Thread Number: 9188
Kenmore's Maiden Wash!! |
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Post# 170784   11/30/2006 at 15:22 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170787 , Reply# 1   11/30/2006 at 15:24 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170788 , Reply# 2   11/30/2006 at 15:25 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170790 , Reply# 3   11/30/2006 at 15:26 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170792 , Reply# 4   11/30/2006 at 15:28 (6,328 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 170794 , Reply# 5   11/30/2006 at 15:28 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Roto Swirling away, I didn't like the Vari-Flex, don't know why, I just can't appreciate straight vane over spiral vanes. And yes, yes, I know, it's got a Whirlpool cap, but I don't have any other Kenmore caps besides the the little tiny one that just covers the top of the agitator screw, I don't like that one... lol, I'm just picky I guess...
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Post# 170795 , Reply# 6   11/30/2006 at 15:29 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170796 , Reply# 7   11/30/2006 at 15:30 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170798 , Reply# 8   11/30/2006 at 15:30 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170799 , Reply# 9   11/30/2006 at 15:31 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170801 , Reply# 10   11/30/2006 at 15:32 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170802 , Reply# 11   11/30/2006 at 15:33 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170803 , Reply# 12   11/30/2006 at 15:34 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170804 , Reply# 13   11/30/2006 at 15:34 (6,328 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 170806 , Reply# 14   11/30/2006 at 15:35 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 170807 , Reply# 15   11/30/2006 at 15:38 (6,328 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 170808 , Reply# 16   11/30/2006 at 15:39 (6,328 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Ya know, the funny thing I've notice about this machine is that even on the Normal cycle, halfway through it shifts down to low speed agitation... Kinda annoying... One other thing is that this machine seems to have some trouble starting up for spin. It can do it on low speed but it takes a little bit to get going, but high speed seems to have quite a bit of trouble, I gotta help it along for that! I guess the belt needs to be a teense tighter... I think I'll just give it a push. ;)
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Post# 170813 , Reply# 17   11/30/2006 at 15:48 (6,328 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Hi Jamie, those are beautiful pictures you always take such great pictures! I love the mixture of the Kenmore agitator and the Whirlpool cap! Congratulations on getting the machine running. I don't think that the machine should switch to low speed during the Normal cycle at any time. Are you sure about that? As for the sluggish spin, there is a chance that the transmission is not aligned properly inside the spin tube. I have instructions to fix that, I will find them for you and post them tonight. |
Post# 170817 , Reply# 20   11/30/2006 at 15:54 (6,328 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Jamie, the shifting form normal to gentle agitation speed on Normal cycle, during teh wash phase, is probably correct. Is there another alphabet letter on the timer for normal in the wash phase other than A & B? That shift actually was very prominent in Whirlpool versions at this time in the washer line's history. The shift to gentle on Normal was good for washable woolens back then. sears was sporadic about this normal to gentle slow shift in the middle of cycles. They offered it on 1960 Model 60s and also the 1960 Alphabet model like Disk S has in Palm Springs. Again Sears could have requested that again in their specs to Whirlpool in the mid to late 1960s.
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Post# 170818 , Reply# 21   11/30/2006 at 15:55 (6,328 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 170821 , Reply# 22   11/30/2006 at 16:00 (6,328 days old) by exploder321 ()   |   | |
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Like the agitator cap.. Love the pictures |
Post# 170823 , Reply# 23   11/30/2006 at 16:06 (6,328 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Jamie, my aunt's machine DID switch to low agitation speed on the Normal cycle, at the 4-min mark when the timed bleach dispenser activated. I think it ran on low speed for just one timer increment, then switched back to high speed for the last 2 mins of wash time ... but I'm not sure about that, it may have stayed on low for the last 4 mins.
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Post# 170879 , Reply# 24   11/30/2006 at 19:45 (6,328 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 170932 , Reply# 25   11/30/2006 at 22:09 (6,328 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Nice pics, I always liked the DdoubleDdee ring in those machines. I was always amazed from growing up with a GE how those lower D rings never spun around in the spin cycle. As a kid I could never figure out how they did that OR made the water stay in the tub with all those holes. The DD Kenmores do have their place in Applianceville thats for sure. |
Post# 170933 , Reply# 26   11/30/2006 at 22:09 (6,328 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 170936 , Reply# 27   11/30/2006 at 22:11 (6,328 days old) by powerfin64 (Yakima, Washington)   |   | |
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I've never heard of a Kenmore switching down to low speed on normal cycle, are you sure??? only on permanent press cool down I know they do. sorry to hear you don't care for the Vari-Flex agitator. Like DADoES said,"You have basically 8 agitation speeds on a 2-speed machine." which is very true. I have a '72 lady K with it, and I love the agitation choices you get from it, and much more water drama!! Rich |
Post# 170938 , Reply# 28   11/30/2006 at 22:14 (6,328 days old) by todde ()   |   | |
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Can you just once say something nice without the little dagger in the ending. Look at your posts, it seems to always be the pattern:( |
Post# 171018 , Reply# 30   12/1/2006 at 07:29 (6,327 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 171033 , Reply# 31   12/1/2006 at 08:33 (6,327 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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Now thats a beautiful machine! |
Post# 171045 , Reply# 32   12/1/2006 at 08:55 (6,327 days old) by spats ()   |   | |
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That's just beautiful! |
Post# 171061 , Reply# 33   12/1/2006 at 10:14 (6,327 days old) by sheerlookhomes (U.K.)   |   | |
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Hi! nice pics of your lovely machine, you did a great job there, thanks for sharing. |
Post# 171063 , Reply# 34   12/1/2006 at 10:18 (6,327 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)   |   | |
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Post# 171121 , Reply# 35   12/1/2006 at 13:16 (6,327 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 171131 , Reply# 36   12/1/2006 at 13:39 (6,327 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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Sorry, that WP cap has got to go LOL. You need to find the original gold cap for that agitator. I need one of those as well. Who has one? |
Post# 171198 , Reply# 37   12/1/2006 at 17:36 (6,327 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Thanks for the kind comments everyone!!! Robert- Yea, I'm sure it's supposed to, the machines shuts off between the 4 and 6 minute mark then starts again after the timer clicks on low speed. Austin- It'll spin on high speed, I just gotta help the tub beginto turn and then it'll take off. Bob- There is another letter on the normal cycle but it's for a warm prewash/rinse. Also, because of a faulty window in the laundryroom, the laundryroom is QUITE cold, so I was tryin to heat it up usin the Fisher Paykel, so long drying times means a more comfy laundryroom! lol Glenn- Mine switches to low and stays there until the rinse comes around, that's high speed. Steve- Actually, for me, the towels are fine at absorbing after a shower, I just wouldn't us Downy on my cleaning rags... lol Jon- When we had our old Whilrpool BD washer (ages 0-5) I always thought that the tub bent in the same shape as the tub ring. I could never figure out how they got a metal tub to bend like that so easily! lol! Ben- It really does feel great! I can't wait to tackle the Bendix and hopfully a Unimatic someday! Jason- I promise I'll make it 100% Kenmore once I can find a scrubber cap with the measuring cup to go over it! |