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This is a very interesting washer I have never ever seen before!
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Post# 492470   1/29/2011 at 19:24 (4,806 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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Anyone seen this machine before? It's beautiful and it looks like so much fun!










Post# 492471 , Reply# 1   1/29/2011 at 19:26 (4,806 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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I wonder how well it cleans and if it tangles?


Post# 492475 , Reply# 2   1/29/2011 at 19:50 (4,806 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
The Agi-tator-tub

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OMG I want one!  I've never seen anything like it!  I was SHOCKED to see it continue to agi-tub-tate during the drain cycle.

 

This machine would be sooooooo cool in a solid basket version with a recirculation system.  ***sigh, dreams***


Post# 492486 , Reply# 3   1/29/2011 at 20:28 (4,806 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
...and it's Lavinia bluuuuuue!

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Absolutely mesmerizing.

 


Post# 492487 , Reply# 4   1/29/2011 at 20:36 (4,806 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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I wonder if it could pass for an HE machine with some tweaks... like the recirculation system. I mean, it would probably use the same amount of water the other HE impeller machines use but with the whole basket moving, it would probably be more gentle though more dramatic! lol


Post# 492488 , Reply# 5   1/29/2011 at 20:37 (4,806 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

I remember looking at Bendix tubs back in the 50s when there were a lot to look at and wondering if they would work as agi-tubs in a top loader. I did not know if the force to power the agi-tub would be greater than was needed to make an agitator oscillate. I figured there would actually be less stress on the tub and its hub than in the tumbler application.

This washing action seems to work better than those washers that have the impeller at the bottom of the tub.



Post# 492502 , Reply# 6   1/29/2011 at 21:09 (4,806 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

If the timer is working properly, from what I could make out on the underside of the lid, #5 was for delicates, but it sure seemed vigorous with that mixed load. Maybe it's one speed, but shorter timer for delicates?

The language is Portuguese. His home is Brazil. You can find him by searching Lavadora Lavinia on You Tube.


Post# 492503 , Reply# 7   1/29/2011 at 21:09 (4,806 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)        
Bestcleaningwasher in Brazil has a Lavinia Washer that looks

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His lid opens to the side to reveal a Westinghouse Washer in disguise...in his youtube videos he even calls it the Lavinia Westinghouse....... I think the Lavinia in this thread is awesome though to bad no one made a version like here int he states....PAT COFFEY


Post# 492506 , Reply# 8   1/29/2011 at 21:16 (4,806 days old) by A440 ()        
Wow!

What an awesome machine!
The wash drain is like a reverse "Magic Minute"!
Thanks for the post Jamie!
Brent


Post# 492508 , Reply# 9   1/29/2011 at 21:21 (4,806 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)        
Hey is it me.....

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or does this Lavinia sound a little bit like a Norge? PAT COFFEY


Post# 492509 , Reply# 10   1/29/2011 at 21:23 (4,806 days old) by A440 ()        

Wonder how close the Haier Genesis mimics this type of wash action?


 
 


Post# 492523 , Reply# 11   1/29/2011 at 22:02 (4,806 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
That is sooo Cool (The lavinia)

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I'm going to talk to one of my Brazilian friends and send him the link.

Maybe his Mom has one and will bring it back with him in the Spring ! LOL




This post was last edited 01/29/2011 at 22:47
Post# 492538 , Reply# 12   1/29/2011 at 22:43 (4,806 days old) by brastemp (Brazil)        

Hi.. Just to help everybody with portuguese language:

Lavinia 4 Kgs: 1 cycle, 5 programs and 1 speed. Year 1979, made by Pereira Lopes.

The programs are:

1- Wash with double soak (42 minutes soak): recommended for heavy and whites

2- Wash with single soak (20 minutes soak): recommended for synthetics

3- Normal wash: recommended for cotton, synthetics with low dirty

4- Soft Wash: recommended for Baby clothes

5- Delicates: recommended for delicates


Post# 492546 , Reply# 13   1/29/2011 at 23:58 (4,806 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
Interesting washer

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This is very awsone machine. If they made them like this today with the newer technology it would be great. The problem with todays plate washers is they use too little water. The Haier Genesis is a awsome washer. My friend Louis had one awhile back and it washed well and used enough water!
Thanks for the vidoes.
Peter


Post# 492588 , Reply# 14   1/30/2011 at 09:35 (4,805 days old) by washernoob ()        

I love the color.

The tub looks much newer than the machine. It seems to do a pretty darnd good job without a central agitator.

But that fill speed is soooooooo slow!

The drain cycle was the most fun part to watch.


Post# 492592 , Reply# 15   1/30/2011 at 10:20 (4,805 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
"The drain cycle was the most fun part to watch."

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Agreed, but what a throttling those clothes get, and then as if they didn't get enough punishment during the drain, the beating starts up again during the rinse fill. Unbelievable.

 

LaughingWhat a treat, this and the Haier.


Post# 492593 , Reply# 16   1/30/2011 at 10:23 (4,805 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
Short Stroke

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Not much of a stroke for a tub with only two paddles.  I would expect a little overlay as with most TL machines.  Doesn't seem to effect clothing movement though.  Wonder if this machine shares any other parts with the WCI line other than the console.

 

I guess this was a cold fill only machine.  Didn't they heat the water?  That's what I thought the soak/pauses were doing.

 

Malcolm


Post# 492595 , Reply# 17   1/30/2011 at 10:33 (4,805 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)        

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The control panel reads Westinghouse, but the top reads Maytag.  Awesome machine!


Post# 492621 , Reply# 18   1/30/2011 at 13:17 (4,805 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland)        
I remember

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a post from someone a few years ago wondering how effective a F/L drum design would be on a T/L.....something I had wondered myself. Looks like a pretty good wash action. Love the videos and a very interesting machine.

Post# 492623 , Reply# 19   1/30/2011 at 13:26 (4,805 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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I was thinking along the lines of Haier also........seems gentle enough, but I think I would like to have seen 3 vanes on the tub sides rather than just 2

Post# 492953 , Reply# 20   1/31/2011 at 23:14 (4,804 days old) by jonvance1990 ()        
Unimatic1140

Yeah so was I.

Post# 493119 , Reply# 21   2/1/2011 at 17:15 (4,803 days old) by brastemp (Brazil)        

Hi Malcolm,

The washer have cold fill only and no heating ellement.


Post# 493262 , Reply# 22   2/2/2011 at 01:38 (4,803 days old) by dj-gabriele ()        
Very interesting machine!

Indeed that feels like a FL drum mounted in a TL machine :) And the wash action (even the oscillations during draining and filling) feel effective yet more gentle than a standard top loader with a central agitator!

Post# 493289 , Reply# 23   2/2/2011 at 07:27 (4,802 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

In the tropical regions of the world, having water warm enough for washing is not usually a problem. Often hot water is supplied from a cistern on the roof that is heated by the sun and tap cold is not usually cold. Some old homes in Florida had the solar-heated cisterns.

I do wonder if the slow fill was due to water pressure or the fill valve needing some maintenance.



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