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Post# 677006 5/3/2013 at 11:28 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone  (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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 Eddie "toploader55" and John "coldspot" came for dinner and a Wash In last nite; and a surprise too!
John wanted to borrow my 1956 GE and play for awhile with it, he grew up with a similar GE as a kid.
Thats 1957 Cheer he's pouring in there and as I find out John is a " pourer and 'Pan avoider" !! oh the shame!
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Post# 677008 , Reply# 1 5/3/2013 at 11:32 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Eddie brought the Vino -- and NO laundry-- BTW!! Tsk tsk!
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Post# 677010 , Reply# 2 5/3/2013 at 11:34 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Whats this?? | ||
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Post# 677012 , Reply# 3 5/3/2013 at 11:34 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Well its a | ||
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Post# 677014 , Reply# 4 5/3/2013 at 11:35 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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196-8-9 GE TOL | ||
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Post# 677019 , Reply# 5 5/3/2013 at 11:37 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Its in MINT condition, it's missing the 18 pound Mini Tub for ST8 Vane so I am now in the MARKET PLACE for all you Hoaders out there!!
But the tub - I have never seen that color [baby butt blue] in a GE tub before!! Gander>>>>>>Away 
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Post# 677022 , Reply# 6 5/3/2013 at 11:41 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Because its a | ||
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Post# 677023 , Reply# 7 5/3/2013 at 11:42 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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I said | ||
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Post# 677025 , Reply# 8 5/3/2013 at 11:43 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Greg and John | ||
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Post# 677026 , Reply# 9 5/3/2013 at 11:45 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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HOLY MOLY | ||
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Post# 677027 , Reply# 10 5/3/2013 at 11:47 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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It has one of my favorite | ||
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Post# 677028 , Reply# 11 5/3/2013 at 11:48 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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The Filter Pan | ||
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Post# 677030 , Reply# 12 5/3/2013 at 11:49 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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John on the other hand got so excited he was taking home my 1956 GE that he crashed the plaster off the walls!!
It was a good party!!
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Post# 677033 , Reply# 14 5/3/2013 at 11:55 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Love it!! | ||
| Post# 677038 , Reply# 15 5/3/2013 at 12:02 (4,008 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
"she will use OVER 100 gallons for a load!! HOOLA" | ||
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Post# 677047 , Reply# 16 5/3/2013 at 12:34 (4,008 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Mikey | ||
| Post# 677053 , Reply# 17 5/3/2013 at 13:08 (4,008 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Jon, intuition says you're right. | ||
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Post# 677054 , Reply# 18 5/3/2013 at 14:23 (4,008 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 677069 , Reply# 19 5/3/2013 at 15:51 (4,008 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Just got home from work.
Oh My Dear Darlin' Baby Jesus.
Nice picture. I think that was the end of the Earthquake. Or middle of the High Hook !!! Thanks for a Great Time Jon. And thanks for driving John P. It was alot of fun rolling back to the 80s when we were all young and pretty. (Flips hair and shakes head). We'll have to throw an "event" soon. And it's true. The wall came tumbling down LOL. 
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| Post# 677111 , Reply# 20 5/3/2013 at 20:20 (4,008 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass) | ||
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mini basket Hey Jon,If I see one of those baskets I will scoop it for you.Apparently just missed you at Grays by five minutes yesterday. | ||
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Post# 677123 , Reply# 21 5/3/2013 at 21:34 (4,008 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts) |
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Post# 677155 , Reply# 22 5/4/2013 at 06:12 (4,007 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 677185 , Reply# 23 5/4/2013 at 10:51 (4,007 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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WOW Jon That has to be one of the best GE FFs Ever And now you and I may be the only two in the club with the very rare FOUR SPEED FF washers. These washers had the same clutch as the three speed models but GE chose not to use all four speeds that were available with this clutch on the 3sp models. I also love that your new washer has a proper straight veined agitator, not only do these turn over a load better than the silly swirled vane activators you can also wash a larger load clean.
Yes this washer could at least tie the record for total water consumption with some BD Lady Kenmore's that allowed two full washes and a 2nd deep rinse, it could easily break a 100 gallons per load. | ||
| Post# 677187 , Reply# 24 5/4/2013 at 11:18 (4,007 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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The real deal and NOT ad-man gimmickry
We've seen machines before that claim to be 4 speeds: Fast/fast, fast/slow, slow/fast, and slow/slow: but's that really only 2.
So this blue-butt beauty has four distinct speeds: fast, medium, slow, and turtle ! That's a cool, exciting thing to learn on a Saturday morning. Could we hear more about the wherefores of the 4 speeds? T'anks. | ||
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Post# 677189 , Reply# 25 5/4/2013 at 11:41 (4,007 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass) |
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Guys, Just to be clear, this washer came from me. The light lens is NOT original. It did come from a V-16 4 speed washer with the famcy clutch, but this harvest gold FF only has 2 speeds. The original light lens was all broken, so I swapped them out. John | ||
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Post# 677190 , Reply# 26 5/4/2013 at 11:59 (4,007 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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It looks a lot like my 1970 V16 except.......... | ||
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Post# 677217 , Reply# 27 5/4/2013 at 14:05 (4,007 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Jon you have been deceived, ask for your 56 back, LOL I should have know better because the trim piece also says 16 and this washer is an 18 pounder.
The usual 2 SP GE FF washer gives the user fast agitation of 100 SPM [ strokes per minute ] and a low SP of 60 SPM The 4SP washer gives the user 100, 80, 60, or 50 SPM. Both washers give spin SPs of either 600 fast or 350 low RPMS.
Sadly I guess I still have the only 4SP GE FF washer, I was hopping for some company. | ||
| Post# 677227 , Reply# 28 5/4/2013 at 15:55 (4,007 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Waiting...Waiting... | ||
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Post# 677237 , Reply# 29 5/4/2013 at 16:30 (4,007 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Im sure I can scare up the correct light lens in Johns museum when he is out on a call!! And the correct Mini Basket too!
And then I did a full sheets load and used the timed bleach release ---SMOOTH~~~
Especially the tub!!
love that color
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Post# 677245 , Reply# 30 5/4/2013 at 17:43 (4,007 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 677254 , Reply# 31 5/4/2013 at 18:44 (4,007 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Knew there'd be a turtle
at the 50 SPM mark.
Hey, didn't Frigidaire offer the only other true 4 speeder, and theirs with 4 spins speeds too. And did I dream this: A rollermatic with infinite speeds you could dial up or down like a volume control? And people wonder why we love washers. If they only knew "the truth is out there." | ||
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Post# 677267 , Reply# 32 5/4/2013 at 19:43 (4,007 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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mickeyd- You did not dream it! I used to babysit for the local Frigidaire dealer when I was a teenager, and he had a late 1960's Rollermatic with infinite speed control for agitation. I can't remember if the spin speed was infinite control or not. I am pretty sure it was a "RapidDry" model that would spin at 1000 rpm. I used to play with it occasionally, and I recall that the slowest pulsating speed was comically slow. Clump...clump...clump...
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| Post# 677272 , Reply# 33 5/4/2013 at 20:06 (4,007 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Are there any videos of the GE Versatronic? If not, please make some. | ||
| Post# 677377 , Reply# 34 5/5/2013 at 08:08 (4,006 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Wish I had known. Would love to have gone :-) Looks like you all had a nice time. Rich | ||
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Post# 677385 , Reply# 35 5/5/2013 at 08:52 (4,006 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh Rich | ||
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Post# 677391 , Reply# 36 5/5/2013 at 09:20 (4,006 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Mickeyd You didn't dream either of those things about Rollermatics, both accounts are accurate. There was a WXL (think that's what it was called) model that had infinite agitate and spin controls, much like radio dials. I've always heard it was a lot of trouble and unreliable. Then there was the WIN and WCIN that had the four speed mechanism. It offered 2 wash speeds (220 and 330 ppm) and 4 spin speeds. 300, delicate. 450, durable press. 675, special, and 1010, regular. | ||
| Post# 677393 , Reply# 37 5/5/2013 at 09:37 (4,006 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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"They made me cook dinner and drink wine"...
EXCUSE ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who saved the $15.00 per lb. Grass Fed Hamburgers from turning into "Cinder"ellas" while some others were adjusting their Activators... HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ????????????????? I am feeling remorse about not cleaning up the plaster on the stairs though... Even though I didn't do it... | ||
| Post# 677409 , Reply# 38 5/5/2013 at 12:11 (4,006 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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As Eddie would say:
"Oh My Dear Darlin' Baby Jesus." About the infinite speeds. etc, AND the 15 dollar burning burgers. You guys now how to eat. Lucky there was a professional chef around,
Thanks Joe and Gene. Let's make bets on how long it takes Jon or Joe to find one. The quest never ends. Or does someone already have one? | ||
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Post# 677413 , Reply# 39 5/5/2013 at 12:50 (4,006 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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HAHAHAh Poor Eddie_ Yes he did save the day cooking the burgers, John wanted to get the machines transferred before dark ( or before I changed my mind LOL) so I was helping john while Eddie went up and cooked and he lost valuable washer time.
Next time I'll have chili all made ahead!
videos to come............... This post was last edited 05/05/2013 at 13:30 | ||
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Post# 677422 , Reply# 40 5/5/2013 at 13:25 (4,006 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Quick Action video | ||
| Post# 677426 , Reply# 41 5/5/2013 at 13:39 (4,006 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Love... | ||
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Post# 677427 , Reply# 42 5/5/2013 at 13:41 (4,006 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 677428 , Reply# 43 5/5/2013 at 13:44 (4,006 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
What fun!!!
It's nice to put faces with names and pics of a wash in that almost brought the house down. (At least the stairwell, anyway...) I'm still amazed that stair climbing Escalaras aren't standard equipment for members with basement showrooms.
That GE is really something. You'll have lots of fun with her. It did make me think of the green set I sent to live with Kevin. That was a fun set as well. I wouldn't mind having another set like that. Oh wait, I do but more on that later... I wasn't aware that GE made a four speed washer. I'd like to see pics of that and how the clutch works. Waiting (I'm)patiently for video, too. Just to keep people's appetite whetted, here's a short vid I shot of the set that Kevin has now for your viewing pleasure. I enjoyed rescuing them and adopting them out... RCD CLICK HERE TO GO TO redcarpetdrew's LINK | ||
| Post# 677429 , Reply# 44 5/5/2013 at 13:46 (4,006 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Oh crud... | ||
| Post# 677434 , Reply# 45 5/5/2013 at 13:53 (4,006 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Ok, ok. | ||
| Post# 677489 , Reply# 46 5/5/2013 at 17:36 (4,006 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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... baby butt blue ... Never heard that expression before. LOL. Also, love your profile photo, too cute!! Congrats on your your GE washer. | ||
| Post# 677492 , Reply# 47 5/5/2013 at 17:46 (4,006 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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"Oh My Dear Darlin' Baby Jesus" I love that and much more civilized than what I heard a co-worker say once and I and still laughing at his expression: "Who gives a big fat naked powdered baby's ass!" LOLLL. LOLLL. | ||
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Post# 677497 , Reply# 48 5/5/2013 at 18:24 (4,006 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Yaya | ||
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Post# 677524 , Reply# 51 5/5/2013 at 19:33 (4,006 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Here is the | ||
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Post# 677526 , Reply# 52 5/5/2013 at 19:35 (4,006 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Anybody | ||
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Post# 677535 , Reply# 53 5/5/2013 at 20:00 (4,006 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass) |
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Hey Jon, Do you think Larry @ Modern parts would have some clutch shoes for the '56? I don't want to ruin anything, but the clutch shoes must be worn down to metal. I have newer clutch shoes, but don't think they are the same. John | ||
| Post# 677564 , Reply# 54 5/5/2013 at 22:12 (4,006 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Loved seeing the stills of generous John in the vid.
The swirling easel of pastel colors in the spin footage is dazzling, like an Easter basket on psychedelics. It's just so nuts and so beautiful.
And the black and white X ray shots are right out of "Not of This Earth." You keeping upping the ante so much, I forget, for a while, about a vid of the Glass Bottom Girl. Thanks for all the treats. Fired up the grill at Paul's tonight for delicious sirloin burgers because of this enticing thread. | ||
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Post# 677590 , Reply# 55 5/6/2013 at 01:58 (4,006 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Hi John | ||
| Post# 677608 , Reply# 56 5/6/2013 at 07:12 (4,005 days old) by quincyman (Oldsmar, FL) | ||
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Love the Frigidaire.... Nice to see others originally from Boston and I love the Frigidaire washer in the backround. | ||
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Post# 677611 , Reply# 57 5/6/2013 at 07:23 (4,005 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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thank you quincyman | ||
| Post# 677723 , Reply# 58 5/6/2013 at 16:38 (4,005 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Excellent video Jon, finally. I've been waiting so long for videos of the GE's straight 8-vane ACTIVATOR 18 agitator. It's a 'teaser' but, I love it. Congrats and thank you for the vid. Hope for viewing pleasure of more but of, full WASH, RINSE and SPIN cycle videos soon. Harry | ||
| Post# 677766 , Reply# 59 5/6/2013 at 19:52 (4,005 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
i know this picture comes from a video game that i am playin | ||
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