counter clock radio all the time. I'd be lost without it. It's not difficult to use, and it's great to wake up to freshly made coffee. Nothing says home like hearing a percolator start up on a cold WI winter morning.
danemodsandy
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Greg (luxflairguy)
Thanks for the link to the griddle.
I had seen it previously, but I don't know if that's the griddle that was available when the stove was new.
Does your linking me mean that you know this is the right one for a '72 model?
Thanks!
Thanks for the link to the griddle.
I had seen it previously, but I don't know if that's the griddle that was available when the stove was new.
Does your linking me mean that you know this is the right one for a '72 model?
Thanks!
Griddle For ST Burner
The griddle on Ebay is not the intended griddle for the ST burner, but instead a griddle that can be used on any 8" element.
Sandy I should have the correct griddle if you need one.
The griddle on Ebay is not the intended griddle for the ST burner, but instead a griddle that can be used on any 8" element.
Sandy I should have the correct griddle if you need one.
oldskool
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When I get some time free....
...and when you have avilable time, as you've already promised, I'm coming for meatloaf.
Sandy, it was such a pleasure meeting you and having the blessing of participating in your new stove acquisition. So glad to see it's working well and bringing such joy to your home. Nothing quite says home, like the aroma of fresh cooked food lofting through the air, prepared by skilled hands on equipment intended to produce quality outcomes. May you have many years of happiness with your 'new' stove.
John Mc
...and when you have avilable time, as you've already promised, I'm coming for meatloaf.
Sandy, it was such a pleasure meeting you and having the blessing of participating in your new stove acquisition. So glad to see it's working well and bringing such joy to your home. Nothing quite says home, like the aroma of fresh cooked food lofting through the air, prepared by skilled hands on equipment intended to produce quality outcomes. May you have many years of happiness with your 'new' stove.
John Mc
danemodsandy
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John (combo52):
Why don't we just figure out a parts order? What works best for you - AW private messaging or email?
I know I need -
- Knobs
- Trim rings
- Griddle
- Broiler pan
I can photograph the knobs for matching.
Let me know!
Why don't we just figure out a parts order? What works best for you - AW private messaging or email?
I know I need -
- Knobs
- Trim rings
- Griddle
- Broiler pan
I can photograph the knobs for matching.
Let me know!
danemodsandy
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John (oldskool):
John:
It was a huge privilege meeting you!
The range has meant a remarkable improvement in quality of life. I now have coffee automatically in the morning - not a given for perc users like me. I now have light to cook by - the old range's cooktop was always dark. The self-cleaning means no more thinking, "I'd like so-and-so, but nah - I'm not wanting to do the clean-up." And the Sensi-Temp has already saved one boilover when a long-winded co-worker kept me on the phone long past the conversation's sell-by date - I had totally forgotten about soup on the burner. No harm done whatever.
And if you're using the P*7 cycle, you definitely don't need to run the furnace, LOL!
John:
It was a huge privilege meeting you!
The range has meant a remarkable improvement in quality of life. I now have coffee automatically in the morning - not a given for perc users like me. I now have light to cook by - the old range's cooktop was always dark. The self-cleaning means no more thinking, "I'd like so-and-so, but nah - I'm not wanting to do the clean-up." And the Sensi-Temp has already saved one boilover when a long-winded co-worker kept me on the phone long past the conversation's sell-by date - I had totally forgotten about soup on the burner. No harm done whatever.
And if you're using the P*7 cycle, you definitely don't need to run the furnace, LOL!
