This is when Whirlpool was TOP OF THE LINE!!!! So sad to see there quality go out the window.These were made when companys cared about the goods they made. Not today make it as cheep as you can and if its no good OH WELL
Closest I've seen to my mothers WP in the late 60's, it had a chrome agitator cap & the cap on the front right was chrome with a glass window on it,I'd get a stool and look in it while she was using it, forgot that it had a brush
My Mom had a 1967 Imperial Mark XII. All the bells and whistles. I think it was the best washer she ever had. Although, her 1990 Direct Drive model lasted 13 years without one single problem. It was left in the house when they sold it. How long it lasted is anyone's guess.
I think that the Surgilator agitators were better than the Kenmore RotoSwirl agitators. There is less backward movement of the load on the reverse stroke. The Surgilator also pulls items down faster than the straight vane GE in your other video.
We had a 1975 unit that looked & sounded just like this one. I can remember hearing the grinding in the transmission. I believe Whirlpool was also the only brand that made a washing machine that didn't go into immediate spin as soon as it started draining. I remember they'd sit for a minute and than you'd hear a gear engage. Ours broke in 1989 and we replaced it with a Maytage that lasted until 2005 when my parents simply wanted a larger capacity. WE got the Neptune which has been good thus far.
You know this model looks just like the one in the Brady Bunch episode that Bobby overflowed with soap. The only difference is the color. Great washer they just don't make them like this anymore.
These old machines can last longer than todays MADE IN CHINA machines.
TheToploaderwasher 3 months ago
This is when Whirlpool was TOP OF THE LINE!!!! So sad to see there quality go out the window.These were made when companys cared about the goods they made. Not today make it as cheep as you can and if its no good OH WELL
kentwesterly 6 months ago
There should be an entire cable TV channel dedicated to washing machines washing clothes. Couldn't be worse than MTV.
MattTheSaiyan 7 months ago
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Closest I've seen to my mothers WP in the late 60's, it had a chrome agitator cap & the cap on the front right was chrome with a glass window on it,I'd get a stool and look in it while she was using it, forgot that it had a brush
tjfreak 7 months ago
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tjfreak 1 year ago
Wow the inside looks like today's washer.
chavitavb 1 year ago
this 1 is also very similiar to my childhood washer I love it!!! and I used to love cleaning lint out of that trap
nbk57ra 1 year ago
One of the BEST washers ever made!
jkalin196511 1 year ago
Nothing as soothing as the whine of a belt drive Whirlpool. Ah, memories...
DanManTN 1 year ago
One of the best agitators in my opinion was the old belted Whirlpool Surgilators and Double Duty Surgilators!
whirlpool1978 1 year ago
@whirlpool1978 I'm still using my 25 year old Whirlpool with the same agitator as this one.
auaiao9 1 year ago
@whirlpool1978 I agree, Those did a superb job and were well made.
dualactionsurgilator 7 months ago
BEAUTIFUL WASHER DREW! Reminds me of the one I grew up with. BD Whirlpool/Kenmores are the best.
dualactionsurgilator 1 year ago
drew do you have any vidoes of this machine doing a spin and drain my mothers was a 1972 model i loved it
itscool1968 1 year ago
My parents had a Whirlpool washer '82 with the SuperSurgilator and it would have rollover no matter how much we packed into it.
amyisindallas 1 year ago
My Mom had a 1967 Imperial Mark XII. All the bells and whistles. I think it was the best washer she ever had. Although, her 1990 Direct Drive model lasted 13 years without one single problem. It was left in the house when they sold it. How long it lasted is anyone's guess.
themaytagrepairman 1 year ago
yes sears kenmore was made By whirlpool which was sold in sears brand name Kenmore..
Lehnerd57 1 year ago
I think that the Surgilator agitators were better than the Kenmore RotoSwirl agitators. There is less backward movement of the load on the reverse stroke. The Surgilator also pulls items down faster than the straight vane GE in your other video.
hydractor 1 year ago
We had a 1975 unit that looked & sounded just like this one. I can remember hearing the grinding in the transmission. I believe Whirlpool was also the only brand that made a washing machine that didn't go into immediate spin as soon as it started draining. I remember they'd sit for a minute and than you'd hear a gear engage. Ours broke in 1989 and we replaced it with a Maytage that lasted until 2005 when my parents simply wanted a larger capacity. WE got the Neptune which has been good thus far.
wawawis 2 years ago
I would love to have one just like this one.
cphifer5115 2 years ago
You know this model looks just like the one in the Brady Bunch episode that Bobby overflowed with soap. The only difference is the color. Great washer they just don't make them like this anymore.
stepsfanatic79 2 years ago
This woo woo sound reminds me of my 1981 Kenmore. I still got it to this day.
NVHSChadSheppard1 2 years ago
Whilpool made machines for Sears(Kenmore)
NVHSChadSheppard1 2 years ago
can you do a video of it draining and spinning this was my mothers exact model
itscool1968 2 years ago
Aw the lovely woo-woo sounds of the BD's.
Ilovewashers 2 years ago