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Post# 317409 11/29/2008 at 23:11 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Well I can NOW say I actually have a "collection" because I now have two washers and two dryers! I am very pleased!! Whoo Hoo!! Today I acquired an older Kenmore FL washer and a Gibson electric dryer! In reality they are both re-named Westinghouse units. Yes they both need some T.L.C., but they work and I cannot complain for the price! All it cost me was the time to pick them up and lunch for my buddy Rich who helped me move them! The washer is a Kenmore model #417-84988100 with a production date of June 1990. The dryer is a Gibson model # DE18S6WKA. I couldn't find a production date on it. The washer was the latest, updated version of the old Westinghouse design, because it has a variable speed, reversing DC motor, separate drain motor and pump, etc. So that means it has two-way reverse tumbling and no loud, clunky solenoids when it goes into a spin. And now… some photos (of course!). Kevin 
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Post# 317410 , Reply# 1 11/29/2008 at 23:11 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 317411 , Reply# 2 11/29/2008 at 23:13 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 317412 , Reply# 3 11/29/2008 at 23:16 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 317413 , Reply# 4 11/29/2008 at 23:18 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 317414 , Reply# 5 11/29/2008 at 23:19 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 317415 , Reply# 6 11/29/2008 at 23:20 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 317416 , Reply# 7 11/29/2008 at 23:20 (5,619 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Nice score! Never seen a Kenmore badged Westy. | ||
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Post# 317417 , Reply# 8 11/29/2008 at 23:21 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 317419 , Reply# 10 11/29/2008 at 23:24 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 317420 , Reply# 11 11/29/2008 at 23:45 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 317423 , Reply# 12 11/30/2008 at 00:09 (5,619 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Westmore! | ||
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Post# 317430 , Reply# 13 11/30/2008 at 01:13 (5,619 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Yes it's pretty neat! I like the fact it has the water lever adjustment with the "reset", I can hold it to "reset" and it just keeps filling and filling! Another thing is, on the "normal / cotton" cycle, the first "rinse" after the wash is an "overflow" rinse of sorts, I suppose. It tumbles as it drains and water is flowing / flushing as if it's preparing to spin, but it doesn't. Then the drain pump stops and the water continues to flow in filling the drum again. Interesting. After this next rinse it then spins. | ||
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Post# 317432 , Reply# 14 11/30/2008 at 02:09 (5,619 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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That Rinse Action
Is also featured on Speed Queen coin-op H-Axis washers. Local laundromat had the feature before each of the three rinses on the uber sized unit. However think the owner shut the option down when machines were reprogrammed with higher prices. Bascially after the spin ends, washer tumbles the drum one way as the machine continues to fill with water. Since the drain (dump) valve is open, water just goes into the tub and flushes out. Still it is allot of water and rinses laundry clean. L. | ||
| Post# 317433 , Reply# 15 11/30/2008 at 03:38 (5,619 days old) by bearpeter () | ||
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They look like fun! Your buddy and the nice kitchen behind him!!!!! | ||
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Post# 317468 , Reply# 16 11/30/2008 at 10:42 (5,618 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 317471 , Reply# 17 11/30/2008 at 10:51 (5,618 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Oh by the way, the reason for all the surface rust is......
This stacked pair has been living in a house right on the ocean all their lives! Other friends who live right on the beach like this have told me, constantly being in the salt air is just murder on ANYTHING metal and it doesn't matter what you do to try and protect it! The photo is the view from the backyard of the house where I picked up this set yesterday. ========= BRENT... I have to add a hot water line as there's not one there for the washer now. But when washing the sheets in the photos, I tried adding more and more soap to get a foamy wash (didn't work) and once the cycle was complete there was no soapy residue! It must be because of all that water! ========= Modifications I plan to do: Disable or change the door lock connection so I DON'T have to turn the timer to "OFF" if I want to open the door for any reason. I also want the option of having the tub light on during operation and both of these mods should be pretty easy to do. 
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| Post# 317502 , Reply# 21 11/30/2008 at 15:42 (5,618 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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Hey is the air-fluff temp higher that the low temperature. It seems like that because of the order on the temp dail on the dryer... | ||
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Post# 317511 , Reply# 22 11/30/2008 at 16:22 (5,618 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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You Might Wish To Snap This Up Now | ||
| Post# 317512 , Reply# 23 11/30/2008 at 16:37 (5,618 days old) by nmaineman36 () | ||
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That pulley wont work in this generation Kenmore/Westinghouse. They did away with a "potato pulley" and a spin pulley to just one round pulley. Thats why they offer the "Dual Tumble" feature. Plus this washer has a higher spin speed as well. | ||
| Post# 317525 , Reply# 24 11/30/2008 at 18:46 (5,618 days old) by askomiele (Belgium Ghent) | ||
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What's that "potato pully" and what does it do better than a normal one? | ||
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Post# 317537 , Reply# 25 11/30/2008 at 19:44 (5,618 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Jim
Great save, I would love to have Rich on the "right" coast to help me move machines too! What a nightmare that staircase looked like. That was Oral Roberts' house? and his washing machine? Holy Cow no pun intended! I've played with those later Westy machines, always thought they had the most bizarre door structure I ever saw! They way you kind of have to snake your hand in to get the clothes out is so weird. Great washing though. And they are heavy machines so you guys were working for sure! happy washing jon | ||
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Post# 317562 , Reply# 26 11/30/2008 at 20:59 (5,618 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Oral Roberts house? Celebrities stacked like cord-wood out there! Now you have the stacking washer & dryer to match ;-) I've never seen a Dual-Tumble washer running, I'll bet it's fun to watch. I'd disconnect that door lock in a heartbeat. How else will you get the softener in? Have fun with the new pair. | ||
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Post# 317584 , Reply# 27 12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,832 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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That was Oral Roberts' house?
From what the current owner tells me, yes Oral Roberts was the original owner! I'm also told the house had been vacant for the last 5 or 6 years before the current owner took possession the beginning of this year. Aside from being neglected due to being empty, the layout / floor plan is absolutely terrible!!! That is why this house will be demolished and something larger will be built in it's place sometime over the next year or two. This house had something like a one bedroom "apartment" if you will, with entry in the main house. It had it's own living room, kitchen and this washer and dryer. GANSKY... About adding fabric softener. Actually just before the last rinse, as the drum is slowing from the spin, it abruptly STOPS the drum, then the door unlocks as the washer fills W/O tumbling. The water flow stops and the washer will just sit there for about a minute, allowing fabric softener to be added. After that the door again locks and tumbling and the rest of the cycle continues. Video of it? Sorry but I don't have a video camera. The End-of-Cycle buzzer. O.M.G!!! IF it's turned up, it starts buzzing as the drum is slowing from the final spin and DOES NOT STOP for MORE then a full minute AFTER the drum has stopped turning!!!!! | ||
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Post# 317797 , Reply# 28 12/2/2008 at 02:44 (5,617 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Stacked Sets...!!!
Well what a find, glad to see the stairs didnt put you off but with "Rich the Shifter" there who needs a removals crew...Lol What a nifty feature for adding the fabric conditioner, got to admire those early designers, and the build quality will see you washing for a long time to come I`m sure... Happy washing, Mike | ||
| Post# 317847 , Reply# 29 12/2/2008 at 12:35 (5,616 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K) | ||
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Bloody hell! I would have been a nervous wreck with having to get them down the spiral staircase. They look great - particularly love the washing machine, with its Westinghouse (English Electric) styling. Congratulations. Paul | ||
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Post# 318174 , Reply# 30 12/4/2008 at 20:57 (5,614 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Holy crap! I REALLY have a collection now!!!
So far this Kenmore badged Westinghouse is quite happy in it's new home and has not complained as I have been finding SOMETHING to wash almost every day since it's arrival. Now.... it arrived last Saturday AND I am picking up TWO MORE washers THIS weekend! I also have a line on an (older?) Westy front loader too! I'm going to take a look at it tomorrow! So I went from one washer & dryer to TWO, and now in the SAME 7 day period the second one arrived I will have 4 washers... soon to be 5!! | ||
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