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Post# 202601 , Reply# 1 4/9/2007 at 19:18 (6,218 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Have a look at some of the photos of collections on this site and you'll see many combos. Bendix Corp. introduced the first combination washer/dryer, billed the Duomatic, in 1953. It was called an impressive acheivement by Consumer Reports when it was tested in 1955. Most other manufacturers rushed their own combo designs to the market but because Bendix patented most every part of their machine, including the "combination washer-dryer" idea, other maker's hands were tied to compete with their design. Most of the early combos were very large machines and performed rather poorly. Some machines were so bad that they were recalled by the mfr. and replaced with stand-alone washers & dryers. Maytag and Westinghouse both recalled their combos and ensured that nearly all of them were destroyed. A few of us have been lucky enough to find a few remaining machines - I have a Maytag combo and a Westinghouse in my collection and I can personally attest to their poor design and performance! Whirlpool (and under the Sears Kenmore brand) and General Electric continued to make revisions to their designs through the years and into the early 70's when they finally disappeared from the market completely. This is just scratching the surface of this topic, you'll read many posts of combo memories! 
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| Post# 202604 , Reply# 2 4/9/2007 at 19:26 (6,218 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Greg. That Maytag sure is a beauty!! I have fond memories of my visit to Omaha and seeing it work. Ross | ||
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Post# 202622 , Reply# 3 4/9/2007 at 20:25 (6,218 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Hello and welcome. Here is my 1958 Whirlpool Combo...  As well as a video of it washing... CLICK HERE TO GO TO unimatic1140's LINK | ||
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Post# 202626 , Reply# 4 4/9/2007 at 20:34 (6,218 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Hi | ||
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Post# 202627 , Reply# 5 4/9/2007 at 20:36 (6,218 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Here is the GE model combo you found | ||
| Post# 202686 , Reply# 7 4/9/2007 at 22:52 (6,218 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Jon is that the "New Dash" you are working on!! Hope you aren't holding out on us....(I feel a slap coming) Looks like a great cup of coffee there as well!! | ||
| Post# 202694 , Reply# 8 4/9/2007 at 23:16 (6,218 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
All About Nondescript... | ||
| Post# 202729 , Reply# 9 4/10/2007 at 05:22 (6,217 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 202759 , Reply# 10 4/10/2007 at 09:28 (6,217 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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Bendix Combo or washer dryer uk in use 
Hi here is a photo of my 1966 Bendix Washer Dryer as we call them in the UK. It is my daily and only auto washer.I wash approx 4 loads a week and dry probably 2 depending on weather. It uses 230 volts and although old is in brand new condition. It takes approx 45 min for a wash and 50 to 90 for dry depending on load and if i have spun them in a separate fast dryer first. W/D ers are still very popular here as ideal for smaller kitchens or smaller families. See attached link for the machine washing.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO ricky5050's LINK 
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Post# 202773 , Reply# 11 4/10/2007 at 10:48 (6,217 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Ricky, that door on the top is like the one on our Philco Hi Speed No Vent Duomatic from 67 or so. There was the hole for adding detergent and stuff and at the back was the handle for the dryer lint filter. It had a very powerful blower. | ||
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Post# 202884 , Reply# 12 4/10/2007 at 18:40 (6,217 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Rick what a beautiful machine | ||
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Post# 202894 , Reply# 13 4/10/2007 at 19:05 (6,217 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Drool | ||
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Post# 202916 , Reply# 14 4/10/2007 at 20:36 (6,217 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 202921 , Reply# 15 4/10/2007 at 20:56 (6,217 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Terry | ||
| Post# 202948 , Reply# 16 4/10/2007 at 21:59 (6,217 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Jon, I can hardly wait!! | ||
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Post# 203006 , Reply# 17 4/11/2007 at 03:28 (6,216 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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hope not
Hi Jon the you tube video makes it sound louder than it is, it is about ok , but on this model the blower fan runs continuously and as the air flap is shut it does make it make strange howling noises, i understand later models had a separate solenoid to switch it off and on. The machine although from 1966 was never un packed or used until i bought it in 2002 ish so it is in fact 5 years old, so i hope its a long time time work needed Richard
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Post# 203271 , Reply# 18 4/11/2007 at 23:00 (6,216 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh yes Rick | ||
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