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Post# 903261   10/16/2016 at 07:26 (2,721 days old) by larryn (Asheville, NC)        

I have my folks Whirlpool Washer on the classified ads for giving away free but thought I would also post it here. This is a great old washer. The only thing it needs is for the belt to be replaced. It never leaked a drop. We are moving and can't take it with us. I really don't want to scrap it. I have all the paperwork, manuals, etc. for this specific model. Has to be picked up in Asheville, NC. I can help load. Would really like for someone to take this. thanks. Larry

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Post# 903267 , Reply# 1   10/16/2016 at 07:45 (2,721 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Nice WP Belt Drive Washer

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Probably 1970 or 72, upper end standard capacity machine with the Magic Clean filter, these washers were real work horses that did an excellent job.


Post# 903272 , Reply# 2   10/16/2016 at 08:24 (2,721 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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Gordon lives in Charlotte, he may be interested.


Post# 903343 , Reply# 3   10/16/2016 at 21:37 (2,720 days old) by toploadloyalist (San Luis Obispo, CA)        
Cool-Down Knit Cycle

It was either 1972 or '73 when WP added the Knit cycle with the single-stage cool-down, as opposed to Permanent Press's double-stage cd and Gentle's lack of it.

Post# 903352 , Reply# 4   10/16/2016 at 22:54 (2,720 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Here's a lightened pic of the timer from his other posting in Shopper's Square.

Has a "Washable Knits" designation in the Perm Press cycle.  Note that the arrow and index mark are positioned a little before 6-mins, between 6-mins and what would be 4-mins.  There's a speed shift from high agitation to low at 4 mins.  Tagging Knits at that position possibly is intentional to catch the low speed but 6 mins of agitation if the timer cams fall exactly right.

Super on Normal but not on Perm Press (which was a step-up feature for the TOL Imperial Mark 12).


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Post# 903426 , Reply# 5   10/17/2016 at 17:56 (2,719 days old) by wigwag (San Diego)        
similar

My grandma had a Supreme 80 like this except the knob for the water level was the older style and it wasn't a super capacity. I've always wondered why hers had the lid switch on the front right of the door while every other one I've seen has it on the back of the door.

Post# 903428 , Reply# 6   10/17/2016 at 18:30 (2,719 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Whirlpool changed the lid switch design several times.  Mercury switch attached to the right lid hinge.  A cup-like actuator set in the rear edge of the lid.  A plunger on right edge of the lid.  Switch under the top deck near the console triggered by the right-rear lid hinge. Maybe some I missed.  Now locking lids.


Post# 903826 , Reply# 7   10/21/2016 at 13:01 (2,715 days old) by wigwag (San Diego)        
years?

Anyone know the years they made those switches on the old belt drives?


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