Thread Number: 62542
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
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Post# 851220   11/12/2015 at 14:24 (3,059 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains )   |   | |
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There is only one Pic of it and I cant tell the brand of it...It is free so I am thinking of picking it up.. My 1982 Whirlpool is ripping my clothes to shreds bad....Delicate wash does not last long enough and 5 mins on normal wash rips the buttons out and everything else also.. It kinda reminds me of a R.CA. my eyes are dilated from the eye doctor today so my vision is screwed.
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Post# 851230 , Reply# 1   11/12/2015 at 15:20 (3,059 days old) by gusherb (Chicago/NWI)   |   | |
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Looks like a DD Whirlpool. |
Post# 851239 , Reply# 2   11/12/2015 at 15:54 (3,059 days old) by extmaxspin (St Charles MI)   |   | |
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Post# 851249 , Reply# 3   11/12/2015 at 16:52 (3,059 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains )   |   | |
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Post# 851274 , Reply# 4   11/12/2015 at 19:18 (3,059 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 851314 , Reply# 5   11/12/2015 at 22:37 (3,059 days old) by murando531 (Augusta, Georgia - US)   |   | |
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It's a Whirlpool without a doubt just at a glance, but it looks like that may be a KitchenAid agitator. For some reason the agitator looks taller than the Whirlpool and Kenmore versions. I say if it's free, take it and if it doesn't work out there is always Craigslist or the curb.
It's interesting that you didn't like your KitchenAid. We had a MOL KitchenAid Superba that my mom got the year I was born, and it went until I was 13, before what I know now was a bad coupler. One of the best top loading washers by far in my opinion. Yes, it was essentially a Whirlpool DD, but because of the larger fins on the agitator, the slower agitation speed, and the higher grade GoldSeal motor and 3.6 cu.ft tub, it almost stands on its own as a completely different washing machine than the Whirlpool/Kenmore version. That machine could power through even overloads of towels, and I never remember any imbalanced spins because of the stepped spin speeds. Much like HE washers now, it would start out slowly and step up to max speed in three intervals, so the weight of any off balance items would be reduced through water extraction without the machine shaking itself to pieces by going full throttle from the start. Never remember having anything damaged at all. I'd give anything to find a washer just like it now. |