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Thread Number: 20487
Another new acquisition... and It's Elite! |
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Post# 325707 1/21/2009 at 00:26 (5,567 days old) by revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Kenmore Elite to be precise! Sunday, in addition to a 1980 belt drive Kenmore (posted in Imperial), I also brought home this Kenmore Elite washer W/Catalyst (cleaning action)! I am not sure exactly what year it is, but it's pretty new(ish?). As you can see it's VERY clean and it works great too! IN FACT... for some reason, the previous owners NEVER removed the protective - plastic film that covered the control panel!! So the first fingers to actually directly touch the control panel were MINE (after removing the plastic)!! 
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Post# 325708 , Reply# 1 1/21/2009 at 00:28 (5,567 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 325709 , Reply# 2 1/21/2009 at 00:29 (5,567 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 325711 , Reply# 3 1/21/2009 at 00:35 (5,567 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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The previous owner said it had a water leak... something to do with the bleach dispenser. He said Sears repair told them it would be around $150 or more to fix. Rather then repairing it, they just bought a new (at the time) Calypso washer. After pulling the control panel I discovered a small plastic access panel. I removed it and found this! A hose had come off of the little manifold! I put the hose back on, ran it through another test cycle and guess what? No more water leak!!! OMG I could not have imagined a more simple repair! But the best part is... I paid just $50 for this machine! What a DEAL!!! 
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Post# 325712 , Reply# 4 1/21/2009 at 00:40 (5,567 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Catalyst action! At the beginning of the cycle, it adds a small amount of water (maybe a gallon?) through the soap dispenser and then stops. The washer then goes into a slow speed spin and at the same time pumps this concentrated soapy mixture on to the cloths, recycling it for I believe (I have to time it) 2 to 4 minutes, depending on the cycle. Here is the action shot, w/o flash. 
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Post# 325715 , Reply# 5 1/21/2009 at 00:46 (5,567 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 325716 , Reply# 6 1/21/2009 at 00:49 (5,567 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 325719 , Reply# 7 1/21/2009 at 01:13 (5,567 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Don't Think So | ||
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Post# 325723 , Reply# 8 1/21/2009 at 01:31 (5,567 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 325736 , Reply# 9 1/21/2009 at 06:25 (5,567 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Kevin | ||
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Post# 325785 , Reply# 11 1/21/2009 at 11:13 (5,567 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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the Maytag electronic model | ||
| Post# 325823 , Reply# 12 1/21/2009 at 14:28 (5,567 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Nice machine. Make sure to ask Robert what he thinks of the catalyst cleaning action compared to his Super Unimatic ;) | ||
| Post# 325840 , Reply# 13 1/21/2009 at 15:01 (5,567 days old) by vintagesearch () | ||
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niiiiiiiiiiiice my cousin has this model and matching dryer in white i saw them on new years pretty neat looking and that catalyst option looks very useful i want one of these!!!! enjoy it!!!! | ||
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Post# 325878 , Reply# 14 1/21/2009 at 16:08 (5,567 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Cool washer! I think the Catalyst process (see attached link) is very clever - combined with Resource Saver spray rinse one would have an early HE top loader. CLICK HERE TO GO TO logixx's LINK | ||
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Post# 325954 , Reply# 15 1/21/2009 at 20:24 (5,566 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 326060 , Reply# 17 1/22/2009 at 08:12 (5,566 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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What A Deal! A minor repair on a $50.00 machine, you can't beat that. Have fun with your new machine. Jim | ||
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Post# 326064 , Reply# 18 1/22/2009 at 08:32 (5,566 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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THANK YOU to all for your very nice comments!!!
I am really tickled so far due to the condition, features and options, but especially the price! I also feel that since it has the XL tub and is a 3 speed machine, the wash action is more gentle since the agitation for the regular / normal cycle is slower then the "shreadmore" I had before. I'm sure I will really enjoy this machine! Kevin | ||
| Post# 812952 , Reply# 19 3/8/2015 at 21:44 (3,329 days old) by lascc61 () | ||
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Model number KENMORE ELITE CATALYST HI, I am from Mexico. i'd like to know WHERE IS THE MODEL NUMBER IN THIS MACHINE?? and..WHERE CAN I GET THE SERVICE MANUAL?? Thanks in advance. Luis.
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Post# 812996 , Reply# 20 3/9/2015 at 07:05 (3,329 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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