We had a 1975 Whirlpool model with the filter that looked like a brush that you pulled from the top 4:00 position on the rim. It sounded just like this one, including the "swishing" sounds during the idle times following the draining, which Is almost unique to these models.
I saw one like this when in 1984 when was young some one had a orange basket that was color of basket inside n thing in middle (i can't spell it right) was black what a odd make then....
@Lehnerd57 I know exactly what machine you're referring to! BOL Franklin design sold under the Tappan, Montgomery Ward, Frigidaire, and other labels. Had this odd yellow-orange tub and black "long-neck" 3-vane agitator. 1 cycle and 1 water level, and I doubt that agitator would even be remotely effective on a full load!
What I like about the "Woo-woo" noises is when the washer is ramping up and the sounds start out lower than usual and when it's at full speed the sound goes back to how it normally sounds.
Grandma had one. I used to watch for hrs when I was 5. Best part was spin cycle. The agitator was made of non-gloss black composite plastic so the suds would stick to it somewhat. It was really cool to watch them slowly pull off the agitator along with the clothes as it spun faster and faster. For some reason, ours would begin to spin before all the water emptied out so the water would rush up and under the lip then back down onto the clothes until most of the water was drained out. I want one!
I had an upsetting dream about my own belt-drive Whirlpool washer( it has sit in my Dad's tractor shed in storage for about two years, and probably won't come out for at least six more months)-I dreamed that it was in there, rusting apart, and it was beyond repair or restoring!
It's in storage right now but hopefully will come home soon. It does need a pump but that's no problem. The Kenmore 800 is priority 1 right now when I get it out of storage.
awesome washer! sound like my 1982 one. so pretty much you changed out the 1982 panel for a 1968 one right? i also noticed in jasonlava's vid that it has a different agitator.
Yes, the original panel wasn't in the best shape to begin with (neither was the machine cosmetically), and I had this one as a spare (salvaged from an early large-capacity "518"). Sure enough, the wiring harnesses matched up, all I had to do was change the pressure switch. Now I had the fun of the old-style cycles with the reliability of the later mechanism.
We had a 1975 Whirlpool model with the filter that looked like a brush that you pulled from the top 4:00 position on the rim. It sounded just like this one, including the "swishing" sounds during the idle times following the draining, which Is almost unique to these models.
wawawis 1 year ago
I saw one like this when in 1984 when was young some one had a orange basket that was color of basket inside n thing in middle (i can't spell it right) was black what a odd make then....
Lehnerd57 1 year ago
@Lehnerd57 I know exactly what machine you're referring to! BOL Franklin design sold under the Tappan, Montgomery Ward, Frigidaire, and other labels. Had this odd yellow-orange tub and black "long-neck" 3-vane agitator. 1 cycle and 1 water level, and I doubt that agitator would even be remotely effective on a full load!
westytoploader 1 year ago
What I like about the "Woo-woo" noises is when the washer is ramping up and the sounds start out lower than usual and when it's at full speed the sound goes back to how it normally sounds.
Ilovewashers 2 years ago
@Ilovewashers
You must be referring to how it sounds when it's on the spin cycle, correct?
vanni9283 1 year ago
Grandma had one. I used to watch for hrs when I was 5. Best part was spin cycle. The agitator was made of non-gloss black composite plastic so the suds would stick to it somewhat. It was really cool to watch them slowly pull off the agitator along with the clothes as it spun faster and faster. For some reason, ours would begin to spin before all the water emptied out so the water would rush up and under the lip then back down onto the clothes until most of the water was drained out. I want one!
9coltt 2 years ago
kenmore machines defy logic... but you gotta 'love em
Tuthill99 2 years ago
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Tuthill99 2 years ago
I also known that kenmore washers were whirlpool washers back then
NVHSChadSheppard1 3 years ago
Hey Westytoploader, I love this machine! Outstanding video.
NVHSChadSheppard1 3 years ago
What type of soap powder did you use?
NVHSChadSheppard1 3 years ago
I'm pretty sure it was Fab but I could be wrong. It's been over 3 years since I filmed this after all, LOL.
westytoploader 3 years ago
Is this a sud saver do u have a Ringer washer
pbenna 3 years ago
No, and no.
westytoploader 3 years ago
I had an upsetting dream about my own belt-drive Whirlpool washer( it has sit in my Dad's tractor shed in storage for about two years, and probably won't come out for at least six more months)-I dreamed that it was in there, rusting apart, and it was beyond repair or restoring!
whirlpool1978 3 years ago
I never seen a Kenmore agitator like that before, it looks cool.
Ilovewashers 3 years ago
It's in storage right now but hopefully will come home soon. It does need a pump but that's no problem. The Kenmore 800 is priority 1 right now when I get it out of storage.
jasonlava 3 years ago
kewl washer, thanks for the vid man
Tuthill99 3 years ago
awesome washer! sound like my 1982 one. so pretty much you changed out the 1982 panel for a 1968 one right? i also noticed in jasonlava's vid that it has a different agitator.
damusician 3 years ago
Yes, the original panel wasn't in the best shape to begin with (neither was the machine cosmetically), and I had this one as a spare (salvaged from an early large-capacity "518"). Sure enough, the wiring harnesses matched up, all I had to do was change the pressure switch. Now I had the fun of the old-style cycles with the reliability of the later mechanism.
westytoploader 3 years ago