1970's Westinghouse Washing Machine

[vacuzman]

they were great machines!

[mami9881]

I like this washer why cant they make washers like this now..

[dboy122660]

This is very hypnotizing...Seriously...

When I was a kid..we had a Whirlpool washer.

Id open the lid...and stare at the machine while it was agitating the clothes.

agitating like this one. I forgotten how washing machines can be so fascinating.

[tvtimetravel]

How did you rig the lid switch for the lock to close and allow it to spin?

[butterfly153239]

@tvtimetravel he probably held it down or something

[mcdadee2]

if the tub would stop oscillating, the turnover would be phenominal. just my personal opinion.

[MyDan58]

tub turning clothes just spinning around if tub was locked, clothes would circulate better

[DanManTN]

I could watch this classic machine for hours!

[VeeLom]

This washer is amazing! I really thing, this ones works better than the so called "new age Washing Machine" that does not make any noise, but thats the bad thing! I enjoy the noises of a washing machine.

[Ilovewashers]

Same here, the sounds of Maytag Helicals, The BD Whirlpool and Kenmore woo-woo sounds especially if theyre high pitched, and the pump on this here Westinghouse.

[themaytagrepairman]

@Ilovewashers yes, yes ,yes. Nothing like the zzzzzzz-click-kaclunk of the old Whirlpool engageing the gearcase. My personal favorites were the Whirlpool, Fridgidaire, and my granmother's 1966 Westinghouse Multi-Program Laundromat top loader. Hers had the dual chamber pump. It wasn't as lowd as the single chamber pump in this model. So you could hear more of the rumble of the westinghouse motor. It was like music to my ears. It was also a clutch drive. You clould say they had personallity.

[Rob87100]

I still have one of these its got the weight to save lid plus it has the two agitators its has a 15 min wash for your norm loads ect plus its eighteen pounder but the trainy may need a overhall it has sat for a number of yrs but I rember when it ran great plus I rember when it got ready to go into the spin cycle the lid lock before it took off they sure dont make like they use to anymore thats for sure

[Ilovewashers]

I know the "weight to save" works on the Westy front loaders, but how does it work on top loaders do you sit the load of clothes on the lid.

[Rob87100]

You put your load on the lid so you,ll know how munch water to use ect I have a bosch FL Ive had since 06 never had no problems does a good job plus the matching dryer

[Rob87100]

you put your load on the lid so you,ll know how munch water & soap to use

[shmuli9]

@Rob87100 Oh, yes, "weigh-to-save"...

[lexmarks567]

like how quite it is.

[MattieRydalch]

I'm jealous. This runs better than mine.

[jons1077]

What is yours doing? This one was not running too well when I first got it. It turned out to be a simple belt replacement.

[MattieRydalch]

It gets off-balance and makes a huge knocking noise and stops itself. This happens when it finishes filling up and starts turning.

[jons1077]

Check underneath and make sure the balance springs are all there and attached. If one of those is off or weak it can throw everything off.

[royalfuzziness]

They went to the plastic crap,and also making the machines in China. Thats the reason were getting so much junk in this country.

[pleasecho2]

This was a VERY reliable design. Sadly not long after this one they went to a plastic gearcase housing that led to problems with the bottom gearcase oil seal. What a mess. Oil all over the inside and a small puddle on the floor

[NVHSChadSheppard1]

How long is the spray rinse?

[jons1077]

Spray rinse is 1 minute long on both cycles, gentle and normal.

[tvtimetravel]

@jons1077 That's part of the "cool down" I guess. Is that also why it says "1st rinse"?

[Lehnerd57]

Only reason u see the basket do that is how load is at u get that jointin side to side on it

[Lehnerd57]

for the age the  washer do well to me go into spin real fast

[lexmarks567]

this looks like a westy deep ramp.

[fgbags]

rollover not so good here

[Ilovewashers]

It's because the tub is indexing.

[mcdadee2]

It starts out with the tub indexing like a GE, but after a few strokes of the agitator it stops, and I'll bet if the tub would stop indexing the turnover would be much better.

[tvtimetravel]

Kind of reminds me of an Indian dance.

[Lehnerd57]

My aunt in bulter Pa had one like this in 1968 i remember cause i wash clothes then and i love basket turns also..

[MisterRodney1]

Cool video.

[TedsGMC]

Plus too! back when this washer was manufactured Underwriters Labortory (U.L) and The Consumer Product Safety Commision (C.P.S.C.) DID NOT require a "time delay" safety lock on the machine until 1984.

[jons1077]

This machine actually does have a time delay lid-lock feature. The lock does function, however, the safety switch that disables action when the lid is open no longer functions. I never disabled it, it just doesn't work. Saved me some time. :-)

[TedsGMC]

Yes! and let's not forget that one of the reasons Westinghouse was sold to White Consolidated Inc. was due to the fact of many lawsuits pertainig to the safety lock on the lid,eventhough the machine did meet 1971 safety standards Westinghouse still was held "liable" in as many as some 500 lawsuits involving personal injury and death lawsuits.Westinghouse was sold to White Consolidared in 1978 in hopes of avoiding bankrupcy due to lawsuits.

[italobambino43]

Westinghouse at this time was copping ideas from General Electric, although I like the stationary filter instead of the G-E design that fitted ofer the agitator. The basket locks in place like the G-E Filter- flo. Westinghouse did have a strong and fast spin, kind of like Speed Queens.

[Dafanmon2500]

I love the sound these make!

[ryanthescooterguy]

That's the hum from the motor!

The voltage in this video is 110v, which emits the 'B flat major' while the voltage in other nations are 240v, which emit the 'G major'.

[whirlpool1978]

A cousin of mine once had I think a 1968 Westinghouse washer-slower agitate speed, didn't spin but 340 RPM normal spin speed, it got unbalanced at the drop of a hat-easily, the agitator shaft top had a big glob of transmission grease on it-it stained the clothes with it each time it washed them, the pump didn't recirculate, the lint catcher was gone, the top flange back was rusted-it was just a bad one.

[giordanosegata]

the end is... very good(!?)

[brandifernando]

Compliments from Italy: you've got a great machine!

[Ilovewashers]

This video was released on my birthday by the way.

[Ilovewashers]

I enjoy the motor sound on the Westinghouse washers.

[Ilovewashers]

And when I say that I mean on every cycle from the wash cycle, to the quiet drain cycle, all the way to the motor shutting off after the spin cycle.

[horndiapason]

It seems to me that these curved-vane agitators...Roto-Swirl and its many sons and daughters...tend to pull the load in and push it back without quite making it to "turnover", whereas the straight-vane types produce a very efficient rollover. I wonder why curved-vane agitators were so popular, given this?

[jons1077]

I'll have to do a video of my ge with the ramp activator. You'll see quite a bit of turnover in that machine. The Westinghouse doesn't turnover as fast due to the tub constantly rotating.

[TedsGMC]

Yes! I noticed that the machine was spinning with the lid up.I know that the washer HAS A LID SAFETY SWITCH that prevents the washer from spinning, eventhough the lid "locks" while it is spinning, the "safety switch" prevents the washer from spinning UNTIL THE LID IS CLOSED!What happened was the safety switch "bypassed or tampered" with to make this film.Plus I know that the washer was made after January 1, 1971 so that it could meet U.L. and C.P.S.C. standards.So why was the safety "defeated"?

[jons1077]

The best I can tell you on the lid switch is that it either got stuck or just doesn't work anymore. In the year and a half I've been using the washer it's done a complete cycle with the lid open. Was nothing I did to it, but trust me, if the lid switch was working it would be quickly defeated. :-)

[westytoploader]

Sounds so much better with that new belt, awesome! With the ramp agitator, this is really the only machine to have decent turnover with an indexing tub. Underloaded, it will even counteract the indexing and the clothes will just roll straight down...

[jons1077]

Thanks! I was amazed at the difference the new belt made. I'll have to take a picture of them side by side. The old belt was in really bad shape and had a split in one place that caused all the noise. I think it's an excellent machine and does a great job.

[VJGContreras]

I used to have an 80's 4 straight vain agitator and it was cool.

[Hedphelym]

I miss the old washing machines...

[jons1077]

You bet! Glad you all liked it!

[engma91477]

that is the exact washer i grew up to,green 1972 westinghouse,thanks for posting

[Ilovewashers]

Great video thanks for posting.

[Tuthill99]

as usual with these machines turnover is poor... but still great vid! thanks