Thread Number: 46932
POD 6/9/13 Bendix "Rubber Tub" washer |
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Post# 683216 , Reply# 2   6/9/2013 at 13:03 (3,973 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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How long were these produced? I wonder if they were discontinued because of poor sales, warranty claims, or Bendix's corporate indecision as to whether or not they wanted to continue as a washer manufacturer. |
Post# 683242 , Reply# 5   6/9/2013 at 15:45 (3,973 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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We had this machine when I was was really a little kid, like up until I was about 6 or 7. I think it was manual-fill, because I remember several instances of flooding the floor; Mom was always absent-minded about anything to do with housekeeping.
The tub tearing was what led to its retirement in about 1959 or 1960. Dad scrounged up a '51 or '52 Kenmore pair, and that was the end of the floods. This post was last edited 06/09/2013 at 16:39 |
Post# 683283 , Reply# 8   6/9/2013 at 19:36 (3,973 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA)   |   | |
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My folks bought this as a first owned washer. It lasted from 52-57, when it no longer squeezed the clothes dry enough, we replaced it with a 57 70 series 2 speed washer, with the preggie super roto swirl agi, and the waterfall filter, and two cycles, with normal and delicate cycles. This one went through 2 babies, five kids total, with two adults. Finally bailed in 67. Was sad to see it go, and was replaced with a 67 Kenmore 600, witch tuned out to be a lemon from the start. Who knew.
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Post# 683342 , Reply# 9   6/10/2013 at 08:22 (3,972 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Goofy question. Was the squeezing generated by suction more like what we all remember from high school science lab or more like a shop vac? alr |
Post# 683365 , Reply# 10   6/10/2013 at 11:51 (3,972 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 683376 , Reply# 11   6/10/2013 at 13:11 (3,972 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 683573 , Reply# 13   6/11/2013 at 20:10 (3,971 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Hi Larry, they were reasonably damp-dry, like being spun at 300rpm I would estimate. Not great, but not bad for no vibration what so ever. The lid needs to seal properly and I suspect on those times they came out dripping wet the lid didn't seal as well as it should keeping the vacuum pressure down.
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Post# 683632 , Reply# 14   6/12/2013 at 06:19 (3,970 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)   |   | |
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Uni, do have any video of the workings of the machine? Cool video! |