Thread Number: 56470
POD 10/7/14 - 1960 Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII |
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Post# 787837   10/7/2014 at 14:27 (3,460 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 787849 , Reply# 1   10/7/2014 at 15:32 (3,459 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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'Cuz I got the machine---
No, the dial has no markings to let you know where in the cycle it is. "drain and spin" does not exist, you gotta just know your cycles and slowly turn the dial. It's a wonderful washer, great results, fun as hell controls, but not a lot of flexibility in buttons. Instead it takes Operator input to get exactly what you want in the rare, offbeat stuff. But it lights up, so all is well. |
Post# 787852 , Reply# 2   10/7/2014 at 16:10 (3,459 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 787869 , Reply# 3   10/7/2014 at 18:10 (3,459 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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The left button is pre-wash then spin or second rinse then spin. Warm water, and if I remember, no spray rinse. The machine runs wonderfully and I love it, but I can only have 4 hooked up automatics at a time, and it's resting until I do a swap. I have, currently in use, a 74 Kenmore extra capacity, a late 70-'s large tub Maytag*Sept 79, I think just 7 months before the end of Center Dial Maytags), a standard capacity GE Filter Flo 79 Suds Model, and a 74 Speed Queen solid tub. All of which I repaired/restored with TONS of help and advice from the folks of AW.org
And while my Whirlpool 1960 isn't a suds model, yes the right button is for dry agitate, and I then do my own swapping of the hose from full draintub to standing drainpipe to make it a poor man's suds model. IT's a great machine, but it helped me decide I usually don't like the pushbuttn models. I prefer TOL with lots of options/switches/buttons for me to choose. But I take what I can get when the machine is as old as me, and love it. Various other models I have, different makes thru the years, are BOL and fine too. (Full disclosure, I am one year older than that WP. But I lie to famly and friends and claim it's a 59 TOL, like me) |
Post# 787870 , Reply# 4   10/7/2014 at 18:21 (3,459 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 787992 , Reply# 5   10/8/2014 at 12:15 (3,459 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 788015 , Reply# 7   10/8/2014 at 14:25 (3,459 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 788017 , Reply# 8   10/8/2014 at 14:40 (3,459 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 788019 , Reply# 10   10/8/2014 at 14:51 (3,459 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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I would say that the POD is a '60, and the photo that Glenn posted is a '61. I recently found a 1961 model Supreme, and the knobs are identical.
The differences between the push button options for the Whirlpool vs. Kenmore is quite interesting. For the Kenmore, there is a SPIN option for the '59 Model 80, as well as on the 59-61 rapid advance Lady Kenmores. Ben |
Post# 788050 , Reply# 11   10/8/2014 at 18:39 (3,458 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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here's a pic from inside the lid of my 1960, same model as the POD except non-suds. All buttons 1-10 are full cycles. There's no spin and drain only on the machine.
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Post# 788103 , Reply# 13   10/9/2014 at 02:56 (3,458 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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It certainly has a cool control panel with all the little pushbuttons. Love the chrome touches on the filter and agitator cap.
Timed dispensers: The 1959 Lady Kenmore had timed dispensers, as did our 1960 Model 80.
Self-cleaning lint filter: Am a bit surprised the '60 Whirlpool doesn't have a self-cleaning filter. It was introduced to the Lady Kenmore in '59. Our Model 80 had a manual-clean filter. Must have been a special agreement with Whirlpool to make the self-cleaning filter an exclusive feature for a set period of time.
Agitation times: A couple of minutes shorter than the above-mentioned pushbutton Kenmores: > Cottons/Linens White Heavy Soil: 12 minutes / Light Soil: 8 minutes > Cottons/Lines Colored Heavy Soil: 10 minutes / Light Soil: 6 minutes Wash 'n' Wear and Delicate times are same as Whirlpool. |
Post# 788112 , Reply# 14   10/9/2014 at 05:59 (3,458 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 788152 , Reply# 15   10/9/2014 at 11:19 (3,458 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 788191 , Reply# 16   10/9/2014 at 18:46 (3,457 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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"Sears seemed to get experimental and cutting edge features over the WPs, probably on purpose" Of course they did. At that time, the great majority of Whirlpool's laundry product plant's output was making Kenmores for Sears. At this time, Sears owned a great deal of stock in Whirlpool. |