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Thread Number: 21427
Maiden Load in the Whirlpool Calypso!!! |
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Post# 337768 3/26/2009 at 02:39 (5,507 days old) by pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 337769 , Reply# 1 3/26/2009 at 02:40 (5,507 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Colorful towels, what else do I wash? | ||
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Post# 337770 , Reply# 2 3/26/2009 at 02:42 (5,507 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 337771 , Reply# 3 3/26/2009 at 02:44 (5,507 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 337772 , Reply# 4 3/26/2009 at 02:48 (5,507 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 337773 , Reply# 5 3/26/2009 at 02:49 (5,507 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 337774 , Reply# 6 3/26/2009 at 02:59 (5,507 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 337775 , Reply# 7 3/26/2009 at 03:14 (5,507 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 337776 , Reply# 8 3/26/2009 at 03:15 (5,507 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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| Post# 337794 , Reply# 9 3/26/2009 at 08:20 (5,507 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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did you disable the lid switch? What version of the calypso do you have? The one with the flood switch or the one that has a loop-back connector in place of the flood switch on the control board. | ||
| Post# 337831 , Reply# 10 3/26/2009 at 10:28 (5,507 days old) by andrewinorlando () | ||
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Jamie - excellent job!!! It's a lot of fun to see it come to life after you've peformed major surgery on it!!! You'll enjoy using it a great deal....still love mine after all these years! | ||
| Post# 337842 , Reply# 11 3/26/2009 at 10:42 (5,507 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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I LOVE that machine! The grey is very cool. Congrats Jamie, hopefully it doesn't give you any more trouble. | ||
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Post# 337859 , Reply# 12 3/26/2009 at 11:45 (5,507 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 337874 , Reply# 13 3/26/2009 at 12:59 (5,507 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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***hands on hips*** | ||
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Post# 337886 , Reply# 14 3/26/2009 at 13:46 (5,507 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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SupremeWhirlpool, you could say I disabled the lid switch, I took it out of the control panel, it's stick out the back of the machine at the moment with a screw wedged next to it to hold it down until the load is done at which point I gotta take it out and put it back in! I do want to replace it with a toggle switch though, I really couldn't care less if the lid switch actually worked as it was designed to! As for the version, I'm not really sure, the inner dome is brown and there is only one water level switch. Andrew, thanks! I absolutely LOVE the wash action! SO DRAMATIC! And believe it or not, there is a good deal of splashing! Jed, the grey is pretty damn awesome! However, you can't tell from the pics, but the cabinet and lid are in rough shape! The front is covered in scratches, it looks like it was dragged along cement at some point with nothing to protect it! The lid has some rust, the lid gasket is splitting in half, the right front corner of the lid got smashed a little and thus the paint splintered off. The top of the washer underneath the lid is covered in splash marks from some pretty harsh chemicals and is all dulled and rough now... Hopefully I'll be able to find a Calypso in better shape some day, but for now, this'll do! Ben, of course there is fabric softener!!! I was quite excited to see that it flushes the fabric softener dispenser, stops and lets the siphon drain the water out then flushes it again to keep it clean! However, the thing tried to do a spray rinse after the final rinse! Of course, I cut off the water supply in a heartbeat! The fabric softener CANNOT under ANY circumstances be rinsed off those towels!!!!! As for the sump, I'm just glad I was able to get that bra wire out without taking out the wash tub and everything else! Robert, what's this? You want a video of a MODERN machine? And a HIGH EFFICIENCY machine at that??? What is the world coming to?!?!?!?! I'll try to make a vid of it at some point, just gotta find a video camera! I have to say, as for my favorite machine of all time, it does rival the Unimatic... They are both currently tied for first place! :P | ||
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Post# 337913 , Reply# 16 3/26/2009 at 15:54 (5,507 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 337923 , Reply# 17 3/26/2009 at 16:39 (5,507 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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Thank you for correcting me. Now that I think of it that does make more sense. Thanks lol. | ||
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Post# 337969 , Reply# 18 3/26/2009 at 20:53 (5,506 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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| Post# 337973 , Reply# 19 3/26/2009 at 21:09 (5,506 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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Awesome!!! My calypso is white. They are indeed very neat machines. What did you have to do to yours Pulsator? | ||
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Post# 337990 , Reply# 20 3/26/2009 at 21:45 (5,506 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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There apparently were four versions. Original and three revisions. A wildcard search at a couple online parts sources lists model numbers with engineering codes of 0, 1, 2, and 3. The service manual is just outlining the syntax of the model number, illustrating that the last digit is the engineering change code, of which there may be one or more revisions through the machine's production. I doubt Whirlpool knew at the time the manual was produced how many revisions there would be. If you notice, the service manual shows the original u-joint/boot design, dual pressure switches, and two-piece pump. Calypso changes of which I'm aware: - U-joint boot/inner dome revision - Elimination of separate flood pressure switch - Integrated pump/motor - Update on softener dispenser (added vertical notches to the slots around the center tower, although this wasn't specific to the Calypso). - Update on bleach nozzle gasket - Programming change reducing the end-of-cycle fluff routine from 30 seconds to 8 seconds Tom mentioned that the rinse sequence was changed, but no specific details. My GVW9959KL0 was manuf'd 5th week of 2001. It has all the original design. My GVW9959KQ1 was manuf'd 41st week of 2001. It has the updated u-joint (even before I replaced it), softener dispenser, and one pressure switch. Both have the longer fluff and two-piece pump. | ||
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Post# 338017 , Reply# 22 3/26/2009 at 22:56 (5,506 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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My machine seems to have the 8 second fluff as well. I didn't have to do a WHOLE lot to it. When I got it, the pump didn't work, the drive motor couldn't move anything and it was FILTHY!!! I cleaned it up, played with it a bit and got the drive motor working again. Then it had the long drain issue and after much poking around in the sump from the bottom I determined that the blockage needed to be removed from the top which meant taking out the wash plate, inner tub, etc. After I took out the wash plate, I realized I could pull the blockage through the large perforations of the inner tub that are beneath the wash plate usually. I grabbed a very long pair of needle-nose pliers and yanked out a bra wire and a HUGE wad of lint that was wrapped around it! I'm so glad I didn't have to try and yank the inner tub!
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