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Thread Number: 68268
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 910111 , Reply# 1 12/8/2016 at 06:50 (2,695 days old) by Frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Whirlpool + Sears for laundry appliances was certainly beneficial to both companies. And that was back in the day when Sears was still a huge player. They used to run an ad that said something like "One out of every three washers in American homes is a Kenmore." We had one; a 1960 Model 80 with a much-used suds-saver. Ours saw the repairman fairly frequently, but those machines were definitely workhorses. With a spin speed of only 500-525, it's no wonder the high-speed electric dryers paired with them had to run so hot, LOL.
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Post# 910112 , Reply# 2 12/8/2016 at 06:50 (2,695 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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 I have a '56 Imperial washer and dryer set and they are great performers. I swap the washer in and out of service regular down in the Ogden laundry - it's one of the very few of my vintage washer that I feel 100% comfortable with leaving alone if I have to. Of course that's 'cause the machine was rebuilt from the ground up by John and Jeff Lefever. If I'd done it, it'd probably leak and/or have caught fire by now.... LOL
One thing that I don't care for on this washer, though is the end of cycle buzzer. Towards the end of the final spin, a buzzer will sound twice to let you know the washer is almost done. It still startles me.... LOL Probably a good thing in a household where you need to do three or four loads a day, though...
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Post# 910119 , Reply# 3 12/8/2016 at 07:20 (2,695 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ) |
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I get a kick out of the ad proclaiming "Safe 500 R.P.M. spin speed" and "seven rinses". | ||
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