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Thread Number: 43956
1957 Lady Kenmore: Timed or Pressure Fill? |
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Post# 646266 12/13/2012 at 20:53 (4,151 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I picked up the manual for the 1957 Lady Kenmore washer (Ephemera) and am confused about how these machines fill. The cycle dial leads me to believe the timer advances during the fill for the wash portion of the cycle. On the other hand, there's a variable water level control (LO to HI w/ RESET) which leads me to believe there's a pressure fill.
Does the timer advance during fills, and if so, why? Thanks in advance to the Kenmore experts in the family for sharing their knowledge! 
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Post# 646272 , Reply# 1 12/13/2012 at 21:16 (4,151 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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 Pressure fill. But at about the 6 or 5 minute mark where there is the word "wash" that will have the machine begin to agitate whether the pressure switch has been satisfied. On models without a later level control, that was a way to wash a smaller load. Fill to desired level and then move timer to where it begins agitation. | ||
| Post# 646277 , Reply# 2 12/13/2012 at 21:43 (4,151 days old) by whirlaway (Hampton Virginia) | ||
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An Adjustment! On my 1955 Kenmore there is an adjustment on the vacuum control under the top,like a set screw sort of deal,it operates on pressure. | ||
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Post# 646359 , Reply# 3 12/14/2012 at 05:54 (4,150 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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The timer does not advance until after the pressure switch is satisfied except after the line between fill and wash at what looks like 7 minutes. | ||
| Post# 646552 , Reply# 4 12/14/2012 at 21:35 (4,150 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass) | ||
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fill time Hope this helps 
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Post# 646571 , Reply# 5 12/15/2012 at 00:36 (4,149 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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 Yes after about the six minute mark you can have the LK do dry agitation if you wish or very low water level agitation. It's kinda fun actually to do! Anything above the wash line in the fill area will operate just like any more modern Kenmore washer, not advancing the timer or agitating until the pressure switch is satisfied. | ||
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Post# 646603 , Reply# 6 12/15/2012 at 07:32 (4,149 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh so you do | ||
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Post# 646617 , Reply# 7 12/15/2012 at 09:11 (4,149 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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I never ran across one....BUT, was the Kenmore/Whirlpool lineup ever with a TIME FILL option like a solid tub?......
I know even Maytags AMP and the Highlander even had a time fill version....plus many other manufacturers..... interesting with something like a TAG, there was not big outter tub area for an overfill/flo....you had to have the pressure just right, and monitor it, otherwise it would have a good chance to flood the floor... 
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