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Thread Number: 1842
Kelvinator Repairs, Success Finally!!! |
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| Post# 63468 , Reply# 1 4/17/2005 at 16:34 (6,946 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Kelvinator Filling................. 
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| Post# 63470 , Reply# 2 4/17/2005 at 16:35 (6,946 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area) | ||
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The famous "Magic Minute"............. 
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| Post# 63471 , Reply# 3 4/17/2005 at 16:35 (6,946 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Timer indicating the "Magic Minute".......... 
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| Post# 63472 , Reply# 4 4/17/2005 at 16:37 (6,946 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Lint filter installed.......but honestly it doest not catch much!!! 
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| Post# 63473 , Reply# 5 4/17/2005 at 16:38 (6,946 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Washing away, Kelvinator style.......... 
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| Post# 63474 , Reply# 6 4/17/2005 at 16:39 (6,946 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Older, larger style lint filter from the 50's installed to see if it catches more lint...........It doesnt!! Notice the black 50's agitator cap too.......... 
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Post# 63475 , Reply# 7 4/17/2005 at 16:40 (6,946 days old) by peteski50  (New York) |
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Kelvinator Repairs, Success Finally | ||
| Post# 63476 , Reply# 8 4/17/2005 at 16:41 (6,946 days old) by compwhiz128 () | ||
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WOW!!! Kool machine dude i wish i had one :-( | ||
| Post# 63477 , Reply# 9 4/17/2005 at 16:41 (6,946 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Kelvinator 3 belt system, pulleys and mechanism, motor, and pump. With a silent prayer to my guardian angel, its all nice and dry! 
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| Post# 63480 , Reply# 10 4/17/2005 at 17:14 (6,946 days old) by Brent-Aucoin () | ||
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Great Pictures Jimmy! Great job Jimmy! That is such a cool machine. I also love the matching dryer you have! Gotta love sets! Thanks for posting! And congrats on the smooth fix! Brent | ||
| Post# 63490 , Reply# 11 4/17/2005 at 19:24 (6,946 days old) by angus (Fairfield, CT.) | ||
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Fascinating and beautiful! | ||
| Post# 63495 , Reply# 12 4/17/2005 at 19:34 (6,946 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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What year is this from?And when did Kelvinator switch to a "normal" agitator? | ||
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Post# 63513 , Reply# 15 4/17/2005 at 21:22 (6,946 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 63535 , Reply# 17 4/18/2005 at 07:33 (6,946 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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| Post# 63540 , Reply# 19 4/18/2005 at 08:42 (6,946 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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so what year IS this machine? | ||
| Post# 63542 , Reply# 20 4/18/2005 at 08:53 (6,946 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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| Post# 63545 , Reply# 21 4/18/2005 at 09:01 (6,946 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Hey Thanks Peter! I should have taken some pics of my cat looking in the window when it was on. He loves to watch the washer.......BTW I believe this is a 1964 model, from the date that was stamped inside the timer console........ | ||
| Post# 63550 , Reply# 22 4/18/2005 at 10:35 (6,946 days old) by lbcarguy () | ||
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Glad to hear the fix was a success Hi Jimmy, You were involved in this when we chatted Saturday. Glad to see it all worked out great. A very cool machine for sure. MK in LBC | ||
| Post# 63552 , Reply# 23 4/18/2005 at 11:49 (6,946 days old) by mulls () | ||
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GIBSON Westy referred to Gibson as the first washer company WCI bought out-apparently right before Kelvinator.What were Gibson washers like before being bought out?Anything special about them? Tom | ||
| Post# 63562 , Reply# 24 4/18/2005 at 15:39 (6,945 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Post# 63564 , Reply# 25 4/18/2005 at 16:02 (6,945 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Good work Jimmy - that pesky outer tub boot was askew on my Kelvi too. It wasn't difficult to tear down I gather, they are pretty easy compared to other machines really. Beginning in 1958'ish, Kelvinator & ABC machines were built with a slightly larger cabinet and a round "splash tub" for spinning the water into from the wash/spin tub. This is a quote from a short history of Cudell, Ohio that gives some good dating info for appliance companies - the link to the entire article is below. "White Sewing Machine Co. diversified in 1956 and bought small appliance companies, including Standard Sewing (1965), the Hupp Corp. (1967), the Kelvintor Appliance Div. of American Motors (1968), and the appliance division of Westinghouse (1975). The company's name was changed to White Consolidated Industries in 1964, reflecting its holdings of machinery, tools, household appliances, and valves. White Consoldiated purchased numerous other major appliance competitors during the 1970s, including Philco, the Ford appliance division in 1977 and Frigidaire from General Motors in 1979." Gibson was a pioneer in the refrigeration industry, formed in 1877 and bought out by the Hupp Corp. in 1956 who later merged with White Consolidated in 1967. I have never seen any literature for laundry machines predating the WCI time so they would have been Beam/Franklin/WCI from that point on. (The Hupp Corp also owned the easy Easy brand name, formerly owned by the Murray Corp and was swallowed by WCI as well.) There was some odd brand out-sourcing going on at Kelvinator around 1968 or so, after the sale of Kelvinator by AMC, some Kelvi branded laundry stuff from that era was made by Norge and not WCI... Very strange, muddled history! CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK | ||
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Post# 63575 , Reply# 27 4/18/2005 at 16:39 (6,945 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Also interesting...
Perhaps a corporate mission that lives on today?? This is from the same article, White sewing machines bought out competitors but never improved their own product causing Sears to look for other suppliers... Although production was increased, White neglected to improve his product. In 1924, White had a contract to supply Sears, Roebuck & Co. with their sewing machines. White Sewing machine Co. also bought out competitors, including the Theodore Kundtz Co., the King Sewing Machine Co. and the Domestic Sewing machine Co.. Since White Sewing Machine Co. didn't give Sears, Roebuck & Co. better quality sewing machines after buying-out their competitors, Sears, Roebuck & Co. bought from Japanese companies in 1956. | ||
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Post# 63596 , Reply# 28 4/18/2005 at 21:53 (6,945 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 63600 , Reply# 29 4/18/2005 at 22:07 (6,945 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
Kelvinator Splashilator :) | ||
| Post# 63700 , Reply# 30 4/19/2005 at 19:30 (6,944 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Filterflo That sure is a nice kelvy congrats on the fix, and thankyou for sharing the pics with us. | ||
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Post# 64022 , Reply# 31 4/22/2005 at 22:19 (6,941 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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