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Schweet Whirlpool Portable/Stackable W&D Set
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Post# 210646   5/18/2007 at 05:16 (6,159 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Post# 210649 , Reply# 1   5/18/2007 at 06:04 (6,159 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        
Shredmore

Not bad for a direct drive.

Post# 210714 , Reply# 2   5/18/2007 at 15:53 (6,158 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)        
That agitator has a surprisingly good turnover...

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And what a spin cycle. Whooo-ee! If I had space, they would so be mine...

Post# 210732 , Reply# 3   5/18/2007 at 18:06 (6,158 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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That washer is all agitator!

Post# 210743 , Reply# 4   5/18/2007 at 21:08 (6,158 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)        
DD compacts

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I had a Kenmore compact like this one when I first got my condo. It had the dual action agitator and did have very brisk action. What I did not like about it was the lack of a direct spray of water inside the basket. The water inlet is sprays into the outer tub instead. The basket is designed to allow water in during the spin, but not very well. I never felt that my clothes were very rinsed in that machine and there was no second rinse option. Otherwise it did pretty well.

Jon


Post# 210746 , Reply# 5   5/18/2007 at 22:15 (6,158 days old) by westytoploader ()        

These machines actually spin at the same speed as a full-sized DD, which is 640 RPM. Not really the best move on Whirlpool's part as the narrow tub hurts the extraction ability. The earlier BDs really have the edge there.

Post# 210818 , Reply# 6   5/19/2007 at 10:18 (6,157 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)        
hmm

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I may be off on the model, but the compacts of this general era I am familiar with have a two-speed, carefully built up spin with an end speed of around 800rpm. I say around, because I did the calculations using basket diameter, motor speed and all this more than 20 years ago...
But there have been so many variations on this series, no doubt I am thinking of another model.


Post# 210846 , Reply# 7   5/19/2007 at 13:32 (6,157 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)        
spin speeds

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the DD compact Kenmore I had did all of the exact same functions and a full-size. I didn't see any difference in wash or spin speed. In fact, the only noticeable difference was the Heavy Duty cycle washed with a high and then low agitation depending on how long the cycle was going to be. Everything else was the same.

Jon


Post# 211611 , Reply# 8   5/22/2007 at 14:49 (6,154 days old) by velcro ()        

I once worked on a stackable Whirlpool set and if I'm not mistakened, isn't the dryer made like a Frididaire or something like that? Instead of the trusty old Whirlpool/Kenmore design?


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