Jimmy to the rescue!!!!!
New Philco Washer
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Brent-Aucoin
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Very cool Jimmy!
Amazing that you found them both at the same house!
You are a Philco Magnet.
Thanks for the pictures.
Tell Blackie hello for me.
Brent
Amazing that you found them both at the same house!
You are a Philco Magnet.
Thanks for the pictures.
Tell Blackie hello for me.
Brent
westyslantfront
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hi jimmy......what a great machine!!!...congratulations...
mayken4now
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Well, siding with appnut. Good going Jimmy.
Steve
Steve
BLACKIE WAS READY IN CASE SOMETHING CAME RUNNING OUT FROM UNDER THE WASHER OR DRYER. HOUSE SOUNDS LIKE A REAL DUMP WONDER WHAT IT LOOK LIKE BEFORE THEY CLEANED IT UP BEFORE YOU CAME TO GET THE SET!!!!!!!
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southernmdgeguy
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Love the Philco set
Guess I need to find a set to go with my new stove! I was lucky to see Mark's Philco in action when I was down there, amazing action from that system. Great pictures, will be a good series on a total restore job.
Scott
Guess I need to find a set to go with my new stove! I was lucky to see Mark's Philco in action when I was down there, amazing action from that system. Great pictures, will be a good series on a total restore job.
Scott
Designgeek
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Congratulations on another save & restore.
Hoo-boy there sure was a lot of icky poo in that washer. I think the reason those center-post lint filters tend to get full like that is, people don't bother to read the manual and find out they have to clean it out after each load.
So, what exactly is that agitator? Is that a flexible contoured rubber disc over a plastic molding? And what's all the dark crud at the bottom (or should I ask?), did it come off without too much scrubbing?
The mechanism with the pressed steel bottom and the accessible belt is clever as heck, must make it relatively easy to change a belt.
What are you going to do to repaint the cabinet where all that rust is near the top?
(How it is that people don't clean their appliances, or their houses for God's sake!, is beyond me. My place can get to looking like an industrial workshop with piles of geek-junque all over, but at least it's clean in the sense of being sanitary and free of health hazards. A few times in my life I've seen houses that looked like they badly needed to be dunked in bleach just to disinfect. Ick.)
Hoo-boy there sure was a lot of icky poo in that washer. I think the reason those center-post lint filters tend to get full like that is, people don't bother to read the manual and find out they have to clean it out after each load.
So, what exactly is that agitator? Is that a flexible contoured rubber disc over a plastic molding? And what's all the dark crud at the bottom (or should I ask?), did it come off without too much scrubbing?
The mechanism with the pressed steel bottom and the accessible belt is clever as heck, must make it relatively easy to change a belt.
What are you going to do to repaint the cabinet where all that rust is near the top?
(How it is that people don't clean their appliances, or their houses for God's sake!, is beyond me. My place can get to looking like an industrial workshop with piles of geek-junque all over, but at least it's clean in the sense of being sanitary and free of health hazards. A few times in my life I've seen houses that looked like they badly needed to be dunked in bleach just to disinfect. Ick.)
filterflo
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Thanks guys. This washer really is not as bad as it looks as far as cosmetics. The case is acutally one of the easy parts of the restoration. I totally remove the case, sand it down, prime it, then give it several coats of white enamel. As far as these coming out of a stinky dirty house (which it was) the PEOPLE that I got this from stunk to high heaven as bad or worse than the house. It was really them more than the house that made me sick to my stomach!!!! I will post pictures of the dryer as soon as I get to it, in the next couple of days.........
southernmdgeguy
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Is that a 65 770 Rambler I see peeking out
from the garage? I see a good old chrome bumper there too, but can't tell what it is..
from the garage? I see a good old chrome bumper there too, but can't tell what it is..
veg-o-matic
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Oooh, lovin' them Philcos! Did they all have those bigass lids?
veg
veg
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Jimmy,
Many congrats real nice washer.
Peter
Jimmy,
Many congrats real nice washer.
Peter
Hurray! More fabulous Philco's...
to keep the others company. They hate being alone!
Now, what does the matching dryer look like and where will it be found?
I can sympathize with you on the home these came from. Once did carpet install in a house like that. Had to send 3 different crews of installers to complete the job because once there, they wouldn't go back. The house was owned by a REGISTERED NURSE!! Go figure.
Oh, and let's not forget, Happy Birthday!!
Bill
to keep the others company. They hate being alone!
Now, what does the matching dryer look like and where will it be found?
I can sympathize with you on the home these came from. Once did carpet install in a house like that. Had to send 3 different crews of installers to complete the job because once there, they wouldn't go back. The house was owned by a REGISTERED NURSE!! Go figure.
Oh, and let's not forget, Happy Birthday!!
Bill
golittlesport
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Hi Jimmy! Congrats on acquiring another nice set. Can't wait to see you work your magic!
filterflo
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Hi Rich, Just call me Freddie the Fritzer!
Hey Jimmy - wow, what a great find! Glad Blackie was there to help out. I won't even ask about the previous owners, sounds pretty bad! LOL
Ben
Ben
pure fun
Thanks so much for the fun presentation. Let us know how the restoration goes. Thankfully the mechanism still works well. Is this a solid tub machine, no, I do see the tub perforations, but is there an inner tub like in the AMPs? It appears to have a spin drain cycle, but so do the non-solid tub Filter-Flos and newer Maytags.
Martin
Thanks so much for the fun presentation. Let us know how the restoration goes. Thankfully the mechanism still works well. Is this a solid tub machine, no, I do see the tub perforations, but is there an inner tub like in the AMPs? It appears to have a spin drain cycle, but so do the non-solid tub Filter-Flos and newer Maytags.
Martin
Another Philco saved!!
Jimmy what a nice find and we all know how much you like the philco's whats really nice is its found the perfect home to spend its remaining years another fine machine will be restored and preserved cant be many of those things left but if I ever run across one youll be the first to know
Jimmy what a nice find and we all know how much you like the philco's whats really nice is its found the perfect home to spend its remaining years another fine machine will be restored and preserved cant be many of those things left but if I ever run across one youll be the first to know
That sure is an interesting design, it looks like the motor cradle is a little different than the earlier machines. I'll bet it runs nice and quiet too...
filterflo
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Hey Thanks Tim, you need to come over and play with some of these again! BTW, did you pick up all the new finds you recently bought? Maybe I need to come to your house this time and play! We could wash the clothes I was wearing when I picked up these Philcos......oh no, come to think of it I burned them!
mickeyd
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Thanks
I've never experienced a Philco, but I'm wild about them. The agitators and the water currents fascinate the b'Jesus out of me. And the jist I get is that you have MORE Philcos? You must have a ball with them.
I'm usually a light loader, but sometimes I bobload. Can the Philco hold and move the most clothes for that size tub?
What a great blue machine you have. I wish I could see it.
I've never experienced a Philco, but I'm wild about them. The agitators and the water currents fascinate the b'Jesus out of me. And the jist I get is that you have MORE Philcos? You must have a ball with them.
I'm usually a light loader, but sometimes I bobload. Can the Philco hold and move the most clothes for that size tub?
What a great blue machine you have. I wish I could see it.
