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Kenmore Short Agitator vs Whirlpool Tall Agitator |
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Post# 704101 , Reply# 1   9/19/2013 at 15:31 (3,843 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 704103 , Reply# 2   9/19/2013 at 15:37 (3,843 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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well...a pic might help understand better......but usually the Whirlpool was taller only because of the fancy surgilator vanes comming all the way to the top, and to house the softener dispenser, where as the Kenmore would have a dispenser that sat on top of the agitator and snap locked in place...
I like them both, but preference goes to the Kenmore with the spirals that angle down.... like I said, a pic would help better understand which one you have, and are looking to replace it with.....there are several types of augers/spirals, and not all fit all bases... and some do....like this large KA base, fitted with a Whirlpool Surgilator top spiral....it can house the dispenser on top(which actually would fit inside), or a plain cap as shown |
Post# 704110 , Reply# 3   9/19/2013 at 16:00 (3,843 days old) by warsh (MEMPHIS)   |   | |
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This is what's in there. (Ebay Picture) |
Post# 704111 , Reply# 4   9/19/2013 at 16:01 (3,843 days old) by warsh (MEMPHIS)   |   | |
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Here is what I am talking about going with. |
Post# 704118 , Reply# 5   9/19/2013 at 16:28 (3,843 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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As others have said, changing the agitator won't make a significant difference on performance ... nor will it change the maximum water level, which on the taller auger will be lower than the square hole (which is where softener dribbles out when the softener dispenser is used), so you can see how much of the auger will be above the water line. |
Post# 704120 , Reply# 6   9/19/2013 at 16:38 (3,843 days old) by warsh (MEMPHIS)   |   | |
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Short one it is! |
Post# 704121 , Reply# 7   9/19/2013 at 16:49 (3,843 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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I have found the Kenmore's slanted design to be a definate improvement over the straight vanes...especially with the DD short quick strokes....no comparison, it works better.....
if that slanted design would fit on the KA base, I would have the best of both worlds... and you can always add the dispenser on top.... |
Post# 704141 , Reply# 8   9/19/2013 at 19:14 (3,842 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 704147 , Reply# 9   9/19/2013 at 19:47 (3,842 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 704150 , Reply# 10   9/19/2013 at 19:59 (3,842 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 704404 , Reply# 11   9/21/2013 at 08:55 (3,841 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Many years ago I spent the summer in a house with a Whirlpool top load washer. When in use, only two-thirds of that big agitator is in water and actually doing anything. It is so tall that it makes loading and unloading difficult. Unless you just "have" to have a fabric softener dispenser, I'd stick with the Kenmore agitator.
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Post# 758779 , Reply# 13   5/22/2014 at 00:26 (3,598 days old) by murando531 (Augusta, Georgia - US)   |   | |
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There are a few yes and no answers to your question from the knowledge I have, so I hope I'm able to help. The Whirlpool you previously had and the Kenmore 80 you now have, while having different lids, controls, etc., share the same exact mechanics, referred to as the Direct-Drive system. If you still have the previous Whirlpool, you can actually interchange the agitators because they all share the LEAP platform; the bolt, fitting, and height are all the same. The Whirlpool agitator will most likely be taller, but in my opinion that's a good thing because the spiral fins will push anything down that hasn't gone into the water yet at the start of the wash. As far as the basket goes, there is a lot more that would have to be done to put in a larger one. Yours I believe is a 2.5 to 3 cu.ft, where the larger ones are 3.4 or so. Because there is not only the basket, but also the outer tub, you'll be required to exchange more parts than meets the eye, and by that time it would be just as easy to exchange machines altogether. The same applies to the lid, because of the slight differences there are in the dimensions of the cabinets between the Whirlpool/Kenmore brands, despite having the same insides. I hope that helps at least a little.
If you don't mind me asking, what made you want to change out the Whirlpool? |