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Thread Number: 63371
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Picking these up tomorrow- Kenmore Portables! |
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| Post# 859569 , Reply# 1 1/2/2016 at 06:08 (3,034 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore) | ||
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Those portables are from the late 60's or very early 70's at the latest...
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Post# 859606 , Reply# 2 1/2/2016 at 09:46 (3,034 days old) by cleanteamofny  ((Monroe, New York) |
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Welcome to the 3 cycles, 24" portable club! That's the set I grew up with and the dryer is the rare bird because no one in this club has the complete set like this like you! My cousin has the dryer I grew up with in avocado and I did ask for it if she were to move and I have the same washer in my garage. Great find on the pair! If anything the dryer will need is new drum wheels and probably a new belt and lint filter, otherwise the dryer is rock solid for 110 volt! | ||
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Post# 859607 , Reply# 3 1/2/2016 at 09:52 (3,034 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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Post# 859610 , Reply# 4 1/2/2016 at 10:34 (3,034 days old) by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Portable Kenmore pair Cool find indeed these would be from about 1970 to possibly 1972. If the washers really completely dead the first thing you look at is the cord in the power connections going into the wiring harness a bad motor capacitor will not cause the washer to be completely dead in any case.
The dryer if it's been used much certainly could use a good going over and servicing, but I would only replace things as necessary replacing perfect good drum rollers etc. doesn't make anything run any better, note this dryer is really 120 V they didn't make 110 V versions of these machines.
All in all some really fun machines the dryer in particular could last just about forever with a little bit of service, and as far as the washers condition goes the it would just depend on how much use it has had, enjoy and let us know how they work out.
John L. | ||
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Post# 859641 , Reply# 6 1/2/2016 at 14:30 (3,034 days old) by Kenmore58 (Rhode Island) |
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| Post# 859673 , Reply# 7 1/2/2016 at 19:40 (3,034 days old) by delaneymeegan (Midwest) | ||
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Post# 859684 , Reply# 8 1/2/2016 at 21:27 (3,034 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 859704 , Reply# 10 1/2/2016 at 23:10 (3,034 days old) by oldskool (Kansas City, MO) |
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Really Nice Glad to see they didn't go to 'scrap'. Very nice and interesting pair. Fantastic luck - just a cord. | ||
| Post# 859775 , Reply# 11 1/3/2016 at 11:10 (3,033 days old) by Dustin92 (Jackson, MI) | ||
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Pictures.... This is after only a light wipe down, both need a much deeper cleaning. | ||
| Post# 859783 , Reply# 12 1/3/2016 at 11:34 (3,033 days old) by delaneymeegan (Midwest) | ||
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Wow. look at that drum shine. Not stained blue or scratched.
If I'm not mistaken, the washer has a retractable support system, on the back, that one is supposed to push into place when ever the washer is to be used. Can we get a pic of the back as well? I know the labels are probably scuzzy, faded, and smelly and thus, need to go. Just a suggestion, if there is anything readable on the labels, for authenticity sake, I would take the tops off (easy to do with these) and literally make a photo copy of the label as is. Then cut out the copy of the label, in the same shape as the original, and use it to reapply when these crème puffs are done with their spa treatment. Neatly covering the paper with clear contact paper, or perhaps making a copy using plastic label material with a glue backing. Can't wait to see the finished product, either way. | ||
| Post# 860014 , Reply# 14 1/4/2016 at 14:39 (3,032 days old) by Dustin92 (Jackson, MI) | ||
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Just an idea what's coming off of these things, here is a picture of the front of the washer after I've sprayed it with some diluted Awesome cleaner... 
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Post# 860016 , Reply# 15 1/4/2016 at 14:49 (3,032 days old) by kimball455 (Cape May, NJ) |
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I had the dryer. It outlasted three washers. Great little machine and with the rack it sat right over the washer. Before I has the washer plumbed, it was over to the sink to hook it up. These were removed in 2005 when I did the kitchen remodel. The dryer was still working. Today, the same space is occupied by stacked LG units.
Harry | ||
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Post# 860491 , Reply# 18 1/6/2016 at 22:18 (3,030 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 860720 , Reply# 20 1/8/2016 at 14:54 (3,028 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada) | ||
Cool find! Glad to hear the washer was an easy fix!
I assume this is a belt-driven washer (hopefully I didn't miss that in an earlier post.) I had a Whirlpool washer similar to the Kenmore, but it was direct drive and I hated the short "arc" to the agitation action. To my knowledge, belt-driven models had a more generous sweep (about 180 degrees.) Perhaps somebody can verify this.
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