Thread Number: 60955
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Avanti Automatic Washer Model W752P |
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Post# 835727   8/8/2015 at 20:15 (3,155 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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It was bound to happen, sooner or later I was going to find an Avanti. This little fellow was waiting for me down in the basement. Now I've heard some horror stories about Avanti's, but you know me, always a sucker for a lost cause. One thing I found interesting, it was manufactured 15 years ago. That's pretty good in my book. Still has fresh water in it, so it was used until recently. I'll try it out later this evening. Stay tuned.
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Post# 835729 , Reply# 1   8/8/2015 at 20:59 (3,155 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835731 , Reply# 2   8/8/2015 at 21:14 (3,155 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)   |   | |
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neat find-cool that it is made in korea |
Post# 835734 , Reply# 3   8/8/2015 at 21:34 (3,155 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835746 , Reply# 4   8/9/2015 at 00:09 (3,155 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Congratulations on your new purchase. It looks a lot like my LG Turbodrum. I bet it was made in the same factory, my machine was made in Korea too. My guess is yours is an older version, mine has the stainless steel drum and three little pulsators. Look at the pictures in this thread.
www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... |
Post# 835753 , Reply# 5   8/9/2015 at 02:16 (3,154 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Thanks Louis, but I didn't purchase it. It was free. Found it next to the trash. And indeed, your washer does look similar. But I think being LG, the quality should be better than Avanti.
I started removing some parts in order to clean it. Looks almost toy like.
Gross Better The lint filter was absolutely clogged, it consisted of gravel/sand, lint and some sticky residue. Took a lot of scrubbing to get it cleaned. |
Post# 835755 , Reply# 6   8/9/2015 at 02:24 (3,154 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835780 , Reply# 7   8/9/2015 at 08:34 (3,154 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH)   |   | |
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I have a smaller RCA version of this. I LOVE it. I use it for smaller loads and single items that need washing. It's right next to my bathroom sink so very easy to use. I don't understand why normal size machines don't have lint filters. I empty the filter in my RCA after use and there's a lot of lint in there. Would be very useful in a larger machine I would think.
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Post# 835799 , Reply# 8   8/9/2015 at 13:01 (3,154 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835800 , Reply# 9   8/9/2015 at 13:04 (3,154 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835810 , Reply# 10   8/9/2015 at 16:08 (3,154 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ)   |   | |
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Very cool find! Is that lint filter designed to be cleaned by the user, presumably with each use? Maybe it was thrown out for the same reason Maytags were: The owner didn't know to clean the filter? Jim |
Post# 835812 , Reply# 11   8/9/2015 at 17:15 (3,154 days old) by ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835823 , Reply# 12   8/9/2015 at 19:40 (3,154 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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a must have!......they are very interesting machines....those controls are more variable than you think.....compact enough to fit on the back seat of your SUV...
heres a link for the instruction manual.......this will help you set the controls for added times or options..... CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK |
Post# 835833 , Reply# 13   8/9/2015 at 20:58 (3,154 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835838 , Reply# 14   8/9/2015 at 22:16 (3,154 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835860 , Reply# 15   8/10/2015 at 07:07 (3,153 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH)   |   | |
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Post# 835872 , Reply# 16   8/10/2015 at 09:07 (3,153 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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each one is a bit different, but usually there are 2 to 4 screws that have to be removed from that rear top panel.....
on mine, I had to open the lid, and with a tiny screwdriver, reach through and pry the two tabs next to the lid hinges, and then that whole panel lifted off.....you can either cut and twist the wires together, or drill a small hole in the back and install a switch spliced between the wires, which is what I did.... it doesn't have to know the lid was raised as in some machines to reset the controls for each cycle, but if it goes out of balance and triggers the alarm, then this switch comes in handy...sensing the lid has been opened resets the out-of-balance buzzer and lets the machine resume its cycle... interesting how they changed models.....Louie's has only two waterfall ports, one for the water fall and the other for the filter.... is this one a 1.7 cu ft size?......and wonder if these did the 850 rpm spin also... |
Post# 835884 , Reply# 17   8/10/2015 at 10:46 (3,153 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835885 , Reply# 18   8/10/2015 at 10:57 (3,153 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835914 , Reply# 19   8/10/2015 at 13:26 (3,153 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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very cool Louie, thanks for the vids.....there doesn't seem to be many on youtube
found the operation a bit odd or different than mine, I would reduce that water level a bit to just under the balance ring so the waterfall can spray over the load....odd that it started to agitate and still fill.... I was wondering about the spin sprays, yours are automatic, on mine I can delete/add up to two spin sprays, and two deep rinses.....or any combination....or even cancel them out...as years went on, they added better flexible programming.....the newer ones allow for an 'Air Dry' option of a long extended spin... what is your take on the size of load, and how well it handles it Louie?... I always say if your going to have one vintage set, you should have one of these as a backup just in case......handles a decent size load, yet small enough to tuck just about anywhere... |
Post# 835942 , Reply# 20   8/10/2015 at 16:35 (3,153 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835945 , Reply# 21   8/10/2015 at 16:43 (3,153 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 835946 , Reply# 22   8/10/2015 at 16:45 (3,153 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 835968 , Reply# 23   8/10/2015 at 18:19 (3,153 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Thanks Louis. I just have way too many appliances. 2 Refrigerator/freezers, 1 floor freezer, 2 stoves, 2 dryers, 3 washers. And not to mention over 10 boxes of vintage Christmas decorations I scored (don't ask, :) ), 2 large aquariums....whew! And way, way too many tools. Until I build that laundry closet, I just can't take any more stuff. |
Post# 836033 , Reply# 24   8/11/2015 at 01:12 (3,153 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 836063 , Reply# 25   8/11/2015 at 06:45 (3,152 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH)   |   | |
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Post# 836064 , Reply# 26   8/11/2015 at 06:53 (3,152 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 836069 , Reply# 27   8/11/2015 at 07:36 (3,152 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH)   |   | |
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Post# 836103 , Reply# 28   8/11/2015 at 12:07 (3,152 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 836773 , Reply# 29   8/15/2015 at 10:40 (3,148 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 836783 , Reply# 30   8/15/2015 at 11:47 (3,148 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 836788 , Reply# 31   8/15/2015 at 12:15 (3,148 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 836964 , Reply# 33   8/16/2015 at 17:50 (3,147 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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