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Post# 281049 5/21/2008 at 12:53 (5,817 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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Hi all, The past few months have been, well, challenging so I have not had a lot of time to post or check in on the discussion boards; that and the fact that I moved to a rural home where there is no decent high-speed internet.. Anyway, here is something worth sharing - I finally received my 1956 GE 'all-in-one' kitchen a week and a half ago! It was claimed to have never been used; I think the washer/dryer may have been, though. I am going to need to some work on it and I am going to need some help and advice 'cause I have never tackled a rebuild project before! The washer is a model 1WD - 562N1G; most of all, it will need a complete re-wiring job (you'll see why in the following pictures). I'll try and get some pix of the absolutely pristine dishwasher posted between now and the end of the week. 
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Post# 281050 , Reply# 1 5/21/2008 at 12:55 (5,817 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Took the washer apart to start work and.... | ||
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Post# 281051 , Reply# 2 5/21/2008 at 12:57 (5,817 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Critter damage | ||
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Post# 281054 , Reply# 3 5/21/2008 at 13:10 (5,817 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 281055 , Reply# 4 5/21/2008 at 13:15 (5,817 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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It was a bit of an ordeal....
I don't know if you remember my intense disappointment that when it finally got from Houston to Stanstead, Quebec, the movers couldn't get up my blessed driveway because of the snow! It was in storage since December and it was killing me. I even started shovelling my lawn in March in preparation for delivery!! Thank heavens the front deck held the weight...
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Post# 281064 , Reply# 5 5/21/2008 at 14:20 (5,817 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 281068 , Reply# 6 5/21/2008 at 14:31 (5,817 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Cabinets AND a wall-mount fridge | ||
| Post# 281125 , Reply# 7 5/21/2008 at 17:46 (5,817 days old) by norgenocker () | ||
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beautiful--- growing up had a GE dishwasher with that control--loud, as they all were back then. But I loved going to sleep to that distant roar-- | ||
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Post# 281152 , Reply# 9 5/21/2008 at 21:26 (5,816 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 281195 , Reply# 10 5/22/2008 at 06:15 (5,816 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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| Post# 281204 , Reply# 11 5/22/2008 at 08:08 (5,816 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Paul that is one beautiful set you have there. What a fantastic piece of appliance history! I am sure you have your work cut out for you but what a fun kitchen you will end up with. | ||
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Post# 281222 , Reply# 12 5/22/2008 at 11:15 (5,816 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Power connection & other questions
Toggleswitch: There are three power cables (range,oven,timer and a disposall which didn't come with the unit); I have an ad for the 1955 version that said there was only one electrical connection to make. It probably had to go right into the power company's main feed! I think I will have to convert the supply cables for the washer/dryer and range to current cord/plug ones to stay legal with the electrical codes here. Frigilux: I kept a photo chronicle of the unit's progress from Texas to the Vermont/Quebec border - the guy who sold it to me built a crate around the units so that a forklift could pick them up. When it came time to get them into the house, I had to take down a part of my front balcony and take out the patio doors, but that was worth it 'cause the movers were able to just roll them in. How I am going to get them from the front room into the kitchen will be a whole other story... I have started looking for chiropractors in anticipation! | ||
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Post# 281265 , Reply# 13 5/22/2008 at 14:45 (5,816 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Thank you for your kind response. Yah. I'm thinking 40a Cooker (sometimes 50a) 30a W/D 20a DW -------------- 90a TOTAL ============= Of course, code may allow for a smaller gauge wire and circuit protection than that. Chances of using everything full-blast simultaneously are slim. Wonder what the manual says. Also in Canada the ground/earth conductor and the neutral (white) conductor MAY NOT BE SHARED in the flexible cord connectors. This was allowable in the U.S.A, so you may have to remove a ground/earthing bar/bus or connector from the unit's (metal) frame to comply with local /provincial/ national codes in your area. Boiled down: Your flex cords will have to have 4 conductors/prongs, not 3. Perhaps it DOES pay to hard-wire this beauty in. | ||
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Post# 281272 , Reply# 14 5/22/2008 at 15:34 (5,816 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Oh, I would love to get my paws on the manual for this baby! It probably warns not to run the range and washer/dryer at the same time... That's right about the non-shared neutral/ground wire - I used to have a '58 GE dryer that I needed to hook up to a 'modern' outlet and I remember having to disconnect the white neutral line and ground the frame to a green conductor in the hook-up cord. They're 4-conductor by default here; I think too many folks got fried by ground faults! Actually, I am planning on upgrading the main house panel 'cause it's full already, so I figure I might as well add the extra circuits for the 'new' appliances. Do new US electric ranges and dryers come with a cord and a honking big four-pronged plug? The codes changed here in the late 70's and they have been standard equipment here since then. | ||
| Post# 281285 , Reply# 15 5/22/2008 at 16:28 (5,816 days old) by jeffg () | ||
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A month ago we bought a new dryer from Sears, and the cord set was sold separately (they asked whether we needed 3 or 4-prong). We specified 3-prong and the dryer was delivered with it already installed. | ||
| Post# 282506 , Reply# 18 5/30/2008 at 15:13 (5,808 days old) by batterymaker () | ||
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I might be able to help you with the radio--you'll need to replace all the paper capacitors and filter caps, and it'll be all set. It's probably a standard AC/DC model. | ||
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