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Thread Number: 12154
Together again... (ba da da...) |
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| Post# 214474 6/5/2007 at 20:16 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
After letting the '63 Lady K dryer be a total tart with a couple of other machines (the 1-18, and the Filter-Flo), I decided she needed to demonstrate a little fidelity and go back to the arms of the one with whom she was meant to be. Translation: I finally got off my butt and hauled the '63 washer in. 'Twas time. So, here they are, together again, at last... 
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| Post# 214475 , Reply# 1 6/5/2007 at 20:17 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Lots o' pics | ||
| Post# 214476 , Reply# 2 6/5/2007 at 20:19 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Dryer in-depth
The control is for Maximum Auto Dry--on, or off. You can adjust it with a Bakelite pointer in the back of the machine in case auto-dry is too dry or not dry enough. Usually I flip it on for jeans or towels. 99.97% of the time, everything's just perfect when it comes out of the dryer, anyhow. There is no end-of-cycle signal. 
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| Post# 214477 , Reply# 3 6/5/2007 at 20:21 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Lint screen
At least they're forthright enough to call it a Lint Screen and not the daft "Lint Storage" (as on the '71). "Lint Storage"? Like I'm saving it for later? Anyhow, here's the filter and the freshener bottle. The filter is short (only about 8" or so--hush, Toggle), stiff metal wire mesh, and has an incredible amount of felt around the edge to seal it. 
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Post# 214479 , Reply# 4 6/5/2007 at 20:22 (6,167 days old) by jetaction  (Minneapolis) |
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How nice..... | ||
| Post# 214480 , Reply# 5 6/5/2007 at 20:22 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Cycles | ||
| Post# 214481 , Reply# 6 6/5/2007 at 20:24 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Inside | ||
| Post# 214483 , Reply# 7 6/5/2007 at 20:26 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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More inside
The drum. The vanes are only slightly pronounced, but I guess you don't need much. As I noticed when I had the top off after replacing the belts, this baby hauls! I don't know how those kids that go for rides in the dryer do it without honking afterward. I like the blue-speckled white porcelain drum. 
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| Post# 214484 , Reply# 8 6/5/2007 at 20:27 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Drum light | ||
| Post# 214486 , Reply# 9 6/5/2007 at 20:30 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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The washer
This has been posted before, but with more glam lighting :-) The washer's a little further along than the dryer, but nothing that a fresh coat of paint can't cure. At least the porcelain (in every location) is niiiiice. The machine sprays a LOT--which pits the chrome, and Steven thinks the previous owner was a big washer-watcher, so the paint in the front is worn thin. But, definitely fixable :-) 
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| Post# 214487 , Reply# 10 6/5/2007 at 20:32 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Thanks, Don!! :-D
Matched sets are seriously starting to grow on me--like a fungus. Just ask Greg :-) I didn't realize how much I needed the two turquoise machines in the laundry room, side-by-side. Now, I don't know how I could have separated them. Turquoise is, as Terry noted, such a wonderful, cool color. And, since today crested 103º, it was appreciated :-| I also wish the dials lit up--I really couldn't believe there wasn't a bulb back there until I went hunting. What on Earth was Kenmore thinking?? :-| | ||
| Post# 214489 , Reply# 11 6/5/2007 at 20:43 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Oh and, | ||
| Post# 214490 , Reply# 12 6/5/2007 at 20:46 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Cruising the control panel | ||
| Post# 214491 , Reply# 13 6/5/2007 at 20:47 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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| Post# 214493 , Reply# 14 6/5/2007 at 20:47 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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| Post# 214494 , Reply# 15 6/5/2007 at 20:49 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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So, thanks to Steven (wigwag)... | ||
| Post# 214495 , Reply# 16 6/5/2007 at 20:50 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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...to... | ||
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Post# 214497 , Reply# 17 6/5/2007 at 21:00 (6,167 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Way to go! | ||
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Post# 214499 , Reply# 18 6/5/2007 at 21:04 (6,167 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 214506 , Reply# 19 6/5/2007 at 21:16 (6,167 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Short? If it does the job no one is complaining. | ||
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Post# 214512 , Reply# 20 6/5/2007 at 21:30 (6,167 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 214513 , Reply# 21 6/5/2007 at 21:30 (6,167 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Nate. It is a beautiful set and can't wait to come over and see it in action. Ross | ||
| Post# 214516 , Reply# 22 6/5/2007 at 21:45 (6,167 days old) by wigwag (San Diego) | ||
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900's sayin hi The 900's wanted to see their older cousins...So glad you got the machines workin good and I do love the 900's VERY much =) 
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Post# 214521 , Reply# 23 6/5/2007 at 21:54 (6,167 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 214528 , Reply# 24 6/5/2007 at 22:45 (6,167 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Hi Nate, wow the turquoise '63 Lady Kenmore set looks great together again! I didn't realize that they were still doing a porcelain dryer drum as late as 1963. And YAY for witchcraft, it's so much easier to use witchcraft to uninstall, move and install a new washer and dryer set than by doing it the mortal way, much easier on the back! | ||
| Post# 214534 , Reply# 25 6/5/2007 at 23:35 (6,167 days old) by sharples () | ||
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Beautiful set That is one of the more showy sets i've seen, so beautiful!!! | ||
| Post# 214537 , Reply# 26 6/5/2007 at 23:54 (6,167 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Nate they are just beautiful!!!! Quite a picture with their beautiful consoles all aglow. Don't you just love that little filtering light as well, you know that it is doing it job. Thanks for sharing. | ||
| Post# 214547 , Reply# 27 6/6/2007 at 03:50 (6,167 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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Gorgeous! Those '63 LKs had the best looking console designs IMHO. One question. I notice it has the skinny Super Roto Swirl. Is that the original agitator? I thought that Kenmore models of the aforementioned year still had the pregnant version. Good Luck, James | ||
| Post# 214568 , Reply# 29 6/6/2007 at 09:01 (6,167 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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| Post# 214575 , Reply# 30 6/6/2007 at 09:49 (6,167 days old) by thirtyater () | ||
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Oh how nice! Reminds me of how I used to love checking out the latest models at Sears when I was a child. My family thought I was nuts. | ||
| Post# 214594 , Reply# 31 6/6/2007 at 11:57 (6,167 days old) by fa_f3_20 () | ||
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Can you still get that dryer freshener stuff? What was in that stuff anyway? | ||
| Post# 214603 , Reply# 32 6/6/2007 at 13:08 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Thanks, guys! :-D
Greg -- I think everyone was amazed at the minty-fresh condition -- Me too! I guess getting a Sears service contract on new machines was a tremendous idea! Toggle -- turquise tart(s) -- I love it. I think that'll be their new name. :-P Eugene -- Now I think they're absolutely cool, especially the late 50's/early 60's machines -- My fascination comes and goes. I like the color, mostly. I've worked on (torn apart) by myself more Kenmores than any other brand, and I think that familiarity breeds contempt. But, this machine has been doing nice things like not leaking and not generally annoying me, so my affection is beginning to return :-) Ross -- can't wait to come over and see it in action -- Definitely! I think the albs will come out beautifully, and we can even experiment with the dryer sprinkler before ironing! :-D Steven -- 900's wanted to see their older cousins...So glad you got the machines workin good and I do love the 900's VERY much -- *the Lady Ks wave giddily* Hi back to the 900s!! :-D I'm so glad you enjoy those--they definitely went to the perfect home :-) And, CONGRATULATIONS on rectifying the performance issues and getting them into top-notch shape! Next, you'll be ready to reoperate your Unimatic! Robert -- YAY for witchcraft -- You got that right!! :-D My other option was to move the GE and Kenmore with a cheap dolly that has two flats, and then to fanagle the GE up a foot-high ledge into the storage shed. I certainly would never have tolerated that. Only witchcraft from now on! :-P BTW, there's a Flair 40" for sale here in Tucson. Would my powers increase if I had it? ;-) Graham -- one of the more showy sets i've seen -- I love the "multicolor filmstrip" effect and the tub light, even if the latter makes me have to unplug the washer when I'm done :-) Oh, and speaking of beautiful, I LOVE your dryer collection--you have great taste, and you can never have too many of any of these things so long as there is at least one outlet or gas line in the house :-D (Rotate, rotate, rotate!) Terry -- Don't you just love that little filtering light -- Yes, and when it burns out, all filtering stops, so you have to keep on top of it ;-) I like having the self-cleaning filter (and it sure as heck beats toothbrushing off a Kenmore waterfall filter, or whacking the hell out of my 1-18 bed o' nails, so yay for maintenance-free :-) ). Terry, you have to take credit on this one--remember, I wasn't going to keep the set together, initially (*sound of shocked gasps*) ;-) James -- the skinny Super Roto Swirl. Is that the original agitator -- I don't know, maybe one of our Sears Cataloguers could tell us for sure. If it is, the change-over must have happened very close to '62 or '63, because my '61 had the preggers Roto Swirl. This agitator, however, has a lot to suggest that it is original--its wear and lack of gloss is age- and use-appropriate, and it's made of Bakelite and molded for the drive-block design. Steve R. -- old Whirly/'Kenmo dryers were really good machines and designed to dry FAST -- I *totally* agree, and love these dryers, too. They're hard to beat, no matter the washer. And you're right about the lame extraction :-P (Furthermore, as I was posting the pics last night, I heard a weird sound, and had to shoo the cat out of my lap to go investigate--it was the infamous Kenmore stop-and-buzz due to an out-of-balance load. Sheesh.) It is a shame about splashy/spraying water and control panels--when I used my 1-18, it was a wipe-a-thon, and it amazes me that anything survives with an intact control panel at all. I guess it must be a testament to Little Old Ladies and their propensity to wipe everything with a soft cloth after use--and, well, probably never watch the washer run...but what's the fun in that?? :-) thirtyater -- My family thought I was nuts. -- Mine too. I also remember that the fabric-softener dispensers that perched atop the belt-drive, Dual Action washers scared me when I was little. Whenever I wanted a fun day, I asked my parents to go by Sears so I could play and look at everything. Thank goodness for accommodating and understanding parents :-) I remember going nuts when Brand Central was introduced... fa_f3_20 -- Can you still get that dryer freshener stuff? What was in that stuff anyway? Not sure on either account. I don't think you can get it unless you find NOS stuff. It's just attached to a tube that goes down to the top-back of the drum, so I've no idea as to the liquid's composition... | ||
| Post# 214605 , Reply# 33 6/6/2007 at 13:11 (6,167 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
Drum Light
Very nice matching pair you have there, question though on the dryer, being that the dryer is pretty much tol, it looks like it should also have an ozone bulb in it, as there is a spot for one just below the drum light. Does the dryer have a fixture there for one? If it does try to get an ozone bulb for it. | ||
| Post# 214608 , Reply# 34 6/6/2007 at 13:22 (6,167 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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No-zone
Hi Doug, There's only one socket back there, and the light runs when you open the door, so I'm pretty sure it's just a run-of-the-mill drum light. At least, it was a regular appliance bulb that I took out of it when I replaced it. No additional sockets, unfortunately, and I tore it all apart to clean it when I did the belts, so I poked around quite a bit. Although, it is odd that the drum light runs when the machine is drying...weird! Does anyone have any idea if that's the expected behavior? :-) | ||
| Post# 214618 , Reply# 35 6/6/2007 at 14:27 (6,167 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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Drum Light On When Drying
Hi Nate, I remember a Kenmore dryer we had growing up, it had to be from around 1960 or so with a lighted dial 3 cycles and 6 temperatures, and it had a drum light and ozone light inside, and when the dryer was on so were the lights. So it must have been a common thing for them to be on when running. Again nice machines enjoy them! | ||
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