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Thread Number: 93019
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
First KitchenAid Top Load Washing Machine |
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| Post# 1176194 3/26/2023 at 21:20 (404 days old) by Bendixboy (Nc) | ||
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Would like to See Pictures of the First KitchenAid Top Load Washing Machine produced by Whirlpool Corporation ? | ||
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Post# 1176213 , Reply# 1 3/27/2023 at 01:18 (404 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 I believe the first offerings were 1986 model-year. There was only two matched full-size sets. One with electronic panels -- KAWE900S washer, KEYE900S/KGYE900S dryer. One with mechanical pushbuttons (rapid-advance timers like a Superba dishwasher) -- KAWE800S washer, KEYE800S/KGYE800S dryer. And a ThinTwin-sibling stacked set -- KELC500S (no gas version for the first production series?). | ||
| Post# 1176230 , Reply# 2 3/27/2023 at 09:57 (404 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1176231 , Reply# 3 3/27/2023 at 09:59 (404 days old) by BlockEight88 (Hobart, IN) | ||
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| Post# 1176233 , Reply# 4 3/27/2023 at 10:04 (403 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1176243 , Reply# 5 3/27/2023 at 12:27 (403 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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The first-generation S models had a regular-size agitator base and not dual-action. They also were two-speed, didn't have the three-speed motor, but did a speed-shift from high to low. Dual-action revision apparently occurred on the second-generation T series but still 2-speed and presumably regular-size base. Larger base and 3-speed may have been third-generation (1989 V-series). | ||
| Post# 1176246 , Reply# 6 3/27/2023 at 14:08 (403 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1176248 , Reply# 7 3/27/2023 at 14:22 (403 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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In 2002
When I was collecting BIG time....
I found and acquired the self advancing timer model in Almond. I think I got for $175 from a used appliance dealer. So it worked fine. It had a white tub and a kelly green agitator with a chrome piece of trim on the top. All those tiny buttons though... They look like the very same button strip used in the 60s on various appliances. GE stoves are a good example. They are awkward. The machine was def. heavier in weight due to the porcelain top and that control panel having metal trim rather than the simple thin sheet metal and plastic end pieces of a typical Whirlpool or Kenmore panel at that time. | ||
| Post# 1176250 , Reply# 8 3/27/2023 at 14:38 (403 days old) by BlockEight88 (Hobart, IN) | ||
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This is the KitchenAid washer I would love to own. Not sure what kind of model this was or when it was made but it looks super nice.
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Post# 1176260 , Reply# 9 3/27/2023 at 16:34 (403 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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The parents' 1994 set which was replaced at 18 years when the washer timer broke. It was always hard to turn with the increments and cams being tight to get in all the cycles and speed changes (stepped spin, Perm Press final went through 2 mins each of all three speeds). Extra Wash is a real Super Wash with partial drain.
Also the original Roper double oven and cooktop (replaced with Whirlpools in 2005), the Kenmore hood that was moved along from the first house, and the original KDI-17a (we had the same model in the first house, although stainless panels) which was replaced with a GE in late 2002 or early 2003. | ||
| Post# 1176264 , Reply# 10 3/27/2023 at 18:24 (403 days old) by BlockEight88 (Hobart, IN) | ||
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My local appliance dealer has a set. Any info on these? They look nice.
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| Post# 1176265 , Reply# 11 3/27/2023 at 18:38 (403 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1176284 , Reply# 12 3/27/2023 at 21:58 (403 days old) by Cam2s (Nebraska) | ||
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It’s a shame they got rid of KitchenAid laundry. I know Maytag is suppose to be the step up brand but I don’t feel whirlpool has really given Maytag any appreciable step up in build quality or features. | ||
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Post# 1176285 , Reply# 13 3/27/2023 at 22:49 (403 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Knew had seen dryer in this query previously.
Isn't it one of those fancy electronic KitchenAid/Kenmore dryers? www.automaticwasher.org/c... | ||
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Post# 1176286 , Reply# 14 3/27/2023 at 22:53 (403 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 1176287 , Reply# 15 3/27/2023 at 23:00 (403 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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For a hot minute KitchenAid joined the uber washer craze with a pretty good entry.
IIRC matching dryer was made by ADC (American Dryer Corporation) long known for producing quality commercial and industrial clothes dryers. www.designerappliances.co... www.houzz.com/discussions/290583... ADC is owned by Whirlpool (surprise, surprise) www.adclaundry.com/americ... | ||
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Post# 1176292 , Reply# 16 3/27/2023 at 23:32 (403 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1176302 , Reply# 17 3/28/2023 at 05:50 (403 days old) by Marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin) |
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Reply #10 Hi Matthew
That set looks good and will provide most of the benefits of the more TOL versions with a couple of exceptions that may or may not be important to you. The set you posted does not have timed bleach and fabric softener dispensers. And I don't think it has a fabric selection of "slow/fast" for slow agitation and fast spin, which would be labeled "sweaters" on these machines. That would actually be a bit of a deal breaker for me to be honest, but may be of no importance to others, especially as these machines don't agitate as fast as the non-KitchenAid versions. I don't think this version has auto temp control.
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| Post# 1176303 , Reply# 18 3/28/2023 at 06:22 (403 days old) by BlockEight88 (Hobart, IN) | ||
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Post# 1176305 , Reply# 19 3/28/2023 at 07:24 (403 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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This is my fully programmed KitchenAid I bought off Devin and brought back to Australia in 2016.
This is running through the frequency converter I bought. Cheers Leon CLICK HERE TO GO TO mayfan69's LINK | ||
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Post# 1176351 , Reply# 20 3/28/2023 at 18:06 (402 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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KitchenAid top load washers and dryers
Or a much higher quality offering from whirlpool it was designed a complete head on with Maytag and beat it in performance test that’s for sure.
They generally had porcelain tops and lids. Even the dryer had a porcelain top, the washer said galvanize, steel cabinets, like Maytag, They had longer warranties and some parts were improved, the dryer said real bronze bearings in the rollers. Maytag didn’t even do that. They also had a six rib belt, much stronger than the Maytag belt In the second generation all KitchenAid washers have the big agitator and more basic models only had a two speed motor but they just use the low speed of the motor for agitation and the high speed for draining and spinning . It’s kind of a shame whirlpool had to discontinue the KitchenAid name that was part of the agreement when they took over Maytag so they didn’t have two large monopoly on the Appliance market place. John | ||
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Post# 1176430 , Reply# 21 3/29/2023 at 12:23 (401 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT) |
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Reply 19 You wash it looks great and I would love to know where you got the frequency converter from, also the link you’ve posted go straight to a storage King advert | ||
| Post# 1176474 , Reply# 22 3/29/2023 at 19:00 (401 days old) by Bendixboy (Nc) | ||
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Kitchen Aid Laundry Pair (For Sale) On Facebook Marketplace (Summerfield NC ) has a Kitchen Aid Laundry Pair for sale . The owner says they are slightly or maybe Never Used . The Model Number for the Washer is (KAWS700JQ4). | ||
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Post# 1176497 , Reply# 23 3/29/2023 at 21:29 (401 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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