Thread Number: 74198
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
How rare is the APEX 3000? 1948 -1951 |
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Post# 979863 , Reply# 1   1/25/2018 at 09:13 (2,276 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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I have the Apex 6000 series from 1953. It was their second design and I would say the 2nd model is more desirable because the original/early model had a very complex balancing valve system that contains a lot of rubber parts. All those rubber parts will be hard as rock now and would have to be found or re-fabricated at great cost to get the original machine running properly. Apex completely redesigned the balancing system for the second generation to simply use centrifugal force to send water into the balancing pockets on the outside of the Fiberglas tub. Unfortunately It would be very challenging and expensive to get the original model running because even finding those parts new, the important rubber sections of the balancing valve would be hardened.
I was very lucky to find my second generation Apex. My Apex was advertised for $20 on Minneapolis craigslist back in 2009. I first found one in 1998 and paid $25 for it so I have spare parts to keep the '53 running for a long time. You can see the balancing valve and balancing water chamber (the tub is removed in this picture) in the or original model, that would be a nightmare to get inside that valve and restore it, not to mention extremely expensive... |
Post# 979872 , Reply# 2   1/25/2018 at 10:58 (2,276 days old) by stevek90 (Manchester CT)   |   | |
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Thank you for that info. Interesting |