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Thread Number: 43301
Westinghouse TL washer & dryer, should I grab them?? |
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Post# 636747 11/5/2012 at 14:41 (4,187 days old) by RevvinKevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 636750 , Reply# 1 11/5/2012 at 14:44 (4,187 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
My Guess | ||
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Post# 636751 , Reply# 2 11/5/2012 at 14:45 (4,187 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Here is the matching dryer....
For a short time I had a 1977 version of the above washer with the straight-vane agitator and it had VERY poor movement / roll over! The washer itself was rusted and worn out, but it still worked.
Do you think these would be worth picking up for maybe $80 for both? It's at least a 2 hour round trip with little traffic, but here in LA that rarely happens (little traffic).
What do you think??
Kevin 
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Post# 636752 , Reply# 3 11/5/2012 at 14:46 (4,187 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 636758 , Reply# 4 11/5/2012 at 14:55 (4,187 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
I've always liked this design dryer. Very quiet and very tolerant of less than careful owners. The washer is a toss up. I'd ask the seller about the agitator before you spend purchase and gas money on getting them. As you said, you have/had a washer similar to this with an agi you're not overly impressed with. It could be a duplicate unless you want to replace the rusted out one you have (didn't it have noisy bearings as well?) with a better example... If so, then STRIP out the old or otherwise bid it farewell. Love ya, Kevin BUT someone's gotta help ya with the... extent of your collection... LOL!
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Post# 636761 , Reply# 5 11/5/2012 at 15:01 (4,187 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 636771 , Reply# 6 11/5/2012 at 15:34 (4,187 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada) | ||
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Post# 636776 , Reply# 8 11/5/2012 at 15:53 (4,187 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 636778 , Reply# 9 11/5/2012 at 15:56 (4,187 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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You need to grab them ASAP!!!!!
Oh sure... easy for you to say Keyone... being all the way across the country and all! LOL Do YOU want to buy them and ship back to Baltimore?
I'll call the seller again and ask him to check the agitator for me. If a ramp, yes. If straight vane, oh hell no!
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Eddie, yeah I could install the ramp agi, but it's not like I have one sitting on the shelf here... LOL
Kevin
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| Post# 636793 , Reply# 10 11/5/2012 at 16:33 (4,187 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
Go for it!
This machine should have the spiral ramp agitator unless the owner changed it out. It also has the handwash agitator nestled underneath the spiral ramp. Check out the emblem on the control panel below the speed selector switch. This looks to be almost top of the line and in good condition. Ask the owner for interior shot.
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Post# 636797 , Reply# 11 11/5/2012 at 16:54 (4,187 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Kevin | ||
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Post# 636884 , Reply# 12 11/5/2012 at 20:42 (4,186 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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No need to decide now.... | ||
| Post# 636967 , Reply# 13 11/6/2012 at 09:37 (4,186 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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oh bummer | ||
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Post# 636974 , Reply# 14 11/6/2012 at 10:14 (4,186 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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WH Ramp Agitator Vs Straight Vane Agitator A straight vane agitator will always turn over a HEAVY load better than a ramp style agitator, sure ramp agitators are fun to watch when lightly loaded, but even on the fairly effective KM Roto-Swirl agitators the only thing that made them work were the three straight fins at the bottom and the WP BD machines with the Surgulator always washed and turned over a bigger load than the RS ever did. Ramp style agitators were dropped for a reason [ and unlikely to ever reappear ] as manufacturers got serious about energy efficiency and load size. | ||
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Post# 636984 , Reply# 15 11/6/2012 at 10:29 (4,186 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Wow, if a "straight vane" works that much better than a "ramp style", maybe I wouldn't want this washer after all! The 1977 Westy TL I had (briefly) before had the straight vane and was absolutely HORRIBLE at moving clothes around, even with a "normal" (moderate) size load!
It still would have been fun to play with though! | ||
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Post# 637022 , Reply# 16 11/6/2012 at 13:55 (4,186 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 638318 , Reply# 17 11/11/2012 at 18:39 (4,180 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Methinks The Word Is Out | ||
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