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Thread Number: 75493
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 993263 5/6/2018 at 08:18 (2,173 days old) by searsbest  (Attleboro, Ma) |
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After finding out my childhood washer was beyond repair :0( I decided I needed a "rebound washer" to make me feel a little better..(great excuse right?) So after a little stroll through "Shopper's Square" I found a CL ad for a free WP on the Cape. (Thank you Laundress for posting this!) I contacted the "seller" and he said he'd had someone else interested in it but he would let me know if anything changed. Well much to my surprise, he sent me another message saying it was still available. So.. Saturday morning I dragged poor hubby out of bed, hopped in the trusty little Sonoma, and drove 112 miles from here to North Truro Ma. I almost passed out when I saw it! the CL ad pic was good, but did not do it justice! what a beauty! The very nice gentleman had pulled it out of a summer cottage he was working on, and just couldn't toss it. All of these pics are pre-clean up. I will post a video soon! Model #LVA5560E1, Serial# J00970105
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| Post# 993265 , Reply# 1 5/6/2018 at 08:28 (2,173 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
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Post# 993267 , Reply# 2 5/6/2018 at 08:40 (2,173 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 993268 , Reply# 3 5/6/2018 at 08:53 (2,173 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Very Nice Condition WP Washer Congratulations Scott, This washer would have been assembled on the 9th week of 1970 in the old St Joseph Michigan factory. WP washers were getting pretty good by the late 60s and often had very few problems for years.
This looks to be a very light use machine and it may work well for quite a while without doing much to it, however there a a few areas that should be oiled [ clutch pulley and water pump bearing & cam bars greased ], and if you want to tear into it a little we would always pull the inner basket and replace the top spin tube seal and oil the center-post bearings. You can also deal with any rusted places in the outer [ if any ] much more easily before the machine begins to leak.
WE used to get a lot of low use machines in like this that we would resell and we found out the hard way if we did not do some preventive maintenance on them and just sold them that when they went into regular use they often only lasted a few years before the main bearings were failing from water getting into the center-post area.
John L. | ||
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Post# 993271 , Reply# 4 5/6/2018 at 09:09 (2,173 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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whirlpool! | ||
| Post# 993274 , Reply# 5 5/6/2018 at 10:18 (2,173 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN) | ||
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| Post# 993281 , Reply# 6 5/6/2018 at 11:03 (2,173 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
congratulation | ||
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Post# 993282 , Reply# 7 5/6/2018 at 11:09 (2,173 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 993287 , Reply# 8 5/6/2018 at 12:28 (2,173 days old) by potatochips ( ) | ||
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Beautiful colour! Nice machine and congratulations on saving it! | ||
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Post# 993289 , Reply# 9 5/6/2018 at 12:35 (2,173 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 993299 , Reply# 10 5/6/2018 at 14:32 (2,173 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I wouldnt trade that For 3 of anything new! | ||
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Post# 993301 , Reply# 11 5/6/2018 at 14:57 (2,173 days old) by 48bencix (Sacramento CA) |
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Hot wash Hot Wash with Warm Rinse, those were the days. I love Cottage washers that got infrequent use. | ||
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Post# 993314 , Reply# 12 5/6/2018 at 16:37 (2,173 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Do I spy with my little eye | ||
| Post# 993316 , Reply# 13 5/6/2018 at 16:52 (2,173 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
WOWZERS!! | ||
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Post# 993325 , Reply# 14 5/6/2018 at 18:28 (2,173 days old) by Searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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Rare blue WP agitator | ||
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Post# 993338 , Reply# 15 5/6/2018 at 21:53 (2,173 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 993349 , Reply# 16 5/7/2018 at 00:18 (2,173 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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Congratulations on your new find. Although not your childhood washer, this is quite the consolation prize. Best of luck and enjoyment with it. Have a good one, James | ||
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Post# 993369 , Reply# 17 5/7/2018 at 06:40 (2,172 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 993449 , Reply# 18 5/7/2018 at 18:37 (2,172 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Very nice washer! One of my neighbors had one that looked a great deal like yours, except in White. | ||
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Post# 993680 , Reply# 19 5/9/2018 at 20:25 (2,170 days old) by Searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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1970 WP Super Wash wash cycle | ||
| Post# 993683 , Reply# 20 5/9/2018 at 20:32 (2,170 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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searsbest
here is the link to the fabric sofner dispenser if you went one for your washer
www.easyapplianceparts.ca... | ||
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Post# 993684 , Reply# 21 5/9/2018 at 20:45 (2,170 days old) by Searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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1970 WP Super Wash low speed spin | ||
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Post# 993687 , Reply# 22 5/9/2018 at 21:01 (2,170 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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whirlpool! | ||
| Post# 993807 , Reply# 23 5/10/2018 at 17:13 (2,169 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
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WOWZERS!! | ||
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Post# 993810 , Reply# 24 5/10/2018 at 17:29 (2,169 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 993871 , Reply# 25 5/11/2018 at 12:38 (2,168 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Love that color | ||
| Post# 993874 , Reply# 26 5/11/2018 at 12:53 (2,168 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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searsbest | ||
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Post# 993921 , Reply# 27 5/11/2018 at 22:10 (2,168 days old) by Searsbest (Attleboro, Ma) |
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WP Super Wash High speed spin
I didn't realize i had gotten this one too. Again, microphone is poor on my phone..machine is much quieter than it sounds
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