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Thread Number: 14969
My Kenmore 800 is Completed |
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| Post# 253313 12/10/2007 at 19:50 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
Hey Guys, Guess What Santa came early, I am done restoring my Kenmore 800 washer that I rescued back in September from Philadelphia PA, and the good news is that she is complete and everything is up and running. It turned out that she needed a little more than some TLC. When I brought her home, the first test was to see if the machine was getting power, which she was. The water test was next and unfortunately, she failed. It turned out she had a few minor leaks coming from the outer tub, so that meant a tear down to get to the inner tub and see how bad the leaks were. Well with everyone’s experience here and the work that has been recorded here on numerous Kenmore/WP washer repairs it was fairly easy to handle. So off came the console and off came the cabinet. The cabinet I took to my classic car guy and had it repainted, as there was some rusting on one side. With the cabinet removed, assess was easy to everything else and I removed the washtub and saw the condition of the outer tub, some rust and holes. I cleaned up all the rust, filled in the small holes with plumbers epoxy and put 2 coats of POR 15 on the inside of the tub. After a few days everything had dried, I did a water test and everything was good, no leaks to be found. YAY!!! I checked everything else on the machine and replaced a few worn out minor parts on the machine (Thanks Sears Parts - surprised me that they still had some parts I needed). I got the cabinet back and it looked good as new, so with the help of my partner we got the cabinet back on the machine and then I slowly re-assembled it. The console needed some disparate cleaning, and cleaned up really well. I don’t have a video of the machine but I do have some before and after photos and a photo of its maiden wash. Wow! I forgot how well the RotoSwirl action moves a load of clothes around in the tub, excellent! Now I just have to figure where I am going to put the machine. It looks like a utility room re-do project is coming up and the very near future! Enjoy the pictures, first the before photos and then the after photos, i hope.
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| Post# 253314 , Reply# 1 12/10/2007 at 19:51 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253315 , Reply# 2 12/10/2007 at 19:51 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253316 , Reply# 3 12/10/2007 at 19:52 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253317 , Reply# 4 12/10/2007 at 19:53 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253318 , Reply# 5 12/10/2007 at 19:53 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253319 , Reply# 6 12/10/2007 at 19:54 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253320 , Reply# 7 12/10/2007 at 19:55 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253321 , Reply# 8 12/10/2007 at 19:56 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253322 , Reply# 9 12/10/2007 at 19:57 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253323 , Reply# 10 12/10/2007 at 19:58 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253325 , Reply# 12 12/10/2007 at 19:59 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253326 , Reply# 13 12/10/2007 at 20:00 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253327 , Reply# 14 12/10/2007 at 20:01 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253328 , Reply# 15 12/10/2007 at 20:02 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253329 , Reply# 16 12/10/2007 at 20:02 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253331 , Reply# 17 12/10/2007 at 20:03 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253332 , Reply# 18 12/10/2007 at 20:04 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253333 , Reply# 19 12/10/2007 at 20:06 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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Post# 253335 , Reply# 20 12/10/2007 at 20:26 (5,974 days old) by jons1077  (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Wow! | ||
| Post# 253342 , Reply# 22 12/10/2007 at 20:54 (5,974 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
13, 17,&18 really bring on the tears
What an absolutely beautiful washing machine, and SOAK N' WASH is simply to die for. How wonderful to have so magnificent a Christmas present. Love how you have gold clothes in the load to match the gift of the Magi gold restoration. Your praise of Sears parts has me wondering if they still might stock the Visimatic Wringer with the spray rinse. Hee-Haw ;'D PS Your photography is fabulous. | ||
| Post# 253343 , Reply# 23 12/10/2007 at 20:56 (5,974 days old) by dick_s. () | ||
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A fabulous restoration on a very nice Kenmore. Congrats. | ||
| Post# 253351 , Reply# 24 12/10/2007 at 21:32 (5,974 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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Very Nice Doug!!! It looks beautiful!!! | ||
| Post# 253352 , Reply# 25 12/10/2007 at 21:38 (5,974 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 253356 , Reply# 26 12/10/2007 at 22:03 (5,974 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 253359 , Reply# 27 12/10/2007 at 22:26 (5,974 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Kenmore! | ||
| Post# 253362 , Reply# 28 12/10/2007 at 23:17 (5,974 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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Congrats on getting your Kenmore up and running. I love these 800 models more and more. Love the Gold Roto Swirl, and the console light. Makes her gleam like a queen. Have a good one, James | ||
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Post# 253368 , Reply# 29 12/11/2007 at 00:44 (5,974 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 253378 , Reply# 30 12/11/2007 at 06:31 (5,974 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
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| Post# 253466 , Reply# 31 12/11/2007 at 15:57 (5,974 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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Like being a kid again Awesome resto and that gives me hope for when I pick up my 800. Nothing less than a childhood machine will do. | ||
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Post# 253497 , Reply# 32 12/11/2007 at 18:12 (5,973 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Just beautiful.
Do us a favor and add it to the Restoration section so we can always find it and enjoy it. I am very impressed. We had this machine briefly in my late childhood, I loved the detergent dispenser and the fact that you could actually use bleach without ruining your clothes. How did they get the color to match that well? Thanks for sharing! | ||
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Post# 253574 , Reply# 33 12/12/2007 at 07:49 (5,973 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 253728 , Reply# 34 12/13/2007 at 01:07 (5,972 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 254084 , Reply# 36 12/14/2007 at 09:54 (5,971 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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The 800 I grew up with had the metal handle and the mercury lid switch. | ||
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