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Post# 862516   1/18/2016 at 09:32 (2,992 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 862520 , Reply# 1   1/18/2016 at 09:45 (2,992 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 862521 , Reply# 2   1/18/2016 at 09:46 (2,992 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 862531 , Reply# 3   1/18/2016 at 10:37 (2,992 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois)   |   | |
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1958 perhaps? |
Post# 862545 , Reply# 4   1/18/2016 at 11:34 (2,992 days old) by programcomputer (Ann Arbor Michigan, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 862551 , Reply# 5   1/18/2016 at 11:52 (2,992 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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the spacemate machines? |
Post# 862555 , Reply# 6   1/18/2016 at 12:33 (2,992 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 862559 , Reply# 7   1/18/2016 at 12:40 (2,992 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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Post# 862562 , Reply# 8   1/18/2016 at 12:59 (2,992 days old) by programcomputer (Ann Arbor Michigan, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 862571 , Reply# 10   1/18/2016 at 13:36 (2,992 days old) by bendix5 (Central Point, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 862612 , Reply# 11   1/18/2016 at 17:14 (2,992 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 862620 , Reply# 12   1/18/2016 at 17:48 (2,992 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 862628 , Reply# 13   1/18/2016 at 18:13 (2,992 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Was the LS-7 which came out in 1953, the LS-7 was a cheaper version of the full sized WH Slant Front washers of the time.
The modern 3B drive came out with the potato pulley in 1959 and continued in production through 1988, this drive system was scraped soon after Electroloux bought WCI.
The 25" wide compact [ non slant front ] automatic washes came out in 1955 and also used a version of the 3B transmission-less drive that the LS-7 used.
The information about the LS-7 came from Robert S. [ syndets2000 ] who I consider to be the foremost expert on early WH AWs.
John L. |
Post# 862634 , Reply# 14   1/18/2016 at 18:35 (2,992 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 862659 , Reply# 15   1/18/2016 at 19:58 (2,992 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Post# 862662 , Reply# 16   1/18/2016 at 20:04 (2,992 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 862671 , Reply# 17   1/18/2016 at 20:44 (2,992 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 862713 , Reply# 18   1/18/2016 at 22:55 (2,992 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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1953, the LS-7.
I couldn't believe it when I found this manual ! I never knew they made this so early !
Is that spin speed higher than the one belt model???
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Post# 862725 , Reply# 19   1/18/2016 at 23:41 (2,992 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 862739 , Reply# 20   1/19/2016 at 01:16 (2,992 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Betty, just for fun. CLICK HERE TO GO TO alr2903's LINK |
Post# 862759 , Reply# 21   1/19/2016 at 05:30 (2,991 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 862764 , Reply# 22   1/19/2016 at 05:44 (2,991 days old) by maytagmike (Burlington, Vt)   |   | |
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Post# 862787 , Reply# 24   1/19/2016 at 07:04 (2,991 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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We have the exact machine that is in the commercial at the Museum.
It is in very good condition, unfortunately the drum is smaller so washing was not as good as the later machines with the potato pulley drive, but at least with the non-tilted tub the tangling problem was not bad. One of the major problems with the 25" machines was the water level was an inch or two onto the door glass so not only was there a greater potential for leaks but it would make quite a mess if you pushed the door release button, there was no lock.
WH redesigned their FL washer line in 1964 and all washers were the same 27" design then and you could open the door with the machine full of water, they offset the center of the tub lower that the center of the door opening, so even with a fairly high water level you could always open the door to add clothing additives etc.
We used to get occasional service calls on these newer design washers where the customer said that the tub assembly had fallen down because of this design.
John L. |
Post# 862789 , Reply# 25   1/19/2016 at 07:08 (2,991 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Last things first:
Jim, advertising no longer talks about anything anywhere near as specific as mechanisms. Focus groups of 90-IQers roll their eyes back in their heads. Same reason mid-90s VCRs had almost no panel controls (counter reset was a menu item on some); confused focus groups. Which are just like juries except without the oath. Only thing cheaper than a 1953 L7 was keeping your 1950 gearbox/no boot, so I never saw one. For the new house in 57 we got a chevron door 3-belt. Handsome devil wasn't it? Must have been male, but I digress. For the next new house in 64 we got a square front potato pulley. Mom kicked it to the curb because it was harder to unload and it kept breaking down and I wasn't there to fix it. The replacement was a Weasyhouse spiralator TL. |
Post# 862795 , Reply# 26   1/19/2016 at 07:34 (2,991 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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good observation, the best way to differentiate and attract customers back then was through your engineering differences and they all had some unique mechanism to push as 'the best' for washing or drying or cooking or roto broiling etc.
That's why its so much fun to go back and read the patents today. Marketing must have believed that to secure customer real estate in the markets was to demonstrate just how well made how helpful their product was for the homeowner.
Today washers seem to be marketed for features not durability. |
Post# 862814 , Reply# 27   1/19/2016 at 10:12 (2,991 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 862822 , Reply# 28   1/19/2016 at 10:37 (2,991 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 862843 , Reply# 29   1/19/2016 at 12:37 (2,991 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 862942 , Reply# 30   1/19/2016 at 20:16 (2,991 days old) by miele_ge (Danbury, Connecticut)   |   | |
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love the sexy guys talking about laundry - they would be right at home here :-)
Also, the Siemens machines are interesting not sure what they mean by "Effective odour removal with active oxygen: The sensoFresh Programme." Is it similar to GE's sanitize with Oxy cycles on their new machines? What oxy additive are you supposed to add? |
Post# 862943 , Reply# 31   1/19/2016 at 20:25 (2,991 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 862972 , Reply# 32   1/20/2016 at 01:05 (2,991 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 863022 , Reply# 34   1/20/2016 at 07:14 (2,990 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Just ordered my "Dutch Guide to Laundryism" I'll bone up tonight!
You hold on there fella-Greg! You don't get to have two laundry-boys at once and leave me in the lurch!
Bruce no one here ever said you have to like every machine , AND no one wants to hear somebody else stomp on their joy over any machine either. It's that simple. |
Post# 863208 , Reply# 35   1/21/2016 at 04:52 (2,989 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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:) True, point taken. |
Post# 863215 , Reply# 36   1/21/2016 at 06:32 (2,989 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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