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Post# 643808   12/3/2012 at 20:06 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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The shop techs called me on the cell and said there was a dryer for me to work on. "Can't you work on it? I do have a route..." said I. Well, the owner had just dropped it off and they thought it was more up my alley. Really? Hmmmm.
This beauty greeted me as I walked in. The shop guys figured that since it's been a rough month or two for me with running a route with the nerve pain from the fall off my roof and worrying about the upcoming surgery so I could use some fun. (They are right. I've been a very grumpy bear lately...) Just what the doctor ordered... |
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Post# 643809 , Reply# 1   12/3/2012 at 20:08 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 643812 , Reply# 2   12/3/2012 at 20:11 (4,132 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 643813 , Reply# 3   12/3/2012 at 20:11 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 643815 , Reply# 4   12/3/2012 at 20:16 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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All I could find was a broken door strike and a cracked belt. The rollers and motor were silent and the idler was almost as good. (I replaced it as well).
Now came the fun. The shop had closed and I stayed after to have a little quality time with the Lady. Time to treat her as one of my own. Delinting and lubing done, I had a little fun polishing her up. The customer may never know how far I went but it was good, clean fun that the doctor had ordered for me. BTW, look at the condition of the original light lens! |
Post# 643818 , Reply# 5   12/3/2012 at 20:20 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 643819 , Reply# 6   12/3/2012 at 20:22 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 643820 , Reply# 7   12/3/2012 at 20:24 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 643823 , Reply# 8   12/3/2012 at 20:25 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 643824 , Reply# 9   12/3/2012 at 20:25 (4,132 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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That's the dryer I looked for for so long, in vain....
I had the washer, but the dryer would NOT surface - this was long before the Internet, let along AW.org. Finally, I turned to a Whirly pair just to have a matched set. That's a beauty! P.S.: The '66 keyboard Lady K's and the '65 800s are the only non-'Tag sets I would consider. |
Post# 643825 , Reply# 10   12/3/2012 at 20:26 (4,132 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Although this one is more likely 1967-8 as I see several design updates that WP had all ready incorporated in this new style dryer, can anyone name the two major changes that this dryer has since the first of these new dryers?
Andy this one is certainly a low mileage dryer, you can see it still has the original rear rollers, idler pulley and motor, did it also have the original belt? You can see the heater area ran a little hot, I would check the heater element as this dryer may have lost the 1500 booster element for the Soft-Heat system, this heater was a little fragile in this style SH dryer.
Andy let us know how it turns out, and don't let the upcoming surgery get to you it is one of those things that you have to do in life sometimes, Good Luck. |
Post# 643826 , Reply# 11   12/3/2012 at 20:28 (4,132 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA)   |   | |
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Nice dryer! What year is it? 1966 - 70 era I suppose. Just curious: Is there supposed to be a lens over the drum light? Maybe it is there but is hard to see in the pictures. |
Post# 643827 , Reply# 12   12/3/2012 at 20:29 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 643829 , Reply# 13   12/3/2012 at 20:30 (4,132 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 643831 , Reply# 14   12/3/2012 at 20:32 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 643844 , Reply# 15   12/3/2012 at 20:41 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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I called the owner to give him the good news. As most of you figured, it belonged to his elderly mother. He said she takes care of everything like this. Suddenly, the thought hit me. I was almost frightened to ask but did. "Does she have the matching washer?" BINGO! Yes, she does and he said it looks even better than the dryer. She runs small loads thru it and only 2-3 loads every week or two. She runs a clean rinse thru it and towel dries the interior of the tub and dispenser when done washing. HOLY COW!
I'll leave you with this. This Lady is truly "Sear's Best"!
RCD
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Post# 643849 , Reply# 16   12/3/2012 at 20:53 (4,132 days old) by AutoWasherFreak ()   |   | |
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What a beauty! |
Post# 643851 , Reply# 17   12/3/2012 at 20:58 (4,132 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 643856 , Reply# 19   12/3/2012 at 21:14 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Thanks for reminding me. This Lady does have the freshener option. In fact, the bottle's still there and the freshener inside is still viable. When the dryer was running, you could smell the scent coming out the exhaust. Why is it that, in the bottle, the smell is almost over powering but coming out the exhaust smells not really bad?
RCD |
Post# 643912 , Reply# 23   12/3/2012 at 23:03 (4,132 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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You never heard of the Fiddler falling 10ft off the roof and breaking his femur and compressing L3-L4 in the movie. Lets just say I didn't hold back on letting the neighborhood in general know how I felt. My Grandfather the Navy lifer would have been proud...
Sciatic pain is a unwelcome companion. No, the surgery is bariatric in nature. I'm tired of carrying an extra me around and want to become half the person I used to be. Scary! This dryer was the therapy I needed. Glad I could share the dryer. RCD This post was last edited 12/04/2012 at 02:58 |
Post# 643945 , Reply# 25   12/4/2012 at 07:14 (4,132 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Yay Mark K wins the prize * , as you spotted the two changes I was thinking of and the additional change from metal clip rings to the triangular nylon plastic rings that locate the rear drum rollers.
This dryer that Andy is working on was built the 39th week of 1967 and it is amazing when you think that essentially the same dryer is being built today 45 years later. Not only has this got to be the most produced dryer ever it is certainly in the experience of many the best dryer design ever in terms of efficiency, speed, reliability and simple easy repair ability. I wounder if Leslie could find out how many of this style dryer WP has built, must be over a hundred million which is roughly how many DD washers were produced.
* prize yet to be determined, let me know if you ever need something, John. |
Post# 643952 , Reply# 26   12/4/2012 at 07:42 (4,132 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 644065 , Reply# 27   12/4/2012 at 16:58 (4,131 days old) by bendix5 (Central Point, Oregon)   |   | |
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Beautiful dryer Andy. I had a WP we bought new in 1971. After 10 years I opened it up and it was very clean inside. Like the one you just opened. They were truly good dryers in those days. Good luck with the surgery. Good for you taking the step. I have a couple of friends who have also done this with no regrets. Much healthier and both have kept most of the weight off. Dano
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Post# 644134 , Reply# 28   12/4/2012 at 22:33 (4,131 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)   |   | |
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You don't find many dryers this pristine at the age of 45 years old. The matching washer must also be a gem. This design was the best, and Whirlpool was very wise not to make changes to it. Good luck with your sugery Andy. James |
Post# 644327 , Reply# 29   12/5/2012 at 19:04 (4,130 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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Who is Mark K?One other change was the center of the rear drum panel was changed to include these two little tits.Bendixmark aka Mark Ellis.Don Pardo tell him what hes won! |
Post# 644331 , Reply# 30   12/5/2012 at 19:16 (4,130 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 644360 , Reply# 31   12/5/2012 at 20:58 (4,130 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 644432 , Reply# 32   12/6/2012 at 06:18 (4,130 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Yes, the little indentations were the rear supports for the shoe rack, so that you could dry sneakers, etc., without tumbling and the blam, blam, blam noise we're all familiar with. Sears thought of everything on the Lady K's.
Speaking of those door cables, are they still available or NLA? My aunt's 1965 Kenmore 800 needs a set, and I want that machine taken care of, since the plan is for it to come live with me someday, and a matching washer found. The dryer was purchased new by my grandmother - her first and only dryer. She bought the pair, but the washer was replaced in the late '80s or early '90s. I'd like to reconstitute the set in her memory. |
Post# 644497 , Reply# 33   12/6/2012 at 10:14 (4,129 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 644546 , Reply# 34   12/6/2012 at 13:43 (4,129 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 644575 , Reply# 35   12/6/2012 at 16:58 (4,129 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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I have the electronic KA version John was kind enough to decide I needed it years ago. Its gas and runs smooth. In these WP's I have never seen a wrinkled load come out of them. And the ones with itellidry never shrink anything.
I have no idea how she kept that so nice all these years. Its amazing how appliances the same age can end up at opposite ends of the spectrum! Hope your back is healing, lower back can be nasty! Since I have been using the teeter hang ups I am amazed at the return of flexibility. I remember throwing my back out many moons ago and 3 weeks after I still couldn't step or down off a curb in Boston without major major pain! Thats when I started back yoga and have never quit since. |
Post# 644582 , Reply# 36   12/6/2012 at 17:27 (4,129 days old) by whirlaway (Hampton Virginia)   |   | |
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One broke on my old frogeye and the next time I used it the other one broke.Went to the Sears parts store and got a new set for like 3.95,that was in around 1996.They were plastic covered and still on it.Very easy to change took about 10min. |