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Post# 76835 8/6/2005 at 09:16 (6,836 days old) by Unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 76838 , Reply# 1 8/6/2005 at 09:26 (6,836 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Too kewl, with the "famous" '57 AMP! Just don't pull the cap off the agitator on the right...OY! Could you adjust the white knob to control the water level? | ||
| Post# 76853 , Reply# 2 8/6/2005 at 14:27 (6,836 days old) by Spiraclean (UK) | ||
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| Post# 76868 , Reply# 3 8/6/2005 at 17:30 (6,836 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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GE Ramp Activator Here's the standard-capacity version, pulled from a late-80's Filter-Flo that had seen better days... 
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| Post# 76869 , Reply# 4 8/6/2005 at 17:30 (6,836 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Another shot Close-up of "ACTIVATOR" cap. 
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Post# 76870 , Reply# 5 8/6/2005 at 17:36 (6,836 days old) by Petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Here's a 
Mine must be the large capacity spiral ramp ge, has a few more inches above the top of the ramps,,but my question is..the cap on the top says, agitator activator..what's that. Is it supposed to do something I never knew about..as you guessed I've never read the instructions, just plug and load..hahahaha. So where are the instrux. now? Somewhere in some box or file somewhere in the house.
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Post# 76882 , Reply# 6 8/6/2005 at 19:10 (6,836 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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Thats what GE called their agitator | ||
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Post# 76887 , Reply# 7 8/6/2005 at 20:02 (6,836 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 76913 , Reply# 8 8/6/2005 at 22:35 (6,836 days old) by Spiraclean (UK) | ||
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| Post# 76924 , Reply# 9 8/6/2005 at 23:32 (6,836 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Hugh--at least in the States, Hotpoint is a fully owned division of General Electric, and has been for many years, though it started as a separate company. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 76925 , Reply# 10 8/6/2005 at 23:59 (6,836 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho) |
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My mom had both styles of AMPs. And, I do remember that the cap on the black one had printing engraved on it that said "Do Not Remove Cap" so guess what I did? | ||
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Post# 76958 , Reply# 11 8/7/2005 at 07:14 (6,835 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 76965 , Reply# 12 8/7/2005 at 08:37 (6,835 days old) by Mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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| Post# 76966 , Reply# 13 8/7/2005 at 08:38 (6,835 days old) by Spiraclean (UK) | ||
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Hotpoint UK
Hi Lawrence, Yes indeed Hotpoint in the UK was owned by Genral Electric until last year, unfortunately it is now owned by Indesit Company or Merloni Electrodomestico as it used to call itself. Hi Steve, I will be delighted to get you a Spiraclean picture the next time I bring my Hotpoint Twin Tub out. All the best. Hugh | ||
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Post# 76972 , Reply# 14 8/7/2005 at 08:50 (6,835 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Steve: All kiding aside-- did Florida really "exist" on a large-scale before the early 1950s (before the advent of affordable and large-scale air-conditiong? I also got the impression that the wealthy were some of the first to inhabit Florida with "snow-bird" winter estates, Sicne they could afford to brign electricity to the rural areas. Electric was necessary IMHO for fans and refrgeration, not to mention washers (all that sweating!)!!! LOL My understanding is that laws have been coming out recently in varioius locales of FL to prevent demolition of 1950s and prior architecture, in that is IS some of the earliest stuff. | ||
| Post# 76976 , Reply# 15 8/7/2005 at 08:59 (6,835 days old) by Mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Yes
Steve: Florida was a large established state in the union as of 1878. It has some very vintage folks and materialistic items here. Just not washers. You would have to go to south Florida's West coast to find AMP's. Not here in pensacola. Pensacola is an old city, but Tampa area and sought of there are of about 130 years vintage. Steve | ||
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Post# 76999 , Reply# 16 8/7/2005 at 15:09 (6,835 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Down memory lane...
That machine has certainly traversed the country, first Jon Charles (jetcone) pulls it out of a dump, then Robert, then me, now it's living with Steve 1-18 in Augusta, GA. Any other stops I don't remember? The Maytag Gyratator (that is the correct spelling) cap on the later AMP washers wasn't so hard to re-attach, you just had to have the agitator out of the machine, sometimes no easy task in itself. Once you had it out, a wooden dowel was all that was needed to push up on the diaphram and snap the cap back on. | ||
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Post# 77001 , Reply# 17 8/7/2005 at 15:22 (6,835 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 77022 , Reply# 18 8/7/2005 at 18:53 (6,835 days old) by jmirawm (Barling Arkansas) | ||
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question for appliguy...or whoever What is a triple action agitator? I have heard of and know the dual action agitator......but the triple action? how was it different ? | ||
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Post# 77028 , Reply# 19 8/7/2005 at 19:42 (6,835 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 77031 , Reply# 20 8/7/2005 at 20:09 (6,835 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 77060 , Reply# 22 8/8/2005 at 01:43 (6,834 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Spiraclean
Hi Guys The Hotpoint Filter Flow also has the Spiralator Agi, has used this same one since the first model in the 60`s. The Filter Pan snaps on top with a rubber bushel. I`m sure Jet will give it a thorough going use in the next few days, and report back...LOL CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK 
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Post# 77062 , Reply# 23 8/8/2005 at 01:47 (6,834 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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First Washer | ||
| Post# 77064 , Reply# 24 8/8/2005 at 02:05 (6,834 days old) by Spiraclean (UK) | ||
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Spiraclean Agitator | ||
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Post# 77071 , Reply# 25 8/8/2005 at 05:55 (6,834 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Looks mighty familiar. | ||
| Post# 77080 , Reply# 26 8/8/2005 at 08:02 (6,834 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Oh boy, Robert ... I'm YEARNING to get my Maytag done! I just love those machines. My 101 went off to the painter's yesterday ... OH BOY!! | ||
| Post# 77100 , Reply# 27 8/8/2005 at 09:47 (6,834 days old) by yaktx () | ||
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Florida & Refrigeration Refrigeration/air conditioning was invented in Florida by Dr. John Gorrie in 1851. CLICK HERE TO GO TO yaktx's LINK | ||
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Post# 77243 , Reply# 29 8/9/2005 at 08:37 (6,833 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Hi Mike and Austin, my very first vintage washer was an L-9 Westinghouse Laundromat (I'll have to dig out an old Photo). It was in my x-partners house when we moved in back in the fall of 1995. My next washer after that was my Philco at New Years 1996 and after in Feb '96 was a 1962 "Baby-Care" (WDCA-62) Multi-Matic Frigidaire, my very first Frigidaire. My ten year anniversary of collecting washers is coming up! | ||
| Post# 77376 , Reply# 30 8/9/2005 at 22:42 (6,833 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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That is very interesting Robert. Do you still have the L-9? It is amazing how you collection has grown in just ten years. Terry | ||
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Post# 77434 , Reply# 31 8/10/2005 at 08:52 (6,832 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Summer Cleaning of the Storage Unit
Hi Terry, actually I have the L-9 just for several more weeks. Its been used as a parts machine since I moved and I'm about to finish parting it out and the shell is going to the dump. I promised myself I would get my storage unit cleaned out and under control this summer. With the weather being so hot, I haven't done much yet, but I will next month when it gets milder outside. My motto is, if the temperature goes above 85, in the house we go.
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