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Thread Number: 92145
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Picture of today Westinghouse top load washer |
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Post# 1167079 12/20/2022 at 07:36 (485 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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These were pretty machines, but we’re kind of the beginning of the end for top load. Washer quality.
Probably one of the first US machines that put a lid lock on because they were too cheap to put a brake in the machine to stop the tub. It’s too bad. Westinghouse spent so much money making these top load washers, but never sold particularly well, it didn’t work as well as GE whirlpool, Kenmore, Frigidaire may tag, etc. Like many other Westinghouse appliances such as their dishwashers repair record of these top load washers was just awful. It’s too bad they didn’t put more money into redesigning their front load washers. It would’ve worked out better I think for them. John. | ||
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Post# 1167086 , Reply# 2 12/20/2022 at 09:47 (485 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1167101 , Reply# 3 12/20/2022 at 13:36 (485 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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looks like the ad is from around 1967? I have a 1975 with blue ramp agitator,but motor needs repair or replacement.In 1982,a new Laundromat opened with a row of westys featuring(as I recall) black agitators. | ||
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Post# 1167122 , Reply# 4 12/20/2022 at 18:55 (485 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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 Often the more prettier and laden with such fancy gadgets as the two big knobs, one for the timer and another doing another function a smaller knob or maybe a set of buttons could do, the more trouble-prone in this case topping the least reliable of washers...
Despite the era of underdogs that these were in, thanks to attractive consoles and pretty panels such as these were actually doing good, but try to find one even scrapped away today...
-- Dave | ||
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