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Thread Number: 52471
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Servis Toploader |
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| Post# 747605 , Reply# 1 4/4/2014 at 14:52 (3,667 days old) by alanlondon (London) | ||
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| Post# 747609 , Reply# 4 4/4/2014 at 14:55 (3,667 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
It looks like a whirlpool/kenmore portable...... It's identical in about everything....did they made this???
It though had an heater and related temp sensor, agitator is identical to the WP KM portables.... does the light on the right corner light up when in use or it's just for the heater operation? This post was last edited 04/04/2014 at 15:40 | ||
Post# 747652 , Reply# 5 4/4/2014 at 18:16 (3,667 days old) by vacbear58  (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Kenmore/Whirlpool
I believe that Mike has said these are the same as Whirlpool/Kenmore, and if you look carefully you can see from the back cover that it was made in Canada.
For the life of me I cannot understand why on earth they would have introduced such a machine in what? Mid 1980s? Their front loader which was physically smaller actually had a larger capacity. That said I have never seen one of these machines, so thanks Alan for the scans Al | ||
| Post# 747755 , Reply# 6 4/5/2014 at 09:49 (3,667 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 747771 , Reply# 7 4/5/2014 at 11:00 (3,667 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 747814 , Reply# 8 4/5/2014 at 13:36 (3,666 days old) by optima (Cumbria England) | ||
Servis Toploader | ||
| Post# 747833 , Reply# 9 4/5/2014 at 14:32 (3,666 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Knobs.....
Some portable Ladies (lady kenmore) and whirlpool used to come with these kind of knobs, so I doubt they were made in Britain, specially made for Servis, or inspired to other british machines...I think more of a coincidence...even because I think I have seen them having this kind of knobs before servis had these machines made, so even assumig that servis commisioned the production of machines with these kinds of knobs, and then after, whirlpool and kenmore adopted this style for US machines, I don't think it is the case because of this reason... Stil is quite a coincidence, really similar to the creda....
Others may know better..... www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... | ||
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Post# 747956 , Reply# 10 4/5/2014 at 22:34 (3,666 days old) by spinspeed (Far North New South Wales Australia (originally London UK)) |
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Hi Allan, thanks for the brochure. Really brought back memories. We had one of those in the early 80s. My mum really wanted a top loader after we had a trip to visit relatives in Australia. She really liked the cold water washing thing. My aunt had a big old Simpson. So when back home and the hoovermatic de lux died early 80s we got one. It had a very small capacity. Three pair of jeans and it was full. With low pressure hot water systems in UK homes it took for ever to fill and on a mixed fill it filled with probably 90% cold water and it did have a heater but took a long while to get to the set temp. During the heat the agitator did a couple of agitates every 5 mins or so. I remember being very disappointed that it had a neutral drain. I loved the way my Aunt's Simpson span the water out, it was really dramatic watching the water being forced up the side of the tub and back over in to the wash basket.
It also had no spray rinse which was another disappointment for me. I riged up some piping thru the base of the machine so I could do a manual spray rinse. I think it had three deep rinses. I also riged up a suds save tub which I attached an old pump to the bottom which was run via a rubber vacuum Hoover belt attached to an old Hoover motor. It worked very well except overflowed if I didn't take the pipe out after the wash and back in to the standpipe which happened a few times. The recirculation and bed of nails filter was pretty cool. The lid locked shut during the spin but worked with the lid open during all operations except spin. It was a really easy machine to fool so it would spin with lid open. We kept it in a laundry room attached to our garage and one very cold winter I went to use it and water must have been frozen in the pump. It filled and then something snapped as the agitator started. It started to circulate and pump the water out at the same time. A valve must have broken. We got the repair man in but he was unable to fix it. So it went and we got a Hoover front load washer to replace it | ||
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Post# 1064239 , Reply# 12 3/23/2020 at 03:19 (1,488 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Servis Compact Toploader
Alan , many thanks for posting this, and Simon (Spinspeed) for linking it, I couldnt understand how I had missed it but checked the dates and moving home that time...
I only ever saw one of these and that was in the Servis foyer at the Head Office in Darlaston, small display but not even an original Top Loader there. It was made for Servis based on the Whirlpool / Kenmore Portable washer but the Canadian design, now I dont know if the Canadian model did have a heater or Servis specced it up and they made it specially for Servis UK, perhaps Guy (Bellalaundry) or Jean (UncleJohn) can tell us ? As Al says it was a weird choice to bring to market at that time as the front load Slimlines took 9lb and a smaller footprint but it was because Servis operated from day one the "Servis Contract" repair scheme and many people still had original top loaders from the late 60`s and preferred them so this was a way of supporting a small band of existing customers when their original Servis Toploaders where beyond economical repair, so offering a top loader to those who still wanted one and getting money for ongoing service contracts. Simon, love the way you rigged up the sudz saver for it, could imagine after taking all the time to heat the water to very hot and a quick programme time it would be an institutional shame to ditch it down the drain !! This post was last edited 03/23/2020 at 03:43 | ||
| Post# 1064279 , Reply# 13 3/23/2020 at 10:45 (1,488 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
It Just Shouts Whirlpool Kenmore
Crazy about the Rinse/Hold knob, especially for outdoor drying, or for a nice rinse soak when using softener for certain things and then popping them onto the clothes line, and love the intermittent "stir" reminiscent of the alternating soak and stir of the Delicate Cycle on vintage high end WP/KM's. What grand fun!
It's a small world: I have the American version which indeed spray rinses during both spins, four times each, but I see that your version has three deep rinses. Do you know, Alan, Mike, and company if the machine spins between each rinse? This was a fascinating, exciting morning read. Thank you. Will pix a BOL model when I get downstairs to the phone. | ||
| Post# 1064283 , Reply# 14 3/23/2020 at 11:08 (1,488 days old) by Mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Identical agitator, etc. Love the giant knob on this model.
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| Post# 1064285 , Reply# 15 3/23/2020 at 11:12 (1,488 days old) by keymatic (London / UK) | ||
HI Mikey,
Interesting you pick up on that point about the Intermittent "Stir" during the heating stage on the Servis 311 - I think Servis liked this as it was introduced from their very first top loader MK22. Cheers Keith | ||
| Post# 1064297 , Reply# 17 3/23/2020 at 12:46 (1,487 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Hi Keith ~ | ||
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