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Thread Number: 1778
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Post# 62779 4/10/2005 at 18:24 (6,949 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 62780 , Reply# 1 4/10/2005 at 18:28 (6,949 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 62781 , Reply# 2 4/10/2005 at 18:28 (6,949 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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'56? What else? | ||
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Post# 62782 , Reply# 3 4/10/2005 at 18:31 (6,949 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 62784 , Reply# 4 4/10/2005 at 18:33 (6,949 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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I know there must be something else of interest in that truck full! Someone I have visited has the washer to match that old Whirly dryer. Great find! | ||
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Post# 62785 , Reply# 5 4/10/2005 at 18:35 (6,949 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 62786 , Reply# 6 4/10/2005 at 18:58 (6,949 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 62787 , Reply# 7 4/10/2005 at 19:06 (6,949 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Great finds!! Love the "redneck lid handle" on the avocado washer!! LOL Darn...shoulda picked up the Skinny-Mini too if it was an Agitub model!!! | ||
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Post# 62791 , Reply# 8 4/10/2005 at 19:34 (6,949 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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It really was a Whirlpool weekend! Love that 56 dryer - does it still work? I had a similar washer to the green model in harvest gold when I lived in Phoenix, AZ - beautiful console with a great light too!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK | ||
| Post# 62802 , Reply# 9 4/10/2005 at 20:55 (6,949 days old) by repair-man (Pittsburgh PA) | ||
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Kenny (or anybody else) Where and how do you get the old appliances that you fix and resale? Ed | ||
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Post# 62804 , Reply# 10 4/10/2005 at 21:22 (6,949 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 62805 , Reply# 11 4/10/2005 at 21:33 (6,949 days old) by TrainGuy (Key West, FL) |
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To Repair-man in Pittsburgh | ||
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Post# 62809 , Reply# 12 4/10/2005 at 22:39 (6,949 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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The harvest pair looks to be an LD_-7800 set. That's the 1976 washer we had in white . . . and dryer in harvest exactly like the one you have. Loved that control panel design, particularly on the TOL model. The avocado dryer has three tumble speeds. I believe it's around 1974. The washer has a three speed motor, 1970 to 1972, maybe? Neighbors inherited a matching Whirlpool set very similar to that from her mother. I went on a service call once for the washer, the agitator shaft was squeaking, they decided to let it go 'to the death' instead of repairing the bearings. The lighted console is very nice, it shines across the top and also up through the panel. | ||
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Post# 62821 , Reply# 13 4/11/2005 at 00:17 (6,949 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Lighted WP? | ||
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Post# 62826 , Reply# 14 4/11/2005 at 00:28 (6,949 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Lighted Whirlpools | ||
| Post# 62850 , Reply# 15 4/11/2005 at 08:28 (6,948 days old) by retromom () | ||
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Whirlpool whirlwind! Awsome finds Kenny! If March was Kenmore month, April must be Whirlpool month!! Congrats on the wonderful treasures! Venus | ||
| Post# 62877 , Reply# 16 4/11/2005 at 14:26 (6,948 days old) by repair-man (Pittsburgh PA) | ||
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Hi Rich (Train Guy) Didn't realize I had my old high speed internet e-mail address in the profile. It's fixed now. Are you close to Pittsburgh ? Ed | ||
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Post# 62887 , Reply# 18 4/11/2005 at 15:27 (6,948 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Whirlpool did have separate speed pushbuttons for several years through 1975/1976. The last year dropped back to a two-speed motor instead of three-speed, but still had the pushbutton array. The avocado dryer does not look like a TOL. TOL machines still had a fluorescent light through 1975/1976, and that one doesn't appear to have a light, but it's a little hard to tell from the picture. I vaguely recall that two models featured multiple tumble speeds for just one year. The avocado washer is definitely older than the dryer. Note the water level knob on the washer is an older design than the temp control knob on the dryer. | ||
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Post# 62893 , Reply# 19 4/11/2005 at 16:22 (6,948 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Here is the console on the green Imperial. It says Imperial 18 on it. Looking for trade ins to sell? I look behind home improvement centers,appliance stores,down alleys,sitting next to the curbs,etc.I also have a deal worked out with an appliance store,where I buy the trades that they don't want to resell.That's been working for about 15 years. I don't know if the old dryer works or not.It probably does,but I would open it up,and look for bad wires,mouse nest's,etc before attempting to plug it in. kennyGF 
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Post# 62900 , Reply# 20 4/11/2005 at 17:28 (6,948 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 62904 , Reply# 21 4/11/2005 at 17:36 (6,948 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 62917 , Reply# 22 4/11/2005 at 19:42 (6,948 days old) by repair-man (Pittsburgh PA) | ||
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I still think the avocado washer is closer to a 74/75 model year. A family member once had a Whirlpool with this exact control panel only one model down. No light and no speed buttons. I remember it had a little box in the corner of the panel that said "25 silver anniversary edition" Ed | ||
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Post# 62920 , Reply# 23 4/11/2005 at 19:54 (6,948 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 62922 , Reply# 24 4/11/2005 at 20:11 (6,948 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia) |
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Goatfarmer, I love your Whirlpool Imerial 18! Can you post more pics so I can save them to my hard drive? Congratulations on such great finds :) | ||
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Post# 62924 , Reply# 25 4/11/2005 at 20:16 (6,948 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 62925 , Reply# 26 4/11/2005 at 20:21 (6,948 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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Post# 62930 , Reply# 27 4/11/2005 at 20:38 (6,948 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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I'm betting that's an LAA-9800, ~1974/1975. The last year of the 3-speed motor for belt-drives. That's the vertical button array that I mentioned. By the way, I don't believe that's the original water level knob. It should be a 'chunkier' knob like on the harvest pair and the avocado dryer up above. The next model-year LDA-9800 went to a two-speed motor, and had a button missing in middle of the speed array. The water level control then had the circle-graphics like in the harvest pair up above. I really liked both of those, the LAA and LDA series. | ||
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Post# 62942 , Reply# 29 4/11/2005 at 22:08 (6,948 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Curved Panel | ||
| Post# 62949 , Reply# 30 4/12/2005 at 00:08 (6,948 days old) by fixerman () | ||
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If it is LXA series, it is 1972. | ||
| Post# 62968 , Reply# 32 4/12/2005 at 08:55 (6,947 days old) by agiflow () | ||
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I agree . . . Repair-man, go to the museum link then click on Whirlpool and you will see the all new for 67 spirited performers. The early slant back panels were pretty cool. | ||
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Post# 63017 , Reply# 34 4/12/2005 at 18:59 (6,947 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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more confusion to the fire....
First,someone earlier was asking about the slide controls on the 56 RCA dryer. The one on the left is marked "Drying Temp",and has 3 settings,hot,medium,and warm.The right one is marked "Fabric Guide",and has 2 settings,normal and delicate. An interesting sidenote,the data plate says "Whirlpool-Seegar" Corporation. Hmmmmmmm.... Also,the 56 is going to a good home this weekend. I'm sure you all would approve! Now here is the console of the green dryer.Note the homemade timer knob,from a gas range.Someone thought the washer and dryer were from the same year,just maybe a step down.This one also says Imperial,so I'm thinking it's newer than the washer. No light in the console.Washer is a 1LXA9920AO,and the dryer is a LAE 8800 AO. Any thoughts? 
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| Post# 63023 , Reply# 35 4/12/2005 at 20:00 (6,947 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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lever to the right. Isnt that the tumble speed lever we talked about a while back.I cant remember what brought it up. my cousin had this dryer in harvest. Its Nice. | ||
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Post# 63024 , Reply# 36 4/12/2005 at 20:00 (6,947 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Love the gas range knob! I wonder if this is from about the same time as the Imperial Mark (something) washer pictured above. That washer was actually mine, one I got from my neighbor with the matching dryer and I ended up getting rid of them for lack of space. I was fascinated by the sliding belt/pulley speed control on the dryer, I never ran it but it was very interesting to see how they did it. These consoles really do give you an "Imperial" feeling! I'll bet I know where the 56 dryer is finding an adoptive parent, how fun! | ||
| Post# 63025 , Reply# 37 4/12/2005 at 20:09 (6,947 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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scott55405 I don't know if the transparent dial that turned was totally gone, in 1983 but I remember someone purchasing one that had the "new" cycles printed on the metal with a pointer dial in 1983, it also had the winged surgilator. | ||
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Post# 63035 , Reply# 38 4/12/2005 at 21:43 (6,947 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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The LAE-8800 dryer is a 1974, one step down from the TOL LAE-9800 which would be a match to the "Imperial Mark 18" washer in Post # 62925. I believe the LAE-9800 would have an electronic dryness sensor (and a fluorescent console light), whereas the LAE-8800 is likely thermostatic (and does not have a console light). H-o-w-e-v-e-r . . . if the homemade timer dial is correct and the machine has only TWO cycle sections -- which would be timed and automatic -- then the LAE-8800 may be electronic. If it isn't electronic, then the homemade dial is probably wrong and it should have three cycle sections -- timed, auto regular, and auto perm press. Interesting, however, that both models have the three-tumble-speed feature. The 'winged' Surgilator came into being on the LFA series 18-pound models, which would be approximately 1978. I believe it was the LHA series (somewhere around 1980) that did away with the cycles printed on the rotating timer dial and changed to printing them on the console with a dial pointer. | ||
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Post# 63038 , Reply# 40 4/12/2005 at 22:33 (6,947 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Austin, I can't say for sure (I never compared them directly), but I believe the Surgilators were the same in both standard- and super-capacity machines for a few years leading up to the Double-Duty. Notice the fill levels on these pictures: This is a 1983 super-capacity electronic control machine, with a winged Surgilator. This is a 1961 standard capacity machine. Both of them leave a couple inches of agitator exposed. Our 1976 super-capacity LDA-7800 Supreme 80 filled to the level I've marked in red on the 1983 pic -- ALL the way to the TOP of the agitator / bottom of the agitator cap. Thus, the same size agitator used in a standard capacity machine handled an 18-pound load by way of a higher fill (relatively). 
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| Post# 63081 , Reply# 41 4/13/2005 at 10:33 (6,946 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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the Whirlpool Whopper ad claims that they did not take a regular size agitator and put it in a bigger tub. | ||
| Post# 63082 , Reply# 42 4/13/2005 at 10:48 (6,946 days old) by fixerman () | ||
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The very early 18lb WP washers did have a taller agitator than the standard ones. They used a longer transmission shaft. Eventually WP shortened the agitator on the 18's and made up for the extra length needed by using a taller agitator cap. | ||
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Post# 63090 , Reply# 43 4/13/2005 at 12:32 (6,946 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 63102 , Reply# 44 4/13/2005 at 16:53 (6,946 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 1190580 , Reply# 45 9/24/2023 at 20:11 (208 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
Update
Fast forward over 18 years and I found myself on a road trip which ended up involving a stop at a goat farm in Indiana to save some wayward washers and dryers that were going to meet their maker and apparently no one else wanted to make the effort to save them. Those are not what this post is about and I’ll do another one on those later. I had the great pleasure of meeting Mr. and Mrs. Goatfarmer who made a very generous donation to the Texas branch of the home for wayward washers and dryers. I can’t thank them enough and it’s great to meet such good people.
Mr. Goatfarmer told me I could have this set if I wanted them and I sure was surprised as I had no idea they would be part of the donation. Both machines are neat and rare in their own way and I think it’s possible they could’ve been sold as a set. The washer is a 3 speed Mark 18 built in 1972. Sears Lady Kenmore was not 18 pounds until 1974 so I thought that was cool. This washer is also one of the last to have the longer gearcase and basket drive shafts to accommodate a taller agitator. The dryer is an actual 3 speed model where the speeds are changed by moving the belt on a tapered motor pulley. It was built in 1973 and was not the top of the line as mentioned above. Today I spent several hours working on them cosmetically including wax jobs on both. I’m not sure how long it will be before I’ll have time to go through these but I really like this set and they cleaned up better than I was thinking. Washer model: 1LXA9920A0 Serial: C21601424 Dryer model:LAE8800A0 Serial M31501228 | ||
| Post# 1190581 , Reply# 46 9/24/2023 at 20:17 (208 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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The timer dial is not the correct one for this dryer but it’s close. The original is a 3 cycle: timed, auto regular, and auto perm press with finish guard. The cycles are spaced a little differently on the correct dial which I believe I have obtained NOS.
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Post# 1190586 , Reply# 47 9/24/2023 at 21:20 (208 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1190587 , Reply# 48 9/24/2023 at 21:47 (208 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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That’s a good question. I’m pretty sure this set hasn’t operated in over 18 years and I spent all the time today working on the exteriors. I was going to plug the washer in but ran out of time. I spun the timer dial and have a feeling it is out of sync with the timer but I could be wrong. It only has one water level switch if that means anything. I’ve seen some late sixties models in the archives that had 2 water level switches maybe for that purpose?
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Post# 1190644 , Reply# 49 9/25/2023 at 18:11 (207 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 1190713 , Reply# 50 9/26/2023 at 19:00 (206 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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