Thread Number: 39487
Kelvinator from the 80's???? |
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Post# 585112   3/26/2012 at 06:28 (4,413 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 585114 , Reply# 1   3/26/2012 at 06:29 (4,413 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 585115 , Reply# 2   3/26/2012 at 06:29 (4,413 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 585123 , Reply# 3   3/26/2012 at 07:28 (4,413 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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This is a Franklin design owned by White Industries by this time. Of all the TL washers out there from this era this is the last one I would add to my collection and I don't think that even my collection will get this large LOL. It works like Frigidaire TL washers of the past 20 or so years, lots of wash tub indexing OK cleaning if not loaded too heavily, but no real exciting virtues. It is a washer for people who don't care about washers. |
Post# 585124 , Reply# 4   3/26/2012 at 07:53 (4,413 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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"a washer for people who don't care about washers"
What an awful thought! I have heard such people do exist . . . |
Post# 585166 , Reply# 6   3/26/2012 at 13:18 (4,413 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)   |   | |
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i have the monkey wards version from 1989,mine has the"angel wing"style agitator and recirculating lint filter. |
Post# 585234 , Reply# 7   3/26/2012 at 17:11 (4,413 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 585235 , Reply# 8   3/26/2012 at 17:15 (4,413 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Kenny -
That is a cool story. There is something that "gets" me when talking about taking a machine from a trade / haul-off / junk pile and getting it going again. People send their machines off thinking they're going to the junk yard, and here someone else is paying the utility bill and buying detergent for the machine for years to come. I LOVE IT! Gordon |
Post# 585252 , Reply# 9   3/26/2012 at 18:35 (4,413 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 585335 , Reply# 11   3/27/2012 at 14:50 (4,412 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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When my cousin and her husband built their home in 1978 it came with WCI Kelvinator appliances. The washer lasted until the mid 80's, and the range and fridge until the late 80's. The dryer was replaced in the mid 90's because my cousin lives out in the country and hangs alot of laundry outside to dry. This probably helped it last as long as it did. The washer actually washed quite well, especially given that alot of dirty clothes from the barn & fields went through that machine. |
Post# 587459 , Reply# 12   4/5/2012 at 20:33 (4,403 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Kenny -
I just saw your reply to me on making good use of a machine off a "pile". That's very cool. So, between you and your sister in law, you got maybe 10 years use out of the machine, then sold it for decent money to boot. Can't beat that! It's kinda like the Kenmore set that I bought for my sister in 1989. She wanted to borrow my '86s which were in storage, and I knew if I let her, they would not return as I left them, so I bought her her own set, used which also came from the proverbial pile. That solved a dilema I had at the time, so the money was already well spent. In so doing, I met my washer mentor who got me started in the rebuilding and selling, and we became friends and I enjoyed the hobby/business for many years. My sister got 11 years service from the Kenmores, and they weren't broken when they were replaced then stored with my others. Later, I found this site, got the Kenmores out of storage as the first AW-inspired machines I worked on, and I have been using them for 4 years. The washer is one of my favorites to this day. Gordon |