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Wondering if anyone would have or know where..... |
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Post# 426382 , Reply# 1   4/2/2010 at 17:49 (5,109 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Randy, I had a spacemate dryer once and I can tell you that the metal top that came with them is sort of a let-down. It has a couple of ridges on the sides and then a big wide rise at the back where the backsplashers would have been on the old Westinghouse front-loaders(like the ones Pearl Bailey was modeling). So if you put two of them together you wouldn't get a nice flat continuous surface. I wanted to trade mine in for a flat countertop exactly like the one you have in the picture. If anything, I would have someone custom build a flat counter-top that is measured to fit perfectly on top of those nice machines.
I don't remember anyone doing a thread on this yet, but I've often wondered what people prefer. Consumer's Reports always gave brownie points to those washers and dryers, like GE's and GM 1-18's that had ridges on the cabinet tops to contain spills from liquid additives, but I always liked the smooth flat surfaces on the Maytag's and Hotpoints. (Surfaces, darling, surfaces!) |
Post# 426445 , Reply# 2   4/2/2010 at 22:38 (5,109 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Ken's right. The top is not flat. Use some two part Velcro tape to anchor the countertop you have, like along the front to keep the front edge of the counter top from hitting the control panel area. |
Post# 426454 , Reply# 3   4/2/2010 at 23:55 (5,109 days old) by randycmaynard ()   |   | |
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Like the velcro tape idea to keep the counter top in place - will definately look into that when I get them permenantly installed. |
Post# 426455 , Reply# 4   4/2/2010 at 23:56 (5,109 days old) by randycmaynard ()   |   | |
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Like the velcro tape idea to keep the counter top in place - will definately look into that when I get them permenantly installed. |
Post# 426456 , Reply# 5   4/2/2010 at 23:56 (5,109 days old) by randycmaynard ()   |   | |
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Sorry.... |
Post# 426687 , Reply# 7   4/4/2010 at 08:25 (5,108 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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There were two different tops for these machines. One was the finished top with the spill ridges formed in. The other was an almost flat galvanized steel top to be used on the washer & dryer as a fire and moisture guard between the machines and a wooden counter top. The metal top is very important on the dryer because of where the heating element is located at the rear of the drum it can get really hot I have seen counter tops actually turn black over the heater area. The fire department probably saw the more severe cases. This dryer is too old to have the thermal cut off on the back wall of the machine to prevent severe over heating. The post formed counter top you are using should have an extra strip of wood added at least 1o2" wide on the underside of the counter top so it doesn't slip down over the controls, it may also need extra wood at the rear.
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