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solid tub SQ? |
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| Post# 487549 1/9/2011 at 14:06 (4,849 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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Price is high for its age. CLICK HERE TO GO TO supremewhirlpol's LINK on Cincinnati Craigslist | ||
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Post# 487553 , Reply# 1 1/9/2011 at 14:08 (4,849 days old) by Jetcone  (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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What year is that | ||
| Post# 487581 , Reply# 2 1/9/2011 at 15:20 (4,849 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
They were all over the Cape in the 60"s
You Betcha'
There is still a Laundromat in Buzzard's Bay the "SpeedWash". They had 2 Banks (I think it was 12 in each bank) of SQs. I remember they had the earlier ones with the Emblem on the Front Panel and the "High Vane" Agitators. When you started the machine (25 cents) there was this "Throaty" sound from the pump. Loud Banging Solenoids, loved it. Then they were replaced slowly like the one in the link around late 60's. My Guess is the one in the link has got to be 35-40 years old. Maybe I'm wrong, but in any case it's old. They also had 18 Philco Bendix "Double Loaders". They were 35 cents each. And in the back of the Laundromat they had 3 "Big Boys". OMG... they were 4 whole Quarters, a Whole Dollar. WOW were they loud. The solenoids would energize and the Clang was almost Ear Deafing. They also had Huebsch and Hoyt Dryers (1o cents for 10 minutes) with the "Loadtrol" lever on the front. The Place is still in operation but I haven't been there for years. There was also a Laundromat in Sandwich that had Highlanders in the Early 60s and then replaced them which were Helicals. Sundays or Mondays were my Favorite Days of the week because Mom and I used to do wash. And of Course, I got to pick out the Machines !!! | ||
| Post# 487882 , Reply# 3 1/10/2011 at 10:12 (4,848 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
too high for me | ||
| Post# 487886 , Reply# 4 1/10/2011 at 10:34 (4,848 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Just Curious | ||
| Post# 487970 , Reply# 5 1/10/2011 at 15:17 (4,848 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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I think you mean the eighties............................... That panel first started to appear in laundromats, and laundry rooms across America in the early 1980s. Some models had an agitator with a bell shape on top that said do not load above this line. Mike | ||
| Post# 487972 , Reply# 6 1/10/2011 at 15:27 (4,848 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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The 80's, really? Does anyone have a picture of what the console of a solid tub coin-op SQ would look like? | ||
| Post# 488002 , Reply# 7 1/10/2011 at 16:58 (4,848 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
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SQ Control Panel
There were some pics of an old laundromat floating about last year or so with some multi-colored queens (errmmmm!). The machines I had seen with this control panel were from a laundry that is still in business. When I moved to Lexington in 2001 they were still in use, I guessed them at early 80's.
-Tim | ||
| Post# 488005 , Reply# 8 1/10/2011 at 17:11 (4,848 days old) by queeny77 (BERWYN, ILLINOIS) | ||
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| Post# 488008 , Reply# 9 1/10/2011 at 17:21 (4,848 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Ah Ha !!! | ||
| Post# 488009 , Reply# 10 1/10/2011 at 17:23 (4,848 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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And... | ||
| Post# 488013 , Reply# 11 1/10/2011 at 17:28 (4,848 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Solid Tub | ||
| Post# 488014 , Reply# 12 1/10/2011 at 17:30 (4,848 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Control Panel | ||
| Post# 488033 , Reply# 13 1/10/2011 at 19:11 (4,847 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
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That's the Laundry | ||
| Post# 488064 , Reply# 14 1/10/2011 at 20:25 (4,847 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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I don't know...
What the facination is ...
About all the Washers and Dryers in a row ??? To me it's sort of a "Power, Strength, and Satifaction " Thing. But most of us now have that in our Own Spaces. For example, I have 2 KitchenAids running. The 806, and a HOH Dryer. It's almost better than having a boyfriend LOL, They all don't talk back, let alone when they break down, there is nothing to do but fix it. LOL | ||
| Post# 488235 , Reply# 15 1/11/2011 at 15:36 (4,847 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Unbalanced Light | ||
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Post# 488246 , Reply# 16 1/11/2011 at 16:20 (4,847 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Ed's got jokes
Ed your funny......what ever do you mean about having machines in a row?....maybe a bold statement?.....maybe I should mention this to my therapist....lol
Actually when my partner seen this photo on this site, he commented what idiot would have machines all alike lined up, I am suprised you don't have something like this set up......I told him to look closer-----it's OUR basement!....hahaha 
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| Post# 488269 , Reply# 17 1/11/2011 at 18:05 (4,847 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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sooo...If it has those visible lid hinges and the console has no out of balance light, looks old as dirt, it MIGHT be a solid tub SQ? Martin, Your Neptunes look good like they are! I'd be more p#ssed about the dent in the door of the first Neptune washer. | ||
| Post# 488282 , Reply# 18 1/11/2011 at 18:20 (4,846 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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EXCELLENT OBSERVATION MALCOLM, by the way how is the weather down your way? We are about to get walloped again in Connecticut. Mike | ||
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Post# 488293 , Reply# 19 1/11/2011 at 18:56 (4,846 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Dent can't be helped...it came that way....the outter washer and dryer I got as a set off CL for 100.00, washer needed bearings, dryer OK....the inner set I got for my partner as a housewarming gift for his last house he bought.....I did bearing jobs on both......really no issues on any of them, the original set had a motor board fail on the washer, and mother board on the dryer replaced under warranty......I did the bearing jobs and replaced the gas valve solenoids on one dryer.....
great daily drivers....with 6 kids and 2 adults, plus 6 dogs.....I have laundry!!!!!!theres also a Frigidaire FL set in the upstairs bathroom..... I have 2 SQ home machines....but I would kill to have 4 to 6 SQ set up like in the laundromat....all going at the same time.......that would bring back memories..... | ||
| Post# 488428 , Reply# 20 1/12/2011 at 11:53 (4,846 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Southern Winter Weather
Well,
On Sunday, I went to a friends place to repair his dryer. Got that taken care of and went out to an early dinner. Got back to his place and sat around talking. Next thing I knew, it was after 9 o'clock and the flurries had started. I gathered my tools and dog and took off for Buford. Got about a third of the way home when I hit white-out conditions. Couldn't see anything. Sat in the middle of the road trying to figure out what to do. The longer I hesitated, the heavier the ice began building up on the windshield. I had to turn around and head back to my friend's place. Ended up spending Sunday and Monday night in Woodstock before I felt it was safe to try again. Got home yesterday afternoon. What an experience. Everything is still closed down today and tomorrow isn't looking any better. So, it appears that Friday will be the first almost normal day we will see in Atlanta. Malcolm | ||
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Post# 488429 , Reply# 21 1/12/2011 at 11:57 (4,846 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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