Thread Number: 74348
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 05/02/2018 - RCA Whirlpool EA-16 top-loader |
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Post# 981336 , Reply# 1   2/5/2018 at 06:43 (2,243 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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Yes, the 18 minutes is for the first spin, rinse and final spin. For example if one selected a 12 minute wash the full cycle would be 30 minutes, about the average cycle time for a traditional top-load automatic here in the US.
The seven rinses that are mentioned as far as I know are just one deep rinse and 6 short spray rinses. Safe probably meant more to that it was safe for fabrics than that it was an unsafe appliance. You're probably right with regard to the fact that they couldn't emulate Frigidaire's (or even Maytag's for that matter) higher spin speed thus they had to find fault with it. Free floating drain, all Whirlpools ever made with the exception of a very few early direct drives in the 1980s use a neutral drain. |
Post# 981346 , Reply# 2   2/5/2018 at 08:51 (2,243 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 981359 , Reply# 3   2/5/2018 at 11:09 (2,243 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Water temp selected at the tap, no mixing valve; and only one water level.
Saw a similar bare-bones machine once out in a wash shed of a cabin my family rented one summer. The owner had posted instructions and painted the water spigots (one blue for cold and one red for hot) to help folks determine the water temp setting. |
Post# 981382 , Reply# 4   2/5/2018 at 13:24 (2,243 days old) by wft2800 (Leatherhead, Surrey)   |   | |
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I stand corrected! So just what did they mean by Free-Flow draining, if not a spin drain, given they boast it doesn't drain through the clothes? And just what the heck is a mineral-filled agitator when it's at home?! |
Post# 981392 , Reply# 5   2/5/2018 at 15:14 (2,243 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Whirlpool's take on "Free-Flow" draining is that lint floating atop and in the water passed through and out the basket perforations as the water drops while the clothes are suspended in it. I suppose, technically, water drains from the outer tub (where the outlet is located at the bottom) slightly faster than from the interior of the basket so there's a slight "pull" of water out of the basket through the perforations at the water line. Interestingly, I have observed that happening by watching little bits of suds/bubbles near the perforations seemingly pulled through as the water drops down. Mineral-filled refers to the material composition of Bakelite. CLICK HERE TO GO TO DADoES's LINK |