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Post# 840821   9/12/2015 at 08:03 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        




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Post# 840822 , Reply# 1   9/12/2015 at 08:06 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        
Kenmore model 21300 tt washer (Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.)

made in Japan

sold by Simpsons-Sears Ltd, Toronto, Ontario

year: 1970-1972

AC 117V - 60 c/s - motors input 4.6A

washer motor: Sanyo Electric WM480K - 1.9A - 95W - 1 Phase - 1720 RPM



Post# 840824 , Reply# 2   9/12/2015 at 08:29 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

Hi everyone!

My latest find...

Through Kijiji, @ just about 5 minutes walk from my street address!

I have tried it yesterday - 'laundry day' :)

The large impeller does have reverse action - - it revolves in one direction for a period of time then stops for a few seconds and reverses - - speed varies quite a bit - - its motion agitates the soapy water violently, creating a sort of tornado-like movement inside the tub (absolutely no harm to fabrics however)

The p-o-w-e-r-f-u-l wash action of this little machine is quite impressive, indeed

And as far as the spin dryer goes, how silent and vibration-free it is!




Post# 840826 , Reply# 3   9/12/2015 at 08:34 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        
more photos ...

front view


Post# 840829 , Reply# 4   9/12/2015 at 08:38 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

rear view (back panel removed)



Post# 840832 , Reply# 5   9/12/2015 at 08:45 (3,149 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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That looks a bit larger than some of the twinnies of it's time, how much does it hold?  Nice find, looks solidly built.


Post# 840833 , Reply# 6   9/12/2015 at 08:46 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

and yet even more photos



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Post# 840835 , Reply# 7   9/12/2015 at 08:54 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

Thanks, gansky

Size: lets say more Speed Queen than Hoover or Mayt A-50

I'd say it holds a good 6-lbs of clothes

I did wash large bed sheets (provided pieces are washed and spun separately)

I first rinsed inside the wash tub then rinsed again in the spin basket before final spin


Post# 840837 , Reply# 8   9/12/2015 at 08:57 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

Some kind of a filter ??



Post# 840838 , Reply# 9   9/12/2015 at 08:57 (3,149 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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You're teasing us holding back the inside money shots?  Pretty please??  lol

 

Have fun testing it out, it's always fun to get a new washer.


Post# 840839 , Reply# 10   9/12/2015 at 09:10 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

all-aluminum wash tub w/ 9-inch impeller

8 3/4-inch diameter spin basket made out of metal with a shiny blue porcelain enamel finish



Post# 840841 , Reply# 11   9/12/2015 at 09:14 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

The unavoidable spin dryer ...



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Post# 840842 , Reply# 12   9/12/2015 at 09:17 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

gansky,

Have A TON of pictures of this machine (not all good though) : |

thx



Post# 840844 , Reply# 13   9/12/2015 at 09:28 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

back open shot (detail)
(I had to edit the image as it was too dark thus the white rectangle)


Post# 840845 , Reply# 14   9/12/2015 at 09:38 (3,149 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

This is the machine as seen in old Simpsons-Sears catalogue/advertising
(mine's is the 'B' one at the bottom of the page)

The 'A' unit makes one think of a Hotpoint model variant of some sort


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Post# 840857 , Reply# 15   9/12/2015 at 12:35 (3,149 days old) by dartman (Portland Oregon)        
Looks like a early attempt at a HE machine

Pretty cool, hope it still works which it sounds like it does. Would have been just the thing for people in apartments that wouldn't allow a washer hookup. It might have actually saved water even though nobody cared back then.

Post# 840921 , Reply# 16   9/12/2015 at 21:21 (3,149 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )        
WOW!

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CONGRATULATIONS unclejohn!
Seems your building quite a twintub collection there my friend! I think you might have just about all the different types of agitation there is in twintub washing. Very cool!

Looks like Canada is a great place for twintub searching
:o)


Post# 840959 , Reply# 17   9/13/2015 at 03:13 (3,148 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)        
Hotpoint

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Unclejohn

Do you know the date of that Simpson Sears catalogue? Item A is indeed a Hotpoint as in a UK Hotpoint, the knobs would date it around mid 1960s or so.

Al


Post# 840960 , Reply# 18   9/13/2015 at 03:43 (3,148 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia)        

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Great little machine!

THe grid at the top of the wash tub will be the guard for the overflow pipe. So if you overfill it will simply drain away at the top and be pumped out when the spinner pump is activated :-)

Have fun with it :-D

Matt


Post# 840988 , Reply# 19   9/13/2015 at 09:19 (3,148 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        
Kenmore by Sanyo

Yes, dartman, this cute lil' japanese babe still works fine. : ) I had to tip the machine to check for some leak somewhere under the tubs. A few drops on the floor, suspect one of the connector (joints) of the pipes. Armed with silicone rubber gel I tried to figure out where the source of the leak might be. Think I just found it

Thank you Christina (hippiedoll).
So fun to use... This is my favorite in term of agitation (how 'violent' and effective is the powerful whirl produced by that impeller!!) This vintage machine looks a lot like the Hitachi twin tub my grand ma used in the early 1970s (though somewhat different in design). Since 2012, this latest addition is my eleventh twin tub washer (I still have 9, including my american beauty --Hoov 0510-- to which you added some value thanks to the original drain hose you sent as a gift!)

vacbear, the Sears catalog is 'Fall 1971' which fits with the dates mentioned on a sticker at the back of the washing machine: 'Guarantee Sears' ... 'A maintenance agreement extends coverage' ... 'Jan-Dec / 1970-1972' ('Oct' and '1972' have punch holes)

Thanks, Matthew
Thought it was a sort of filter or something but, indeed, the overflow gizmo seems more logical here as it is located towards the top of the tub. When in action some X quantity of liquid is 'evacuated' through this drain, due to the forceful storm active inside the wash tub (...that impeller again!)


Post# 840995 , Reply# 20   9/13/2015 at 09:43 (3,148 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        
Sanyo


Going back through the archives... Ref.: thread 41662 - back in 2012!

This little Sanyo twin tub looks almost exactly like the (branded) Kenmore
(seems like the power cable, for some reason, was suspended over the control panel on that picture)



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Post# 840997 , Reply# 21   9/13/2015 at 09:51 (3,148 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        
Sanyo again

Same aluminum tub, impeller, drains, stylish silvery control knobs, and spinner... (different control panel though)



Post# 840998 , Reply# 22   9/13/2015 at 09:57 (3,148 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        
Kenmore 21300 (Sanyo)

Did I promise more pictures, gansky ?

Here they are :

Wash timer (this photo comes from another machine -- same exactly as mine)


Post# 841000 , Reply# 23   9/13/2015 at 10:03 (3,148 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

control knobs:

Wash (cycles) - Dry (spin timer) - Selector (wash or drain)


Post# 841005 , Reply# 24   9/13/2015 at 10:59 (3,148 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

Control panel removed (and, also, all top trims revoved)
(the silicone gel is one of my little 'fixes', 'additions', 'improvements', etc.)


Post# 841007 , Reply# 25   9/13/2015 at 11:07 (3,148 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

Kenmore 21300 (Sanyo)

Without the large, all-plastic, control panel (except for the greenish aluminum section where are located the three control knobs)

all plastic strips (top trim) removed



Post# 841014 , Reply# 26   9/13/2015 at 12:22 (3,148 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ)        

Looks great! Can't wait to see it in action. Have fun with it.

On an unrelated thread a member commented he was never interested in baking until he had access to a wall oven mounted high enough for him to use without bending & stooping. Not long after reading that I was led through a lesson on twin tub use by 2 very patient teachers (Yogi & NewVista58) when it clicked: My lack of interest in ovens and twin tubs was ONLY because they were too low to the ground and therefore painful to use (arthritis on top of bad hips & back). Now I totally see the attraction.

New resolution: When I buy my own unit where I'm renting now, my kitchen with 42" counters will have a multi-use, 18" pedestal near the sink and a twin tub (and likely 3.0 cu. ft. Avanti) in the closet. This, of course, is in addition to my Roper Charm :-) Pics of said Roper attached.

Thanks again guys!



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Post# 841020 , Reply# 27   9/13/2015 at 13:36 (3,148 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

Thanks, Jim !


Post# 841025 , Reply# 28   9/13/2015 at 14:31 (3,148 days old) by barcoboy (Canada)        

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Nice find unclejohn! Neat that it was so close to you as well.

Post# 841029 , Reply# 29   9/13/2015 at 15:22 (3,148 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

Hey, Todd (barcoboy)!

Nice to hear from you

I did not find -yet- my grand-mother's Hitachi (1970s twin-tub) but this little Sanyo/Kenmore is a little marvel in itself as it ''fills the bill'' and is so fun to use.

thx

uj


Post# 841053 , Reply# 30   9/13/2015 at 18:37 (3,148 days old) by barcoboy (Canada)        

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That Hitachi is going to turn up sooner or later... you'll see! :-)

Post# 841136 , Reply# 31   9/14/2015 at 08:31 (3,147 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        
Kenmore 21300 by Sanyo


Aluminum tub with impeller and removable drain (this picture is from another similar machine)



Post# 841139 , Reply# 32   9/14/2015 at 08:54 (3,147 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

Plastic molded control panel (note the thin aluminum plate under the three dials and the 'Kenmore' badge)


Post# 841147 , Reply# 33   9/14/2015 at 09:41 (3,147 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

What it looks like under the thing...

-Pump system
-Circuit wires
-Rubber pipes
-Impeller (wash) motor - placed in a determined angle and driven by one A-31 v-belt (4L3xx @ 1/2'' wide)
-Beltless spin motor - direct drive mounted on four large spiral springs (much less vibration transmitted to the frame and cabinet)

NB in order to reveal impeller motor in more detail I had to brighten up things a little bit on one of the images as shown by the lighter rectangle on the picture.


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Post# 841149 , Reply# 34   9/14/2015 at 09:46 (3,147 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

Under (notice the clever spin drive system)


Post# 841411 , Reply# 35   9/16/2015 at 03:05 (3,145 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        
Other japanese . . .

(just for fun)


In conclusion :



National twin tub (Japan)



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Post# 841412 , Reply# 36   9/16/2015 at 03:08 (3,145 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

One model of the Hitachi twinnie


Post# 841413 , Reply# 37   9/16/2015 at 03:12 (3,145 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

Videocon twin tub washing machine (Japan... ...& India?)


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Post# 841414 , Reply# 38   9/16/2015 at 03:14 (3,145 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        

One (japanese-made?) Whirlpool twin tub!!


Post# 841415 , Reply# 39   9/16/2015 at 03:19 (3,145 days old) by unclejohn (Can)        
_a n d . . . _l a s t _b u t _n o t _l e a s t :

The Imperial twinnie (a true japanese beauty once sold by Eaton)


Post# 843762 , Reply# 40   10/1/2015 at 14:16 (3,130 days old) by barcoboy (Canada)        

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unclejohn, it looks like another one has turned up on Kijiji near you!




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Post# 843814 , Reply# 41   10/1/2015 at 19:34 (3,130 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Someone *REALLY* Needs To Start A North to South

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Appliance shipping service! *LOL*

Just think of the possibilities!


Post# 844014 , Reply# 42   10/2/2015 at 22:44 (3,128 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        
Reply #39

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Meanwhile, if the N/S shipping line happens, one of my favorites out of these interesting arrays of twinnies is that Japanese Imperial. I don't know how I would use it , but it looks good just standing still.

Post# 844027 , Reply# 43   10/3/2015 at 00:01 (3,128 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Am sure someone from U-ship would do

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Or does north to south and vice-versa runs. It just is going to cost a pretty penny. That and you have to arrange for payment to seller.

They don't seem to be as keen on eBay up north as we are down here. Kijji.com and Craigslist are another matter.



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