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Post# 167902 , Reply# 1   11/16/2006 at 16:35 (6,342 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Now for how it looked BEFORE the cleaning and lid alignment...GROSS! I also defeated the lidswitch (of course) and replaced the badly worn snubber pad. |
Post# 167904 , Reply# 2   11/16/2006 at 16:38 (6,342 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Washing... |
Post# 167906 , Reply# 3   11/16/2006 at 16:40 (6,342 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Closeup of the circulator column...aka "clothes mover" |
Post# 167907 , Reply# 4   11/16/2006 at 16:41 (6,342 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Washing Load #2. I also forgot to mention that it's surprisingly quiet as well... |
Post# 167912 , Reply# 5   11/16/2006 at 16:54 (6,342 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Very nice, Austin!! My mom's first (that I can remember) Kenmore was like that one, only in white :-). It was a great machine, and held a LOT--and it also lasted a good fifteen years, under the strain of a lot of family laundry and several loads of such size that sanity was questioned. The only machine I liked better was my grandmother's variant of the same, which had a waterfall lint filter. (We like drama.) :-) Cool find!! :-) |
Post# 167915 , Reply# 6   11/16/2006 at 16:57 (6,342 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 167916 , Reply# 7   11/16/2006 at 16:58 (6,342 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 167927 , Reply# 8   11/16/2006 at 17:49 (6,342 days old) by washertalk ()   |   | |
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but, your before, 'ain't' nothing. I found a white one of those with blue fabric softener and lint over EVERYTHING. The porcelin top and the rest cleaned up nice though. But GROSS! I like your show room. |
Post# 167930 , Reply# 9   11/16/2006 at 18:03 (6,342 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Does this particular washer you just got have an off-balance switch equipped with a buzzer, and if so, is the switch's trip arm in good shape(plastic or wire trip arm)? |
Post# 167939 , Reply# 10   11/16/2006 at 18:30 (6,342 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 167943 , Reply# 11   11/16/2006 at 18:47 (6,342 days old) by spats ()   |   | |
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Nice find! and this is very similar to my parents '81 Kenmore. |
Post# 167944 , Reply# 12   11/16/2006 at 18:48 (6,342 days old) by laundryboy (Orlando Florida & Moravia NY. )   |   | |
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Post# 167945 , Reply# 13   11/16/2006 at 18:52 (6,342 days old) by sudsman ()   |   | |
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And the price is right! |
Post# 167947 , Reply# 14   11/16/2006 at 18:56 (6,342 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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The black panel Kenmores are very spiffy indeed, Congrats Austin! |
Post# 167955 , Reply# 15   11/16/2006 at 19:47 (6,342 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 167956 , Reply# 16   11/16/2006 at 20:01 (6,342 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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YAY!!! I love these machines, well, I kinda prefer the block lettering machines, but that's just sentimental. I might be able to get one of these machines around Christmas! YAY!!! I just gotta get enough money saved up and the present aspect of it is bein able to drive to Kalamazoo to pick one up! I went to a used appliance store there a couple years ago and they had 10 or 11 of these Kenmore BD washers in GREAT condition, we'll see if any are left!
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Post# 167977 , Reply# 17   11/16/2006 at 21:08 (6,342 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 168084 , Reply# 21   11/17/2006 at 06:50 (6,341 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 168183 , Reply# 22   11/17/2006 at 12:39 (6,341 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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I think people may have thrown BD Kenmores out because they leaked and became very noisy. I know that is what happened with ours, although the Maytag dealer took it I am not sure if he might have resold it. Also, some people may not know of the BD to DD change and think they are buying the same machine. I find that since the BD had a cabinet made of very thick metal, it is much less likely to rust than a DD.
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Post# 168226 , Reply# 24   11/17/2006 at 15:06 (6,341 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 168230 , Reply# 26   11/17/2006 at 15:22 (6,341 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 168231 , Reply# 27   11/17/2006 at 15:30 (6,341 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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My 1981 24", though a VERY fun machine in action, has the "despised" controls with white knobs and lettering which makes for a pretty boring panel...I'll have to post some closeups. |
Post# 168268 , Reply# 28   11/17/2006 at 17:50 (6,341 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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