Thread Number: 73478
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Post# 970354 , Reply# 1   11/28/2017 at 06:32 (2,312 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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This combo was WPs first combo, it was a very good performer and was top rated in the gas version in CRs only full test of combos in 1960.
This machine had durability issues like most early 1950s automatic washers had, WP was the only US appliance maker to completely redesign their combo for better performance and durability.
The best US combos ever were the first Bendix combos [ 1952-1958 ] and the redesigned 29" wide WP-KM combos built from 1961-1971. These early Bendix combos were all condenser in the electric versions and all WP-KM combos were vented drying machines.
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Post# 970355 , Reply# 2   11/28/2017 at 06:40 (2,312 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Would love to go out and buy a brand-new Electric 1953 Bendix Combo AND a 1965 Lady Kenmore Combo. They would be all the Combo's I would ever want. I saw one of these Whirlpool Combos at Robert's years ago. It was just like how I had remembered them back in the day. |
Post# 970407 , Reply# 4   11/28/2017 at 15:31 (2,312 days old) by wft2800 (Leatherhead, Surrey)   |   | |
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How good was/is the Speed Queen combo? I think it's a 27" or 29". There was a second-generation Duomatic that came in '59, I believe, which was badged "LTA" on the UK-built examples. I don't think we got any of the earlier 50s combos, although "chestermikeuk" has a 30" Bendix Gyramatic washer. |
Post# 970412 , Reply# 5   11/28/2017 at 16:19 (2,312 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 970452 , Reply# 6   11/28/2017 at 19:07 (2,312 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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There was a 33"WP combo with program buttons to select things on the TOL machine and it and, of course the 29" Ultimatic, had auto dry. |
Post# 971883 , Reply# 9   12/6/2017 at 06:54 (2,304 days old) by johnrk (BP TX)   |   | |
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Thanks for the great reply. Question--are today's LG and other brands of combos redesigned and thus a wiser purchase? IOW how do today's stack up in terms of design and assembly quality? |
Post# 971886 , Reply# 10   12/6/2017 at 07:02 (2,304 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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It would be fun to talk to you and hear about some of your experiences with these cool machines, do you happen to have any replacement parts for them you might want to sell ?.
PS for everyone using this site, it would be nice if people could put a first name [ you can always make one up ] at least in their profile to make it easier to address one another, it is also helpful to know approximately when you were born and what section of the country or world you live in.
Having this information can really affect issues, questions you may be having with an appliance.
I seldom answer questions or respond to people that do not even have a first name, approximate age and location as it is often just a waste of time because my answers could be wrong for your situation.
John L. |
Post# 971930 , Reply# 12   12/6/2017 at 11:10 (2,304 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Those fabulous recirculation systems that made the Whirlpool combos so amazing have been copycatted by LG. Though an inveterate die-hard lover of vintage machines, I have to admit that the the LG Turbowash is a dream machine. Whoever designed it suggests a washer aficionado who knew all the older machines and their wonders, engineering as many of their best features into a hybrid machine as possible:
Dilution of the wash water at the end of the wash period, imitating the overflow; spray rinses galore, one after wash two after spin, almost a minute each; push-button cycle selection with options for every speed and temp and time combination obtainable with options up the whah-zuel; override or modify of any cycle, a hand wash cycle with gobs of water and obsessive rinsing which makes for the epitome, the apex, the all-star, the most quintessential gentle cycle on the planet, to name a few, not to mention a Speed Wash that cranks out a load in under 20 minutes, and a heater. The LG Turbo is a miraculous washing machine that can do ANY laundry chore and every washer move imaginable, except overflow and suds-return, and I am smitten with it, as much as with any vintage! Without reservation, I would tell you to buy one. |
Post# 971944 , Reply# 13   12/6/2017 at 12:01 (2,304 days old) by johnrk (BP TX)   |   | |
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Does this washer limit hot water temp? Or does it have a heater? Unfamiliar with it- |
Post# 971988 , Reply# 14   12/6/2017 at 16:44 (2,304 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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John, yes, these washers have a heater. But it's limited as to which cycles use heater.
Michael, my huge beef with LG is they aren't as flexible with options as you make it out to be.
My response about Perm Press cycle (equivalent on my Duet)
I still use the equivalent on my WP Duet. It particularly comes in handy when I use steam option for heavy soiled poly-cotton dress shirts as well as my white dress shirts (hot water then). It does a 2 minute water fill at the end of the wash or steam part of the cycle to cool down the load. If I don't use steam or hot, just warm, I have another cycle that's very "European", how it approaches it task, for said type of garments with warm water. It doesn't do any spins after the wash and does 3 rinses. My old Frigidaire did something very similar for its colors/wrinkle free cycle.
From the thread about WP, Samsung, & LG
I find LG front loaders aren't nearly as flexible as Whirlpool and Maytag front loaders. Steam is only relegated to certain cycles with LG. and steam is a way to force the heater to heat up the water and get the environment inside the tub hotter. You can't get extra hot or steam on LG's towels cycle. LG's Perm Press cycle doesn't offer steam or extra hot. I use steam option and hot water on my wrinkle free white dress shirts, gets those collars clean. With Whirlpool I can opt for extra hot as well as steam on Towels cycle. And same temperature option on Delicates. Even steam and extra hot on quick wash. On comparable Maytag Maxima extra hot and steam on Wrinkle Free (comparable to Whirlpool's Delicate) as well as Bedding, which I imagine is similar to Whirlpoo's Towels. I want to be able to get any water temperature I can select. Cold Water cycles are totally useless as far as I'm concerned.
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