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Thread Number: 90807
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Favorite washer sounds and smells |
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Post# 1153198 , Reply# 1 7/3/2022 at 12:37 (826 days old) by ryner1988  (Indianapolis) |
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Whirlpool belt drives--the old style, of course
The Whirlpool-made belt drive machines that were manufactured until the mid-80's have the most distinctive sounds to me. I remember for the first few years of my life, I heard them all over the place. By the time I was about 10 or so, most of the ones I knew about had been replaced with direct drives.
The thing I always found intriguing as a child was that it seemed like every one of those washers sounded just a tab bit different from each other. I thought maybe I was imagining it, but a Youtube search I did a few years ago confirmed that it was true. Below are two belt drive machines washing and going into neutral drain. They are both Whirlpool machines, but they definitely don't sound the same. Wonder what caused the variations. Ryne CLICK HERE TO GO TO ryner1988's LINK | ||
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Post# 1153199 , Reply# 2 7/3/2022 at 12:37 (826 days old) by ryner1988 (Indianapolis) |
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Post# 1153219 , Reply# 3 7/3/2022 at 14:48 (826 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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whirlpool direct drive Here's a whirlpool direct drive. CLICK HERE TO GO TO GELaundry4ever's LINK | ||
| Post# 1153269 , Reply# 5 7/4/2022 at 01:24 (826 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) | ||
The sound of a 70s or 80s Kenmore belt-drive sudsaver being turned on to suck the used water back into the machine:
First there's the "CLUNK" as the valve is activated, then the motor kicks in on low speed wash phase but the washer has no water in it so the washer quietly operates with the agitator going back and forth. Slowly the wash tube starts to quietly fill with water from the bottom. Eventually the water level rises high enough that the fins of the agitator can start to move it gently around. Then as more and more water fills it makes more splashing sound. Then finally the suds return hose reaches the bottom of the tub and starts sucking in air and it makes a loud "slurping" noise. Then you push the stop position on the timer and the valve makes a loud "CLUNK" noise again as it changes position. CLICK HERE TO GO TO bradfordwhite's LINK | ||
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Post# 1153305 , Reply# 6 7/4/2022 at 12:06 (825 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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washer sounds I will never forget the woowoo sounds along with the turbulent splashing. They didn't call it whirlpool for nothing. | ||
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