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Thread Number: 51554
kenmore portable washer in tucson..... |
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| Post# 739255 3/4/2014 at 15:24 (3,698 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
i just found an ad on craigslist for a portable kenmore washer. looks like early 1980's to me, but what do i know. i would say it's a full size automatic too.
ad says: Kenmore Portable Washing Machine - $175 (central tucson) Excellent condition of a Kenmore Portable washer. Please call/txt Steve 5209072653 for any inquiries. $175obo thanks *HOOKS UP TO YOUR SINK* CLICK HERE TO GO TO hippiedoll's LINK on Tucson Craigslist 
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| Post# 739300 , Reply# 2 3/4/2014 at 19:06 (3,697 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
DD | ||
| Post# 739302 , Reply# 3 3/4/2014 at 19:11 (3,697 days old) by kitty () | ||
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Also... Don't they have the high speed spin cycle? | ||
Post# 739310 , Reply# 4 3/4/2014 at 19:34 (3,697 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Compact 24" KM DD Washer
Good little washer, but it is only 1/2 the size at best compared to a full sized 27" wide DD wp built washer. These compacts were very rugged as all the major mechanical components were the same as the largest DD washer, however it is interesting to note that these compacts do not last as long if the washer is washing for the same number of people as a full sized machine, because it has to do nearly twice as many loads per week.
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| Post# 739326 , Reply# 5 3/4/2014 at 20:26 (3,697 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
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woops!!!
washdaddy/rick:
thanks for the correction. (sowwy. i'm still learning) LOL.... i have never seen one of these "portable" washers in person, so, i was thinking that since it was an automatic, it has to be a full sized wash tub just in a smaller cabinet. i kinda remember reading something like that in this group, in one of the threads. maybe it was a different brand of portable washer? whirlpool maybe?? and also, when i seen portable, i automatically thought about the hoover twin tub "portable" washer that i had. and so, i figured this kenmore had a bigger washtub compared to the hoover twin tubs washtub. so, i wonder if this would be like having the speed queen twin tub, just that instead of having to be so "hands-on" with the washing, like with a twin tub, it is fully "automatic"?? is that a safer comparison to make? | ||
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Post# 739573 , Reply# 8 3/5/2014 at 19:06 (3,696 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Had The Belt Drive Version In Harvest Gold With Matching 
WP dryer.
Sold the washer off to a fellow member but kept the dryer! *LOL* These little WP/KM units just keep going and going with proper care and use. Mine only needed the tub seal replaced which one supposes is normal after fifteen or so years. Found the machine great for family laundry and such, but our bed linen posed problems. It depended upon what one was washing. Percale queen sheets? Not so good IMHO. Satin or other sheets of man made fibers? Great. Ditto for flannel or any other weave that absorbs water thus can be pulled down. What one loved where the three spray rinses in "Normal" that followed the wash and rinse cycles. Things came out quite well after all that, and since one doesn't normally bother with fabric softener that was me for you. | ||
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