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Post# 136976 6/21/2006 at 00:16 (6,518 days old) by geoff  (Cape Coral, FL) |
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Many years ago I was offered a mid-60's Westinghouse top loader by my dear friend. It was used RARELY at his grandparents summer cottage in the Berkshires. I declined at the time because I didn't have room for it. Well, as 2 of you may know, I recently moved into a new house with 2 of my closest friends. With one them came, you guessed it, the Westinghouse top-loader. It has been sitting in our garage for the the past 2 months and tonight I decided it was time to fire it up and put it to good use. My friend Carl and I are beyond enthusiastic about our cars so this has become the car towel washer. I took MANY pics and videos to share. I will post some of the pics here and I am trying my damndest to get the videos on Putfile. Many more to come over the next few days....Enjoy!!! Geoff 
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Post# 136978 , Reply# 1 6/21/2006 at 00:18 (6,518 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL) |
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westinghouse | ||
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Post# 136980 , Reply# 2 6/21/2006 at 00:19 (6,518 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL) |
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westinghouse | ||
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Post# 136987 , Reply# 3 6/21/2006 at 01:02 (6,518 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL) |
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You'll find the rest here.....
I just finished uploading pics of the Westinghouse and my new laundry room. You guys know the drill........
CLICK HERE TO GO TO geoff's LINK | ||
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Post# 136989 , Reply# 4 6/21/2006 at 01:21 (6,518 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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| Post# 136990 , Reply# 5 6/21/2006 at 01:27 (6,518 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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Nice WhTL geoff ! I know of at least one Texan that is gonna have a fit over it!!!! | ||
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Post# 136991 , Reply# 6 6/21/2006 at 01:46 (6,518 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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Hey, the lid instructions lacks the do not use flammable solvents, but in todays world it in fine print! So the sixties had a time bomb waiting to happen..... Wait......., mom and dad used it to remove grease out of clothes then, why not we? I forgot, the wringers was on the back porches back in the days........ | ||
| Post# 137004 , Reply# 7 6/21/2006 at 07:37 (6,518 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 137024 , Reply# 9 6/21/2006 at 09:01 (6,518 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 137042 , Reply# 10 6/21/2006 at 10:48 (6,518 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho) |
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These were actually fairly good machines, indexing tub and all. My sister had one and it seemed to have good rollover and washing action. I think the only real deficiency was an anemic spin, something around 525 RPMS or so. | ||
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Post# 137077 , Reply# 11 6/21/2006 at 12:45 (6,518 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Westinghouse! | ||
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Post# 137190 , Reply# 12 6/21/2006 at 21:50 (6,517 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 137195 , Reply# 13 6/21/2006 at 22:10 (6,517 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL) |
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Thank you all for the replies
It truly is a fun machine and the Stroke is so much faster than I thought it would be. The spin isnt as anemic as one would think, most clothes com out of it fairly dry. Robert, I'm not sure wether the agitator or cap have been replaced. I'm sure I could find out though, Carl sees his grandparents every day. When you let go of the tub, the indexing stops the load from circling. I'll have to get Carl to hold the tub while I take a video to show what I'm talking about LOL more to come
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Post# 137199 , Reply# 15 6/21/2006 at 22:22 (6,517 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL) |
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videos | ||
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Post# 137296 , Reply# 17 6/22/2006 at 12:58 (6,517 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho) |
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I guess "anemic spin" was not a good choice of words, sorry. I still maintain that the Westy top-loaders were better than average machines in their time. Good rollover, good filtering, easy on clothes, intuitive controls and attractively designed. | ||
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Post# 137337 , Reply# 19 6/22/2006 at 17:56 (6,516 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho) |
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Sorry, my mistake. I thought it was around only 525, but that was the front loader. But, isn't this the same mechanism that WCI used in the Frigidaire when they acquired them? | ||
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Post# 137728 , Reply# 21 6/24/2006 at 15:45 (6,515 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL) |
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Very true Austin
I had typed that about the turnover but must have accidentally hit "Home" and it disappeared LOL. ( Laptop keyboards are evil LOL ) The circulation is actually HELPED by the indexing. If you hold the tub, the clothes just go in a circle from the massive agiator. If you let go and let it index, the ribs in the tub prevent it from circling and the turnover is MUCH better. I was quite surprised when I learned that. Thank you all so much for your comments. I have to agree that this machine is VERY fun. The only thing is if you forget to close the lid the splash factor will give the laundry room a bath LOL Take care my friends, Geoff | ||
| Post# 137735 , Reply# 22 6/24/2006 at 16:28 (6,515 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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Post# 137819 , Reply# 23 6/25/2006 at 07:42 (6,514 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 137904 , Reply# 24 6/25/2006 at 15:32 (6,514 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL) |
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