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Thread Number: 17849
So Menards TOTALLY REDEMEDES THEMSELVES! |
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Post# 291124 7/16/2008 at 22:15 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Okay - so a few weeks ago I had a slight problem with Menards. Was picking up some plumbing items and went out back. Their stood a lone LAT9800 series Maytag from the mid 90's. I thought - this is a GREAT washer for my parents. Mom had been complaining about the A806 and figured this would be a good replacement. Paid the 9 dollars, went home, got the truck, and went back to find that the ONLY machine they had on hand, had been sold twice. First to me, then again to the person who picked it up before I got back. Now, I didn't want to put bad kama upon the store or myself, so I let it go. Good thing. So - the latest treasures to bestow the used appliance section: 
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Post# 291125 , Reply# 1 7/16/2008 at 22:16 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291126 , Reply# 2 7/16/2008 at 22:17 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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2nd - green with envy Hotpoint | ||
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Post# 291127 , Reply# 3 7/16/2008 at 22:18 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291129 , Reply# 4 7/16/2008 at 22:20 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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A Sudsy 308 | ||
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Post# 291130 , Reply# 5 7/16/2008 at 22:20 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291131 , Reply# 6 7/16/2008 at 22:22 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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AMERICANA = BEAST | ||
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Post# 291132 , Reply# 7 7/16/2008 at 22:23 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291133 , Reply# 8 7/16/2008 at 22:25 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Funny thing... | ||
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Post# 291134 , Reply# 9 7/16/2008 at 22:27 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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She sure was a mint machine before Menards got their early 20's something hands on her. All the dents, two small rust spots on the top, and the cracked lens certainly happened during the 10 foot stroll from the delivery truck to the ground. Oh well, I've never seen one of these locally, and doubt I will again anytime soon.
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Post# 291136 , Reply# 10 7/16/2008 at 22:28 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 291137 , Reply# 11 7/16/2008 at 22:30 (5,752 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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What??? She didn't like the 806?? I FRICKEN LOVE THE 806!! 
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Post# 291138 , Reply# 12 7/16/2008 at 22:30 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291139 , Reply# 13 7/16/2008 at 22:35 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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* redeems | ||
| Post# 291140 , Reply# 14 7/16/2008 at 23:05 (5,752 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
She didn't like the 806?? I FRICKEN LOVE THE 806!! | ||
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Post# 291141 , Reply# 15 7/16/2008 at 23:26 (5,752 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Frigidaire Dishwasher!
This is a nicely styled dishwasher. But it is a WCI - I can tell because if it were GM it would say built by GM. Can you take a interior picture. Also the Hotpoint is a mid 70's dishwasher with GE internal mechanics. It was one of the first ones made after the real Hotpoints went out. We had one like this but only with a few more selections. It cleaned good. The normal cycle had 7 water changes. Nothing like that today. Thanks for posting Peter | ||
| Post# 291142 , Reply# 16 7/16/2008 at 23:36 (5,752 days old) by goblue () | ||
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love the green hotpoint. looks like the one my grandma had in her kitchen. | ||
| Post# 291143 , Reply# 17 7/16/2008 at 23:38 (5,752 days old) by goblue () | ||
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this sounds like a stupid question but does Menards sell there trade ins??? i wish more places would. I know Sears in st.louis will give them away if you ask nicely | ||
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Post# 291147 , Reply# 18 7/17/2008 at 00:20 (5,752 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Hmm, appliances for the soon-to-be wwealthy. That Hotpoint dishwasher was the same dishwasher friends of mine had in their first house they bought. the kitchen also had a Hotpoint equivalent of the Americana double oven hi/lo range. Incidentally, they had the exact same harvest gold hemnore set that was for sale (linked earlier). This family went on to be one of the foundeers of a very successful PC manufacturer in Houston, their first being a "luggable" portable IBM-clone. The 7000 sq. ft. house they built had a GSD2800 DW, double self-cleaning GE 30" wall ovents, 6-burner Jenn-aire cooktop, GE microwave, ice machine, GE Fridge, and 2-speed ex-large capacity late 1988 Maytag with auto-dry non-electronic control gas dryer in almond.
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Post# 291148 , Reply# 19 7/17/2008 at 00:21 (5,752 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 291164 , Reply# 20 7/17/2008 at 04:26 (5,752 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 291174 , Reply# 22 7/17/2008 at 07:46 (5,752 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Ben you sure have found some neat treasures at Menards!! That GE dryer is a beast but a beauty!! I bet she will look real neat with her console all aglow! Looks like you have a good vacuum collection started there as well. | ||
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Post# 291185 , Reply# 23 7/17/2008 at 08:22 (5,752 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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The A806
For the record - she did not hate it, but wanted something to match her Neptune dryer. The LAT would have fit the bill nicely, but never-the-less. Anywho - Steve, I wondered about those Hotpoints. First thought that crossed my mind is that they came out of rentals or an appt. building. The Frigidaire DW is a lost cause, the door glides are fairly messed up so a good picture of the inside may not be possible. Looking forward to a clean-up on the GE, but I've brought home so many things in the last few weeks that need a 'clean-up' with almost NO time. Then that Unimatic... lol Ben | ||
| Post# 291210 , Reply# 24 7/17/2008 at 09:56 (5,752 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
On the Frigidaire logo, look at the "F". Note there are no serifs on the letter. The straight, block font is the sure giveaway that it is WCI. Seem to me that Mr. Gansky said that when GE made this wide mouth dryer, they didn't increase the airflow and this causes some condensation on the front of the dryer. | ||
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Post# 291213 , Reply# 25 7/17/2008 at 10:20 (5,752 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 291236 , Reply# 26 7/17/2008 at 13:21 (5,752 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
We all get our own little dose of hell. | ||
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Post# 291270 , Reply# 27 7/17/2008 at 15:41 (5,751 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 291286 , Reply# 28 7/17/2008 at 18:53 (5,751 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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| Post# 291323 , Reply# 29 7/17/2008 at 23:18 (5,751 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
If it doesn't say Libby's, Libby's Libby's o
I'm not sure if that Frigidaire dishwasher is still the GM design, but if it was it was among the models produced after the WCI acquisition. GM-Frigidaire products always have the GM logo in the triple set of squares, and the crown-F moves off to the side. After the WCI acquisition and the elimination of the GM insignia, it moves to the center. I *LOVE* the clean/dirty slider. That should have been required for all dishwashers :-) | ||
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Post# 291326 , Reply# 30 7/18/2008 at 00:03 (5,751 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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YAY - so glad the clean/dirty slider was noticed. Agreed 100 percent on the requirement that all DW's in production should have it. I *really* wish that Frigidaire was in better shape. It certainly was a cool dishwasher. Bob if it is still there this weekend I will flip it right-side up and try to get some inside shots. Ben | ||
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Post# 291329 , Reply# 31 7/18/2008 at 00:48 (5,751 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I did have a dryer just like this, but mine was much prettier in gold ;-) They are OK dryers but as mentioned, the lint around the door opening is very annoying. They used the same blower as the standard dryers and it didn't seem to be able to keep up with the evaporation ability of the heater so moisture would condense on the cool metal surfaces where lint from the load would collect. I loved the big door opening and it was a very quiet dryer but due to it's design flaws, rather slow. CR complained that the large door made it impossible to open or close the door with a typical laundry basket in front of the machine, they were right and it proved to be more of an annoyance than you might think it would - especially in tight installations. They must have made some improvements in later designs as they carried the model in various forms (GE, Hotpoint and JCP branded) for a long time. IIRC they were made in the Hotpoint factory and the first of the gas models was 28,000 BTU rated, maybe more. I remember Bob telling me they weren't too accurate as marked on the dial for "normal" loads and that was true - the electronic control on mine was off by a couple of notches on the timer dial for jeans and bulky items. That Frigidaire dishwasher is a WCI - probably a rather early Frigidaire product, they kept much of the styling of the GM models for a while in the early 80's. You can just make out the stationary wash-tower in the lower rack - a blast from the Westinghouse roots of WCI-land. It would be remarkable to see one that has no rust in the tank. You certainly have more interesting things at your Menards than we do here, but they are a rather small player in the appliance market here. Nonetheless, I'm getting tired of seeing the same 70's Hotpoint slide-in range every time I go! There was a GE V12 washer that was there for a while, but the top was rusted through and not worth the trouble. Still had it's mini-basket, filter pan and softener dispenser though... | ||
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Post# 291339 , Reply# 32 7/18/2008 at 03:59 (5,751 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 291400 , Reply# 34 7/18/2008 at 10:02 (5,751 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA) | ||
I'm wondering who's actually buying these appliances? (besides us of course!) I'm fairly certain all are untested and considered primarily for parts or fixer-uppers (hence the VERY flexible return policy). I think the pricing tier is based on age and not so much on function. Ben and I have seen some mint Maytags show up at bargain prices. Course lots of times others are on their sides, missing consoles, AND strewn on the ground. Grateful? Yes! At Lowes they lock 'em all up in a trailer destined for the scrap yard upon arrival. Can't even see what we're missing out on (probably better that way). | ||
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Post# 291463 , Reply# 35 7/18/2008 at 15:14 (5,750 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 291465 , Reply# 36 7/18/2008 at 15:20 (5,750 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Louis, that washer and dryer ended up parted-out and scrapped. The dryer became an orphan when I took the washer up to Don in Minneapolis. It was beginning to leak oil and then it became a torrential downpour out of the transmission so Don put it out of it's misery. It was a really fun machine to play with and I've often thought I should have kept it as it was always one of my favorites, but I did keep the panel which someone adopted at the '05 convention here. Someday I will find another pretty GE washer like that again - which I will have to carry around on my back as I have no more room anywhere for another washer! Here is the pair in question: 
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Post# 291466 , Reply# 37 7/18/2008 at 15:22 (5,750 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 291469 , Reply# 38 7/18/2008 at 15:26 (5,750 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Washer money shot. It was a Dispensall model - a very, very cool idea but another that got shot down by lack of practicality in home use. The dispenser tray was missing in mine, long ago tossed due to the same problems most of these beauties suffered. Using recirculated water running through the channels and valves of the system made for some frustrated owners. Lint, dirt and the dreaded hard-water deposits made for some nasty dispensers over time.
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Post# 291504 , Reply# 40 7/18/2008 at 18:02 (5,750 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 291664 , Reply# 41 7/19/2008 at 21:51 (5,749 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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More photos for Bob: | ||
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Post# 291666 , Reply# 42 7/19/2008 at 21:52 (5,749 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291668 , Reply# 43 7/19/2008 at 21:53 (5,749 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291669 , Reply# 44 7/19/2008 at 21:54 (5,749 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291671 , Reply# 45 7/19/2008 at 21:54 (5,749 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291672 , Reply# 46 7/19/2008 at 21:55 (5,749 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291673 , Reply# 47 7/19/2008 at 21:56 (5,749 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 291683 , Reply# 48 7/19/2008 at 22:19 (5,749 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 291690 , Reply# 49 7/19/2008 at 22:56 (5,749 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 291705 , Reply# 50 7/20/2008 at 00:06 (5,749 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Ben, I cannot say thank you enough so deeply from inside me for the appreciation of the effort you made so I could see more pictures. I've never seen any WCI type dishwasher like that inside. Especially a spray arm (wash arm) like that. I wonder how well this thing really cleaned. The Frigidaire version must have been WCI's high-end label. Fascinating.
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Post# 829489 , Reply# 51 6/25/2015 at 07:00 (3,218 days old) by Chetlaham (United States) |
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WCI Dishwasher | ||
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Post# 829494 , Reply# 52 6/25/2015 at 07:34 (3,218 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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 Those early WCI Frigidaires (also the White-Westinghouse and Kelvinator) dishwasher wash and racking systems were based on the last 'true' Westinghouse designs - I think that endured into the early 90s.
It's not a great view, but note the similarities between the rack and wash arm/tower to this 1971 Westinghouse dishwasher. I've got a later model (a Viking-badged version) with the exact same upper rack adjustment. | ||
| Post# 829516 , Reply# 54 6/25/2015 at 11:15 (3,218 days old) by mamapinky (blairsville pa) | ||
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Speaking of Frigidaire DW's I have one, model# MDB202RBW0...serial TH61926060...I have been wanting to ask if any of you can date it and give me any info on this. Thank you all much Cheryl | ||
| Post# 830472 , Reply# 55 7/2/2015 at 13:33 (3,211 days old) by whitetub (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Good commercial, featuring a G.E. Americana dryer CLICK HERE TO GO TO whitetub's LINK | ||
| Post# 830679 , Reply# 56 7/4/2015 at 12:04 (3,209 days old) by UniversalDave1 (Gardendale, AL) | ||
Menards sells what?  | ||
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