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Thread Number: 78558
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 1025668 , Reply# 1 2/26/2019 at 01:02 (1,879 days old) by RP2813  (Sannazay) |
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Post# 1025669 , Reply# 2 2/26/2019 at 01:11 (1,879 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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| Post# 1025673 , Reply# 3 2/26/2019 at 01:36 (1,879 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California) | ||
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Post# 1025677 , Reply# 4 2/26/2019 at 05:19 (1,879 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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 I can give a suggestion my cousins had to do with their 1970 Kenmore 700 set due to a laundry situation arrangement in the house they bought in 1970 in a converted bedroom closet. Pull the dryer back out of the way. Rotate the washer 1/4 of a turn to the right such that the lid is facing you--end up having the lid open "front to back" and then you'll have room for the dryer to go all the way back. My cousin lived with the arrangement like that for 4 years until they were transferred.
The 1950s house they bought originally had the washer in the kitchen and the dryer was way out back in the garage. Someone at some point tapped into the hall bath plumbing and allowed water/drain connections for the washer and gas line for the dryer. | ||
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Post# 1025683 , Reply# 5 2/26/2019 at 06:14 (1,879 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Why would there be a gas line in the bathroom?
You could also use the 27" GE dryer beside the 29" Kenmore washer; not a match but a pair that fits. | ||
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Post# 1025694 , Reply# 6 2/26/2019 at 09:20 (1,879 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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| Post# 1025722 , Reply# 7 2/26/2019 at 13:41 (1,878 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
 That looks awfully close. Try pushing a little each day. The wall and the sides of the appliances may suffer a little but it may be worth it . Do you have any hefty, full-figured friends like me? They come in handy for tasks like this. When I went to install my new wall oven I had a similar problem. Try as I might I couldn't get the last 1/4" in. I finally sat down on the floor and pushed it in with my legs and feet. It took several tries but it finally went in. If this were today, I couldn't get down on the floor let alone get up.
Push Simba, push!
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| Post# 1025775 , Reply# 9 2/26/2019 at 21:28 (1,878 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
WP/KM BD machines are great, but they are on the wider side, and they are a little shorter than most Maytags of the era. If I ever got a WP/KM belt drive set, I would probably would have to extend the leveling feet all the way to make to machine a little taller so it wouldn’t be so short, and to make it easier to load and unload, other than the WP/KM BD drives being on the shorter side, they are still one of my favorite machines along with Maytag.
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| Post# 1025776 , Reply# 10 2/26/2019 at 21:33 (1,878 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA) | ||
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Gas line in the bathroom I've seen lots of old houses in this area that had gas space heaters in the bathroom. My grandparents had that. | ||
| Post# 1025825 , Reply# 11 2/27/2019 at 10:36 (1,877 days old) by kd12 (Arkansas) | ||
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Peerless Wall Heaters Yep, very common in Mid-century bathrooms. Could put a whole thread on these in the Super forum. Still see them in houses from that time working today. Probably not as safe as a NuTone heater though. | ||
| Post# 1026081 , Reply# 12 3/2/2019 at 18:40 (1,874 days old) by Rberryiii3 (Palm Springs, California) | ||
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Tight fit Tight fit Thanks everyone for the suggestions I did take off the baseboards but it still wouldn’t fit I’m gonna pull the dryer out tomorrow and take a look see if I can do anything so anyway feel kind of stupid that I didn’t realize that Kenmore was wider than the general electric pair thanks again for all the help Rob | ||
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Post# 1026182 , Reply# 14 3/4/2019 at 03:28 (1,873 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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"Peerless Wall Heaters Yep, very common in Mid-century bathrooms. Could put a whole thread on these in the Super forum. Still see them in houses from that time working today. Probably not as safe as a NuTone heater though. " KD12 , please do... I'm curious! And I love all types of vintage heaters (except the killer wall heater I have here) | ||
| Post# 1026588 , Reply# 15 3/8/2019 at 15:10 (1,868 days old) by Rberryiii3 (Palm Springs, California) | ||
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Tight fit I think I’m going to go with the drywall idea I have a lot of older Kenmore‘s that I’d like to use I have a 56 pair and a gold mid 60s pair I don’t know exactly what year . good idea about the drywall thanks again . Rob | ||
| Post# 1026595 , Reply# 16 3/8/2019 at 18:29 (1,868 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
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