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Post# 557470   11/18/2011 at 00:01 (4,514 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 557807 , Reply# 2   11/19/2011 at 11:10 (4,512 days old) by lovestowash (St. Petersburg, FL)   |   | |
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I have my Grandmother's late '70's "New Generation Washer", the front-load Spacemates design... I still jump when that thing snaps into spin... Another advantage... With the Water Saver selector, I can adjust the intensity of the wash action..."Min" for maximum lift and drop, to "Large" for a more delicate tumble... I wish these were still available...
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Post# 557813 , Reply# 3   11/19/2011 at 11:24 (4,512 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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I always found the water level to be set at the midway point was perfect for almost all loads.....seemed to self-adjust to each load washed.....
I had the stacked pair, great set......loved them......washers like these FL are great if you have a septic system....minimal water going in for several loads.....not to mention 3 rinses, you couldn't get that out of a TLer |
Post# 557855 , Reply# 4   11/19/2011 at 15:16 (4,512 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 557891 , Reply# 6   11/19/2011 at 19:26 (4,512 days old) by wireman (Lansing, MI)   |   | |
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I rented a house on Beaver Island, MI that had the stackable set from somewhere in the early 80's. They were placed side by side though in the master bedroom closet. I lived in the house for 3 years in the mid-nineties. An old widow owned the house, and I rented from executor of her estate after she went to a very nice nursing home on the mainland.
When did it become White/ Westinghouse? Thinking those were the W/W brand. Don't recall a scale on the door. I'd never had a front loader before, and was impressed that they seemed to work well, even on my filthy work clothes. They could be rather noisy. Don't think they'd seen much use when the widow lived there. The washer was showing a bit of rust in places; perhaps the boot wasn't sealing well. Did Westinghouse abandon the slant front just to make their machines look more modern? Seems like they would've been easier to load/ unload; it was bit of a chore to unload the wet clothes in the 80's model. Were these as dependable over time as most top loaders? Was in the house a few years ago and was sad to see that they'd been replaced by an more standard stack unit. Duane |
Post# 557895 , Reply# 7   11/19/2011 at 19:43 (4,512 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Not forgetting that the moveable spin sheave formed the simplest of CVT, continuously variable transmission. Under startup load the sheave was kept from closing by belt torque fighting the solenoid spring, making the diameter smaller. As the drum came to speed the sheave closed where the belt ran around its full diameter to full speed. I know of no other design so simply elegant. And the sheave could be replaced by a 12yo (me).
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