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Thread Number: 10477
A machine I picked up in the streets. |
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| Post# 191599 2/16/2007 at 16:11 (6,271 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado) | ||
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I see washers sitting out on the curb all the time around here and I can usually resisted the temptation to pick up all that junk. This Kenmore caught my eye and it may be fun to play with one of the more unusual machines of the past few years. 
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| Post# 191600 , Reply# 1 2/16/2007 at 16:12 (6,271 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado) | ||
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The Calypso wash plate inside 
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| Post# 191601 , Reply# 2 2/16/2007 at 16:13 (6,271 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado) | ||
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I have not even tried this machine yet but I have a houseguest coming who may enjoy helping me do that. | ||
| Post# 191617 , Reply# 3 2/16/2007 at 17:21 (6,271 days old) by retromom () | ||
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Ooh, a Collapse-o!! Nice find David! I got a chance to see Glenn's WP in action. They are fun! Houseguest....anyone we know? Do tell! | ||
| Post# 191624 , Reply# 4 2/16/2007 at 17:52 (6,271 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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| Post# 191669 , Reply# 5 2/16/2007 at 20:20 (6,271 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado) | ||
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Houseguest... Yes, you do...and it's a surprise until tomorrow! Hint-Ho, ho, ho! | ||
Post# 192440 , Reply# 9 2/20/2007 at 14:12 (6,267 days old) by dadoes  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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I've used my Calypso several times. Some things it does well, others not so well. A load of 8 or 9 pairs of jeans (run on the Jeans/Darks cycle, which has slower nutation anyway), it did OK but had trouble bouncing/rolling that large load. It would have done better on Heavy Duty (faster/longer nutation). Interestingly, a pair of underwear ended up stuffed completely inside the front pocket of a pair of jeans, so clearly there is some action happening. Couple weeks ago a friend brought her queen size goose-down comforter, which had been puked-upon by her cats (more than once). After pretreating the stains, I ran it through a couple rinse/drains to get it thoroughly wet/saturated, then ran a Bulky cycle. She was pleased with the results, although I think it could have used another run-through. Last Friday I ran a load of sheets in the Calypso, so I could do shirts/casuals in the F&P at the same time. Dried the sheets in the DE906. They were fine. | ||
| Post# 192485 , Reply# 10 2/20/2007 at 19:08 (6,267 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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in the picture Whats all that inset part of the lid that fits into the opening with a rubber gasket, it must be really splashy. Is it? | ||
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Post# 192503 , Reply# 11 2/20/2007 at 20:16 (6,267 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 192538 , Reply# 12 2/20/2007 at 21:48 (6,267 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Thanks Greg That gasket made me think of those splashy kelvinator videos's | ||
| Post# 192562 , Reply# 13 2/20/2007 at 23:24 (6,267 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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I got my contribution to this thread from the user reviews on eopinions.com. This machine really stuck a chord with some of the users! | ||
| Post# 192588 , Reply# 14 2/21/2007 at 04:57 (6,267 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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Maybe it's time to videotape some action... and then we can tell our opinions about it... or am I silly now... | ||
| Post# 192742 , Reply# 16 2/21/2007 at 21:03 (6,266 days old) by llmaytag (Southern California) | ||
Video | ||
| Post# 192748 , Reply# 17 2/21/2007 at 21:23 (6,266 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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i watched this style of machine do a coupla loads, heavy ones. what i saw was articles that didnt turnover after five minutes of agitation! with all the good front-loaders out there, this machine does not have any advantages. | ||
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