I saw a dryer in france that didn't vent the air. It somehow collected the water from the clothes and you had to empty it after each drying cycle. ----- Original Message ----- From: Max Robinson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 12:20 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] new washers
Washer dryer combinations had reliability problems. The air ducts have to close off really tight for the wash cycle. The closing flaps or the actuators were always going bad and the result was a flood. Many people who bought them lived to regret it and got rid of them pretty fast. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 10:06 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] new washers > Aloha all, > Reading all of this about washers reminded me of this appliance that > I encountered in a beach house rental back in the 70s. It was a front > loading combination washer and dryer. First you washed the clothes > and then you used another dial to set the thing to dry the clothes. > It was pretty amazing. It was under the kitchen cabinet right next to > the dishwasher. I've never seen one since. > Betsy > > At 04:48 PM 5/19/2007, you wrote: > >>Lee said: >>"Interesting that you mention your front loader washer >>Boop as I am told that some Laundromats still have those as >>they did years ago. I wonder if the original ones were for >>capacity?" >> >>I remember the one front loader our Laundromat had. That >>thing was big enough to hold a family of 4, including their >>clothes!! I don't remember it having any kind of lock on the >>door either. The water level would go half way up the window in >>the door. The only time my Mom used it was for blankets, and >>that kind of thing. I think that was the main purpose for them >>at that time. It was safe to wash handmade quilts in them too, >>since they didn't have an agitator. >> >>Boop >> >> > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.5/812 - Release Date: 5/19/2007 > 1:52 PM > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/