Thread Number: 71932
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 951604   8/4/2017 at 16:15 (2,428 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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I have a Lady Kenmore Portable washer I bought earlier this summer. It began to leak water, and it was coming from the side of the tub where the water pressure switch/tube go. I tried to seal it with silicone adhesive, it worked, but it began to leak again.
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Post# 951626 , Reply# 1   8/4/2017 at 21:31 (2,428 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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That part is called an air dome. It is present in every belt drive washer, full size and portable, from at least the early 1970s, maybe earlier, to the end of the belt drives in April 1987.
Is this part cracked or damaged? If not, it's probably the seal that goes with this that is leaking not the dome itself. Wash the dome completely, and remove ALL the silicone from the the seal and the tub wall. Clean any deposits from the seal and the tub, there is a good chance a new, solid connection to the side of the tub without residue or debris will make a good leak free seal. If not, the part number is 360804. There should be new ones available. Gordon |
Post# 951632 , Reply# 2   8/4/2017 at 22:42 (2,428 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Thanks for the help! This is my first Whirlpool Belt Drive washer ever. I paid $45.00 for it, and it's matching dryer. The washer did not spin, or agitate when I fist got it. I added oil to the transmission, and it began to agitate and spin again. The air dome is cracked:(, but atleast it is able to be replaced. I eventually need to get a lint filter for it, but I am going to get that later on. These portable Whirlpool/Kenmore washers are really well built, compared to the diposable junk they sell now.
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Post# 951662 , Reply# 3   8/5/2017 at 08:57 (2,427 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Post# 951665 , Reply# 4   8/5/2017 at 09:26 (2,427 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ)   |   | |
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I don't consider the 550 RPM spin speed to be a major strong point for the old Whirlpool belt-drive machines, but they were pretty durable. |
Post# 951667 , Reply# 6   8/5/2017 at 09:49 (2,427 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 951668 , Reply# 7   8/5/2017 at 09:49 (2,427 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ)   |   | |
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Oh, I see. Thanks for setting me "straight". |
Post# 951686 , Reply# 8   8/5/2017 at 11:51 (2,427 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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I didn't know it was quite that fast, though, having one, I knew it was much faster than the usual super-slow Whirlpool speed. |
Post# 951711 , Reply# 9   8/5/2017 at 17:41 (2,427 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Those HE machines have nothing on the vintage washing machines, at all. I absolutely don't like those Samsung, or LG washing machines, they cost easily $1,500.00, and the dryers cost just as much as the washers do, and they won't even last 6 years. The ONLY good top load washing machines that are around are: SPEED QUEEN.
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Post# 951712 , Reply# 10   8/5/2017 at 17:42 (2,427 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Those HE machines have nothing on the vintage washing machines, at all. I absolutely don't like those Samsung, or LG washing machines, they cost easily $1,500.00, and the dryers cost just as much as the washers do, and they won't even last 6 years. The ONLY good top load washing machines that are around are: SPEED QUEEN.
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