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Thread Number: 4350
POD 12/23/05 What sound does a baby bird make? |
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| Post# 99548 , Reply# 1 12/23/2005 at 10:14 (6,692 days old) by agiflow () | ||
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Tom, i take it you are not crazy about WP washers now are ya? :-) | ||
| Post# 99557 , Reply# 3 12/23/2005 at 11:52 (6,692 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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there's only a dial too... Where's the water level and temperature selectors? | ||
Post# 99566 , Reply# 4 12/23/2005 at 14:13 (6,692 days old) by fnelson487  (Palm Springs, CA) |
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Hey Jeff! | ||
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Post# 99568 , Reply# 5 12/23/2005 at 14:27 (6,692 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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You are correct Fred, the water temperature is set by adjusting the hot and cold faucets and if you turn the control dial to anywhere less than 6 minutes of wash time, agitation will begin no matter what the water level is. To say that this brochure for this BOL late 50's Whirlpool stretches the truth is an understatement. | ||
| Post# 99571 , Reply# 6 12/23/2005 at 14:38 (6,692 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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so what your saying is: This was a "manual-automatic" a fancy wringer without the wringer? I think I understand it. | ||
| Post# 99574 , Reply# 7 12/23/2005 at 14:49 (6,692 days old) by knitwits1975 () | ||
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BD Whirlpools did not reverse the motors. The shifting of cycles was done by solenoids. Their neutral drain was more foolproof than on the direct drives, which do reverse the motor. But yes, their spin was a bit lethargic. PS I like the picture of the day. | ||
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Post# 99608 , Reply# 9 12/23/2005 at 19:49 (6,692 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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The worst offenders are oils and grease-----re-deposited on top of the clothes as the machine drains---------yeeech! The spray rinses may rinse off some of the other lighter than water soils, but I don't see how grease and oils are eliminated. I have always thought the spin and drain method was the best. | ||
| Post# 99630 , Reply# 10 12/23/2005 at 21:43 (6,692 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 99652 , Reply# 11 12/23/2005 at 23:47 (6,692 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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At least they shift directly into neutral drain (and then spin) from agitation instead of pausing to reverse the motor. See... and as annoying as it is, in theory the dirt was bound to the water by a detergent (or soap) moleucle, which holds it in suspension. Being much heavier this "dirt-loaded" molecule would precipitate to the bottom. IMHO the pause allows this crud to flow and settle down, then get drained off first and not have a chance to re-deposit on clothing. | ||
| Post# 100381 , Reply# 12 12/28/2005 at 19:31 (6,687 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky) | ||
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I tend to prefer neutral drain washers Most people on this website seem to prefer washers that spin-drain, but ever since I was a baby, I've always been more excited by a belt-driven Whirlpool-Kenmore washing machine's neutral drain. | ||
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