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Thread Number: 61127
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Special Sneak Preview - The 2015 Fall Laundry Line-up |
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Post# 837618 8/21/2015 at 11:49 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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 It's been just over a week that Hubby and I moved to our new home in St-Liboire. But before the official move-in date, these got snuck into the house....
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Post# 837622 , Reply# 1 8/21/2015 at 12:00 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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It was a tough choice, but I figured the 1965 Lady Kenmore set was the best possible choice for regular use in the new house. I only got around to installing them this morning and I noticed one 'OOOPS' right away... The washer lid is just a wee bit too high for that cupboard above the laundry appliances. Sigh...just an inch more and all would be fine. I was able to compensate by moving the washer ever so slightly forward. I'll loose points for presentation, but it works.
One really nice thing about the new installation (which is in the bathroom on the main floor of the house) - solid tile floors!
Now, even I know better than to try using a vintage machine without doing at least some testing first and that's what I did after Hubby left for work today. Dryer was A-OK. Yay! The washer seemed fine at first; it filled and drained just fine. No leaks were observed from supply or drain hoses or from under the washer. But when that timer advanced to spin, there was no spin... I got a little bent out of shape and pulled the washer out to investigate. I started by checking connections (recall that when I got this washer from Manchester NH, there were two wires hanging in the console area that turned out to be the fabric softener and bleach dispenser wires). All looked good on the wig-wag solenoids and on the timer. I was just about to run some continuity tests when my phone rang. It was Phil. He patiently listened while I cursed for about 5 minutes, then he asked me - 'Is the lid open?'
Well, silly me... This is but one of 4 washers in the current collection with a working lid interlock switch. I was ticked, but relieved when the washer started spinning with the lid closed. Please feel free to chime in with your best imitation of Nelson Muntz....
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Post# 837623 , Reply# 2 8/21/2015 at 12:01 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Look at this mess! How on earth do two people generate so much laundry?? It was about time the Lovely Ladies of St-Liboire got busy....
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Post# 837624 , Reply# 3 8/21/2015 at 12:04 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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And we're washing!! Despite the hard, smelly water the washer did a fine job. The first load consisted of permanent press shirts and short pants. I decided to use Cycle B (Cottons/Linens - Colorfast); the wash was 'medium' temp with a warm rinse, the final spin was at normal speed. | ||
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Post# 837625 , Reply# 4 8/21/2015 at 12:05 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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And the load was dried to perfection, automatically, by the Lady K dryer. However, with just ONE washer and dryer set here in St-Lib, it'll take me DAYS to get through all the dirty laundry....
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Post# 837627 , Reply# 5 8/21/2015 at 12:12 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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But that's not the case down in Ogden.... Where I found the energy for this last weekend is beyond me... I did one of my 'presto-chango-rearrango' moves last Sunday so here's how things have lined up for the Fall 2015 Laundry season!
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Post# 837628 , Reply# 6 8/21/2015 at 12:14 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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So, knowing my 'rules' for the collection (pairs beat one-of-a-kind and turquoise trumps all), I was happy to keep the Canadian '53 Westy Laundry Twins paired up.
The front panel is off the washer to remind to re-calibrate the weigh-to-save scale... I've only been meaning to do that since 2011....
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Post# 837630 , Reply# 7 8/21/2015 at 12:17 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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A little wiggling around and a bit of less-than-up-to-code plumbing and wiring allowed me to pair up the '51 Frigidaire Unimatic washer with the Filtrator dryer. The Filtrator dryer is probably my favourite in the collection so it had to be ready for use at any time and they look so much nicer together! Ben should be proud.
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Post# 837632 , Reply# 8 8/21/2015 at 12:19 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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And speaking of Frigidaire, here's the fabulous turquoise 1959 Custom Imperial washer paired up with the 1959 Imperial dryer. I still need to figure out how to replace the dryer lint filter, but I'm planning on doing a maiden wash with the WCI59 this weekend. Greg, I can't tell you how happy I am to have these machines! Thank you again!!
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Post# 837635 , Reply# 9 8/21/2015 at 12:23 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Not a matched set, but these machines are in 'quick-change' slots where I can swap in other washers, replace a washer with a dryer (like the '56 Whirlpool to match the washer), or I could even install two dryers!
The '56 Whirlpool Imperial is a definite favourite - the weekened when I got it was great fun and I got a real-live lesson on how to re-bearing a WP washer. THAT may be a skill no employer gives a tinker's cuss about, but trust me, it's come in mighty handy... Thanks John!!
And although I was a little hesitant to use it often, I am finding the more I use that Blackstone, the more I like it!!
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Post# 837636 , Reply# 10 8/21/2015 at 12:25 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Case in point about knowing how to re-bearing a WP-built washer.... The '66 Inglis set may have been a trial, but they're working well and I do use them often!
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Post# 837637 , Reply# 11 8/21/2015 at 12:26 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Orphaned.... The '51 Kenmore suds-saver is on the sidelines for the moment, but I think it may just be swapped back into service soon. Maybe I'll get off my arse and get the matching dryer rebuilt too, one of these days... LOL
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Post# 837639 , Reply# 12 8/21/2015 at 12:31 (3,163 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Works in progress The first picture is not something found at the bottom of Lake Massawippi... Honest! It's that low-end 1960 GE automatic washer that I snagged at the auction at Hansen's. It's number one on the project list for this fall. Just imagine me taking a GE washer transmission apart... I may have to film that just for the cussing that will no doubt take place...
The second picture is that oddball '58 Dominion that still won't spin. I have an idea of what may be the problem, but I'm kinda scared about taking it apart again. In the meantime, it's a great display unit for my collection of Corningware Electromatic perks... LOL
I'm looking forward to getting back down to Ogden tonight and to doing laundry this weekend!!
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| Post# 837667 , Reply# 13 8/21/2015 at 16:59 (3,163 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
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Post# 837673 , Reply# 14 8/21/2015 at 17:42 (3,163 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 837681 , Reply# 15 8/21/2015 at 18:28 (3,163 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Oh Paul | ||
| Post# 837693 , Reply# 16 8/21/2015 at 19:35 (3,163 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 837694 , Reply# 17 8/21/2015 at 19:40 (3,163 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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well as they say in the sims time to get into build mode lol | ||
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Post# 837703 , Reply# 18 8/21/2015 at 20:37 (3,163 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 837714 , Reply# 19 8/22/2015 at 00:38 (3,163 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 837743 , Reply# 20 8/22/2015 at 09:09 (3,162 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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A question for you, Paul: Does the '65 Lady K washer have a tub light, or had Kenmore done away with those by this time? Both the 1959 Lady K and the 1960 Model 80 I grew up with had one. Unfortunately, the bulb popped every once in awhile due to the wild splashing during suds return. The machines were still using the fast agitation speed at that time.
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| Post# 837750 , Reply# 21 8/22/2015 at 10:46 (3,162 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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| Post# 837760 , Reply# 22 8/22/2015 at 13:20 (3,162 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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I'm sure the Lady Kenmore still has a tub light, even his 1966 Inglis Sterling (Whirlpool) has one (with a germicidal lamp also) and my 1972 Inglis washer still has one too (less the germicidal lamp). I think Whirlpool and Maytag got rid of the tub lights at about the same time around the mid-seventies.
I could be wrong but from what I've seen, it seems that Whirlpool/Kenmore/Ingis washers had white tubs when they had a light and darker tubs when they didn't. | ||
| Post# 837761 , Reply# 23 8/22/2015 at 13:50 (3,162 days old) by Realvanman (Southern California) | ||
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"pairs beat one-of-a-kind and turquoise trumps all" LOL! I LOVE IT!!! What an awesome line up BTW! Keith | ||
| Post# 837762 , Reply# 24 8/22/2015 at 13:55 (3,162 days old) by Realvanman (Southern California) | ||
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Light Bulbs Most light bulbs are not resistant to thermal shock, as noted, but some are made out of "hard glass" just for the purpose. For example those intended for outdoor use. And, I have a suspicion, those designed for use inside an oven. Worth a try, anyway. Keith | ||
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Post# 837795 , Reply# 25 8/22/2015 at 19:45 (3,162 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Paul, | ||
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Post# 837891 , Reply# 26 8/23/2015 at 17:22 (3,161 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 837903 , Reply# 27 8/23/2015 at 18:31 (3,161 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts) | ||
"Code? I don't need no stinkin' code" | ||
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Post# 837956 , Reply# 28 8/24/2015 at 01:37 (3,161 days old) by 114jwh (Vancouver) |
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You have an amazing collection Paul! A little bit of everything and some pretty rare ones! Congrats on the new house! | ||
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Post# 837979 , Reply# 29 8/24/2015 at 08:29 (3,160 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Back from Ogden... Well, I had an, er, interesting, yes that will do, weekend down in Ogden playing with the new line-up this weekend...
But first- Eugene, Phil - the '65 Lady K does not have a tub light, alas! I was a little surprised but as if I was going to take the machine back to New Hampshire where I found it.... LOL
I was itching to try out my new toys - the 59 Frigidaires. I put together a load of towels and our hot tub robes. But would the tub be big enough?? | ||
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Post# 837981 , Reply# 30 8/24/2015 at 08:30 (3,160 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Based on what I learned from the '51 Frigidaire, I figured I could squeeze in the robes... | ||
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Post# 837982 , Reply# 31 8/24/2015 at 08:31 (3,160 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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I set the Fabric-Master and everything seemed just peachy-keen during the wash... | ||
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Post# 837983 , Reply# 32 8/24/2015 at 08:33 (3,160 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Wait for it.... | ||
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Post# 837986 , Reply# 33 8/24/2015 at 08:44 (3,160 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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At that exact moment, my phone went off - it was Phil (no doubt sensing a disturbance in the Force...) and about 2 seconds later, guess who came downstairs only to bellow 'What the HELL is going on with the water all over the floor'....
So I was panicky but mopped up the overflow water and sent the soaked clothes for a spin in the Unimatic. I had an inner and outer tub full of water from the look of things. I drained out the outer tub by letting the drain hose just run into a bucket. I emptied 7 freaking buckets!! I then tried a spin again to remove the remaining water from the machine; I listened at the drain port and I heard water running. Phil had thought the drain hose was kinked, but this was not the case. The only other thing he could think of was that the drain hose was perhaps too low in the drain standpipe (which was a good possibilty). Well I made sure the drain hose was clear and tried another test, this time using the soak cycle with a half-load selected. The water drained out just fine and I could definitely hear (and see) water flowing out of the washer's drain hose. I was going to try another clothes wash test, but I had to make dinner and I kinda needed a nice juniper-flavoured beverage so I'll have to wait until this coming weekend.
I am totally puzzled as to what exactly happened here. In testing, the washer spun out full tubs of water with no trouble (I did two full-cycle tests). I am wondering if I could have overloaded the washer... Towels and terry-cloth robes soak up a lot of water... Or did I have a suds-lock? Air-lock? Vapour-lock? Warlock? Matlock?!?!?
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| Post# 837991 , Reply# 34 8/24/2015 at 09:09 (3,160 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Paul, I can't view the video, it says it's private!
About the drain hose, I didn't think it was standing too low! I thought it might have been too high (compared to when you tested the machine in the garage) or binding! Or the drain port might have been clogged. These machines should drain by gravity when the drain hose is left on the ground, if it drains quickly by gravity, you can tell the drain isn't clogged. If it doesn't pump the water while running if you lift the hose, there's probably an issue with the impeller but we had a look at yours and it seemed fine (but unlike the newer ones, it's not made of rubber so it might break suddenly). But since it drained fine afterwards, I suspect that the hose might have been kinked or compressed against something. That happened to me once with my 1957 Unimatic (the washer was too close to the wall and the drain hose was squeezed between the machine and the drain pipe which is external to the wall in my installation). The washer didn't spin the water out as it tripped the motor protector when it attempted to spin with a full outer tub! And this machine still has a thick drain hose just like the one you used on your 1959, not one of those thin replacements... The same happened with my 1972 Inglis Royal 100 as the drain port had made a complete turn while manipulating the machine to fit in place (it was a tight fit!) and the internal part of the hose was kinked. | ||
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Post# 837992 , Reply# 35 8/24/2015 at 09:15 (3,160 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ) |
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Alas, the video in #32 is labelled 'private'. :-( The Ogden Laudry Room: "The Control Panels , RotoFlex, and all those Buttons make me want to faint !!!" Oh, I totally agree! I could get lost among that machinery for hours! Trying each cycle to see what it does... Jim | ||
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Post# 837995 , Reply# 36 8/24/2015 at 09:35 (3,160 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Whoopsie.... | ||
| Post# 838010 , Reply# 37 8/24/2015 at 11:29 (3,160 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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It's funny to see how quickly you react when something like that happens! It usually takes a lot more time before my mind processes this kind of happenings so I have delayed reactions and usually not very strong ones! I did see the basement flooding twice (not caused by washers but by old washer hoses and another time it was by my fault as I had done some plumbing work in the area a few days before).
When I was a kid, I saw a friend touching the flame of a candle and not burning his fingers as he did it quickly. I tried to do the same at home while having dinner with my parents but I think I didn't get the moving your fingers FAST over the flame part so I burned my fingers! D'OH! At least my mother had warned me about not getting close to those nice red glowing coils from her range as I was strongly attracted by these when they were red! I was lucky I survived from my multiple attempts at getting Darwin Awards! | ||
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Post# 838014 , Reply# 38 8/24/2015 at 11:41 (3,160 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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It is kinda funny but anytime I hear anything vaguely sounding like water running where it shouldn't or something shorting out, I spring into action... I freaked Hubby out once when we were on a trek in Peru and I heard the wall outlet sizzling (we'd plugged in our camera battery recharger) in the middle of the night. I literally sprung out and out of bed to unplug it before he even knew what was happening. The 'benefits' of having grown up in older homes with questionable infrastructure, I guess!
But leaky washers or dishwashers are a mortal sin as far as you-know-who is concerned, so I have to react fast... LOL | ||
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Post# 838330 , Reply# 39 8/26/2015 at 08:58 (3,158 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Back to St-Liboire.... And I am still catching up with laundry there. I really, really need a second (or third) washer/dryer hookup here!! How dare the builder of this house not have anticipated that someone might eventually need that capacity....
The good news is that the 'Ladies of St-Liboire' are coping with the extra workload nicely. And I am totally impressed that the dryer dried the load of towels completely in just ONE automatic cycle! I hope the person who now has that Magic Chef dryer I used to have in the Montreal apartment isn't too disappointed... LOL
Must test the automatic cycle on the '59 Imperial... I've heard nothing but good things about it!
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| Post# 839463 , Reply# 40 9/3/2015 at 20:49 (3,150 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 839468 , Reply# 41 9/3/2015 at 21:42 (3,150 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 839507 , Reply# 42 9/4/2015 at 06:32 (3,149 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Yes... that lack of plumbing in the basement is pretty distressing. I think that's why Hubby chose this house over the one with the 'showroom' garage.... LOL
This long weekend's project will be to replace the drain hose on that '59 Frigidaire Custom Imperial washer AND put some kind of a lint filter into the '59 Frigidaire Imperial dryer. I did a wash test with the washer last week and had issues draining the final rinse water. My theory is that the elongated loop in the drain hose is not my friend. I'll be posting results next week (I no longer have internet access down in Ogden but now have tons of bandwidth in St-Lib). Stay tuned!! | ||
| Post# 839519 , Reply# 43 9/4/2015 at 07:34 (3,149 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
turquoisedude, have a general question not related to your Kenmore's. Does "HUBBY" run the entire show or do you guys share, or perhaps I am missing something.....? EVERY post you write is about what "Hubby" does, wants, needs, agrees, disagrees, discloses, nondisclosure, blah blah blah. Sounds like you might me a tad on the battered wife syndrome side and jealous? Just curious?
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| Post# 839550 , Reply# 44 9/4/2015 at 11:35 (3,149 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Steve, to be fair to Paul's partner. I think he just doesn't want their common space to be completely invaded by appliances, and Paul knows it makes sense! Sometimes, he probably wishes Chris let him do whatever he wants but he knows it's not the best thing and it could lead to disasters in the long term.
I don't have a hubby or a wife to take care of that and I have to admit that I got the things a bit out of control myself! When you get so many appliances that you need to rent a space to park your cars, that you can't use your appliances or work on them (or on your cars) in the garage because appliances are stacking up, it becomes a problem!
And when you are at the point where you have two washer/dryer sets in your bedroom, it can be fun but it's a problem too! A few weeks ago, one of my washers leaked on my bedroom floor and a simple fix (removing my own hair from between the impeller and the seal in a Rollermatic) became a challenge because of the lack of space I had to work on it! | ||
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Post# 839561 , Reply# 45 9/4/2015 at 13:25 (3,149 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA) |
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Oh May, either you're not married or not married long enough. After 20+ yrs together my husband runs everything. He rants, raves and I go along doing what ever the hell I want! That what a relationship is, one who makes the rules and one who totally ignores them. | ||
| Post# 839570 , Reply# 46 9/4/2015 at 14:45 (3,149 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Thank goodness for Donald! We might argue over something silly, but NEVER over our collections!!! If I want it, I get it if I can afford it, and if I cant, I get the money from him!..Same with anything he wants! | ||
| Post# 839576 , Reply# 47 9/4/2015 at 16:08 (3,149 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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That's probably because you are both able to control yourself and get rid of things before they pile up! Like Donald, Paul also happens to collect Christmas lights (and small appliances, and cookware, and large appliances and magazines...). While it definitely takes some space, he manages to hide the Christmas lights away from the view most of the year, it's harder to hide the large appliances!
And as far as I know, Chris doesn't collect anything except maybe National Geographic magazines (something I also have...) because they'd be in trouble or they'd need more houses/garages to store everything!
Imagine if you collected houses, not to rent them but just to live in them alternately! There would be a point where you couldn't afford it and you probably wouldn't want more as it would become very complicated to keep them maintained and pay for the bills! | ||
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Post# 839636 , Reply# 48 9/5/2015 at 02:08 (3,149 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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I've always thought Paul's references to "hubby" were a bit of self-deprecating humor. I don't know him but clearly he has a good relationship with "hubby" or this wouldn't have gone on for so long.
I've gotten a ton of vicarious enjoyment from reading about his finds and his repair and restoration attempts, documented here for our amusement and instruction. It seems to me that we have fewer restoration threads than we used to. A lot of people don't take the time to document what they're doing the way Paul does, AND he freely admits he is oftentimes over his head. That's really encouraging for us non-experts! | ||
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Post# 839670 , Reply# 49 9/5/2015 at 07:45 (3,148 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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I can assure you all | ||
| Post# 839682 , Reply# 50 9/5/2015 at 09:41 (3,148 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
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| Post# 839724 , Reply# 51 9/5/2015 at 16:41 (3,148 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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i say its time you sneak in a set of portable washer dryer
I say its time you sneak in a set of portable washer dryer thats hook up to the kitchen sink lol
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| Post# 839760 , Reply# 52 9/5/2015 at 21:13 (3,148 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Love the pictures Best of luck with the 51 Kenmore Dryer. Looking forward to seeing that running. | ||
| Post# 839856 , Reply# 53 9/6/2015 at 16:04 (3,147 days old) by kroywen50 (Colonie, NY) | ||
Love the 1965 Lady Kenmore's | ||
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Post# 839916 , Reply# 55 9/7/2015 at 02:08 (3,147 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Turquoise is my favorite by far....but "hubby" refuses to let me do the turquoise thing...I'll give him that one! BUT....when we get a bigger house I'm GOING to find me something turquoise too. Don't get me wrong, I rule the roost but sometimes it's easier to let him "think" he does! He says "one does not argue with the Queen!" I just laugh and tell him "maybe so, unless he's the King!" | ||
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