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My new Kitchenmore washer. |
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Post# 714076 , Reply# 1   11/9/2013 at 03:36 (3,792 days old) by speed_queen75 ()   |   | |
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In almond |
Post# 714077 , Reply# 2   11/9/2013 at 03:39 (3,792 days old) by speed_queen75 ()   |   | |
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Love it |
Post# 714078 , Reply# 3   11/9/2013 at 03:41 (3,792 days old) by speed_queen75 ()   |   | |
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My little kitchenmore |
Post# 714113 , Reply# 4   11/9/2013 at 08:27 (3,792 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 714114 , Reply# 5   11/9/2013 at 08:40 (3,792 days old) by mtn1584 (USA)   |   | |
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the LAST great washing machines made for Sears by Whirlpool! Mike |
Post# 714118 , Reply# 6   11/9/2013 at 08:54 (3,792 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 714215 , Reply# 9   11/9/2013 at 17:58 (3,792 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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These were nice machines. I never liked DD that much but they were good performers none the less. Sears did their homework on these machines however, low speed on a DD is equivalent in roughness to normal on most other machines. I guess one can say these had a real Heavy-duty cycle. The extra slow intermittent was another good idea on the side of Sears. ATC was a good feature to only present on Whirlpool machines much higher than this at the time. So you did get your monies worth when buying these.
On a side of caution, Im not sure what was different in the transmissions of DD washers but as stated above I have heard of these agitators wearing out transmissions on larger loads. Just another heads up. BTW, why was it these agitators were ok in Kitchen Aids and not other DDs? |
Post# 714218 , Reply# 10   11/9/2013 at 18:04 (3,792 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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I have use both speeds......but mainly high for all loads.....and never had an issue, but have heard others with failures because of the stress factor...
the only other thing I added was the heavy duty coupler as well.......mine is a 95, bought new, and to think of it, I only had to replace it once so far.... don't worry about being a kid....you only live once, we all can relate, just glad it worked out for you, and your gettting full enjoyment out of it...looking forward to the video |
Post# 714222 , Reply# 11   11/9/2013 at 18:25 (3,792 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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BTW, why was it these agitators were ok in Kitchen Aids and not other DDs?KitchenAid used three-speed motors, and the medium motor speed (equivalent to low on a 2-speeder) was run for high agitation ... thus not as much strain on the mechanism as would be the case if high motor speed was run. KA also used a slightly more robust motor. |
Post# 714227 , Reply# 12   11/9/2013 at 18:53 (3,792 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 714230 , Reply# 13   11/9/2013 at 19:04 (3,792 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 714265 , Reply# 14   11/9/2013 at 22:09 (3,791 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Kenmore has always had very good cycle combinations along with some clever agitator modifications. I think Sears had some really good consumer appliance experts and designers on board when writing the specs for the Kenmores. There were times when I thought the Kenmore line looked and was set up better than the Whirlpool badged machines.
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Post# 714276 , Reply# 16   11/9/2013 at 23:56 (3,791 days old) by speed_queen75 ()   |   | |
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Based on the model number can anyone tell me what year this machine is? Model #110.22894100. Thanks |
Post# 714296 , Reply# 18   11/10/2013 at 04:59 (3,791 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)   |   | |
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Post# 714306 , Reply# 19   11/10/2013 at 06:09 (3,791 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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As others have mentioned, avoid using the high agitation speed if you're using a KitchenAid agitator, whose fins are larger than the original-issue Kenmore agitator.
I had a circa 1989 KitchenAid, and its fast agitation was 120 ppm, compared to 180 on Kenmore/Whirlpool models. You mentioned gentle clothes care; you'll get far from that if you use the Kenmore's high agitation speed with that agitator. |
Post# 714313 , Reply# 22   11/10/2013 at 06:30 (3,791 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 714633 , Reply# 23   11/11/2013 at 16:01 (3,790 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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Post# 714635 , Reply# 24   11/11/2013 at 16:07 (3,790 days old) by DirectDriveDave ()   |   | |
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It's too bad the standard WP DA agitator wasn't that color, I would love it! |
Post# 714638 , Reply# 25   11/11/2013 at 16:24 (3,790 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Oh....the standard size base comes in that color too!.....tall spiral with dispenser or plain cap as well...from the standard 2 speed models......
heres one in the all white...... CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK on eBay |
Post# 714694 , Reply# 26   11/11/2013 at 19:00 (3,790 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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Guess there was a good reason for that; for many years, well over half of Whirlpool's production was for Sears. I don't know the exact percentages, but would think at least 65%. Also, Sears was a major stockholder in Whirlpool Corp. |
Post# 714712 , Reply# 27   11/11/2013 at 20:01 (3,789 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )   |   | |
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Post# 714762 , Reply# 28   11/12/2013 at 01:52 (3,789 days old) by speed_queen75 ()   |   | |
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At the base on this thing. Sure moves the clothes around. |
Post# 714763 , Reply# 29   11/12/2013 at 01:57 (3,789 days old) by speed_queen75 ()   |   | |
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Tall too. And I promise a video is coming. I wanna make it a good one. |
Post# 714787 , Reply# 30   11/12/2013 at 04:18 (3,789 days old) by speed_queen75 ()   |   | |
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Videos as promised, here ya go yogi.. Not the best quality bit I will get better ones.. CLICK HERE TO GO TO speed_queen75's LINK |
Post# 714788 , Reply# 31   11/12/2013 at 04:19 (3,789 days old) by speed_queen75 ()   |   | |
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Is part two.. Enjoy CLICK HERE TO GO TO speed_queen75's LINK |
Post# 714791 , Reply# 32   11/12/2013 at 04:30 (3,789 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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Post# 714817 , Reply# 33   11/12/2013 at 07:49 (3,789 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 715118 , Reply# 35   11/13/2013 at 15:44 (3,788 days old) by speed_queen75 ()   |   | |
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That the new belt drive Kenmore washer with the triple action agitator I'm the purty blue has a base as big as this kitchen aid one. I've yet to see one though. |
Post# 715204 , Reply# 36   11/13/2013 at 21:44 (3,787 days old) by speed_queen75 ()   |   | |
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The serial number for this machine is CL 4405237 |
Post# 715265 , Reply# 37   11/14/2013 at 04:51 (3,787 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 715277 , Reply# 38   11/14/2013 at 06:47 (3,787 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 715286 , Reply# 39   11/14/2013 at 08:07 (3,787 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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LOL. I have a decoding chart, and the info can also be found online. First letter is manufacturing facility. C = Clyde OH. (There may be an extra leading letter for "foreign"/3rd-party manufacture such as the Duets made in Germany.) 2nd character is year. L = 2001 Prior to 1990 the coding was 0 through 9 per the last digit, i.e. 0 = 1970, 9 = 1979. Letters were added in 1990 to reduce repetition of the pattern. 3rd & 4th position (numbers) is the week of the designated year. Remainder of the number is production sequence in that week. Being that there is repetition in the coding, it's sometimes necessary to get a visual on the machine or also reference the model number to differentiate, for example, 1970 from 1980. |
Post# 715317 , Reply# 40   11/14/2013 at 11:59 (3,787 days old) by joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA)   |   | |
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