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Post# 144611 7/23/2006 at 20:27 (6,485 days old) by unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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Here we go, the videos are now ready. To say that this was a real treat for me to see the very first GE Automatic Washer from 1947 in action was the understatement of the year and now I get to share the experience with the entire world. This GE is so very different from the Filter-Flo style GE's that we all remember, its breathtakingly different at times. Anyway, the files are HUGE, but I wanted the quality to be good enough for people to watch it in full screen mode if they wish, (my appologies to people on dial-up modem, these will take a long time for you to download). Introducing the GE with more Bitchcraft, oops I mean Witchcraft Loading the Washer and Start Fill and Adding the Detergent The Wash Cycle The Suds Kill and First Spin Brake and Rinse Fill The Rinse Cycle 1140rpm GE Spin-Dry Manually Draining the Rinse Water | ||
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Post# 144618 , Reply# 1 7/23/2006 at 21:12 (6,485 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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| Post# 144620 , Reply# 2 7/23/2006 at 21:14 (6,485 days old) by hooverwheelaway () | ||
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Yeah, I think slapped would be the right word... for sure. :) Hehehe Great show! | ||
| Post# 144621 , Reply# 3 7/23/2006 at 21:14 (6,485 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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wow, love the videos Robert, and the sounds that machine makes are insteresting... What is that motor that seems to be laboring so? Are there two motors? | ||
| Post# 144626 , Reply# 5 7/23/2006 at 21:20 (6,485 days old) by timborow (Georgia) | ||
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Thanks Those are great videos. Thanks for taking the time to share them. I never knew how "high-tech" GE machines were in 1947. Way far ahead of their time. That machine is much better than any you could buy today. Tim | ||
| Post# 144634 , Reply# 6 7/23/2006 at 21:26 (6,485 days old) by compwhiz128 () | ||
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ZOMG WOW! | ||
| Post# 144641 , Reply# 8 7/23/2006 at 21:38 (6,485 days old) by agiflow () | ||
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Excellent wash videos Robert. It really is something how advanced this first offering from GE was. What a cool washer. | ||
| Post# 144642 , Reply# 9 7/23/2006 at 21:42 (6,485 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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And I see Mr. Jetcone hasn't been catching up on his wash! Are we getting "Bendix boredom"? That negligee could definitely benefit from some gentle tumbling action...;-) *ducks and runs* | ||
| Post# 144645 , Reply# 10 7/23/2006 at 21:44 (6,485 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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| Post# 144649 , Reply# 11 7/23/2006 at 21:50 (6,485 days old) by compwhiz128 () | ||
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Now that I have the energy to comment. That was cool! Especially the noise that the motor makes when it speeds up. | ||
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Post# 144654 , Reply# 12 7/23/2006 at 22:02 (6,485 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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Well Robert | ||
| Post# 144656 , Reply# 13 7/23/2006 at 22:06 (6,485 days old) by bobbyd32l () | ||
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Incredible, just incredible! Great work once again Robert!!!!! Lovin' the new GE!!!!! | ||
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Post# 144661 , Reply# 14 7/23/2006 at 22:15 (6,485 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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You;re ALL Gonna be | ||
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Post# 144662 , Reply# 15 7/23/2006 at 22:17 (6,485 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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slapped is right! | ||
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Post# 144664 , Reply# 16 7/23/2006 at 22:23 (6,485 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 144666 , Reply# 17 7/23/2006 at 22:25 (6,485 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Thanks everyone, I’m glad you enjoyed the videos. What is that motor that seems to be laboring so? Jeff what you are hearing is the electric drain pump. The machine has three motors total, two are electric pumps and one is deep inside the large drive unit. the "morph" into spin that was quicker than I thought Austin, when I first started using the machine the “Morph” to spin was much greater, as the drive unit got broken in the oil bellows probably has become less stiff and is rising faster to shift the mechanism from wash to spin faster. I suppose in ways it is quite similar to the cooling on permanent press cycles? Jon you could say that, but most of the “cool-down” water is used to flush the suds in the outer tub down the drain and doesn’t get back up to the clothes in the wash basket. How does it only allow the water in from the top of the activator and not underneath it??? Jon I have to take a picture, but the basket hub has a special channel that guides the water through a tube in the center of the agitator down the hub and out the bottom of the wash basket. I’ll take a picture when I have the washer back together. I want my dress back,mister! Actually that was your nighty gown dear. After all you clothes were dried I zapped them back to Boston where they put themselves in your dresser drawers. I used my Putaway-o-Matic spell. Everyone, to get a good idea of what it sounds like in spin, listen to the Final Spin Dry video. The drain pump isn't running during the Dry cycle to save the rinse water for the next wash, so you can really hear how quiet it is. | ||
| Post# 144671 , Reply# 18 7/23/2006 at 23:30 (6,485 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Fabulous!!!
Robert, thank you so much for another stunning set of videos. And I daresay, your Samanthaesque powers are becoming stunning. The plastic-to-Pyrex measuring cup switch-out was fantastic enough, but now the power to transport laundry? Breathtaking. Now all of our tube-socks lay cowering in our chest-of-drawers... :-D Jon, I love that negligee. I'm sure it's very comfy on sultry Cape Cod evenings...but I agree with Greg--the shirt needs to go. --Nate | ||
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Post# 144675 , Reply# 19 7/24/2006 at 00:16 (6,485 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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| Post# 144681 , Reply# 20 7/24/2006 at 02:26 (6,485 days old) by washinsheen () | ||
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Witchcraft!!! I am a MAJOR "Bewitched" fan, and I just loved your showing us your witchcraft!! How funny that was! However, Endora would've been offended that you used witchcraft in order to get you started in such tedious and hum-drum mortel tasks! (ha) | ||
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Post# 144689 , Reply# 21 7/24/2006 at 04:29 (6,485 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia) |
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fantastic videos
i love the way you demonstrate and introduce the machine to us. When i made my Hitachi videos i tried to commentate them as much as possible so that i could explain to you guys personally what this machine does adn why i like it so much (even tho i hate the sound of my voice on camera). I agree with you Robert that it personalizes the video and adds to the experience. As for showing ourselves, i'm not a big camera person but i suggest we all do a video of ourselves and introduce ourselves and our appliances, i love meeting new people :). The GE is fantastic, i wish we had machines of that caliber here but sadly no. Thanks again Rob, hope to see ALL of you in a vid real soon, coz i'm gonna make on soon myself. Happy washings, Matt | ||
| Post# 144690 , Reply# 22 7/24/2006 at 04:57 (6,485 days old) by nickuk (chelmsford UK) | ||
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Thanks For the superbly crafted videos, they were a pleasure to watch! Nick | ||
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Post# 144691 , Reply# 23 7/24/2006 at 05:25 (6,485 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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Excellent videos and "sales presentation"-this GE washer was surely ahead of its time--1947?makes many of the machines built today "old fashioned"!Like the "thumbwheel" controls! | ||
| Post# 144692 , Reply# 24 7/24/2006 at 05:26 (6,485 days old) by drmitch () | ||
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I love it! Great machine! Thanks Robert! | ||
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Post# 144694 , Reply# 25 7/24/2006 at 05:46 (6,485 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Very interesting machine----just goes to show what GE could do before the greed set in. I thought, of all the different sounds it makes, the sound of the fill is so classic GE. Of course, that it makes all those other sounds is also something to expect from a GE. A very kool machine! | ||
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Post# 144696 , Reply# 26 7/24/2006 at 07:29 (6,485 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham)) |
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Post# 144699 , Reply# 27 7/24/2006 at 07:41 (6,485 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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So Cool! | ||
| Post# 144700 , Reply# 28 7/24/2006 at 07:43 (6,485 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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feel freakish... but this is better than television, Robert. Mwah! | ||
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Post# 144701 , Reply# 29 7/24/2006 at 07:51 (6,485 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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I get to share the experience with the entire world.  | ||
| Post# 144702 , Reply# 30 7/24/2006 at 07:55 (6,485 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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and what water was that being pumped out during the rinse? | ||
| Post# 144708 , Reply# 32 7/24/2006 at 08:34 (6,485 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Robert. Thank you for the great videos. I watched each of them and they are very interesting. Ross | ||
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Post# 144709 , Reply# 33 7/24/2006 at 08:55 (6,485 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Breathtaking. Now all of our tube-socks lay cowering in our chest-of-drawers... :-D Nate,it's not the clean clothes in your chest-of-drawers that need to worry, its the dirty clothes in your hamper. Umm, wait a minute that doesn't sound right, LOL. Endora would've been offended that you used witchcraft in order to get you started in such tedious and hum-drum mortel tasks! David, so true, but after words I would sit on the kitchen counter and read my latest issue of Harpies Bazzar. Even Endora would be proud then. even tho i hate the sound of my voice on camera Matt, I hate the sounds of my voice on too, but I'm learning to just get over it. It helps to keep the mute on. :) what water was that being pumped out during the rinse David, during the rinse the water is recirculated through the screens, 30 seconds before the end of the rinse agitation, the recirculation pump stops and the drain pump starts, pumping out the few gallons of water that are in the outer tub, to make room for the big load of water that is about to be spun out of the wash basket. It seems like it takes this machine alot longer to reach the 1140 rpm spin than it does a Unimatic. Whats that mechanism like? Jeff, you are certainly right about that. Its one of my most favorite things about a Unimatic is how fast it flings and entire tub of water out and ramps up to 1140 in no time flat. There are a few similarities between the GE Drive-Unit and a Unimatic Mechanism, but they are otherwise two very differnt animals. The big difference is the Unimatic has no clutch, where as the GE has a slipping friction clutch to drive spin. Here is some info on the GE Drive-Unit... 1947 General Electric AW6 Washer Transmission Parts Diagram/List 1947 General Electric AW6 Washer Transmission Explanation | ||
| Post# 144712 , Reply# 34 7/24/2006 at 09:32 (6,485 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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| Post# 144713 , Reply# 35 7/24/2006 at 09:35 (6,485 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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We're all muggles compared to you You're the MAN! The most fascinating machine collection on the planet! The GE is wonderful! And now that I'm also in the 1000+ rpm club with my Oa.. ahem... modern machine, I do know the joys of "ready for the ironer" dry clothes. | ||
| Post# 144719 , Reply# 36 7/24/2006 at 09:57 (6,485 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 144722 , Reply# 37 7/24/2006 at 10:04 (6,485 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 144731 , Reply# 38 7/24/2006 at 10:52 (6,485 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Post# 144733 , Reply# 39 7/24/2006 at 11:01 (6,485 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 144735 , Reply# 40 7/24/2006 at 11:24 (6,485 days old) by gregm () | ||
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wow and thank you ........... amazing, thanks for your efforts and your time sharing those great vids | ||
| Post# 144745 , Reply# 41 7/24/2006 at 12:57 (6,485 days old) by brent-aucoin () | ||
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Robert, Thanks so much for taking the time to do the video. I can't get over how cool this GE is! I kept having to tell myself that this machine is from 1947. I am so glad that you brought it back to life! Brent | ||
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Post# 144752 , Reply# 42 7/24/2006 at 13:51 (6,485 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Thank you Robert for sharing these videos. You must have put quite a lot of time in them to before they were finally ready to put them online. This GE is a very interesting machine, great option to save the rinse water. Strange to see the timer can be turned both ways, how is that possible? The machine is indeed very quiet on the last spin. Poor Aloysius, the things he has to endure! What's next? A false eyelash in the dogfood? | ||
| Post# 144764 , Reply# 43 7/24/2006 at 15:22 (6,484 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
Very cool. Thanks, Robert! Does the lint get flushed between wash and rinse, or only after the rinse? That means that if you reuse your rinse water, it has the lint in it, right? That being the case, how are the pumps designed to handle varying amounts of lint? Have you tried running the machine without the top on it? | ||
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Post# 144766 , Reply# 44 7/24/2006 at 15:40 (6,484 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Does the lint get flushed between wash and rinse, or only after the rinse? Hi Peter, yes the lint gets flushed in all spins, even the spin after the soak. I just didn't show the screen flush during the first spin during my video editing. The 1st spin is actually five minutes long. The screen flush during the soak and 1st rinse spin is done after the drain pump has finished pumping out the tub of water so fresh warm water is sprayed into the outer tub and then pumped up onto the spinning screens. Lint caught during the rinse is in the final saved rinse water, but its filtered again through the screens before it used as wash water in the next load, so the water is still effectively lint free. What I've noticed is that the lint is spread evenly around the lint screens as the wash basket indexes ever so slightly during agitation. This way the lint is not all in one clump but it sent down the drain in separate pieces so there is little chance of clogging the pump or the drains. I believe this is superior to the Whirlpool/Kenmore self-cleaning lint filters that spit out a large ball of lint all in one big plop. Have you tried running the machine without the top on it? Yes and you and everything else gets drenched. The AW5 is much less splashy with the top off. | ||
| Post# 144774 , Reply# 45 7/24/2006 at 17:57 (6,484 days old) by jmirawm (Barling Arkansas) | ||
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Smiling..... Well thanks Robert for some wonderful Monday morning entertainment. I was almost late for work downloading and watching them this morning. But just had to see them all before leaving for work! What I am wondering is: How happy was Jon-Jetcone's clothes after some of that wonderful *agitator action* | ||
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Post# 144786 , Reply# 46 7/24/2006 at 18:53 (6,484 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Hey, Robert, 
Thanks for the clips and... you probably already have this but a brochure for this machine is up for grabs on ebay. CLICK HERE TO GO TO bajaespuma's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 144819 , Reply# 47 7/24/2006 at 20:39 (6,484 days old) by customline (pennsylvania) | ||
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I LUV IT !!!! Thanx so much for the video. I can't wait to see the finished cabinet in all it's appliance white glory. | ||
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Post# 145186 , Reply# 50 7/26/2006 at 09:21 (6,483 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Hi Alfo, this early machine has the cork float device as well. It has both the overflow cup to start the agitation and the cork device to cut off incoming fresh water. The agitation usually starts first before the incoming water is cut of 20 or 30 seconds later. In the later AW6 machine your mom had, the cork float was used to both start agitation and stop incoming fresh water. | ||
| Post# 145192 , Reply# 51 7/26/2006 at 09:39 (6,483 days old) by shawn (Waterford Ct) | ||
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Electric Pump I didn't know that this machine had an electric water pump what a surprise. | ||
| Post# 145194 , Reply# 52 7/26/2006 at 09:44 (6,483 days old) by jaxsunst () | ||
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Thank you for the vids Robert. I couldn't wait, so I downloaded and watched at work. My co-workers think I am insane for watching a washing machine at work. Watching washers and being interested in them is a funny thing. You are either born with it, or not. | ||
| Post# 145538 , Reply# 53 7/27/2006 at 20:22 (6,481 days old) by lesto (Atlanta) | ||
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Awesome, Robert! Thanks so much for the videos. I'm in P-Town this week on vacation and couldn't wait until I got home to watch these so I'm in an internet cafe getting the oddest looks when people peer at my screen. I hope to see it in person some day. Les | ||
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Post# 145540 , Reply# 54 7/27/2006 at 21:02 (6,481 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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I'm in P-Town this week on vacation | ||
| Post# 145559 , Reply# 55 7/27/2006 at 22:12 (6,481 days old) by knitwits1975 () | ||
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Well Done Robert! This is another very fun machine. Unfortunately, I'm having a problem downloading the Spin brake and Rinse fill portion. I would really like to see this portion as well. Thanks again! Jason | ||
| Post# 145589 , Reply# 56 7/28/2006 at 00:51 (6,481 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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Robert Wonderful!!! | ||
| Post# 145599 , Reply# 57 7/28/2006 at 03:14 (6,481 days old) by knitwits1975 () | ||
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Tried again Robert And this time I got it! | ||
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Post# 145642 , Reply# 58 7/28/2006 at 11:28 (6,481 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Love the videos!!! | ||
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Post# 145681 , Reply# 60 7/28/2006 at 15:27 (6,480 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 146667 , Reply# 63 8/2/2006 at 22:36 (6,475 days old) by compwhiz128 () | ||
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Question What is that noise in the background? When watching the Break/rinse fill video, I hear like the sound of agitation in the background. What is that? | ||
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Post# 146720 , Reply# 64 8/3/2006 at 08:39 (6,475 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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