Thread Number: 34941
Something interesting for the GE fans - especially Lawrence/Pulltostart |
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Post# 523110   6/7/2011 at 11:02 (4,706 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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A new co-worker, who sometimes is in our warehouse storage area where I have the Kenmore storage, put two and two together and asked if I knew anything about washers, and recently asked me if I could help him with a GE FF. Apparently he tried to wash throw pillows in it - big ones - and it gagged on them and stopped.
Through some instruction, it sounds like we got it back to reasonable health, but he's not going to be washing any throw pillows anymore. He said he'd send me a picture of the machine so I could see it as he thought it was pretty old. "Well I'll be!" I said when I saw the pic. Check out the dryer next to it - these are in service as daily drivers in Charlotte. Gordon |
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Post# 523111 , Reply# 1   6/7/2011 at 11:03 (4,706 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Post# 523112 , Reply# 2   6/7/2011 at 11:04 (4,706 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Post# 523132 , Reply# 3   6/7/2011 at 12:27 (4,705 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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The dryer is a Y, A or a B which means its from 1964 to 1966.
If the washer's model number is WWA8420NJL WH (White), then it's from 1972 which makes sense given the black on black dial and the features. It's an oddball; a step-up model from the WWA8400 which was in the catalogue, featuring separate wash and spin speed controls and the "mini-quick" cycle and an extra-rinse cycle added. Probably has a blue Straight-8 activator and a blue straight-sided mini-basket. Might even have a timed bleach dispenser and that wonderful activator-mounted dry detergent dispenser that was replaced with the "Dispensall". Nice machine. |
Post# 523179 , Reply# 5   6/7/2011 at 19:41 (4,705 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 523181 , Reply# 6   6/7/2011 at 19:57 (4,705 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 523187 , Reply# 7   6/7/2011 at 20:17 (4,705 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 523278 , Reply# 8   6/8/2011 at 07:02 (4,705 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 523289 , Reply# 9   6/8/2011 at 08:23 (4,705 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Lawrence and Bob - The dryer is a GE, almost or exactly like the one you got from me Lawrence, with a full-width console light on top. From just that little bit of the console I can see the top light, the left side of the console and parts of four push buttons or toggles. I need to ask if it has a push pedal to open the door. I will also ask for a full dryer pic, and a money shot on the washer.
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Post# 523313 , Reply# 10   6/8/2011 at 09:38 (4,705 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 523344 , Reply# 11   6/8/2011 at 12:26 (4,704 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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This washer does not include a lighted control panel. If you will look back up in the thread, where the catalog pages from 1972 are reproduced, the first dryer does have a lighted control panel. If the any of the washers had one they would have the same appearance (light bezel is across the top of the console).
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Post# 523389 , Reply# 12   6/8/2011 at 15:59 (4,704 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 524622 , Reply# 13   6/15/2011 at 09:00 (4,698 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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