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Post# 118608   3/29/2006 at 18:47 (6,574 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118609 , Reply# 1   3/29/2006 at 18:48 (6,574 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118610 , Reply# 2   3/29/2006 at 18:48 (6,574 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118613 , Reply# 3   3/29/2006 at 18:57 (6,574 days old) by southernmdgeguy ()   |   | |
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How ever did you find those? Another set I have never seen before, thanks for sharing, can't wait to see action shots! Scott |
Post# 118620 , Reply# 4   3/29/2006 at 19:08 (6,574 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)   |   | |
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I love Avocado. open, open, open!!!!! |
Post# 118622 , Reply# 5   3/29/2006 at 19:12 (6,574 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118624 , Reply# 6   3/29/2006 at 19:12 (6,574 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118626 , Reply# 7   3/29/2006 at 19:15 (6,574 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 118627 , Reply# 8   3/29/2006 at 19:20 (6,574 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Jamie, I remember those-----glad to see some photo's! So tell us, what is the roll-over like with that agitator---especially with a heavy load? They sure are a pretty set. |
Post# 118632 , Reply# 9   3/29/2006 at 19:27 (6,574 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Well, actually, I have yet to wash in them. The washer is having a problem with the water level, tends to use too much on low and overflow on high... What should I do about that? The dryer I won't be usin' for awhile because it is 240 volts, I was expecting 110 Volts. Plus I have to drill a hole in the panel that the other dryer vents out of so I can vent this one. They are beautiful, the pics don't do them justice. The washer is pretty noisy, but not like in that it's squealy and such, but that the motor is just loud and powerful. Can anyone tell me how it works? Does the motor reverse for spinning?
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Post# 118635 , Reply# 10   3/29/2006 at 19:37 (6,574 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Just beautiful and green just in time for spring. Myra has had those models in her shop from time to time, and she loves them! They were actually a pretty good design for a smaller set.......Photos of them washing please!!! |
Post# 118639 , Reply# 11   3/29/2006 at 19:54 (6,574 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 118651 , Reply# 13   3/29/2006 at 20:34 (6,574 days old) by harvestgold (Deland, Florida )   |   | |
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jamie just beautiful what a pretty set and in green no less what a treasure enjoy John |
Post# 118656 , Reply# 15   3/29/2006 at 20:53 (6,574 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 118657 , Reply# 16   3/29/2006 at 20:56 (6,574 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 118659 , Reply# 17   3/29/2006 at 21:02 (6,574 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 118661 , Reply# 18   3/29/2006 at 21:07 (6,574 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)   |   | |
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Post# 118686 , Reply# 19   3/29/2006 at 22:13 (6,574 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 118689 , Reply# 20   3/29/2006 at 22:16 (6,574 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118693 , Reply# 22   3/29/2006 at 22:26 (6,574 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118747 , Reply# 23   3/30/2006 at 03:40 (6,573 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia)   |   | |
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Hi Jamie That is a FANTASTIC set. I don't generally like coloured appliances, but yours is an exception, it looks stunning. What is its story, how come it has never been used? good luck with the repair, at least it sounds very minor and an easy repair. chris. |
Post# 118752 , Reply# 24   3/30/2006 at 05:08 (6,573 days old) by pulsator-power (connecticut)   |   | |
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Congrats on winning them, they are gorgeous! I remember the auction. The agitator doesn't look like it's got enough oomph to roll over the load though...I remember WT Grant Co. & miss the place! Jerry |
Post# 118798 , Reply# 25   3/30/2006 at 10:01 (6,573 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Wow Jamie, these are just beautiful!!! I agree with Austin, sounds like there could be an air leak from the clear pressure hose tubing. Take it off and take it to any hardware store and have them cut you a new hose of the same size. Lets see if that does the trick. The air leak could also be coming out of the pressure switch itself, but its good to start with the hose.
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Post# 118823 , Reply# 27   3/30/2006 at 12:05 (6,573 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston)   |   | |
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Jerry, I totally forgot about Grant's. They were all over NY. Was the "Bradford" line exclusive to their stores? Bobby in Boston |
Post# 118844 , Reply# 28   3/30/2006 at 13:18 (6,573 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 118857 , Reply# 29   3/30/2006 at 14:22 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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I bought this set last June on eBay and my dad was finally able to pick them up from Boston, MA last weekend. The seller told me that when his parents divorced, his dad moved out and into a house with no washer or dryer hook-ups. His dad bought this set planning on installing them in his pantry when he got around to it. But, he was very busy and just kept on going to the laundromat until he finally died. That's when his son put them on eBay and I bid and won them! I'll be stopping by the hardware store later to buy the new pressure hose, cord for the dryer (240 volts! I wasn't expecting that!), venting for the dryer, and various clamps and such. I have yet to figure out what the preset temps on the washer are as the machine does have hot and cold water inlets. Reason being is that when I was getting the hoses attatched to the water lines, the 60-year old soldering broke on the hot water line and sprayed everywhere. I had to shut water off to the house because the next valve up the line was the hot water heater cold inlet and that one wouldn't even close! The machines themselves look smaller than they are, in reality they are a little taller than my Maytag A208S, but less than 21 inches wide. The washer's tub view is also a little decieving, it is much smaller than it looks. The machines are rated for 10LBS capacity and surprisingly, the agitator moves the clothes pretty well! Lightly loaded, it can turn things over, normally loaded, it acts a lot like Robert's Norge Timeline in that the clothes moves back and fourth a LOT but there is virtually no turnover.
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Post# 118930 , Reply# 30   3/30/2006 at 20:12 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118937 , Reply# 31   3/30/2006 at 20:24 (6,573 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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YAY!! Glad you got it fixed...can't wait to see pics of the partial neutral drain! ;-) |
Post# 118948 , Reply# 32   3/30/2006 at 21:21 (6,573 days old) by cvillewasherbo ()   |   | |
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I've never heard of this before. Which machines had it? |
Post# 118963 , Reply# 33   3/30/2006 at 22:24 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118964 , Reply# 34   3/30/2006 at 22:25 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118965 , Reply# 35   3/30/2006 at 22:25 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118966 , Reply# 36   3/30/2006 at 22:27 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118967 , Reply# 37   3/30/2006 at 22:27 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118968 , Reply# 38   3/30/2006 at 22:28 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118969 , Reply# 39   3/30/2006 at 22:29 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118970 , Reply# 40   3/30/2006 at 22:30 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118972 , Reply# 41   3/30/2006 at 22:31 (6,573 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 118975 , Reply# 42   3/30/2006 at 22:38 (6,573 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Jamie, that is a fantastic washer. Glad you got it working!! So.......is it gonna be the "daily driver"? |
Post# 118982 , Reply# 43   3/30/2006 at 23:16 (6,573 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 119703 , Reply# 44   4/3/2006 at 19:40 (6,569 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Congrats on finally getting them home and the washer up and running. Cannot believe the seller held them for almost a year for you, did he/she charge for storage? *LOL* Thank you for telling the story of how the set sat MIB and unused for almost, what was it, 30 years? Story is kind of sad though, a man buys a washer and dryer, keeps going to the laundromat then dies without ever hooking them up. Tragic, tragic. My only concern about using these sets as a daily driver would be the availablity of spare parts. But considering these poor machines have been warming the bench for over 30 years, perhaps just it is time to put them in coach, they are ready to play! Launderess |
Post# 119704 , Reply# 45   4/3/2006 at 19:42 (6,569 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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