Well, I see your first mistake.

The beer goes in the crisper. That way, when your buddies come over, they open the fridge, see you have no beer and the 'bounty' is safe and sound.:D :D

Vintage Porsche Lovers with Modern Appliances???
 

Hello;

In my opinion, vintage appliances are like vintage cars... A lot of reasons to go that way versus new models... The new ones may have neat electronics, but quality usually drops...

I use a pair of vintage Maytags which I purchased used. They look like they just were unboxed, but are around 30 years old. No problems whatsoever...

My kitchen sports a 1937 General Electric monitor top refrigerator, all original, still working perfectly. I will use a 1957 General Electric range, also perfect, until I get the parts to modify my 1931 gas range to run on city gas. Sinks from 1890... No complaints... Microwave??? A 1981 Radarrange, all chrome, with a touch sensitive glass screen... It might not have a microphone that picks up when the popcorn is done, but it's built to last... It's door is heavier than most contemporary large microwaves... Enough power to lock up the local cellular phone towers if I would bypass the safety interlocks... ; )

Newer generally means "not as good as older..."

Now, if I could only figure out how to get my hands on a GT2... lol



Vlad the Impaler
Hazleton, Pennsylvania USA

I hear ya, Vlad, but I'd have a rebellion on my hands if Mrs. Z had to have 40 year-old appliances in *her* kitchen.
:D

And with power rates the way they are, the energy savings will pay for a few repairs over the appliances lifetime.

UPDATE!
 

I'm soooo proud of myself, I did manage to fix the dryer. Even found a store with all the parts I required. It is running smoothly as I type this. Success in the domestic arena! Victory over 250 sheet metal screws!

Almost forgot.....I only lost about a pint of blood during the whole job, and just pinched my fingers once! I should be all healed up in no time, ready to continue work on the Blue Bomber.

:D

As a GE aircraft engine employee, I am glad that our engines are the same as our appliances...our stock would be worthless...then again...it's already getting that way

I didn't know GE had competition....at least in the power generation field....

Doug,

When I repaired my GE dryer, I installed a cool collar on the exhaust vent. My clothes dry in half the time.

If Ferdinand Porsche Made a Refrigerator...
 

Hello;

Not sure about the energy savings thing... The old "monitor top" refrigerators actually use less electricity than the new models. They are super-over built, and assuming they are in good condition, very well insulated.

They have no fans, no defroster (heat cycle) circuts, a small freezer space that actually provides cooling to the interior of the refrigerator. My model, made by GE is actually considered to be the most reliable refrigerator ever made... All of the parts that heat up are at the top, not making the unit work against itself like a lot of modern designs.

If Ferdinand Porsche built a refrigerator, it would be the GE Monitor Top...

What a surreal post for a Porsche board...





Mahatma Ghandi
Hazleton, Pennsylvania

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This place, http://a-1appliance.com/ , kicks butt!! I';ve ordered parts from them in the past. Not only that, but the last time I looked (granted quite a while ago) you could post symptoms on a bulletin board or maybe it was an email form, either way, they would tell you what the problem likely was whether you ordered their parts or not. I did because they were cheaper than anything around here.

Re: Vintage Porsche Lovers with Modern Appliances???
 

1981 Radarrange? I suppose if you like that newfangled stuff. Mine's a 1978 with two knobs. :D
-Chris

thanks Steve... got a Magic Chef w/the warmer next to the oven in a seperate cabinet.. the sucker doesn't fire the oven.. I got a pilot lite that works.. so going after the oven control nob soon. and it looks "60s heavy duty for a home.......Ron