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Thread Number: 77458
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Apex Wash-A-Matic 3000 series 1948-1951 Best offer, Manchester CT |
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Post# 1014342 , Reply# 1 11/13/2018 at 13:01 (1,980 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1014370 , Reply# 2 11/13/2018 at 17:16 (1,980 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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That Whoosh Sound You Are Hearing  | ||
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Post# 1014415 , Reply# 3 11/14/2018 at 03:27 (1,980 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Punters | ||
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Post# 1014440 , Reply# 4 11/14/2018 at 12:35 (1,980 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 1014458 , Reply# 5 11/14/2018 at 19:08 (1,979 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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All those missing parts would explain | ||
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Post# 1014484 , Reply# 6 11/14/2018 at 22:34 (1,979 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Very Cool And Rare | ||
| Post# 1014530 , Reply# 7 11/15/2018 at 12:42 (1,979 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
Sweet Jesus
Now There's Something You Don't See Everyday.
Robert you mentioned the drive motor and possibly the pump are missing. I know this varies with every machine, and I don't know much about the Apex mechanism, but how specific of a motor would be required? Is it some sort of deal where the motor has to be right up in there or could you match pulleys and RPMs and give it a shot? Also Robert, when you found your Apex did it come with the factory "Seal of Approval" sticker?? :) I couldn't imagine finding an Apex w/o | ||
| Post# 1014545 , Reply# 8 11/15/2018 at 16:12 (1,978 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
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Post# 1014583 , Reply# 9 11/15/2018 at 18:47 (1,978 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 1014596 , Reply# 10 11/15/2018 at 19:41 (1,978 days old) by stevek90 (Manchester CT) | ||
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I had forgotten to include the pictures of all the documentation that came with the machine, included for your viewing pleasure. | ||
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Post# 1014640 , Reply# 11 11/16/2018 at 04:34 (1,978 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 1014643 , Reply# 12 11/16/2018 at 06:40 (1,978 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 1014690 , Reply# 13 11/16/2018 at 18:10 (1,977 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA) | ||
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That $279.95 is just short of $3000 in 2018 dollars. | ||
| Post# 1015181 , Reply# 14 11/20/2018 at 12:02 (1,974 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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So .... Who got this washer? | ||
| Post# 1015542 , Reply# 15 11/23/2018 at 18:31 (1,970 days old) by delturner (USA) | ||
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Guess we'll never know... | ||
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Post# 1015797 , Reply# 16 11/25/2018 at 22:06 (1,968 days old) by lowefficiency (Iowa) |
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>> All those missing parts would explain why the thing has sat sitting shoved into a corner of a warehouse all these years.
It could have been the opposite case too. Perhaps the machine was only ever intended to be a non-operating display, so a few parts were removed and sold over the years to keep other machines (customer machines?) in service... If it was a display, nobody would have ever noticed that the motor and pump were missing... | ||
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