washertalk
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Thanks for sharing. Cool place. My type "Shopping Center".
Pics of my secret thrifting place
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eluxomarty
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Peter
I love the pix of your your thrift store. There was one like that in the town of Hemet about an 45 minutes away from Palm Springs. They had a huge back area where the large appliances were, not to mention all the vacuum stuff. Whenever i would go ther i would organize the vacuum area. Pair all the vacuums with their correct hoses and tools and then picked up what i wanted. One day i went there and found that the whole back area had burned to the ground! I was stunned and almost started crying! All those lost appliances! I still mourn that loss!
Marty
I love the pix of your your thrift store. There was one like that in the town of Hemet about an 45 minutes away from Palm Springs. They had a huge back area where the large appliances were, not to mention all the vacuum stuff. Whenever i would go ther i would organize the vacuum area. Pair all the vacuums with their correct hoses and tools and then picked up what i wanted. One day i went there and found that the whole back area had burned to the ground! I was stunned and almost started crying! All those lost appliances! I still mourn that loss!
Marty
thor
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Hoover
That Hoover washer looks exactly like a Hitachi washer (made in Japan) at my family's beach apartment in Mar del Plata (south of Buenos Aires). It is a top loader with an impeller (with center post) but the wash action resembles a Fisher & Paykel (the impeller rotates many full turns to one side, then repeats backward). I don't recall if the tub indexes. The was action has two settings (normal/delicate) and there is a soak cycle, a regular cycle and a delicate cycle. The center post accomodates a lint filterm and in the panel it is identified with a drawing as being "Karambo Action", or something like that.
The machine (being a Japanese model, including Japanese characers on the panel) is cold fill only, so it has just one water valve, but the panel cutout on the back is prepared to accomodate a second water valve.
If I recall correct, the Hitachi has two knobs (for water level, and last (2nd.) rinse stop to add the softener) plus the timer knob.
This specific washer is gravity drain (no water pump), but please remember this is a washer for the Japanese market, although 220V/50Hz.
By the way, in our case the water supply is connected to a water mixer valve, so actually we can choose the temperature of the wash and rinse water at will. Washing performance is quite good, and it spins beautifully! The color is a horrible lime green. Capacity must be on the 4-5 kg range (or even less!). I don't think it weights more than 30 kg altogether.
Next time I go down there I will take pictures, of course!
Emilio
That Hoover washer looks exactly like a Hitachi washer (made in Japan) at my family's beach apartment in Mar del Plata (south of Buenos Aires). It is a top loader with an impeller (with center post) but the wash action resembles a Fisher & Paykel (the impeller rotates many full turns to one side, then repeats backward). I don't recall if the tub indexes. The was action has two settings (normal/delicate) and there is a soak cycle, a regular cycle and a delicate cycle. The center post accomodates a lint filterm and in the panel it is identified with a drawing as being "Karambo Action", or something like that.
The machine (being a Japanese model, including Japanese characers on the panel) is cold fill only, so it has just one water valve, but the panel cutout on the back is prepared to accomodate a second water valve.
If I recall correct, the Hitachi has two knobs (for water level, and last (2nd.) rinse stop to add the softener) plus the timer knob.
This specific washer is gravity drain (no water pump), but please remember this is a washer for the Japanese market, although 220V/50Hz.
By the way, in our case the water supply is connected to a water mixer valve, so actually we can choose the temperature of the wash and rinse water at will. Washing performance is quite good, and it spins beautifully! The color is a horrible lime green. Capacity must be on the 4-5 kg range (or even less!). I don't think it weights more than 30 kg altogether.
Next time I go down there I will take pictures, of course!
Emilio
thor
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I just remembered the model of the Hitachi washer is PAF820.
launderess
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PeteK
In lieu of sending you a check made a generous donation in your name to "Our Lady of the Weeping Madonna, Home for Wayward Laundresses" Your generous contribution will keep us, er them supplied with booze and ciggys, opps I'm sorry meant to say bluing and bleach, during the cold winter months.
L.
In lieu of sending you a check made a generous donation in your name to "Our Lady of the Weeping Madonna, Home for Wayward Laundresses" Your generous contribution will keep us, er them supplied with booze and ciggys, opps I'm sorry meant to say bluing and bleach, during the cold winter months.
L.
whirlcool
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Nice photos of Petrolia, Ontario.
That railway station that is now the library wasn't used as a train station for very long. Built in 1906 and discarded in 1927.
I love seeing those old train stations reused in the community.
Along the Burlington Northern tracks going out of Chicago they have a bunch of very interesting stations built in the late 1800's. They are still used by METRA as train stations these days.
That railway station that is now the library wasn't used as a train station for very long. Built in 1906 and discarded in 1927.
I love seeing those old train stations reused in the community.
Along the Burlington Northern tracks going out of Chicago they have a bunch of very interesting stations built in the late 1800's. They are still used by METRA as train stations these days.
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