Thread Number: 1926
1-18 Model WC Update |
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Post# 64461 , Reply# 1   4/27/2005 at 05:39 (6,910 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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They didn't come with cords? |
Post# 64498 , Reply# 3   4/27/2005 at 10:30 (6,910 days old) by scott55405 ()   |   | |
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Electric ranges and dryers never come with cords, you always have to buy them separately yourself. |
Post# 64532 , Reply# 5   4/27/2005 at 16:34 (6,909 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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and the reason dryers and ranges need to have cords installed is that they were orignally hard-wired in (cable from wall went right into machine) 1- cause it was "safer" (220v was considered dangerous) 2- the outlet and pin configuration had not yet settled as "permanent" 3- some areas allow ground and neutral to be combined so 3 and 4 pin/conductor/prong cords could be used. |
Post# 64598 , Reply# 6   4/28/2005 at 06:25 (6,909 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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Just was surprised because USED stuff usually comes with a cord. |
Post# 64622 , Reply# 7   4/28/2005 at 11:25 (6,909 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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So sorry to hear about your mom missing the machines, Jess--I know my grandmother was the same way when her '71 Kenmore couldn't be resurrected anymore. Yes, Austin, rumbles aplenty seem to be the norm with 1-18s. I believe I recall one of the members describing the wash action as sounding "like a diesel engine" back when I found mine, and they weren't kidding! Ross and Roger were over the other night (still haven't had time to post pics yet), and we used the 608 and the 1-18...the one you can put a sleeping baby next to, no problem--the other, you can't have a conversation in normal voice. It's the charm of the Frigidaires! :-P Best of luck with your 1-18s, and very sorry to hear about your Kenmore :-( --Nate |
Post# 64671 , Reply# 9   4/28/2005 at 23:25 (6,908 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Assuming it's not a bellows/seals thing, I wonder if the lint filter accoutrements are all okay...mine gets grouchy if the filter isn't seated just so... ...just a thought... Does it leak if you put water in it and don't run the machine for, say, a few hours (so as to rule out some moving parts and perhaps parts of the recirculation system)? |
Post# 64707 , Reply# 10   4/29/2005 at 08:23 (6,908 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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If it is leaking out of the plastic funnel that is attached to the bottom of the outer tub, then it sounds like the outer tub seal, which is different than the bellows. |
Post# 64745 , Reply# 11   4/29/2005 at 17:24 (6,907 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Do the threads on the pulsator nut turn clockwise or counterclockwise to loosen? I sprayed it down with PB, waited about 7 minutes and it STILL won't budge! Not sure if I'm turning it right though! --Austin |