Thread Number: 63343
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Thoughts on possible damage from freezing on this Whirlpool? |
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Post# 859266   12/31/2015 at 10:07 (3,009 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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So I'm thinking of going to take a look at this WP washer this weekend. When I replied to the ad I mentioned it would be a good idea to pour some anti-freeze in the tub and hose to prevent damage if it was going to be left outside. But we've already had a few days of sustained temps in the 20s a few weeks ago. I wonder if something has already been damaged as a result? And was told its actually sat outside since the summer under a tarp. Ad says works fine. But of course that was before it sat outside in freezing weather. Seller mentioned it was moved out because of loss of room due to a remodel project.
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Post# 859296 , Reply# 2   12/31/2015 at 13:11 (3,009 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 859325 , Reply# 3   12/31/2015 at 17:18 (3,009 days old) by delaneymeegan (Midwest)   |   | |
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Ken, nice choice. Are you planning to use this as a parts machine for the '62? I hope not. I like this panel. If so, I'd be willing to buy some parts from you. It's safe to say, if it's been exposed to a solid freeze, there's a good chance something will get damaged. Usually it's the pump. The rubber pieces usually not, as they expand. It's rigid plastic pieces like the elbow coming out of the machine and sometimes the water solenoid. I hope this doesn't have a sudsaver valve that could get damaged, and I hope there isn't a couple of inches of water sitting in the bottom of the tub. I've put washers into storage where it would freeze before. As long as one manually removes the fill tube from the solenoid and thoroughly drains water from there, and removes all water from the pump; it's not a problem. I hope you get it. |
Post# 859331 , Reply# 4   12/31/2015 at 17:33 (3,009 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Don't forget the Fill Valve.
About 6 years ago I had made arrangements to pick up a dishwasher in Stoneham, Ma. It was in January and requested they keep the machine inside until I got there in the morning. Well, her Genius Son put it out in the driveway the night before and I had a split Fill Valve and Drain Valve. The sump was OK because theoretically there was nore surface for the ice to expand. But the Valves... Not so much. When I store Dishwashers in my Storage Unit, I remove the fill and drain valves. Removing the Drain Valve (if the machine has one) will empty the sump out. Good Luck and I hope everything works out. |
Post# 859337 , Reply# 5   12/31/2015 at 17:46 (3,009 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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