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Thread Number: 55583
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Post# 779731 8/27/2014 at 15:39 (3,528 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 779736 , Reply# 1 8/27/2014 at 15:49 (3,528 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 779737 , Reply# 2 8/27/2014 at 15:50 (3,528 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 779740 , Reply# 3 8/27/2014 at 15:59 (3,528 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
those are neat looking.....
and i love how the washer has that "weigher" in the front panel, when you open the door to let you know what size of load you have in the washer. that is really too cool!!!
as for the set up, couldn't you reverse them & put the washer on the left hand side and the dryer on the right hand side so that the dryer door would open towards the washer?? i wonder how big of a load they could each hold?? they definitely are cute!!! ;o) | ||
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Post# 779742 , Reply# 4 8/27/2014 at 16:10 (3,528 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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My Grandmother Had The Same Set Insalled
When her kitchen was redone back in the 1970's. Her set was a yellow color but the washer was indeed on the left of the dryer.
Quite honestly we grandchildren were amazed Grand Mama went so high end (her new range was self cleaning and the fridge self defrosting, etc...) since the woman was known to be, well *frugal*. *LOL* What amazed my siblings and cousins more was this front loading contraption of a washing machine. None of us had ever seen such a thing and next an aunt who had a Frigidaire "Jet Cone" unit it simply was too weird. This was of course because our mothers all had standard top loaders with central beaters. The "Weigh to Save" door on the WH washer was interesting. You placed laundry onto the door and the scale gave the water level one was supposed to set the machine. No heater and only one way tumbling. But the machine did spray water from inside the tub (IIRC from the right side of the door, and *think* there were spray rinses along with several deep rinses. | ||
| Post# 779743 , Reply# 5 8/27/2014 at 16:18 (3,528 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
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hey launderess..... | ||
| Post# 779749 , Reply# 6 8/27/2014 at 16:43 (3,528 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
didn't even the old Westinghouse front loaders | ||
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Post# 779754 , Reply# 7 8/27/2014 at 17:18 (3,528 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Covington is in the greater Cincinnati area, just across the bridge from downtown. | ||
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Post# 779756 , Reply# 8 8/27/2014 at 17:26 (3,528 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Is the washer tub very big, or is it for small loads only?
The tub inside is small inside when compared to the modern front loader today, but they are able to hold more than their 1950's predecessor with the tilted tub.
I've had a couple of these from the late 80's (same size as these) and they can hold more than a standard capacity top loader of the time. I've had surprisingly large loads in mine. One nice thing is they have an adjustable water level control.
The nice thing about the newer versions like I have is they have a variable speed reversing motor, so they have a reverse tumble wash action and a more gradual ramp-up to spin then these older models. But I still really like these older ones!
In the photos are a 1990 and a 1964 pair.
Kevin | ||
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Post# 779769 , Reply# 9 8/27/2014 at 18:34 (3,528 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Tub Size
Was rather young but still old enough to do laundry at home as part of my chores, however Grand Mama wouldn't let us "kids" near her new kitchen equipment. One assumes she thought we would break it. *LOL* Did get to help an older aunt and cousin now and then but quickly lost interest. Being at GM's house was supposed to be b *break* from doing chores around the house, so we kids high tailed it outside whenever a whiff of work was about.
Unit held about as much as Mother's Whirlpool, and while the tub looked "small" a Moi, again that is comparing it to the top loaders everyone else had. Even laundrymats then had top loading washers. | ||
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Post# 779771 , Reply# 10 8/27/2014 at 18:39 (3,528 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Seller Cannot Test?
I don't buy that at all.
The dryer has in interior light IIRC so simply opening the door should tell if there is power. No harm would come to the dryer by turning it on for a few moments to see if everything worked as it should. Take slightly dampened towel and chuck it in for good measure. Washing machine is another no brainer, just do a load of laundry. That or just turn the machine on and let it do a bit of washing, then drain. | ||
| Post# 779784 , Reply# 11 8/27/2014 at 20:15 (3,528 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Now! These I would LOVE!!!!I like these real Westinghouses,unlike todays frontloaders that use 2 tsp of water! | ||
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Post# 779811 , Reply# 12 8/27/2014 at 22:53 (3,528 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 779818 , Reply# 13 8/27/2014 at 23:31 (3,528 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Those are striking!  | ||
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Post# 781207 , Reply# 14 9/3/2014 at 21:18 (3,521 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Well butter my behind and call me a biscut | ||
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Post# 781211 , Reply# 15 9/3/2014 at 22:03 (3,521 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Four bids only? | ||
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Post# 781375 , Reply# 17 9/4/2014 at 14:45 (3,521 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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I like this model washer better than the '64 we had, in which the door was side swing and inset into the cabinet. We had a problem with it leaking around the door, which lead to rusting rather quickly. They went back to the earlier style door partly because of that problem. | ||
| Post# 781474 , Reply# 18 9/4/2014 at 20:59 (3,520 days old) by thunderbird6565 (annandale va) | ||
copper westinghouse set in covington | ||
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Post# 781482 , Reply# 19 9/4/2014 at 21:08 (3,520 days old) by bigalsf (Salt Lake City) |
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Congratulations!! That's a great set! I hope you have fun using them! And definitely the deal of the day! :) | ||
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Post# 781509 , Reply# 20 9/4/2014 at 22:49 (3,520 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Coppertone Westinghouse Pair
Cool Pair Jeff, glad you got them, I have boxes of parts for these washers and dryers. These were fairly easy machines to work on and they worked fairly well, but they certainly never set any reliability records, my brother Jeff and I always said we should have sold WH instead of WP appliances because we would have always had plenty of work fixing them without driving very far, LOL.
This dryer is gas and hopefully it has electric ignition, WH made them both with a standing pilot and electric ignition, but if it has a constant burning pilot the inside of the dryer cabinet is likely a rusted mess. The dryer door is not reversible but WH did make the dryer with either a RH or LH hinged door for installations which called for one or the other. Several of us were considering this set but since we already have three sets of these we decided to pass. I will be excited to see these along with the rest of your collection Jeff, have a safe journey. | ||
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