washerlover
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That there is the purtiest Norge I've ever seen! I wonder if it's a typical "noisy Norge?" Can't wait for videos!
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Most of the combos were noisy because everything was mounted to the baseplate which sat on leveling legs on the floor so all of the motor noise and vibration as well as the noise of all of the moving components whether belts, pumps, blowers (if present), transmissions or variable sheave pulleys up to and including the occasional ball of wet clothes landing in the bottom of the drum went into the steel baseplate, which made a grand sounding board, and from there into the floor. The Bendix-design was the only one to have all of the moving mechanism suspended with the motor, pump , blower and transmission mounted to the outer tub so there was less direct transmission of vibration to the floor. The tumble periods were relatively quiet, but the spin periods were noisy.
easyspindry
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John . . .
. . . your collection is unbelievable. I have known of only one Easy combo and I never got to see it. I sure would like to spend some time in your warehouse. It sounds like paradise to me. Of course, the Norge combo is as rare as hen's teeth.
Congratulations on your finds.
I do have a Bendix 1959 Combo and it works beautifully. The sounds it makes are almost erotic. But whoa be unto the observer if the load winds up in a ball and the spin cycle starts.
Jerry Gay
. . . your collection is unbelievable. I have known of only one Easy combo and I never got to see it. I sure would like to spend some time in your warehouse. It sounds like paradise to me. Of course, the Norge combo is as rare as hen's teeth.
Congratulations on your finds.
I do have a Bendix 1959 Combo and it works beautifully. The sounds it makes are almost erotic. But whoa be unto the observer if the load winds up in a ball and the spin cycle starts.
Jerry Gay
MAYTAG TIMER CLOSE-UP
I think this is the only close-up Tim and I took, I should remember to do more close-ups, there is also one of the drum hatch in the MTC for sump clean out.
The MT control panel close-up shows the Vee shape that Tom and Tim mentioned, this panel design came out on the combos and was later used on all the MT 06 series washers and dryers, It is interesting that they did not center the timer although I have always preferred an offset design and think that this panel design is very good.
I think this is the only close-up Tim and I took, I should remember to do more close-ups, there is also one of the drum hatch in the MTC for sump clean out.
The MT control panel close-up shows the Vee shape that Tom and Tim mentioned, this panel design came out on the combos and was later used on all the MT 06 series washers and dryers, It is interesting that they did not center the timer although I have always preferred an offset design and think that this panel design is very good.
Congrats John! You have two beauties there, BOTH of them are extremely rare. The Maytag was pretty much unused by the original owner, and was brought in as trade to the central Kansas Maytag dealer who sold it new, sometime in the mid-80's. Greg and I went and picked it up in the fall of 2009. Condition-wise, it is probably in just as good of condition as the one in the Jasper County museum, or possibly even better. If any of you are ever at John's, I urge you to spin through the timer on the Maytag a few times. Probably the most satisfying timer to spin through in existence.
The Norge is also really cool too. I was pretty surprised to see the floating plastic idler pulley in place. I wonder how long those survived in tact. The insides of the Norge are in amazing condition considering the house and environment that it was taken from, and it shouldn't take much for John to get both of these up and running for demonstrations.
John - thanks again for your help when you were at the house, and I wish we had had more time to chat and tinker with stuff in the basement.
Ben
The Norge is also really cool too. I was pretty surprised to see the floating plastic idler pulley in place. I wonder how long those survived in tact. The insides of the Norge are in amazing condition considering the house and environment that it was taken from, and it shouldn't take much for John to get both of these up and running for demonstrations.
John - thanks again for your help when you were at the house, and I wish we had had more time to chat and tinker with stuff in the basement.
Ben
philr
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I really like the woodgrain trim on the Maytag and the shape of control panel that seems to have inspired the 1966 line.
bluejay
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Congratulations, those are beautiful machines!
Congratulations on getting two great looking machines! They both look fantastic!
I do have one question though. On the Maytag the cycle dial looks like it's set for the timer to run clockwise for the wash but counter clockwise for drying. Is that the case or am I missing something here?
I'm sure it's something that simple and I'm just not seeing it.
I do have one question though. On the Maytag the cycle dial looks like it's set for the timer to run clockwise for the wash but counter clockwise for drying. Is that the case or am I missing something here?
I'm sure it's something that simple and I'm just not seeing it.
philr
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Does the green tab that's at the left of the dial can be moved from "0" to "90" to set the drying time? That would explain the way the dryer timer is graduated from 0 to 90 instead of being graduated from with decreasing time as it usually is?
The Maytag sort of has a timer with an adjustable end point, similar to the first 33" WP combos. It is actually a single timer with the machine and timer operation advancing to the point determined by the setting of the dry timer setting. The blue tab does indeed set the dry time and when the main timer pointer meets up with where the blue tab is set that is the end of dry and the complete cycle of the machine. For wash only, the blue tab is set at the zero mark for drying so the timer stops at the end of the spin period. The blue tab marks where the real "OFF" point in the timer is located.
mickeyd
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Never thought the day would come
Lo and behold it has.
About four years or so ago when I was lusting after and coveting the glass bottom girl co-owned by Jon & John, I asked John what I would have to do to get a year or two with that glorious glass-fronted top to bottom Easy spin dryer.
And John said only two are known to exist: Ben has one and there is yet another, the only other, in the Maytag museum.
If you can get me or find me another Maytag combo, I'll find a way to convince John Charles to let you ha have the glass girl for a while, or for my portion of the ownership however it works out.
How I tried! A few conversations with Madame curator at the museum gave me a hot lead to another machine. After many calls and waits and answers that went hot and cold, in the end, all the wires to the lead went dead-- an experience we all know only too grimly.
So now you have your blessed Maytag combo. You know when first reading the thread, I somehow thought that you managed to coerce, beg, borrow, or pay a million dollars to Ben for his. How dramatic and fun that would have been! Now I see it's another machine which gives everyone hope that yes indeed the dream machine is out there somewhere.
Even better, you found a Norge, which is the one I prefer and I can't wait to see the rinsing. Like Jon Charles I spy the blades of the monster fan behind the curtain.
The enormous karma you've built up here helping everyone, befriending anyone, and giving out your phone number to whomever asks has paid off in two Uber holy grails.
What a great day. I'm so happy for you. Big Hugs of Congratulation. If you get a chance would you ask Jason to snap a pic of the Norge controls in extreme close-up?
Of all the combos you mention, are any operational right now?
Lo and behold it has.
About four years or so ago when I was lusting after and coveting the glass bottom girl co-owned by Jon & John, I asked John what I would have to do to get a year or two with that glorious glass-fronted top to bottom Easy spin dryer.
And John said only two are known to exist: Ben has one and there is yet another, the only other, in the Maytag museum.
If you can get me or find me another Maytag combo, I'll find a way to convince John Charles to let you ha have the glass girl for a while, or for my portion of the ownership however it works out.
How I tried! A few conversations with Madame curator at the museum gave me a hot lead to another machine. After many calls and waits and answers that went hot and cold, in the end, all the wires to the lead went dead-- an experience we all know only too grimly.
So now you have your blessed Maytag combo. You know when first reading the thread, I somehow thought that you managed to coerce, beg, borrow, or pay a million dollars to Ben for his. How dramatic and fun that would have been! Now I see it's another machine which gives everyone hope that yes indeed the dream machine is out there somewhere.
Even better, you found a Norge, which is the one I prefer and I can't wait to see the rinsing. Like Jon Charles I spy the blades of the monster fan behind the curtain.
The enormous karma you've built up here helping everyone, befriending anyone, and giving out your phone number to whomever asks has paid off in two Uber holy grails.
What a great day. I'm so happy for you. Big Hugs of Congratulation. If you get a chance would you ask Jason to snap a pic of the Norge controls in extreme close-up?
Of all the combos you mention, are any operational right now?
laundromat
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Ahh, finally, somebody got a fabilous Norge washer dryer combination! The Prizers,our neighbors across the street from the house I grew up in,had this model. They took it with them when the husband,a pilot for Martin Marietta,had to relocate in Cincinnati. There was a Norge World that had a line of twelve of the combos along with the same design drycleaning units.We can only wish that better things had happened with Norge but alas,they're nothing now but a field of fond memories in our washer dreams. Norge was one of the few massively produced top load washers with the oscillating agitators I ever really enjoyed. Their high speed spin,loud tub brake. I also liked its clockwise spin direction.
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