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[lavamat_jon]

Hey Darren!!

Was nice to meet up with you yesterday!! You were a really nice guy; have the same taste in appliance as me too which is good LOL.

Take care

Jon

 

[newwave1]

Hey Jon!!,
aww it was gr8 2 meet with you too! your gr8 yay launderette wash-in tommorrow mornin!! can't wait!

Darren

 

[lavamat_jon]

I know!!!! 10 and a half hours!!! Yay!!! LOL

Jon xx

 

[Designgeek]

Youse guys are cool

Re. regulations. If it's an arbitrary building-code issue, and the nice man from the government office comes round, just play dumb or say you were fixing an antique machine and had it in the WC on test, and if you have the right attitude they may just let you off with a mild warning.

However, anything electrical + a wet floor = serious risk of being electrocuted to death before you even know what hit you. So if the regulations have to do with electrical safety, see about getting an isolation transformer and/or a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI). It might cost a bit, but it could save your life.

Re. water levels: it's one thing to use lots of water if you live in a place where water is ample. But as population pressure on resources increases, and as climate change causes unpredictable shifts in rainfall patterns, it's nice to have the ability to adjust water levels and use a lower level when needed. Here in the US there are large cities built in deserts where all the water comes in via aqueducts; even a minor drought can be a big deal.

And the other day I learned something interesting about the aqueducts that supply water to Los Angeles. Apparently there are homeless encampments next to them in various places, where people bathe and wash their clothes (by hand) in the water that is about to go into the city water supply. And some of these folks have dogs. And some of these people have serious psychiatric illnesses including chronic substance abuse. And that combination makes for the possibility of dog poop and/or human poop in the water. From what I read it seemed that this was *after* the stage at which the water goes through primary treatment. One can only hope that plenty of bleach gets added after *that* and before it reaches peoples' homes.

 

[westyslantfront]

Lincoln Wash In

Hi Darren. Welcome to Applianceville. There are three of us club members here in Tucson, Arizona. We frequently get together and do wash-ins. Here are some pictures of wash in at my home after I got 1959 Kenmore.

http://home.sprynet.com/~nmesoft/Ross_Kenmore_59/index.html
Ross Roberts......westyslantfront

 

[newwave1]

Hey designgeek & westylantfront!

designgeek thanx for the helpful info about the bathroom install.sounds like it could b a costly adventure! grr!

thats sounds gross about aqueducts of los angeles!

Hey ross! Thanks for the pics of ur wash-in. wish i was there to use those frontloaders! and those toploaders too infact! looks like u guys had a blast!

Take it easy!

Darren

 

[Designgeek]

Yo Darren, thanks; and sorry about my posting ending with a gross aqueduct story.

An isolation transformer and GFCI shouldn't be that expensive. One place to look for these is at places that sell contractors' plant and DIY powertools. I've heard they are commonly used at outdoor construction sites to protect workers who are using power saws, electric drills, and suchlike.

BTW, your Hoover looks like practically new (as in recently designed) equipment. The only thing that gives it away as earlier is the geometric symmetry of the external design elements, which I find more attractive than the recent trend toward asymmetrical curves and insect-like stylistic elements. (For example compare the classic BT 746 telephone with the present offerings...)

 

[newwave1]

hey Agen designgeek!
i may look into it. that way i can change machines as & when i like. yea i was amazed at how well my hoover looked when i got it home. only real damage is the door on the chrome surround is damaged slightly..other than that its immaculate! things have faded but im plannin on revitalising it for the summer..new motor. new bearings. new fascias. make it look shiney again there are many machines i want..so if i had plumbing in my bathroom, i can interchange them & sell them on so i can go through the number of machines i want..but i really dont wanna have to move the hoover on just yet...seein as i've waited so long to have one!

Darren