Surprised that Whirlpool washer has a 2 speed motor as it's nearly a BOL machine.

Had that same washer in white. Went to Alabama I believe.

I know Maytag had 2 speed motors by at least 1957, I don't believe any of the AMP's had 2 speed motors. Wouldn't be surprised if GE and Whirlpool/Kenmore had them several years earlier.

Nice thing about Maytag is the compatibility of motors during the entire 50 year helical design. I found an early 60's Frigidaire 2 speed motor made for early Maytag washers mounted on a late 1980's A712. Their 1 and 2 speed motors are swappable from the 50's until 2006 and everywhere in between.

Thus say "delicates" was really nothing more than regular agitation with periods of pauses.

Those were the Fabrimatic washers. It does work, but a 2 speed motor is a better overall deal.

Whirlpool probably had more 2 speed washers than anymore out there. Maytag was kind of skimpy on those but even the lowly 200 series had a 2 speed motor. GE had a few more 2 speed options but nothing close to Whirlpool/Kenmore.

Whirlpool in Kenmore both had two speed washers by 1955, Maytag also had a two speed washer in the AMP machine actually had a couple of them the model A102P was a two speed motor as was the A140 AMP style mechanism,

Whirlpool made even more basic two speed washers than the one posted by laundress for sale, whirlpool, often put a two speed motor on a very basic model to draw people into the store used call this a bait and switch we used to call that machine and nail down because the salesman was not supposed to sell it. It was supposed to stay on the sales floor lol [ see the picture of the day, 9-9-23 ]

Hi Sean,in your reply number four, almost nothing in your first paragraph is correct whirlpool used the same type of timers that Maytag and everybody else did except GE and did not have trouble with cams.

Needle bearings were not used by anybody and would not of lasted as long as sleeve bearings. When whirlpool went to the lower center post in 1978 bearing problems completely disappeared because they added a second seal. On the older machines with one top seal the bearings would often last barely 8 years before the bearings were toast and the machine needed to be replaced or totally rebuilt.

There were very few problems with the plungers and wigwag mechanism, except for an occasional coil failure

John

A good era for Whirlpool style.  Chrome, angled panel with strong horizontal lines.  Lots of sparkle for the money.

I brought home a WP washer and WH dryer set this last spring.  Have done little with the washer but have spent a day or so working on the dryer.  It's a (s)low-airflow, fluffy soft dryer. 

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