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Thread Number: 45733
POD 3/29/13 WP Gas Combo ad with Jimmy & Gloria Stewart |
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Post# 669022 , Reply# 1 3/29/2013 at 08:50 (4,039 days old) by oldskool  (Kansas City, MO) |
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What size..... gas burner did this unit have - anyone know? Also curious as to the rpm of the spin cycle? These units are very interesting to me. While I don't have a combo unit in my collection, one day I hope to. | ||
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Post# 669061 , Reply# 2 3/29/2013 at 13:32 (4,039 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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The gas burner was 37,000 BTUs
The electric units had an air heater rated at 5600 watts. That is an equivalent of roughly 20,000 BTUs. To equal the heat output of a 37,000 BTU gas burner you would need roughly 10,800 watts of heating elements which would draw around 45 amps at 240 volts. Tumbling speed was 45 rpm Spin speed was 200 rpm That insanely slow spin speed was helped A LITTLE by the fact that the inside diameter of the washing cylinder was 29". A simple law of physics is that a larger cyclinder can exert more outward force at a given speed than a smaller cylinder. I would suspect that the WP cylinder spinning at 200 rpm probably did a slightly better job extracting water from clothes than, say the GE combo which spun at 215 rpm but only had a washing cylinder diameter of 25-26" | ||
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Post# 669067 , Reply# 3 3/29/2013 at 15:22 (4,039 days old) by oldskool (Kansas City, MO) |
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Thanks Mark - Thanks for the facts. Based on that info, if one were looking for a combo, would this or a similar Whirlpool be your choice, or another brand, and why? Thanks - John | ||
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Post# 669068 , Reply# 4 3/29/2013 at 15:31 (4,039 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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I really only know facts about combos. I have never worked on one. From what I hear second hand, these WP machines are hard to find parts for.
My personal choice would be for a full-sized Bendix DuoMatic from the 1950s. That has as much to do with aesthetics as it does with generally better performance. The later Kenmore 29" combos are also reputed to be quite good performers but are CRAZY complex in their mechanisms. No combo was simple. Others want to weigh in?? | ||
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Post# 669069 , Reply# 5 3/29/2013 at 15:33 (4,039 days old) by oldskool (Kansas City, MO) |
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Appreciate... ...your facts, input, and knowledge. Saw one of these a few months ago locally, that I should have jumped on. Thanks | ||
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