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Thread Number: 84180
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| Post# 1085422 8/17/2020 at 14:39 (1,340 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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Can you guess what?
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| Post# 1085423 , Reply# 1 8/17/2020 at 14:43 (1,340 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Post# 1085429 , Reply# 2 8/17/2020 at 15:41 (1,340 days old) by Washerlover  (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 1085446 , Reply# 4 8/17/2020 at 19:15 (1,340 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Interestingly enough I only paid $250 for my 1963 Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII set about a month ago
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| Post# 1085448 , Reply# 5 8/17/2020 at 19:31 (1,340 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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$250 Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII I'd pay that, for a VINTAGE set of nice belt drives like that, if it were of course in my area and I had more room for one. | ||
| Post# 1085449 , Reply# 6 8/17/2020 at 19:49 (1,340 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Whirlpool and Kenmore belt drive sets do pop up for sale every now and again. I have seen quite a few belt drive sets pop up for sale in 2018 I wanted to get but they never worked out and think there was a reason for that since I now own that 1963 Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII set. They are in decent condition but will have to be gone through at some point mainly the washer but the washer seems to work as is at the moment. Not much to go wrong with the older Whirlpool 29” dryer but they have a separate belt for the blower/fan and those tend to break when they get older and had to order a new belt for the blower/fan on my 1963 RCA Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII dryer.
Here’s some photos I took 3 weeks ago when I had the dryer apart for a cleaning/servicing | ||
| Post# 1085452 , Reply# 7 8/17/2020 at 20:16 (1,340 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1085454 , Reply# 8 8/17/2020 at 21:05 (1,340 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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Sean- Yeah I believe you were telling me about that in the comments on my Youtube video (lizboz). Nice work there! Mel- Thanks very much! Looking forward to working more on it! Hopefully next year I'll be able to get my outdoor laundromat up and running to where I can use these machines. | ||
| Post# 1085496 , Reply# 9 8/18/2020 at 10:35 (1,339 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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OK, so... Got the machine out into the shop, gonna see if it will even work for starters.
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| Post# 1085499 , Reply# 10 8/18/2020 at 11:29 (1,339 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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It should work. Might make a odd sound or two after sitting for awhile but everything should work. I thought my ‘63 Whirlpool would need oil addd to the transmission or something done to it since it basically sat for 15 years but when I tested it on the spin cycle to see if it would work and sure enough it did. I always test machines I pick up in the spin cycle to see if the motor works and if the motor works everything should be ready to go when you test it on it’s first wash load
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Post# 1085501 , Reply# 11 8/18/2020 at 12:12 (1,339 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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how about a filter-flo? | ||
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Post# 1085502 , Reply# 12 8/18/2020 at 12:20 (1,339 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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Do you have a youtube channel? | ||
| Post# 1085522 , Reply# 15 8/18/2020 at 16:44 (1,339 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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I once had a Whirlpool direct drive 3 years ago that I loaned to a friend and I am not sure if they still have it but anyways I bypassed the lid switch on that machine using zip ties and did the same thing with the Kenmore portable belt drive washer. Not sure how to bypass the lid switch on my ‘63 Whirlpool since it uses a mercury switch and I honestly don’t feel like cutting up any wiring to bypass it anytime soon but since it works I am not touching it.
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Post# 1085527 , Reply# 16 8/18/2020 at 17:33 (1,339 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1085530 , Reply# 17 8/18/2020 at 17:53 (1,339 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn) |
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My parents | ||
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Post# 1085534 , Reply# 18 8/18/2020 at 18:27 (1,339 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham)) |
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| Post# 1085615 , Reply# 19 8/19/2020 at 11:24 (1,338 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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Next day... Running a cleaning cycle through it as I type this. On the rinse right now. So far so good! | ||
| Post# 1085616 , Reply# 20 8/19/2020 at 11:35 (1,338 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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| Post# 1085617 , Reply# 21 8/19/2020 at 11:37 (1,338 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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Spinning now... | ||
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Post# 1085652 , Reply# 22 8/19/2020 at 14:29 (1,338 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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I found one of those (slightly earlier with a spin-drain) this week too ironically. My BF was asking for a top load washer to use that he wouldn't have to handle with "kid-gloves" like the rest of my vintage machines. He normally uses the LG we have but was tired of the long cycles. So when I found this early direct drive I thought it would be a good addition for him.
The two things I found I don't really like about it is the first spin on the Normal cycle is low speed (why oh why) and the top and lid are painted and not porcelain. I may have to use a relay and some re-wiring to stop the low speed first spin. I do like the fact it does 4 spray rinses in both spins, just like the belt-drive models. | ||
| Post# 1085653 , Reply# 23 8/19/2020 at 14:30 (1,338 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1085656 , Reply# 24 8/19/2020 at 14:43 (1,338 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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| Post# 1085665 , Reply# 25 8/19/2020 at 16:15 (1,338 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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Now filming a load of towels in it. Video forthcoming!
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| Post# 1085670 , Reply# 27 8/19/2020 at 16:35 (1,338 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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In all honesty, for 34 years (1986), that's not a bad track record at all, it's allowed to have those kind of small, miniscule anomalies with it. Great overall machine, definitely happy with it. | ||
| Post# 1085671 , Reply# 28 8/19/2020 at 16:38 (1,338 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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In spin now...
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| Post# 1085673 , Reply# 29 8/19/2020 at 16:43 (1,338 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Hopefully I can get my ‘63 Whirlpool up and going again later this week. Got a new hose for it at Home Depot earlier this week and I am just waiting for the weather to cool down where I live since it’s been quite humid where I live. So far the hose repair is the only thing my ‘63 Whirlpool needs after 57 years and the belt and pump were replaced sometime in the 90’s judging by the condition they are in. Haven’t done any mechanical repairs to it and seems to work just fine the way it is at the moment.
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| Post# 1085676 , Reply# 30 8/19/2020 at 16:51 (1,338 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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Sean Yeah, can't wait to see yours, that would be absolutely A W E S O M E ! ! ! | ||
| Post# 1085679 , Reply# 31 8/19/2020 at 16:59 (1,338 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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I do plan on uploading it to YouTube one of these days but since I am somewhat limited on storage on my iPad and become tne while COPPA thing on YouTube that happened late last year has made. Me. A little leary uploading videos to YouTube but it will happen one of these days.
Another thing is I believe 1963 was the first year to have the super wash cycles on the Whirlpool belt drive washers and here’s a advertisement from 1963 featuring a Whirlpool just like mine but in white
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| Post# 1085688 , Reply# 33 8/19/2020 at 18:03 (1,338 days old) by DDFan92 (Boise ID) | ||
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Resting place(s) for now.
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| Post# 1088188 , Reply# 34 9/6/2020 at 19:41 (1,320 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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This is the belt driven version of that direct drive washer from 1981 featured in today’s POD/Picture Of the Day
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Post# 1088192 , Reply# 35 9/6/2020 at 20:48 (1,320 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1088201 , Reply# 36 9/6/2020 at 21:37 (1,320 days old) by mrsalvo (New Braunfels Texas) |
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Steven, I like your new washer. Was really suprised the water level was so high, shocked actually. Thought it was in really good condition for an early eighties machine. I hope it will stand you in good stead for many, many years to come. Looking forward to a video. Barry | ||
| Post# 1088227 , Reply# 37 9/7/2020 at 05:43 (1,319 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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My sister has this Kenmore model in her guest house, and hers has the neutral drain. | ||
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