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Post# 478374   11/29/2010 at 17:41 (4,867 days old) by bendix99 ()        

how do u add soap if the machine is full of water




Post# 478380 , Reply# 1   11/29/2010 at 18:34 (4,867 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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You do all that before you start the machine. You put clothes in, put in detergent, close door, and start it.

Post# 478406 , Reply# 2   11/29/2010 at 20:29 (4,867 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        

My mom use to just advance the knob until the pump ran and water level was lowered enough to open the FL's door. Then you add soap, or add remove clothes and shut the door and advance the knob fully around to where you were at first.

Post# 478410 , Reply# 3   11/29/2010 at 21:00 (4,867 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)        
true Westinghouse Laundromat washers---

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---never filled full enough with water to not be able to open the door AT ANY TIME and either add detergent,bleach or fabric softener.You should be able to open the door at any time to add whatever it is you want whether it be a piece of clothing or cleaning solution(s).I'd be more concerned about not being able to add bleach or fabric softener. you can pour detergent directly on the load before beginning the program.

Post# 478459 , Reply# 4   11/30/2010 at 07:56 (4,867 days old) by ingliscanada ()        
Soap Dispenser?

Didn't the Westy Laundromats have a soap dispenser on top?

Post# 478463 , Reply# 5   11/30/2010 at 08:43 (4,867 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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My second White-Westinghouse front-loader with controls on the front (circa 1990, branded as a Gibson), didn't have any dispensers. It came with a big plastic pitcher, which you'd use to dilute bleach and pour into the washer a few minutes into the wash cycle.

The machine would buzz and the door would unlock during the fill for the final rinse. You would then pour a capful of softener into the washer.

The first front-loader I had (a now-rare Frigidaire-branded, rear controls, late '80s White-Westy) had dispensers for bleach and fabric softener mounted on top of the machine. It still had the loud solenoid bang when it went into a spin. No steenkin' balancing protocol, either. It just went bang and immediately ramped up to full speed---which led to cabinet-banging incidents when loads were unbalanced.

None of my front-loaders have ever filled to the point where you couldn't safely open the door without a flood.



Post# 478466 , Reply# 6   11/30/2010 at 09:14 (4,867 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Here are the instructions for adding detergent in the 1955 Westinghouse Laundromat, neither way they suggest to do it are correct in my opinion. When I use the machine I start it and let the water level fill up above the bottom of the sump into the tub, then I open the door and add the detergent.

Adding the detergent first would allow it to fall down into the sump and pump and not really get mixed that well into the wash water. Adding it on top of dry clothes would be better, but some of it will still fall down into the sump before it gets saturated with water.

When they refer to "softener" they mean water sofetener like Calgon, rinse cycle fabric softener wasn't first marketed until 1957.


Post# 478470 , Reply# 7   11/30/2010 at 09:26 (4,867 days old) by randycmaynard ()        
Robert - If you have a chance sometime........

Could you video a few moments of the wash, rinse and spin on your Laundromat and post? I really miss watching one like I used to at my grandmother's house back in the late 60s/early 70s. I hope to find a Laundromat sometime but they are exceedingly difficult to find and even more so since I'm specifically looking for the 1956 Laundromat Deluxe.

Thanks much!

Randy


Post# 478492 , Reply# 8   11/30/2010 at 11:44 (4,867 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Here's a link to austinado16's 1953 Laundromat pair washing and drying on YouTube. Not exactly what you're looking for, but it's a start. There may be some Laundromat footage elsewhere here at AW, too.

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Post# 478549 , Reply# 9   11/30/2010 at 16:45 (4,866 days old) by dj-gabriele ()        
...circa 1990, branded as a Gibson), didn't have any dis

You're kidding aren't you? :O

Post# 478562 , Reply# 10   11/30/2010 at 18:18 (4,866 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        

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well with my L5 you have to add the soap at the start either before you actually start the machine on top of the dry cloths or just as you turn the machine on then shut the door, then add the softner right at the start of the rinse and then shut the door before the water level comes up but its way fun

Post# 478582 , Reply# 11   11/30/2010 at 20:14 (4,866 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Yes Randy has been asking me for months to do a video, so I gathered up five large bath towels and threw them into our Westinghouse Laundromat in the kitchen. I used 1/4 cup of Tide HE. I haven't use the machine in a few months so it was due a nice hot washload.

I also stopped the machine towards the end of the cycle and opened the door so you can see the water level with the door open.

ps. Forgive my ripped workshop sweatshirt I forgot to dress for Hollywood, lol.





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Post# 478584 , Reply# 12   11/30/2010 at 20:28 (4,866 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Robert, how cool!!! I didn't realize these were in the kitchen!! Just like all good 1950s household floorplans, the washer, and maybe the dryer, were in the kitchen. Perfect for that quickly needed small load to save the treck down to the High Church of the Immaculate Cleaning.


Just the way I remembered Laundromats!! Did you end up with a rope of bath towels at the end?


Post# 478587 , Reply# 13   11/30/2010 at 20:42 (4,866 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Just the way I remembered Laundromats!! Did you end up with a rope of bath towels at the end?

not sure Bob, they are all done and I'm just sitting here in the living room, lol. Let me go check, ***hold please***

***insert Holiday for Strings here***


Ok I'm back... Yup two of the five towels are roped, not bad I've seen worse. And look Bob, I even threw in a few blue towels just for you ;-)


Post# 478589 , Reply# 14   11/30/2010 at 20:50 (4,866 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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I agree, not too bad. Some of the worst I've ever seen was the huge load of towels I ran through there in 2001 while there. The whole load was roped. But my goodness, I just cannot understand why. After all, I used the weight-to-save on the door to make sure I had a full load of towels before I put them in the machine. lol (then we had the ensuing discussion). I think I ended up splitting the load in half and putting some of it in the newly-restored LK at the time too. And you did Jason proud since he started that blue towel phenomenon lol. But, I still need them too lol. Cum to think of it, if you threw in a red towel or two in that load, you could have a patriotic 4th of July load. Just don't answer the doorbell if it rings, Betsy Ross may be standing on the other side with her foot tapping lol.

Post# 478598 , Reply# 15   11/30/2010 at 21:25 (4,866 days old) by tlee618 ()        

What a fun video Robert!! You had the perfect suds level there!! I bet those machine tops come in handy for extra counter work space. Thanks for sharing.



Post# 478606 , Reply# 16   11/30/2010 at 22:09 (4,866 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        
Like ours!

That '55 Westinghouse looks just like the one we had when I was a kid. I always thought it was a '56 model though, as it was my Mom's present for Christmas '55. What are the differences between those model years, if any?

I took it apart when we got the new one when I was 9 or 10, and still have the Laundrofile, knob, and cord. Kept the door and inner tub for a long time, but my dad threw out the door, and the tub ended up in the ravine; may still be down there.


Post# 478608 , Reply# 17   11/30/2010 at 22:28 (4,866 days old) by randycmaynard ()        
Thanks Robert!

The close ups were just like standing in front of my grandmother's '56 Deluxe. I'm always checking Craigslist, Ebay etc on the lookout for a '56 Deluxe but, as mentioned before, it's going to be a long search..... I do have a place
reserved for it in the garage - going to stack the White-Westy set and put the slant front in beside it. Mine will be a small collection - my '63 Kenmore 600, the White-Westy set and the '56 slant front that will finish it out.

Thanks again and don't fret about the shirt - when I get in from work in the evenings, especially this time of year when it's cold and wet (tons of rain today), I'm into the sweats, comfy shirt, house slippers and my warm fuzzy robe if it's really cold.


Post# 478609 , Reply# 18   11/30/2010 at 22:38 (4,866 days old) by randycmaynard ()        
Circle W......

I think the big difference between the '55 Deluxe and the '56 Deluxe was the control knobs were different in '56 - they were a gold color disk with a long grab that was used as the pointer to show the cycle progress and the glass window was beveled around the perimeter. Other than that they were pretty much the same and the matching dryer had the same changes as well - mostly cosmetic on both.

Actually, the yellow wallpaper background I have on my posts is a '56 Deluxe and you can make out the control knobs and the different door glass design. Also, I've included a link from a post earlier this year that has a good photo of a '56 Dryer - Washer looks the same - note the large grabs on the control knobs and the beveled glass is easy to see as well. Beautiful machines they were.


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Post# 478692 , Reply# 19   12/1/2010 at 11:55 (4,866 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        
Hey Randy,

Thanks for the info. I now know for sure ours was a '55. My parents were always careful with their money, so I imagine Dad got a good bargain on the previous model. I'm sure all my Mom cared about was that it washed well, and that she didn't have to do my diapers in a wringer machine any longer.

Post# 478700 , Reply# 20   12/1/2010 at 12:23 (4,866 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)        

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Here I sit at work reading this and tears are dripping down my face because these are my absolute favorites!! Our neighborhood had been building these in to the new homes and the newer homes got these DeLuxe models. The first,older model homes got the earlier Laundromat twins with the red bakeolite? dials.Most of them lasted until the newer 18 pound top loaders came out but,I do remember a few leaving their homes early and being sold second hand mostly to used appliance stores.Mrs.Kasey had one she sold for $20 and replaced it with a Frigidaire (WCI-58) in charcoal gray.The buyer said the timer on the Laundromat was stuck.I eventually got the gray Frigidaire years,decades ago and had it running (the capacitor had to be replaced) for years.

Post# 478708 , Reply# 21   12/1/2010 at 13:29 (4,866 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
Are they really this quiet when running,

or was the microphone on Robert's camcorder having a coffee break? (No offense intended, Robert!) Thank you for the interesting video!



Lawrence/Maytagbear


Post# 478722 , Reply# 22   12/1/2010 at 14:36 (4,865 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Are they really this quiet when running?

Yes the Laundromat is a very quiet machine during wash and rinse. Spinning is a bit louder and the fill flume isn't the quietest either, but the speed change unit is very quiet during tumble.


Post# 478752 , Reply# 23   12/1/2010 at 17:18 (4,865 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)        

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Yes, even my basket case 1950-ish Laundromat was really quiet.

I have always loved these machines. If I had found a matching dryer for my washer I may have hung onto it, but it was much more of a restoration project than I knew I'd ever have time for.

The pair that got away was at an estate sale back in the mid 80's. It was a 1952 time capsule of a house, all original and everything spotless, but washer, dryer, and GE Combination fridge were all sold by the time I got there.


Post# 478784 , Reply# 24   12/1/2010 at 20:44 (4,865 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Nice "55!

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What was I thinking????? Oh well................

Post# 478786 , Reply# 25   12/1/2010 at 20:54 (4,865 days old) by randycmaynard ()        
One thing on the quite running.........

I don't have my dream Laundromat (yet!) but the White-Westinghouse SpaceMates front loader that I do have is one of the quitest running machines I have ever had. Like Robert said - fill flume is somewhat noisy and the spin cycles are a little noisy and more so if the load is not balanced well in the basket when it starts but when in the wash or rinse modes you can hardly tell it's running. One other thing on the White-Westy - when that thing is leveled and on a concrete floor it won't move or walk even with a fairly out of balance load on spins..... sure it will knock around but the thing won't walk. I remember that about my grandmother's '56 Laundromat - it was quite for the most part but the spins could really knock around on occasion but it didn't walk.

Robert - on the roped towels..... now that's memories like Bob said. I can remember many times seeing my grandmother untangling bed sheets, throw rugs and towels. She had a weekly routine and the rugs usually came mid to late week and boy were those a beast to deal with. Interesting on the routine - usually she did work clothes, undies etc on Monday mornings, throw rugs and such on Wednesdays and the bed linens usually happed on Fridays and washing in the evenings/nights were a no-no. She line dried all the clothes on her covered back porch except during real cold winter weather or real damp rainy days - that's when the dryer got some use otherwise it sat unused, for the most part, from late winter through late fall. Nice memories!


Post# 478789 , Reply# 26   12/1/2010 at 21:11 (4,865 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Had to jump in here with a link to a video of my 'rebuilt from the ground up' 1950 Westy L5!
My early New Year's resolution is to make more of an effort to get the dead timer on my 1953 Canadian Westy washer fixed or replaced....


CLICK HERE TO GO TO turquoisedude's LINK


Post# 478805 , Reply# 27   12/1/2010 at 21:43 (4,865 days old) by washernoob ()        

Greg is going to have to show me his in use. I absolutely love these little westys! Gorgeous machines. Probably my favorite early washer next to the Bendix combo of the same era.

Love the pictures and the videos!


At first I always thought these machines were huge beasts, but they are actually quite small! Would be easy to install in a hard-to-get-to space.


Post# 478832 , Reply# 28   12/1/2010 at 22:44 (4,865 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)        
The Best Laid Plans

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Yeah, I got my Laundromat as yet another checklist item for the ultimate getaway cabin that I figured I'd have someday. Already knew I'd eventually get my mom's '49 Westy range, the '49 Westy fridge was already relegated to the garage as a spare, so all I needed was a dryer and my vintage Westinghouse kitchen would be outfitted.

Well, I was barely able to afford a first home let alone a second one. The writing was on the wall, and none of those appliances are with me today. The fridge failed in a heat wave after 50+ years in continuous operation, bless it's stoic heart, the Laundromat went at the estate sale after sitting dormant for 25 years, and Greg in Sparta got the stove, which was never out of service and continues to happily crank out meals.

Maybe I can revive my plan and change the venue to my basement, at least where the laundry pair is concerned, if I win the Lotto.


Post# 478858 , Reply# 29   12/2/2010 at 00:10 (4,865 days old) by austinado16 ()        
Great videos!

Robert, I'm glad to see my machine isn't the only one to torque that rubber washer boot out of shape when there's a load of towels in the machine. It always makes me cringe to see it do that.

Since the dryer spins in the opposite direction, it'll usually untangle the clothes by the time they're dry.

Kinda cracks me up to see other's machines in use because we use ours almost daily.....so I take all of it's unique noises and movements for granted sometimes.


Post# 478867 , Reply# 30   12/2/2010 at 00:33 (4,865 days old) by Spiceman1957 ()        
Love looking at the video.

Robert I did have two questions. When you see the machine running, it appears to be filled with water. However, when you opened the door, no water came out. It was as if the tub was tilted backwards.
And how did the mfg finally get around the problem with twisting of towels, etc. I have a Sears front load and still have this problems with sheets. Thanks,
John


Post# 480740 , Reply# 31   12/10/2010 at 09:28 (4,857 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        
see patent

Some westinghouse machines had a horizontal drum but the front was slanted

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Post# 480746 , Reply# 32   12/10/2010 at 10:15 (4,857 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
WESTINGHOUSE PATENT

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Patent shown on your link is for a clothes dryer, basically all dryers have horizontal drums or they would ball and tangle the clothes.

Post# 480764 , Reply# 33   12/10/2010 at 12:30 (4,857 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        
westinghouse in the usa 1938 patent

Here is the correct patent by Westinghouse by Breckenridge in 1938 of Mansfield Ohio.

another is 2296259 ; another is 2343742 filed in 1944.


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Post# 480766 , Reply# 34   12/10/2010 at 12:39 (4,857 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        
here is the 3 belt westinghouse patent granted in 1957

here is the 3 belt westinghouse patent with the by Osterhus that was filed in 1954 and granted in 1957.

This is the mechanism used on the Spacemates in 1955? and later until about 1988 with a mess of 3 belt models. 1/3 century worth of production with the same design is not bad. The tub/wash pulley became oval/potato somewhere in the design too.


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Post# 480777 , Reply# 35   12/10/2010 at 13:27 (4,857 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        
1953

1953 westinghouse

Post# 480811 , Reply# 36   12/10/2010 at 19:12 (4,856 days old) by westyslantfront ()        

When I was kid, one of the laundromats I hung out at was managed by a really nice guy, Gene. He had 20 slant fronts as well as two big front load commercial washers, two dryers, and a Bock extractor. With the slant fronts, he put the clothes in, threw a scoop of powder detergent on the clothes, closed the door, and started the machine.


Ross


Post# 480816 , Reply# 37   12/10/2010 at 19:24 (4,856 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
POTATO PULLEY

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Came out in 1959 on the full size slant machines. The three belt design did come out on the 25" compact models in 1955 and was then used on the full sized machines in 1957-8. All WH FLers went the the same basic design in 1964 when they went to the 27" cabinet.

Post# 480957 , Reply# 38   12/11/2010 at 12:04 (4,856 days old) by syndets2000 (Nanjemoy, MD)        
I thought three belt systems...

... came out in 1953-54- it was used on the cheaper machines, like the LS-7- which I would love to find! I think that system was used interchangeably in a few other production runs- like the L104, the L102, LS8 & the L100- those used either the tranny, or three belts-But I forgot the pulley was used that early- neat!

Post# 481226 , Reply# 39   12/12/2010 at 20:31 (4,854 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        
30 inch wide Cabinet FL Westinghouse machines?

In the instructions for the #5300165317 pump, ( old Q165317 ) for my 3 belt 1976 LT570 ; they mention a 30" machine besides the normal common 27" ones. The spring length distance between the C clips is adjusted longer by the installer ; since the tub is deeper. This is the spring that goes between the impeller and driven wheel.


I have seen the 30" model mentioned too in the instructions for the rubber boot #530326132 ( old Q133321 ) too.

A 30" model is even mentioned in the motor I bought #5300603181 (old Q603181 ); since it fits the common 27" one and 30" ones too.



Post# 481233 , Reply# 40   12/12/2010 at 20:52 (4,854 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Damn, I had one of those pumps in a parts lot I got a few years back. I couldn't figure out which machine it was designed for. I think I recently threw it in the trash, but I'll have to check.

Post# 481240 , Reply# 41   12/12/2010 at 21:32 (4,854 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        
Pump from an Ants View looking straight up

Repair clinic sell the pump for as their part number 75 for 86 bucks. On Ebay they vary from 15 to over 100 bucks.

All the parts on the pump are replaceable. One can just replace the seal an/or the impeller if old school. Bell and others sell just the impellers and seals.

The driven spring's is "lengthened" by rotating the shaft(s) in the non grabbing direction.



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Post# 481241 , Reply# 42   12/12/2010 at 21:49 (4,854 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        
VIEW from front with front panel and boot off and 3 of 5 we

The photo posted has one of the shipping rods in place; it is normally not in place in a real working machine.

Post# 481243 , Reply# 43   12/12/2010 at 21:59 (4,854 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
GE motor

interesting that there is a GE motor on that one-motor i got
from an'81 3-belt was a westinghouse.
for T/L westys,a 1980 one i checked had a round westinghouse,
but a 1984 had a square GE.
westinghouse and GE were big rivals back in the day.
Looking at the ratio between the wheel on the motor and the
one on the pump,that pump turns quite a bit faster than the
motor-no wonder the pumpout is fast on these..


Post# 481295 , Reply# 44   12/13/2010 at 06:26 (4,854 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        
Robert,

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Where is the lint filter on your 1955 Westy dryer? The previous owners left a Westinghouse dryer of similar vintage for us when we bought our house in 1998. I looked all over the darn thing but couldn't find it anywhere. Sadly, it was hauled away by the appliance delivery guys when we bought our Maytag Dependable Care set.

Post# 481305 , Reply# 45   12/13/2010 at 07:21 (4,854 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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There is no lint filter on the '55 Westinghouse dryer, it sends it up and out to the clouds.

I believe you could have bought an accessory filter as a bolt on to the back of the machine.


Post# 481318 , Reply# 46   12/13/2010 at 08:02 (4,854 days old) by randycmaynard ()        
Regarding those Westy pumps........

That's the same type that's on my SpaceMates front loader and it runs directly off the motor when engaged. That thing would suck the face right off your head if you got it in the way (figure of speech) - that's one powerful pump. That little WW SpaceMates is probably the favorite of my vintage machines. Got to get a new timer and belts for mine in the spring - too cold to get out in the garage to work on it right now. Got several spring projects on the machines coming up!

Post# 481327 , Reply# 47   12/13/2010 at 08:24 (4,854 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
WESTINGHOUSE MOTORS

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The three belt machines switched to the round GE motor in the late 1970s or early 1980s I am not sure of the exact year, but this gave a big boost to the reliability of the 3B washers. I often used to say the worst thing about WH washers & dryers was that they had WH motors in them. WH motors seemed to suffer more centrifugal switch problems, more bearing problems and they always seemed to run hotter. This was one of the things that also hurt MTs reliability in the 1970s as they used a lot of WH motors in thier washers & dryers. Even WP used a few WH motors in thier BD washers in 1974-5 when Consumer Reports gave the WP washer the best buy rating and WP was selling so many washers that GE and Emerson couldn't keep up with WPs demand for new motors. And of course we saw some of these fail in warranty and just out of warranty. It used to always take some reselling when we would get a service call on a customers nice nearly new MT washer or dryer and at just 2 or 3 years we had to replace a motor people weren't happy.

Post# 481336 , Reply# 48   12/13/2010 at 09:32 (4,854 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)        

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Westinghouse sold off their motor division about 20 years ago. I think it may have been to Emerson, but one article mentioned AOSmith? I am not sure if they make the motors anymore.

To be truthful, I don't even think that the motors used in the new Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plant are made by (what is left of) Westinghouse.


Post# 481348 , Reply# 49   12/13/2010 at 10:42 (4,854 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        
The 3 Belt 1976 Machine here came with a GE motor

The LT570 Machine here bought in 1976 came new with a GE motor Q174461.

I took it off the machine in 2006 when I rebuilt the washer. I bought a new motor (GE) 10 years ago from repairclinic.com, it did not go under salt water like my 1976 motor did in Katrina. After washing out all the muck, the old motor GE still works. I just did not want to rebuild the washer with a old motor, since I had a brand new one that was brand new in the box that did not go underwater.

The new motor's instructions gave the lug connections (positions) for both GE and Westinghouse motors, thus the motor #5300603181 must have been built by both vendors at one time.


Post# 481350 , Reply# 50   12/13/2010 at 10:47 (4,854 days old) by austinado16 ()        

My D-6 dryer has the built-in lint trap. It's metal pan that slides down over the back duct opening. When the dryer's door is open, a pin is pulled and lint trap pops up so you can clean it.

We used it for a while, but it put out too much dryer lint into the laundry area. I installed a metal flange that accepts a modern metalized dryer duct and that's how we use it now.


Post# 481354 , Reply# 51   12/13/2010 at 11:11 (4,854 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
AOSmith Motors

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I believe AOSmith is still selling motors. The reason why I said "sell", I am in the Restaurant Business. This summer I had to replace a Condensor Fan Motor on one of the Reach ins. The tech came in with a box that had AOSmith on it. I remember them as a mfg. of good motors. I said to the tech "Wow. Something still made in America". He grinned, turned the box to the other side and there it was "Made in China". The motor failed 8 hours later. His response was "This happens often."
:(


Post# 481400 , Reply# 52   12/13/2010 at 13:24 (4,854 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
A.O.smith motors

we sell A.O.smith motors where i work,A.O. smith bought several
motor manufactures or parts of motor companies over the last
20yrs or so,including:century,magnetek,and westinghouse.
Around the late '90s,A.O. smith switched assembly of most of
the motors to mexico,then around '06 i noticed certain
"commodity"HVAC motors begain to say"made in china"...
most still say"assembled in mexico"
Sometimes i have to do a few "adjustments" to the motors prior
to selling them-including a string of westy design compressor
motors that i had to revarnish the windings after a few failed
because of the windings vibrating together...


Post# 481492 , Reply# 53   12/13/2010 at 20:29 (4,853 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
Mexico or China...

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It's a Damn Shame we can't make anything Good here anymore.

It's a Total and Utter Disgrace.

Look at the Machines we search for. Why ? Because thet were American Engineering. Every Morning when I go into my "Showroom:, I just look ata everything and it reminds me of Years ago when things were good. In a certain sense.


Post# 482531 , Reply# 54   12/18/2010 at 16:12 (4,848 days old) by austinado16 ()        

I'm guessing that between EPA regs and Union wage scales, there's no way an "American" company could afford to remain in business here any more. There's no possible way they could compete with foreign labor at pennies per hour, and non existant EPA and OSHA regs.

Post# 482565 , Reply# 55   12/18/2010 at 19:18 (4,848 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
SPEED QUEEN WASHERS AND DRYERS

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Our union made in the USA and they are very resumablely priced. Folks put your money your mouth is and stop complaining.

Post# 482572 , Reply# 56   12/18/2010 at 19:33 (4,848 days old) by appnut (TX)        
The new whirlpool front loaders

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And John, isn't the latest series of WP frontloaders produced along witht the new generation of toploaders in Ohio?

Post# 482585 , Reply# 57   12/18/2010 at 20:15 (4,848 days old) by austinado16 ()        
Our union made in the USA and they are very resumablely pric

I did. 100% of our appliances are both vintage, and American made...from the Jane Jetson GE mixer all the way up to the Laundry Twins.

Post# 483239 , Reply# 58   12/21/2010 at 19:36 (4,845 days old) by 3beltwesty ()        
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