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Post# 612269 , Reply# 1   7/25/2012 at 14:02 (4,264 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 612282 , Reply# 2   7/25/2012 at 15:24 (4,264 days old) by in2itdood ()   |   | |
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I paid $100 for mine ...and it is a sudsaver =). |
Post# 612285 , Reply# 3   7/25/2012 at 15:34 (4,264 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 612334 , Reply# 4   7/25/2012 at 19:31 (4,264 days old) by stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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Post# 612474 , Reply# 6   7/26/2012 at 11:52 (4,263 days old) by stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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if it's still outside, you might want to run a extension cord to it, and a garden hose to the cold water inlet, and try to see if it will fill, and run thru a full cycle.
You also be able to tell if it leaks underneath ect. Vacuum out the tub if there is dirt in it first LOL If for some reason it dose not spin, or pump dose not pump out water, you can just shut off and lower the drain hose to the ground to drain out (outside) We will be able to tell you more after knowing this, also a pic of the back of the machine will help. |
Post# 612482 , Reply# 7   7/26/2012 at 12:21 (4,263 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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It's difficult to place a value on anything based on a brief desctiption and one photo.
Anyone could say "Oh it's so old, it's gotta be worth $1000 or more." However the bottom line is, it's only worth what a buyer is willing to pay, regardless of what the owner / seller thinks it's worth.
3 weeks ago I bought a top-of-the-line 1964 Maytag washer & dryer. They've been in storage the last 15 years, they're in far from perfect condition and the seller was asking a good chunk of change for them. While there I made sure to plug them in, but they did nothing, no movement, no buzzing, no humming, nothing. I did buy them, but for less than half of the sellers asking price.
Not that I'm looking for an early 50's Kenmore, but if it were local, I would probably only pay $50 - $100 for it, depending on if it works / leaks / etc.
I agree with Stan. Take the time to clean it up, hook it up and try running it through a cycle and make sure it works and doesn't leak.
Kevin This post was last edited 07/26/2012 at 13:18 |
Post# 612485 , Reply# 8   7/26/2012 at 12:42 (4,263 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 612486 , Reply# 9   7/26/2012 at 12:44 (4,263 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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And only put a hose on the cold side, water may reverse out the hot side, and make you think the valve is bad. Just an FYI on that.
The best way to fill the machine is with a hose put inside the basket. The fill valve won't be an issue that would deter a serious collector, even if it doesn't work, not in my view anyway... I agree with Kevin and the others who said the machine may be worth $100 or so. It all truly depends on what that model is worth to certain individuals. There is not a "blue-book of value" for these machines. They are more personal to the individual who wants one of these. Gordon |
Post# 612598 , Reply# 11   7/26/2012 at 19:56 (4,263 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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This washer has a Thermostatically controlled water valve, if you connect only a cold water source to it and if the valve is working properly it will not fill at all unless the cold water supply is around 100 degrees. The best way to test this or any machine is to hook it up properly and run at least 5-10 loads of laundry through it. The inlet valve in this machine is a big deal if it doesn't work because neither the valve or parts for it are still available, however a newer valve can be substituted which will give you hot, warm instead of medium and will give cold instead of warm for wash and all the rinses.
Even if this machine performs perfectly it will not do so for long unless it was completely rebuilt in the last twenty years or so and then not used much or at all. If it is in reasonably good working condition I would place the value between $100-300. |
Post# 612655 , Reply# 12   7/26/2012 at 23:34 (4,263 days old) by stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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Post# 612725 , Reply# 13   7/27/2012 at 09:22 (4,262 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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These used a Bi-Metal Spring that responds to temperature changes by either expanding or shrinking in length. The bi-metal spring is built into the inlet valve assembly and senses the water temperature as it leaves the valve assembly. It is attached to a plunger that can move back and forth within the valve body and regulate the ratio of hot or cold water flowing through the inlet valve when the valve is operating in the warm water mode.
The most common special problems with these valves was that the regulating plunger would get stuck and not work respond to temperature changes any longer. The other problem these valves often suffered from was bad back flow preventers that were installed in the hot and cold inlets behind the inlet screens. If these back flow preventers fail and you leave the hot and cold valves open to the washer you could get hot and cold water mixing in the homes plumbing system.
Most early automatic washers used these inlet valves but they gradually faded from use and were completely gone by the late 1960s in North American washers. Frigidaire used an interesting thermostatic valve on a few of its mid 1950s machines that had a bi-metal spring attaches to the outlet of a standard two coil inlet valve. This spring had a little single pole double throw micro-switch attached to it. When warm water was selected it would always start water flowing from the hot side of the valve and as the water warmed up the bi-metal would flex and switch over to cold. The rate of changing back and forth was determined by the temperature on the incoming hot and cold water. This early Frigidaire system worked very much like the systems that were introduced on KM DD washers in the late 1980s and are still in use today on almost all Automatic washers today, it is interesting how we have gone full circle. |
Post# 612751 , Reply# 14   7/27/2012 at 11:26 (4,262 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 612898 , Reply# 15   7/28/2012 at 00:08 (4,262 days old) by stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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John, for explaining, and Phil for showing! Almost looks like a mini voltage regulator for a old car !
Creative engineering at it finest! With this type valve set up, could "de sweetness 1" by pass this ( valve probably dose not function now anyway) by filling with garden hose, setting dial to rinse, see if it will agitate, spin, and of course see if timer advances ?? ( gravity grain if needed) I would think that anyone that would consider buying this will want to know if it leaks, if the motor works, timer advances ect And she will need to know before hanging a price on it. |