Thread Number: 92240
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Lady Kenmore Washer Model 110.82891120 (90 Series) questions |
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Post# 1168148 , Reply# 1   1/2/2023 at 20:24 (450 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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The pin is (was) an anchor for the shipping strap. Trash it. No need for the lint filtering plugs. You could perhaps put one of these screen thingies on the drain hose but they're intended for use when the machine drains into a laundry sink and 1) may not be workable to fit into the standpipe and 2) could slip off and get stuck down in the standpipe if not securely anchored to the hose. I use them on three of my washers that drain into a bathtub, plus a hair catcher screen on the tub drain. |
Post# 1168149 , Reply# 2   1/2/2023 at 20:46 (450 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Great washer you have there and looks to be in great condition for its age. As Glenn stated the part you found is a shipping pin and you can throw it away. I’d say your machine is ready to go into service as is. Enjoy a great washer and tell us how you like it or come back with any other questions you might have.
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Post# 1168219 , Reply# 3   1/3/2023 at 14:26 (449 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1168253 , Reply# 5   1/3/2023 at 18:51 (449 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Water will drain by gravity if the drain hose is down, there is no backflow valve to block it. The tub (bottom) seal mates to the tub support centerpost, which is not a moving part but is exposed to water and subject to rusting and deterioration. The water at higher fill levels does reach above the upper centerpost bearing seal where the spin tube passes through and possibly to the upper spin tube bearing seal where the agitator shaft passes through. Note that you can do a more extensive full-meal-deal rebuild if you wish to $$$pend that much money and the respective parts haven't gone NLA: replace the base pedestal; replace the tub support (which includes the centerpost, new spin tube bearings and seal); new basket drive (which includes agitator shaft bearings); open the transmission to replace the agitator shaft, neutral drain kit and fresh oil; replace the spin basket. |
Post# 1168255 , Reply# 6   1/3/2023 at 19:38 (449 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1168256 , Reply# 7   1/3/2023 at 19:54 (449 days old) by Eric88 (FL)   |   | |
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If you look closely, you can see it dribbling out just to the left of the wire harness. Its doing the same on the other side more or less. |
Post# 1168274 , Reply# 9   1/3/2023 at 23:01 (449 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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If the agitator shaft seal fails it can cause water to displace the oil in the gearcase. If the spin tube seal fails water runs down through the bearings ruining them at some point and the water lands on top of the gearcase. If this gets bad enough you’ll see water coming out from underneath the machine while it’s running. Often it’ll get to this point before you know anything has happened and now it’s time for all new seals, bearings, and a new spin tube.
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Post# 1168275 , Reply# 10   1/4/2023 at 00:18 (449 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Long-time neighbor of my parents called me over in June 2018 to check her suddenly leaking 1998 Whirlpool. Her husband was unfamiliar with direct-drives and was trying to pop-the-top like a belt-drive. I removed the cabinet, started it filling and water began running out from somewhere beneath the tub within 1 to 2 mins. I figure the centerpost had rusted and deteriorated to the point that either it or the tub seal leaked when the water reached to the point of the breach. The machine was rusted around the top deck, lid, and here/there on the cabinet and base. She didn't want to investigate further so I didn't get eyes-on the leak source. |
Post# 1168317 , Reply# 12   1/4/2023 at 16:16 (448 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1168330 , Reply# 13   1/4/2023 at 18:37 (448 days old) by Eric88 (FL)   |   | |
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Makes sense to replace all those worn parts together esp. if compromised by water intrusion. Hopefully, it won't come to that! |
Post# 1168766 , Reply# 15   1/8/2023 at 18:52 (444 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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You’re right that center post is in excellent condition for its age.
On the permanent press cycle the washer drains the water and adds cold water to cool the fabric down to prevent wrinkles. This is normal on this cycle and the only cycle on this machine that does this. Is it actually the fabric softener dispenser that water is coming out of during wash? The bleach dispenser adds bleach towards the end of the wash cycle. The washer has an intermittent spray rinse in the final spin. Could this be what you are referring to? The pump is directly driven by the motor. Anytime the washer is draining or spinning the pump is pumping. It also pumps during the wash cycle but because the motor runs in a different direction for agitation the pump recirculates water versus pumping it out. Hope this helps. You don’t learn without asking questions. Ask away. |
Post# 1168768 , Reply# 16   1/8/2023 at 19:04 (444 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Drain periods (other than the partial drain on the PP cool down) are timed, 2 mins regardless of whether all the water is out sooner. The partial drain on the PP cool down is controlled by the water level pressure switch, drain stops when the level drops to the point of resetting the switch contacts. You'd have been really consternated with the older super-capacity 18-lb belt-drive machines. Drain periods were timed at 4 mins to allow for handling the larger volume of water if obstruction occurred on the drain hose or the back-flushing self-cleaning filter. |
Post# 1168788 , Reply# 17   1/8/2023 at 20:50 (444 days old) by ryner1988 (Indianapolis)   |   | |
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Seems like your machine is running as it should. Perm press is supposed to operate the way you described, and sounds like the fills you're referring to during final spin are the two spray rinses. Do they happen at the beginning of the spin cycle, two times about 15 or so seconds apart? Also, pump definitely runs the entire time, after it drains all the water out it'll just suck air until the timer pauses the motor before spin engages.
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Post# 1168799 , Reply# 19   1/8/2023 at 22:23 (444 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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