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The Green Kenmores Arrive Home |
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Post# 604619   6/18/2012 at 19:24 (4,301 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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The green kenmore 800s I got for $300 in Virginia came today.The Microship truck pulling up to the house... |
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Post# 604621 , Reply# 1   6/18/2012 at 19:30 (4,301 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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The washer is pristine for its age.The seller told me he got it from an abandoned storage unit like on that show Storage Wars.I think its been unused for 20 years.The machine has slightly worn centerpost bearings but other than that it sounds great. |
Post# 604622 , Reply# 2   6/18/2012 at 19:32 (4,301 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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The basket is just beautiful which is what really matters. |
Post# 604623 , Reply# 3   6/18/2012 at 19:35 (4,301 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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The control panel |
Post# 604626 , Reply# 4   6/18/2012 at 19:36 (4,301 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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The clean drum |
Post# 604627 , Reply# 5   6/18/2012 at 19:38 (4,301 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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The machines together. |
Post# 604630 , Reply# 6   6/18/2012 at 20:00 (4,301 days old) by retropia ()   |   | |
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Good-lookin' set! |
Post# 604633 , Reply# 7   6/18/2012 at 20:26 (4,301 days old) by dogboy44 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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These are really Unusual. And so cherry. Sweet! |
Post# 604635 , Reply# 8   6/18/2012 at 20:35 (4,301 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 604639 , Reply# 9   6/18/2012 at 21:05 (4,301 days old) by badgerdx ()   |   | |
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Very cool. What year are these? |
Post# 604640 , Reply# 10   6/18/2012 at 21:11 (4,301 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 604661 , Reply# 12   6/19/2012 at 00:05 (4,301 days old) by mrsalvo (New Braunfels Texas)   |   | |
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I'm envious!!! I'm looking around now!!! |
Post# 604664 , Reply# 13   6/19/2012 at 00:35 (4,301 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 604762 , Reply# 14   6/19/2012 at 14:09 (4,300 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 604872 , Reply# 15   6/19/2012 at 20:41 (4,300 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)   |   | |
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Very nice Mark !
I have one in white and love that washer. Now you have step down agitation, but sometimes I dont want that in certain wash loads. I had the matching dryer and gave it to Martin ( Yogitunes ) the drum was not as nice as yours and I have no room for extra dryers so thats that. So I hope that things go well with the pair. And would like to see a pick of your new Sudzit laundry room. Here is mine Roto-Flexing This post was last edited 06/19/2012 at 22:32 |
Post# 604873 , Reply# 16   6/19/2012 at 20:47 (4,300 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)   |   | |
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Post# 604942 , Reply# 18   6/20/2012 at 06:07 (4,299 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Mark, the shaded avocado is beautiful, you have a very nice set. alr |
Post# 604948 , Reply# 19   6/20/2012 at 06:47 (4,299 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Mark glad you got these and that they will be staying in the AW Group. A good friend of mine was seriously considering getting this pair and was talking to the seller but decided to pass on them. Shortly there after he found a Harvest LKM pair that he got so it looks like you guys both got great sets.
These KM 800s have long been one of my favorite washer and dryer pairs from this time period and I hope that you find that they look as good mechanically as they do cosmetically when you do your rebuild. You may have seen our posts about how we are adding a SS sleeve on the outside of rusty center-posts to give the washer better than new durability, that and double top seals will just about guarantee that these washers will outlast us. If I were you I would try to get an extra timer and maybe timer dial for the washer and electronic control and knob for the dryer. These parts were originally good and don't fail that often but they would be the most difficult to find and important to the operation if you ever needed them. |
Post# 605538 , Reply# 22   6/22/2012 at 09:55 (4,297 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)   |   | |
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Mark,
Did Sears deliver those? The truck is wrong. There's an anomaly in the space time continuum. It's obviously the early 70's. What a find. Hope everything will work well. Check the hoses for brittleness. I guess you could check the solenoids manually. Not as familiar with K/W as I should be. My utility room is too small and K/W parts don't seem to be as available around here as Maytag. If I lived in a bigger city I'd probably have better selection. When I was little we had an 800 series BOL Roto-Swirl. I've never seen a Rotoflex in action, but I'd love to. They looked more efficient. The Roto-Swirl seemed to pull down and then just let the clothes back up. FMI. What is the next or top model up, the A,B,C...whatever one called it? Did one push the button and usually not have to move the dial? Thanks. Brian |
Post# 605542 , Reply# 23   6/22/2012 at 10:05 (4,297 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 605593 , Reply# 24   6/22/2012 at 12:09 (4,297 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)   |   | |
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Mark I had no idea that I was an insperation ...
but I am glad you got the pair the Avocodo really makes it pop. Wishing you all the best in your new room for the pair ! John thanks on the advice on that Kenmore... I'm not sure why you like this model over other Kenmore washers. Put it's good to here that you do. Reinforced stainless sleave to the shaft is great as well as some other parts. Unfortunetly my collection is on hold. Since then the belt has been changed and this machine had low wear. Which is a plus. I will contact you for more pointers and a possable teardown in the future. Gordon if you read this I would appriciate more information on the models if your free for time and thanks. Some requested some wash action .. Here it is in a test run before belt change and tighten. Roto-Flex seems gentle and a relax water action. And I had no problems with clothes getting stuck under the vanes. I guess proper loading. Check out the first floting sock. Darren k |
Post# 607236 , Reply# 27   6/30/2012 at 07:36 (4,289 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 607241 , Reply# 28   6/30/2012 at 08:26 (4,289 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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