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Post# 208083 , Reply# 2   5/3/2007 at 15:58 (6,201 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho)   |   | |
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I think Westinghouse continued to make it's front-load machines even when they brought out their line of top-loaders. |
Post# 208111 , Reply# 4   5/3/2007 at 21:08 (6,201 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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In 1963 Westinghouse sourced a top-loader from Easy with the Velva-Power transmission and then introduced their own top-loader in 1964. Consumer Reports loved the new Westinghouse when it was first rated, but reliability waned and the ratings fell to nearly dead-last (right above Speed Queen) for years!
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Post# 208337 , Reply# 5   5/5/2007 at 10:12 (6,199 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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I was not aware of Westinghouses' history so I thought I would share.... "Westinghouse Electric entered the appliance industry by acquiring Copeman Electric Stove Company in 1917. It moved production to Mansfield, Ohio. Copeman had begun manufacturing its first electric ranges in 1914. Electric ranges were first demonstrated by Thomas Ahearn in in 1892, gained in popularity as electrification became widespread throughout the United States. White-Westinghouse home appliance company was formed by the acquisition of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's appliance unit by White Consolidated Industries in 1975. White Consolidated Industries was subsequently acquired by Electrolux in 1986. The company claims to have made several important innovations: 1930s refrigerators with sealed refrigeration units 1930s room air conditioners 1930s portable dishwashers 1939 automatic washing machine that was not bolted to the floor. 1950s frost-free refrigerators. The company manufactured both large and small appliances for many years. Currently appliances bearing the Westinghouse or White-Westinghouse name are made under license." And now for my 2 cents: About 15 years ago I was renting a townhouse that had a stacked Westinghouse front load W & D. I'm not sure of the year but would guess 1970's. The washer was the always running, constant speed as soon as you start it version AND it actually had a water level adjustment!! It also had the loud, clunky solenoid that engaged the spin.... fun to watch. After a couple years, it started leaking (a rust hole in the outer drum). My landlord replaced it with a new machine (around $650 at that time!!!). The new one looked almost exactly like the old one externally, but this was a completely MODERN machine on the inside!!! It had a fixed (lower) water level, variable speed DC motor, reversing tumble wash action and a 450, then 650 RPM final spin... MORE fun to watch!!! |