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Post# 548997   10/12/2011 at 19:52 (4,569 days old) by Sudslock1 (St Louis)        

Well the Jig is up I guess! I'm the one who bought the Pink Westinghouse Spacemate set off of ebay last week. I had tried to buy them previously from the owner on Craigslist with little avail so when I saw them online and knowing I had the security of ebay I purchased them and went and got them yesterday. A few on here commented how silly it was to purchase something in "unknown" condition but I felt the gamble was worth it so I slapped my money down and took a chance and I am very glad I did. THEY ARE FLAWLESS except for being slightly dirty from sitting in a basement for fifty years. The original owner bought them and had them installed in a closet she had converted because she didn't want to go down to the basement to do her laundry anymore. However, I guess she decided these were too small for her liking because only a few month after purchasing them she had them taken out and stored in the basement and kept using her other set (this is what I was told by the new owner of the house who talked to the original owner when he bought the house). They are like new and both have all the original paperwork and manuals. I'm going to do some maintenance to them this weekend to see about getting things oiled and checked over before I attempt to fire them up from there half century of sleep. Some quick photos are attached for you viewing pleasure and I will make some videos after I get them both running.




Post# 548999 , Reply# 1   10/12/2011 at 19:55 (4,569 days old) by Sudslock1 (St Louis)        
Laundromat

Picture of the washer.

Post# 549000 , Reply# 2   10/12/2011 at 19:56 (4,569 days old) by Sudslock1 (St Louis)        
Inside.....

Inside the washer

Post# 549001 , Reply# 3   10/12/2011 at 20:01 (4,569 days old) by Sudslock1 (St Louis)        
Electric Cloths Dryer

The perfect match to the washer...

Post# 549003 , Reply# 4   10/12/2011 at 20:02 (4,569 days old) by Sudslock1 (St Louis)        
Inside the dryer

A little dirty but still no signs of hard use or abuse.

Post# 549004 , Reply# 5   10/12/2011 at 20:08 (4,569 days old) by Travis ()        

Very cute!


Post# 549005 , Reply# 6   10/12/2011 at 20:10 (4,569 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
Westinghouse!

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That is one nice set
Best Of Luck with it!
Peter


Post# 549006 , Reply# 7   10/12/2011 at 20:10 (4,569 days old) by amyswasher ()        

Congratulations, looks brand new!

Post# 549007 , Reply# 8   10/12/2011 at 20:11 (4,569 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass)        
Gorgeous set!!!

Enjoy them in good health! :-)

Rich


Post# 549014 , Reply# 9   10/12/2011 at 21:09 (4,569 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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WOW!!!  Congratulations!!!


Post# 549017 , Reply# 10   10/12/2011 at 21:15 (4,569 days old) by GadgetGary (Bristol,CT)        
Congrats

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They look great.

At some point, can we get a close-up of the control panels?

 

Enjoy!


Post# 549022 , Reply# 11   10/12/2011 at 21:37 (4,569 days old) by jeb (Mansfield Ohiio)        
Spacemates

That is the same "set" I have installed in the corner of my laundry room. They are great for small loads.

Post# 549033 , Reply# 12   10/12/2011 at 22:05 (4,569 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)        

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My wonderful Aunt Nat had this exact set (in white) and washed for 7 children, herself and Uncle Mel. My grandmother (we called her Mado instead of Nanna or Granny), would go over to help because my uncle was a cop and my aunt was a records clerk in a major medical center.Mado would take us there to play with our cousins and their neighbors kids and I'd always get to watch her do my aunt's laundry using these twins.One day, I noticed a sugar bowl in the dryer. I took it out and turned the dryer on to have the blower get the residue out. As soon as it came on, sparks flew through the drum and scared the s@#t out of me.The same day, I saw no water in the washer but the drum was turning. I opened it up and the water went everywhere. It had filled all the way up the window with water. Needless to say, Aunt Nat was super p/o'd because their basement floor was that old floor tile over concrete and flat as a pancake so the water went everywhere. The laundry room,den,bathroom, and kitchen.I recently spoke to her (she's now 82) and we spoke about all the bratty things I did when we were little.I sent her a picture of Lucille Ball in her stacked laundromat Spacemate twins from a promo they (Lucy, Desi,Vivian and William) did for the "Studio One" shows Westinghouse wanted to sponsor.Aunt Nat just chuckled at it and said she was surprised it wasn't me in the picture instead of Lucy.



This post was last edited 10/12/2011 at 22:22
Post# 549081 , Reply# 13   10/13/2011 at 07:44 (4,569 days old) by RE563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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sure would like to see close-ups of the controls

Post# 549084 , Reply# 14   10/13/2011 at 07:56 (4,569 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
PINK SPACE-MATES

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Hi Dave I am really glad you got this pair, it sounds like you probably have the best pair in existence. One could easily tell just from the pictures that these were worth the asking price, can't wait to see them some time. John.


Post# 549132 , Reply# 15   10/13/2011 at 13:22 (4,569 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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Nice set! Did the owner know you had tried to buy them earlier?


Post# 549142 , Reply# 16   10/13/2011 at 13:56 (4,569 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
oh Dave

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Good for you! FULL STEAM Ahead I say! No sense in giving the nay-sayers a voice in your head!



They are worth every penny, look at that tub boot its MINT!

And PANK to boot - no pun intended!


Yehaw!








Post# 549150 , Reply# 17   10/13/2011 at 15:15 (4,569 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC)        
Beautiful!!!

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Congratulations! Enjoy them...PANK :-)

Post# 549152 , Reply# 18   10/13/2011 at 15:37 (4,569 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Were these sold in many countries? My sister sent me an ad from 1963 for a similar washer from Brazil which suggests these washers were also sold in other countries!

Post# 549534 , Reply# 19   10/15/2011 at 12:29 (4,567 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        

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Hey Dave, 

 

CONGRATS on getting that awesome Spacemate set... and in PINK no less!   They look to be in incredible condition!

 

I look forward to reading reports on how they function!

 

YAY!
Kevin 


Post# 549559 , Reply# 20   10/15/2011 at 15:17 (4,567 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)        
Those are VERY NICE

It appears to be a "weigh to save " indicator on the right side of the buttons on the Laundramat. Is that possible?

 

Hope you do a video or two... and secondary controls "close up" Mr DeMille !!!


Post# 551307 , Reply# 21   10/22/2011 at 18:52 (4,559 days old) by best-cleaning ()        
I'm looking for a Westinghouse like crazy!

Wow congrats!

I saw 3 or 4 machines like this here in my city

Can you get a close-up of the timer and buttons?

What style of motor this washer uses? (High speed motor like Bendix?)

Any information is appreciated.

Thanks
Rodrigo


Post# 551365 , Reply# 22   10/23/2011 at 07:14 (4,559 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        
Congratulations Sudslock!!

Frontaload:
There is no way to weigh-to-save with a side swing door, but you are right that it is an adjustable water level selector.

The main disadvantage with these machines is that like with the first Bendix machines, the water sprays into the top of the outer tub and onto the outside of the rotating cylinder, not into the cylinder and directly onto the tumbling load like with the full-size WH washers so the first flush rinse is not as effective at actually flushing water through the load.


Post# 552027 , Reply# 23   10/26/2011 at 13:17 (4,556 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY)        
Weigh to Save

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I think you're actually seeing the metal model tag by the door. The pic was taken at angle to it is hard to tell. I too thought about that for a sec.

-Tim


Post# 552061 , Reply# 24   10/26/2011 at 15:35 (4,556 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))        

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Rodrigo, all Westinghouse were single speed 1725rpm induction motors. Earlier ones had a 'transmission' and later ones had tumble and spin pulleys with a one-way clutch between them so that in spin the spin pulley simply overran the tumble pulley.

Post# 553348 , Reply# 25   11/1/2011 at 12:04 (4,550 days old) by Jsneaker ()        
To Dave-"Sudslock1"

Hi Dave!

I wish you LOADS of LAUNDRY with your new "Space-Mates"! It's funny, those were two of the only few front-load machines I never watched in operation. I sure hope you will consider making a video if at all possible, of those beauties at work!

Jason


Post# 553452 , Reply# 26   11/1/2011 at 19:00 (4,549 days old) by Mixguy (St. Martinville, Louisiana)        
Stacking Spacemates

I noticed that the dryer is flipped over when stacked on top of the washer. Are the dryer controls easily "reoriented"? I noticed also this way both dryer and washers door will swing out the same way (hinge on the right side) Which is a safer arrangement in a stacked installation. Side by side the washer should be installed to the left of the dryer. Most top loaders are designed have the dryer to the right of the washer. I never noticed this topic discussed before.

Post# 553474 , Reply# 27   11/1/2011 at 20:32 (4,549 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
WH SPACE MATES

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Both the washer and dryer doors are reversible on these 25 1/2" wide machines. I wish that the new FL washers could be reversed.



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