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Post# 633326 10/21/2012 at 19:49 (4,201 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes CLICK HERE TO GO TO DADoES's LINK on Houston Craigslist

Post# 633332 , Reply# 1 10/21/2012 at 20:19 (4,201 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))
Checkrate/Likes *Beautiful* Thats a very nice washer. WK78

Post# 633345 , Reply# 2 10/21/2012 at 21:01 (4,201 days old) by DirectDriveDave ()
Checkrate/Likes Good stuff there! Ahh, all those mechanical dials....

Post# 633349 , Reply# 3 10/21/2012 at 21:39 (4,201 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)
Checkrate/Likes *Nice washer* They should pop the lid out before trying to sell it, what are these people thinking? LOL This (is) a very nice machine, Whirlpool put many step-up features in the KitchenAid laundry that made the Sunday-Ad Kenmo' look like a hillbilly cousin. Probably the finest made of it's time. Galvanized cabinets; porcelain top and lid; bronze bushing motor and dryer drum rollers; gentler agitation; six-rib belt on the dryer (three or four rib on WP-KM); full 2 year entire product warranty... on and on. For the money, stepping up to KA laundry was a big jump for essentially a bargain price. They did have some problems with timers around this era, but not sure which model it was. This TOL model also came in Ebony - a sexy beast with that gleaming white tub and agitator!

Post# 633366 , Reply# 4 10/22/2012 at 01:14 (4,201 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))
Checkrate/Likes *A very sexy Washer.* A fine example of what WP can do if they want to. (This one might be what will convince Katie to let me bring washers into the bedroom "Sure Scrub Agitator")LOL:) WK78

Post# 633491 , Reply# 5 10/22/2012 at 17:58 (4,200 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)
Checkrate/Likes .There a matching dryer for sale here in ebony.

Post# 633492 , Reply# 6 10/22/2012 at 17:59 (4,200 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)
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Post# 633496 , Reply# 7 10/22/2012 at 18:47 (4,200 days old) by Iowegian ()
Checkrate/Likes Wow! If it wasn't so far away, I'd snag it in a minute. Wonder if it has auto temp control to temper the cold wash selection...

Post# 633532 , Reply# 8 10/22/2012 at 20:07 (4,200 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)
Checkrate/Likes These didn't have auto temp control. When you selected HOT you got water heater hot. For warm cold & hot are mixed. And it even has warm rinse options too!

Post# 633540 , Reply# 9 10/22/2012 at 20:23 (4,200 days old) by Iowegian ()
Checkrate/Likes A really neat machine, but I have become accustomed to ATC bumping up the cold temp to 60-65F or so and warm to 90-95F. That's a really useful feature where we live, because incoming cold water temp can get down to 45F in the winter. Down South were you live, that wouldn't be a problem. But I agree that using ATC to limit the hot temp to something less than tap temperature is a bad idea.

Post# 633699 , Reply# 10 10/23/2012 at 12:35 (4,199 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes If you want rinse temps of 60 or so, all you have to do is set it for warm rinses and turn the hot tap way down to almost off after the wash fill. I have done that for years with my KA & Maytag washers to get cooler than warm, but warmer than cold rinses any time of the year.

Post# 633706 , Reply# 11 10/23/2012 at 13:03 (4,199 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *Clarification* I have this same machine only one model year ahead. I bought it new in 2006. This machine does have temp control. it has 6 temperature selections, 4 of them are standard, hot\cold, warm\cold, warm\warm, and cold\cold. The other two settings are SensorSure Warm\cold and SensorSure Cold\Cold. The ATC warm is set at 95 degrees and the ATC cold is set at 70. BTW, don't be fooled by the "warm" rinse. The warm rinse is set at 70 degrees, the same as the ATC cold setting. I set mine on warm\warm year round. If it needs warm it will add it, if the tap temp is above 70 it will fill with tap cold. In the dead of winter it will rinse with almost 75% warm water. In summer, tap cold.

Post# 633722 , Reply# 12 10/23/2012 at 13:55 (4,199 days old) by limitededition ()
Checkrate/Likes *temp assure* The washer does have tempassure the kitchaid lingo for ATC, it also has six temperture setting and it does have HOT water not Hot water the HOT is water heater HOT

Post# 633749 , Reply# 13 10/23/2012 at 16:20 (4,199 days old) by jerrod6 (Southeastern Pennsylvania)
Checkrate/Likes *NEVER again!* Perhaps this is a 2006 model. I had one that looked like this from 1996. Mine was crap. It did not have ATC but the warm water was mixed with hot so it ended up being about 80F. In order to get water I thought was warm I had to run a 3/4 tub full of hot water and then switch the temp to cold. The cleaning was crap. I could never get white socks clean in the thing even after I soaked the socks over night in LCB before washing them the next day with the whites. Lets not even talk about white underwear. The rinsing was crappier. After the main wash water was pumped out the tub would start to spin and do a spray rinse. Problem was that the water ran into the machine from the back through a kind of platform shaped thing. The water would pour into the tub as soon as it began to turn but most of it poured onto the agitator and not onto the clothes and as far as it being a rinse during the spin....the water came in for 30 seconds way before the tub had gained any type of spin speed. didn't matter though because the rinse water ran on top of the agitator and right down the drain never touching the clothes. This was followed by deep rinse that took 8 minutes of filling 23 gallons of water, that was then followed by 2 ---TWO minutes of agitation. Turnover? Half of the clothes never got submerged in the water. Eventually this resulted in my breaking out in a rash caused by left over detergent in clothes. The pump was crap. It lasted two years then began leaking. I called the repair guy and asked that he put in a KA replacement pump. He informed me that even though the machine was labeled KA it was nothing more than a whirlpool and there were only Whirlpool parts...even though I spent more money for this machine as a KA. So much for the slogan KA for the way it's made. The transmission was crap. After having this machine for 4 years I was faced with a tub full of wet clothes that would not spin after a wash because the transmission came apart. The repair person replaced the transmission. Two years after this the transmission came apart again. Maybe whirlpool got their act together by 2006. Never again will I have a KA made by Whirlpool in my house....just NEVER.

Post# 633761 , Reply# 14 10/23/2012 at 17:06 (4,199 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *Perhaps I should clarify* Mine is the next model as in design, not one year older than this. Mine was the control panel re-design that came after this. My KA deep rinse is 6-8 minutes long because I have the triple dispenser on mine and it flushes the fabric softener twice

Post# 633763 , Reply# 15 10/23/2012 at 17:18 (4,199 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *hmm* Im not sure about temp assure, but mine is called SensorSure

Post# 633773 , Reply# 16 10/23/2012 at 17:41 (4,199 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes Maybe whirlpool got their act together by 2006. The Whirlpool direct-drive washer design, of which KA toploaders have always been, was put on the market in the early 1980s ... so they'd been produced for 14 years by 1996, and continued until sometime within the last year for a total of more than 30 years ... with very little mechanical changes. My 1991 KA is still perfectly usable (although to be fair it has been used very little since 2004). Has had two repairs, motor coupler and agitator dogs. My parents 1994 KA was taken out of service a couple months ago for a broken timer. It went for 18 years with the coupler replaced twice, the agitator dogs once and the pump once just for good measure, and the lid switch bypassed. Replacement timer is available but I had a 1999 Kenmore 90 fully refurbed and ready to go, waiting for someone to need it.

Post# 633798 , Reply# 17 10/23/2012 at 18:56 (4,199 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes My KA KAWE 760 (or something like that) agitates in rinse for 4 minutes and pulls everything under quickly with the big agitator operating on the med. motor speed. They must have made some radical changes after they stopped using the black control panel. Mine is old enough to have very traditional temperatures and cycling and has done a lot of laundry, although it is sort of an elder statesman now with the FLs doing most of the work.

Post# 633807 , Reply# 18 10/23/2012 at 19:44 (4,199 days old) by magic_clean (Florida)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *Nope* no radical changes. There were 2 versions of KitchenAid washers. The late 1980's washers that used the 180 & 120 oscillation per min wash action with the 1 piece wavy vane agitator & then the blue dual action agitator. Then the 1990 through 2007 machines with the Sure Clean big auger agitator with 120 & 90 OPM agitation. L.P.

Post# 634063 , Reply# 19 10/24/2012 at 21:42 (4,198 days old) by Iowegian ()
Checkrate/Likes @tomturbomatic: Our Amanatag has all cold rinses. But if set to the "tempered cold" wash setting it will try to provide 60-65F wash water. The tempered warm wash is 90-95F and the hot setting is tap hot. I think I understand what you're getting at, though. But having to finagle the hot and cold taps seems a little Neanderthal. Our Amanatag has a small circuit board that manages the fill temperature - there's a thermostat in the fill flume that reads the temp and modulates the cold and hot solenoids according to how the panel switch is set among the 4 choices and the result the thermostat delivers. It's really a mystery to me why Speed Queen/Alliance hasn't introduced that into their home machines - it's not like it's new tech. I think our first Whirpool with temp control came out about 15 or more years ago. Kind of like the current Speed Queen dryers use thermostatic dry control instead of moisture control. Maybe when Goodman sold the home SQ line to Alliance they reserved all technology developed over the last 20 years, I don't know. Being "old skool" is cool to a point, but SQ needs to do a little catching up, IMO.

Post# 634841 , Reply# 20 10/28/2012 at 07:44 (4,195 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes I do not have to finagle the taps, really. I have a mark on the handle made with a laundry marker so I knew how far to turn it towards OFF. The amount of hot water saved was worth it. Leslie, it is interesting that the electronic KA washers only had a two speed motor when the next model down like mine and DADOES' had the 3 speed motor and larger agitator. We sent an electronic model to friends in Sarasota and it had the blue agitator with the swirly vanes on the barrel.

Post# 634845 , Reply# 21 10/28/2012 at 08:16 (4,195 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)
Checkrate/Likes *Speed Queen* I think Speed Queen's approach is that less parts to fail, better reliability. Further, they are first a commercial laundry manufacturer and there is no call for that technology in the commercial market. Malcolm

Post# 634847 , Reply# 22 10/28/2012 at 08:56 (4,195 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Tom, I may be off-kilter on this but I think 3-speed on electronic KA washers depends on the vintage of machine involved. The first couple models KAWE900S (1987) and KAWE900T (1988) were 2-speeders. The 3rd iteration KAWE950V (1989) shows a 3-speed motor, and also went to the auger-style agitator.

Post# 634849 , Reply# 23 10/28/2012 at 09:15 (4,195 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)
Checkrate/Likes *3 speed* The kawe960 is a 3 speed. That was the 2nd of my KA top loaders. Tho it was kind of a waste. The 3/slowest speed only came into play on the final spin of the permanent press. They used a "step spin" and it started on slow for a minute or so.

Post# 634868 , Reply# 24 10/28/2012 at 12:52 (4,194 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes *1990s KA Agitation* KAWE960(W) would be the TOL to my KAWE760W. W designates 1990 model year. There was also a KAWE860W, which I believe added a 2nd rinse option (to the Normal cycle) and probably five temp choices (incl warm/warm) instead of four (no warm/warm). My machine (and presumably also 860 and 960) uses the 3rd (lowest) speed for low-speed agitation (on Delicate/Knits cycle & 4-min shift on Perm Press). Highest motor speed is not used for agitation at all, only for drain and spin. High-speed agitation is medium motor speed. Utilizing the larger-base agitator with a 3-speed motor on medium speed (1140 RPM, 2-speed equivalent of low) for high agitation and low motor speed (850 RPM, ex-low compared to 2-speeders) for low agitation is one of KA's distinctions of the time. KAWE760W agitation, switching from high speed to low.

Post# 634869 , Reply# 25 10/28/2012 at 12:53 (4,194 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes *KitchenAid "Stepped Spin"* Normal cycle starts the final spin with 2 mins medium speed, then changes to 4 mins high speed. Delicate is medium speed final spin, no changes. Perm Press has a final spin of 2 mins on low (850 RPM motor), 2 minutes medium (1140 RPM motor), and 2 minutes high (1725 RPM motor). (it does not normally do a spin-drain)

Post# 634871 , Reply# 26 10/28/2012 at 13:35 (4,194 days old) by jerrod6 (Southeastern Pennsylvania)
Checkrate/Likes Bob I have seen your agitator before. It was the model that was in the brochure I got when I decided to get a KA. By the time I bought my machine it was different. My agitator was the auger style but it was completely white. I had the extra rinse option and the stepped spin. I just think my model was an inbetween to those that you all are talking about. There was never a problem with the motor but I can't say the same about the pump or the transmission or the two minute deep rinse. The service guy even told me that they had redesign the original pump because it wasn't sturdy enough to stand up to being directly connected to the motor. I think they just tried to cut corners with my model and it just didn't work.

Post# 634890 , Reply# 27 10/28/2012 at 15:16 (4,194 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes Sorry for the out of date info, Glen. I only saw one of the electronics and thought it strange to only have the two speed motor on the TOL KA. I did not know about the later electronic models. I never even saw one in an ad. I guess mine is the 860 'cause it has the extra rinse and w/w temp setting. Thank you for the excellent, as usual, information.

Post# 634911 , Reply# 28 10/28/2012 at 17:49 (4,194 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)
Checkrate/Likes *I stand corrected* Dados, you are correct about the agitation speed, I forgot about the slow agitation. Now that I think back, I remember thinking it was strange they had/advertised "3 speed" but it only had 2 agitate speeds and 3 spin speeds depending on the cycle. Usually if some one is bragging about 3 speeds aren't they usually 3 was and 3 spin?

Post# 634952 , Reply# 29 10/28/2012 at 20:41 (4,194 days old) by Iowegian ()
Checkrate/Likes @mrb627: Sure, I understand that "less is more" up to a point. SQ emphasizes quality construction in their marketing, and that's good. But automatic temperature control is not new tech, nor is it a sign of compromising mechanical quality. It can be accomplished with a pretty simple control scheme and one sensor. And I've never had a failure of the ATC system with any washer we've owned. Unless SQ decides to re-introduce wringer washers, the old school schtick is eventually going to wear out in the marketplace. Zenith was still saying, "The quality goes in before the name goes on" right up 'til they shut their doors...even though their TVs were being built in Mexico toward the end. Don't get me wrong, I want to see Alliance succeed as much as anyone. Yeah, laundromat machines are different than home machines. SQ already knows that, since their home TL machines have a bigger basket than the laundromat machines. We should get a free factory tour or an Alliance polo shirt for all the market studying we're doing on their behalf, huh?!

Post# 635168 , Reply# 30 10/29/2012 at 18:29 (4,193 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)
Checkrate/Likes *3 Speed KA Washers* I don't think they ever used the slowest motor during spin, only the 1140 and the 1725 speeds.

Post# 635170 , Reply# 31 10/29/2012 at 18:33 (4,193 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)
Checkrate/Likes *Combo 52* They did use the lowest speed. Only on PP spin on the 960 that I had. That was the reason I scratched my head.

Post# 635180 , Reply# 32 10/29/2012 at 19:01 (4,193 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes John, the motor clearly changes speed twice in my spin video posted above -- already on low at the beginning, changes to medium at 0:25, then to high at 2:25. The user manual concurs, describes the PP final spin as "Low Speed to Medium to High Speed, 2 Spray Rinses."

Post# 635213 , Reply# 33 10/29/2012 at 20:53 (4,193 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes *Electronic KA Washer Models* 'scoped these out, there could be more. Market year is noted per model coding. User Guides are available for download from KitchenAid.com. (1987) KAWE900S (1988) KAWE900T (1989) KAWE950V (1990) KAWE960W (1994) KAWE977B (1995) KAWE977D (1996) KAWS977E

Post# 635217 , Reply# 34 10/29/2012 at 21:06 (4,193 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes I want to see a video of a KA washing a load of clothes. I'm curious to see how the turn over is with a full load and the high agitation on medium motor speed does.

Post# 635265 , Reply# 35 10/30/2012 at 06:00 (4,193 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)
Checkrate/Likes *I want to see a video of a KA washing a load of clothes.* Me too! Malcolm

Post# 635642 , Reply# 36 11/1/2012 at 06:26 (4,191 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *I have to do laundry today* I'll do a quick video of a full load. P.S. Combo52, My KA uses the slowest spin speed on the Handwash cycle.

Post# 635654 , Reply# 37 11/1/2012 at 07:46 (4,191 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)
Checkrate/Likes *3 Speed KA Washers* I stand corrected guys thanks, Glen also pointed out that KA did actually use the 850 RPM motor speed at the beginning of the spin cycle on some models.

Post# 635669 , Reply# 38 11/1/2012 at 08:57 (4,191 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes Vern, I can assure you that the turnover is fabulous.

Post# 635773 , Reply# 39 11/1/2012 at 18:59 (4,190 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes That's what I've heard but have been dying to see it! Lol. And there have been a lot of those for sale here in Fresno. If only I were able. There was one set a few months ago that was absolutely beautiful. Almond color with all the options. They took very good care of the set. It just puzzles me to why they were selling it.

Post# 635774 , Reply# 40 11/1/2012 at 19:00 (4,190 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes *Geoff!!* That would be very awesome of you! I'd love you forever! Lmao!

Post# 635788 , Reply# 41 11/1/2012 at 19:33 (4,190 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *OK Vern, I am going to hold you to that promise :)* This first video is our king size sheets on the "Sweaters" cycle, which is Slow agaitaion/fast spin. I am using this because they are very delicate fleece sheets. I did though switch it to Cotton/Towels to show you the Fast/Fast agitation. This is on "Large" water level, one level before the max, "Super". I do promise to do a fully loaded vid in the future, But for now, Enjoy!!!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO geoff's LINK

Post# 635790 , Reply# 42 11/1/2012 at 19:36 (4,190 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *Here is Fast/Fast!!!* Fast agitation which is Medium speed CLICK HERE TO GO TO geoff's LINK

Post# 635795 , Reply# 43 11/1/2012 at 19:56 (4,190 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes *Sa-weeeet!!* Thank you Geoff!! I love you love you love you! Lol. I love the turn over as well! On the fast/fast video it's turning them like a KM/WP would with the high speed fast/fast. Even on the ex low speed on the KA turns pretty good. I do very much appreciate that Geoff ;-)

Post# 635806 , Reply# 44 11/1/2012 at 20:31 (4,190 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes :) You're welcome dear, my pleasure. Stay tuned, I have four more videos to post :) Geoff

Post# 635811 , Reply# 45 11/1/2012 at 21:09 (4,190 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)
Checkrate/Likes *Geoff* How old is your machine? Mine didn't look like that. I had the turquoise agitator with small chrome ring on top.

Post# 635830 , Reply# 46 11/1/2012 at 22:53 (4,190 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes Right on, Geoff :-) I'll be waiting patiently lol.

Post# 635878 , Reply# 47 11/2/2012 at 07:53 (4,190 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)
Checkrate/Likes *Nice* Nice videos. Thanks for posting! Malcolm

Post# 635884 , Reply# 48 11/2/2012 at 08:19 (4,190 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *super32* My machine is the last iteration before they stopped making them. I bought it brand new in 2006.

Post# 635886 , Reply# 49 11/2/2012 at 08:32 (4,190 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes Geoff, post a pic of your machine empty to confirm it has the large-base agitator. If so, the base covers the perfs in bottom of the basket. Super32, this model has flush-through softener & bleach dispensers (and detergent), so the agitator doesn't need a centrifugal softener dispenser.

Post# 635891 , Reply# 50 11/2/2012 at 09:20 (4,190 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *Glen* It does have the large base, that's (one of) the reasons I bought it. But I'll post a pic anyway :)

Post# 635910 , Reply# 51 11/2/2012 at 12:17 (4,189 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *For Glen* 1

Post# 635911 , Reply# 52 11/2/2012 at 12:18 (4,189 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes 2 Closer

Post# 635913 , Reply# 53 11/2/2012 at 12:19 (4,189 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *The machine* 3

Post# 635914 , Reply# 54 11/2/2012 at 12:19 (4,189 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *closer* 4

Post# 635922 , Reply# 55 11/2/2012 at 13:00 (4,189 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *As requested.* Here is a video of a full load of darks. It is a little dark (no pun intended) so I shot many different angles to give more perpective. Enjoy!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO geoff's LINK

Post# 635991 , Reply# 56 11/2/2012 at 18:44 (4,189 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes Very cool! Thanks again Geoff :)

Post# 636002 , Reply# 57 11/2/2012 at 19:24 (4,189 days old) by Iowegian ()
Checkrate/Likes Wow, nice machine and in great condition, too! Looks like it has every cycle/option a person could ever need.

Post# 636013 , Reply# 58 11/2/2012 at 19:59 (4,189 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes Hmmmm I'm curious again lol. I noticed on the control panel there's a Wool/Handwash option with Ultra Low speeds. If the Fast/Fast is Medium/High motor speed and Low/Low is Low/Medium Motor speed, how slow is the agitation on Ultra Low?

Post# 636027 , Reply# 59 11/2/2012 at 21:07 (4,189 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)
Checkrate/Likes *Speaking of KitchenAid* In Massachusetts : Pipe : CLICK HERE TO GO TO toploader55's LINK on Boston Craigslist

Post# 636034 , Reply# 60 11/2/2012 at 21:33 (4,189 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes I'm wondering the same thing about the choice of High, Low, and Ultra Low agitation. Is Ultra Low intermittent?

Post# 636036 , Reply# 61 11/2/2012 at 21:38 (4,189 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes Ah I didn't think of that DaDoes! I would imagine it would have to be since there isn't a slower motor speed.

Post# 636116 , Reply# 62 11/3/2012 at 09:58 (4,188 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)
Checkrate/Likes Thanks all for the clarification. After I let go of mine, I didn't pay much attention to the models after it.

Post# 636131 , Reply# 63 11/3/2012 at 12:03 (4,188 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *OK, here's the lowdown.* Cotton/Towels: Fast/Fast. Medium agitation followed by stepped spins of medium to fast. Knits/Permanent Press: High/Low Medium agitation followed by medium spins only, no steps. Sweaters: Low/High Slow agitation followed by stepped spins of medium to fast. Delicate: Low/Low Slow agitation followed by medium spins only, no steps. Wool/Handwash: Ultra Low/Ultra Low Slow intermittent agitation followed by a stepped spin of Ultra Low (850 Rpm motor speed) to medium 1140 RPM motor speed). 300 RPM spin speed stepped to 450 RPM spin speed for the last 4 minutes

Post# 636138 , Reply# 64 11/3/2012 at 12:32 (4,188 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *It's a great cycle* I use the Wool/Handwash all winter for my cashmere and other sweaters. 80% of my winter wardrobe is "Handwash Only". That cycle is 50% of the reason I bought it.

Post# 636148 , Reply# 65 11/3/2012 at 13:39 (4,188 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)
Checkrate/Likes *DD of preference* I suppose if I was to decide on a DD top load machine, KitchenAid would have been my machine of choice. For some reason, they are very rare second hand finds in my area. Would be a fun garage machine. Malcolm

Post# 636219 , Reply# 66 11/3/2012 at 20:07 (4,188 days old) by electronicontrl (Grand Rapids, MI)
Checkrate/Likes *The agitator does make a difference* When I bought my KAWE860WWH2 washer and KGYE760WWH0 dryer at a 2nd hand store in 2008, the washer had a "Kenmore" dual-action agitator. When I found the original-style turquoise agitator on E-Bay I was happy to replace it. Then I discover the roll over was lousy with that turquoise agitator. The Kenmore agitator gave better rollover. But the action looks even better with the agitator Geoff has.

Post# 636220 , Reply# 67 11/3/2012 at 20:10 (4,188 days old) by electronicontrl (Grand Rapids, MI)
Checkrate/Likes *Kenmore agitator* not the original turquoise

Post# 636225 , Reply# 68 11/3/2012 at 20:43 (4,188 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes Then I discover the roll over was lousy with that turquoise agitator. The Kenmore agitator gave better rollover. But the action looks even better with the agitator Geoff has. I do believe Geoff's agitator is same as the "turquoise" ... it's just white instead of turquoise.

Post# 636239 , Reply# 69 11/3/2012 at 22:40 (4,188 days old) by electronicontrl (Grand Rapids, MI)
Checkrate/Likes *Agitator* Thanks, DADoES But his white agitator has the wider base.....

Post# 636240 , Reply# 70 11/3/2012 at 22:50 (4,188 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)
Checkrate/Likes But his white agitator has the wider base..... Of course, that is exclusive to KA far as I'm aware, whether white or turquoise. Kenmore & Whirlpool never used the wide-base agitator far as I'm aware, in any color.

Post# 636254 , Reply# 71 11/3/2012 at 23:59 (4,188 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes By the way Geoff, nice underwear shot in that 3rd video lol. Something tells me you put those bright yellow ones in there with those dark clothes so they would stand out lol.

Post# 636277 , Reply# 72 11/4/2012 at 03:06 (4,188 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)
Checkrate/Likes *Underwear* I noticed the yellow shorts too. I assumed that was why the wash water seemed so dirty... :D Malcolm

Post# 636280 , Reply# 73 11/4/2012 at 03:37 (4,188 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *oh jeez!!! LOL* I KNEW someone was going to mention that LOL.

Post# 636380 , Reply# 74 11/4/2012 at 09:35 (4,187 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)
Checkrate/Likes *Push Buttons* Oh My... CLICK HERE TO GO TO mrb627's LINK on Dallas Craigslist

Post# 636390 , Reply# 75 11/4/2012 at 09:57 (4,187 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes Lol Geoff! You should know this group pretty well by now! Lol but I must say, they're adorable. Lol.

Post# 636404 , Reply# 76 11/4/2012 at 11:19 (4,187 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)
Checkrate/Likes *LOL!* After being around here for 12 years, BELIEVE me, I get it LOL. The funny part is, they are my partners, not mine LOL. He wouldn't be too happy knowing his undies are on YouTube LOL. I was just basically sitting back and waiting for someone to comment on it LOL :) Geoff

Post# 636475 , Reply# 77 11/4/2012 at 13:12 (4,187 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)
Checkrate/Likes Ahhhhh ok. LOL. Well I promise not to say anything lol. And it was only a matter of time before someone brought it up lol. I think it's hilarious!

Post# 637011 , Reply# 78 11/6/2012 at 12:04 (4,185 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)
Checkrate/Likes *Push button set* Is anybody interested in that push button set? They look pretty nice to me. Malcolm

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