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Thread Number: 25622
Hotpoint POD dated today 11/18/2009 |
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Post# 394188 , Reply# 1 11/18/2009 at 07:16 (5,270 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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POD HOTPOINT WASHER
The two dails in middle were the wash and spin speed control . This machine had a variable speed AC motor made by GE almost the same washer was also sold under the Easy name. The same type GE motor was also used in one KM washer and a Norge and Wards model. All these variable speed machines including Frigadare & GE were made in the late 60s. They sold very poorly due to the high cost and the fact that they offered no useful advantage over the 3sp motors already on many top of line washers. IT was a good example of the men who engeered the machines thinking they had solved Mrs housewives biggest problem doing laundry when in fact they didn't go any faster or slower than the 3SP models.
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| Post# 394190 , Reply# 2 11/18/2009 at 07:20 (5,270 days old) by seeitrun2006 (Commerce, GA) | ||
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Thanks! I kind of figured that what they were! I really appreciate the information! Peace, David | ||
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Post# 394217 , Reply# 3 11/18/2009 at 09:30 (5,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Allow me to elaborate, | ||
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Post# 394219 , Reply# 4 11/18/2009 at 09:32 (5,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 394221 , Reply# 5 11/18/2009 at 09:35 (5,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 394224 , Reply# 6 11/18/2009 at 09:37 (5,270 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 394374 , Reply# 8 11/18/2009 at 19:10 (5,269 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Not necessarily a waste of money
GE was said to have used the Hotpoint brand to test-engineer and test market a lot of bells and whistles. Hotpoint may have only marketed this gimmick for a couple of years, but GE assimilated it and used it for their Versatronic machines for a couple more years. Hotpoint had ovens with built-in meat thermometers and windows before GE. And this model was introduced only a few years before GE gutted Hotpoint and left us with only the brand.
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Post# 394708 , Reply# 10 11/20/2009 at 10:43 (5,268 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Tom, | ||
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