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Post# 186561   1/27/2007 at 23:44 (6,269 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        

Hi All,

Here are some pics from the latest find, although the garage is already full, we couldn't resist and bought this lovely mid 70's from a charming lady who was using it for washing until this morning.

Michael & Nathan





Post# 186563 , Reply# 1   1/27/2007 at 23:47 (6,269 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Control Panel

Control Panel upclose

Post# 186564 , Reply# 2   1/27/2007 at 23:48 (6,269 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Cycles

Pic of Cycles up close

Post# 186566 , Reply# 3   1/27/2007 at 23:48 (6,269 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Options

Pic of Options up close

Post# 186568 , Reply# 4   1/27/2007 at 23:49 (6,269 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
In the bowl

Pic inside

Post# 186569 , Reply# 5   1/27/2007 at 23:50 (6,269 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Inside lid

Instructions

Post# 186571 , Reply# 6   1/27/2007 at 23:51 (6,269 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Serial # Plate

Serial #

Post# 186574 , Reply# 7   1/27/2007 at 23:54 (6,269 days old) by decodriveboy (FL, US)        

Hmmm....four speeds? Details please!

Post# 186589 , Reply# 8   1/28/2007 at 00:31 (6,269 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
2 wash and 2 spin speeds

Equals creative marketing of 4 speeds.

The Speeds and wash temps are selectable through program buttons.

The Options give the following outcomes:
Program: The Wash and rinse temps are set by the program button.
Cold Rinse: The Wash temp is selected through the program button but all rinses are cold
All Cold: Gives cold wash and rinse temps
Heater Off: Machine fills using hot and cold solenoid to tap hot temp
Boost: Washer fills using hot and cold solenoid and boosts the temp to warm or hot.
Cold Fill: Washer fills with cold only and heats the water to warm or hot.
(Heater temp is set through the Program buttons.)

The machine fills up to the top of the inner tub tub ring which seems very high. The force of the agitator is at its greatest down near the huge vanes, up near the top of the tub its a pretty week force.

The lint filter is more of a dribble than a stream, but due to the spray the dribble creates, thats probably a good thing.

This machine would be from early to mid 70's

Another great collectable for Convention 2008 :)


Post# 186593 , Reply# 9   1/28/2007 at 00:48 (6,269 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York)        

I just love the subtle difference in language on the dials: Colours vs Colors, Woollens, vs Woll, in the US. But a great Machine, what a set of options. Wish I could be at the Down Under wash in, who knows...but what a trip from New York.

Post# 186600 , Reply# 10   1/28/2007 at 01:36 (6,269 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Nate, this is beautiful! I had no idea it would be in this pristine condition, what a score.

I sounds like the tub ring needs to come off for a cleanout of the filter-spout. They get clogged with lint and minerals and end up just a dribble. A quick and easy fix and if that's all the machine needs, you're in Double Action Washing heaven!


Post# 186602 , Reply# 11   1/28/2007 at 01:45 (6,269 days old) by westytoploader ()        

Wow Nathan, what a find, especially since it's a Westinghouse TL, my all-time favorite machine. It definitely looks like it has seen little use. I just LOVE that dark tub and the control panel with different shades of blue as well as the extra rinse toggle...very neat!

The action with the ramp agitator is just incredible, even with the indexing tub, the rollover is awesome. On a low to medium water level, expect tons of splashing :)


Post# 186943 , Reply# 12   1/29/2007 at 02:05 (6,268 days old) by pulsatron ()        
My Mum's first automatic

Hi Nathan,
This is almost exactly the same as my Mum's first automatic washer. the only difference was her model did not have a heater built in.
It was really a great washer and lasted her about 16 years before finally breaking down altogether and this was washing several loads each day for those years it was quite a workhorse.
Westytoploader,
You are quite correct about the turnover it was quite a sight to see, and you know I do not remember it tangling too much either.


Post# 186976 , Reply# 13   1/29/2007 at 09:06 (6,268 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

In such good condition! What a great find!
Those things were very aggressive washers. And a water temp. booster---fabulous!

Congratulations!


Post# 187064 , Reply# 14   1/29/2007 at 13:32 (6,268 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
I'll do my maiden wash tonight

Thanks for the kind words Austin and everyone else. The teeth on the outside of vanes seem to be a rough edition to such a smooth agitator. Did they have a purpose?

I'll level the machine tonight, fill it with cold, and let it heat to warm for a load of darks.

One question for the guys that know. The inner and out tubs seem to be strangely independant. I noticed on the test run, that as it gets up to speed and finds its harmonic frequency, the inner and out tubs move at different speeds. I thought that only happened with Solid tub machines. Its not a big movement, however I'm used to the inner and outer tubs having exactly the same eliptical movement. Is there a big gap between the inner and outer tubs?


Post# 187083 , Reply# 15   1/29/2007 at 15:09 (6,268 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)        
EMAIL

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OK, I have to ask. On that one shot of the left side of the control panel under the Laundromat model number it says "EMAIL" in all caps. Either that or I seriously need to see the optometrist.

Considering the age of this washer, what did "email" mean back then?


Post# 187095 , Reply# 16   1/29/2007 at 15:44 (6,268 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Email was the name of a company.

The first whitegood manufacturer they purchased was Westinghouse, Quickly followed by Simpson, Kelvinator and Malleys (Whirlpool) in the early 1980's.

In 1999 they bought Chef, Dishlex and Hoover.

The whole conglomerate was then purchased by Electrolux, and Westinghouse, Simpson and Chef are the only brands remaining.

Email was the equivilent of WCI in the US, however the products they made when they cheapened the designs still lasted 10-15 years (Now 5-10 years) and performed as well or better than their counterparts.

By purchasing Westinghouse first, that allowed Email to get heavily into the Electrical distribution side of things, and its not uncommon to find houses with Email electric meters etc.


Post# 187119 , Reply# 17   1/29/2007 at 16:55 (6,268 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)        

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Thanks Nathan, I guess if I was looking closer I would have noticed where the subject machine was found!

Post# 187138 , Reply# 18   1/29/2007 at 18:04 (6,267 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Great machine!

I am amazed at the similarities between Australia and the USA, especially in the laundry arena! Seems like both former British colonies that are "at the ends of the earth" share a great deal.

Speaking of Toggles, interesting to see up as "off" and down as "on"; ours would probably be the other way around to emulate a US wall-switch!


Is the load-size selector in *GASP* pounds (weight)?
Also what would the wash temps be [warm/hot?] Thank you !


Post# 187172 , Reply# 19   1/29/2007 at 19:36 (6,267 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Our switches are the opposite way around

Up is off, down is on.

I was amazed that the load size is in pounds also, however whilst we got decimal currency in the 60's, Metric weights didnt happen until 74 or so.

I'll have to have a look at the thermostats to find out what the preset temps are as I have no idea.

On the whirlpools of that era, Warm was 40degC and hot was 60decC


Post# 187339 , Reply# 20   1/30/2007 at 03:54 (6,267 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
Suspension in a westinghouse

Hi Guys,

I did my maiden wash this evening, and whilst it performs as expected, there is a suspension squeak during the spin, and the tub rattles against the cabinet more than I would expect.

What sort of suspension do these machines have and where is the snubber or damper located?

When the first spin stopped, the tub was gently banging on the cabinet.


Post# 187503 , Reply# 21   1/30/2007 at 20:17 (6,266 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        
What a beauty!

My Aunty had a similar machine, lower spec.

How I loved to watch it wash! I love on the control panel how it features "double wash action" making a feature of its indexing tub.

May I ask what the charming lady you obtained this machine from replaced this machine with?


Post# 187581 , Reply# 22   1/31/2007 at 01:24 (6,266 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia)        
We dont know

She had bought a new house that came with new appliances, and didn't want to have to move the washer from the old house.

I hope she's happy with whatever she ended up with.


Post# 187803 , Reply# 23   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,810 days old) by norgeman ()        
Re: Westinghouse washers

If I remember right the actual Westinghouse washers didn't have indexing tubs until after 1975 when WCI took over Westinghouse and became White-Westinghouse.
The indexing tubs were a Kelvinator and Gibson exclusive up to this time. So if this is a early 1970's to 1974 the tub should be stationary when washing, right or was there something about the Austrailian built machines that were different? Just a thought would like know? Danf.


Post# 187805 , Reply# 24   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,810 days old) by agiflow ()        

Actually Norgeman Westinghouse did have indexing tubs before they were taken over by WCI. My mother had one that was an early seventies TOL model, or close to, and that had a white porcelain enameled indexing tub.

Post# 187816 , Reply# 25   2/1/2007 at 02:36 (6,265 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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The two Westinghouse washers I've had from the late 60's were both indexing tub designs too. The Kelvinator I had from 1970'ish was not - it had a very strong brake.

Post# 188261 , Reply# 26   2/3/2007 at 00:51 (6,263 days old) by norgeman ()        
Re: Kelvinator and Gibson:

When we moved to North Platte, Ne. area in 1971. The place where we bought our Frigidaire 1-18 set, also sold Kel. and Gibson and I remember them being featured with double scrub tubs, which was the indexing tubs at the time, and I remember this very vividly. The place where we bought our 1-18 set was called Yonts Tv. and Applances, and she would also be on the late night Sunday news and do commercials and I remember her talking about the Gibson washers with the double scrub tub. She would mention that Gibson and Kelvinator were part of the White Consolidated Industries. I never heard or seen any of the Westinghouse having the indexing tubs until they became White-Westinghouse. Point being My Aunt Hellen when she moved to Calif. and we lived there she had a Westinghouse top load washer around 1968 or 1969 and I remember watching it and the tub did not index. Just some things that I remember when I was growing up. Thanks for listening. Danf. P.S. We lived in Calif. from 1967 to 1971 and I was 10 to 14 yrs. old at the time and always loved to watch washers in action and how they operated.


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