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Post# 644861   12/7/2012 at 22:21 (4,128 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 644863 , Reply# 1   12/7/2012 at 22:27 (4,128 days old) by applianceguy47 ()   |   | |
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DD. I bought this pair, in Almond, with an Electric Dryer, for my parents in 1991. I think at the time, they were TOL. Someone else would know if they had an electronic version at that time. |
Post# 644899 , Reply# 2   12/8/2012 at 04:09 (4,128 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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I bought my Whirlpool All Electronic set in Feb of 1993. It was WP's first all electronic set. |
Post# 644903 , Reply# 3   12/8/2012 at 04:41 (4,128 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 644935 , Reply# 4   12/8/2012 at 07:57 (4,128 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 644951 , Reply# 5   12/8/2012 at 08:34 (4,128 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 644957 , Reply# 6   12/8/2012 at 08:54 (4,128 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 644983 , Reply# 7   12/8/2012 at 10:37 (4,128 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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The only Whirlpool electronic control sets I have seen prior to 1993 were ones where the cycle type and wash/rinse options were electronic, but you still had a timer knob with a circular timer. In 1993 they created an electronic control washer that had no knobs whatsoever. |
Post# 645002 , Reply# 9   12/8/2012 at 11:21 (4,127 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 645029 , Reply# 10   12/8/2012 at 13:20 (4,127 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 645046 , Reply# 11   12/8/2012 at 15:51 (4,127 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 645077 , Reply# 12   12/8/2012 at 19:13 (4,127 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 645095 , Reply# 13   12/8/2012 at 20:32 (4,127 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Allen, The first touch-panel Whirlpool washer (belt-drive) debuted in 1978, model LFA-9800. Kenmore also had a sibling-model. Water level was mechanical. Power-on/off was mechanical, directly tied to a holding relay IIRC. The matching dryer had pushbuttons for cycle selection instead of touch pads, for whatever engineering decision. This pic shows three console revisions. Bottom is 1978-79 LFA-9800. Middle, is 1980-81 LHA-9800. There was also LHA-9500 with slightly fewer options. Top would be LA9800XK, XM, or XP. LFA-9800 Parts Listing LHA-9500 Parts Listing LHA-9800 Parts Listing LA9800XK through LA9800XT Parts Listing XK, XM, and XP are belt-drive with mechanical water level and power. XS and XT are direct-drive with electronic power and water level, no longer mechanical toggles on the panel. Your machines are XT, yes? Interestingly, T in eighth position indicates 1988 model year (or 2007). What are your serials? |
Post# 645105 , Reply# 14   12/8/2012 at 21:34 (4,127 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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But all of those have at least one mechanical switch on them. The ones we have do not have any mechanical switches on them. Even the power on/off switch is electronic. My Model/Serial Numbers are: Washer Mod LA9800XTN1 Ser CB3601092 Dryer: Mod LE9800XSN0 Ser 4206778 Here are photos of the machines: CLICK HERE TO GO TO whirlcool's LINK |
Post# 645111 , Reply# 15   12/8/2012 at 22:13 (4,127 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Yes, as mentioned above, XS and XT direct-drive models eliminated mechanical water level and power switches. CB36 = Clyde, OH, 36th week of 1992 Dryer model XS is a "year" prior to the washer XT. Dryer serial seems incomplete. Should begin with a letter M. Is it MB4206778? That'd be Marion, OH, 42nd week of 1992. XS = 1987 model-year. XT = 1988 model-year. These models were produced for a considerable period of time, per the serials. Similar to my parents' Whirlpool wall oven. "D" model-year of 1995 but serial indicates production in 2005. And it has an engineering revision of 15 on the model number, which is an extensive revision history. I've rarely seen revisions higher than 4. I saved your pictures long ago. :-) |
Post# 645181 , Reply# 16   12/9/2012 at 10:33 (4,127 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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Yup, you are right. The dryer serial does begin with MB. I guess I was in such a hurry to write it down I forgot to include those two letters. Since I bought these in Feb of 93 looks like the washer sat around awhile before being sold. The dryer is 10 weeks newer than the washer. Thanks for decoding those dates for me. |
Post# 645407 , Reply# 18   12/10/2012 at 11:58 (4,125 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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