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Thread Number: 97789
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Kenmore Hang Dry Speed |
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Post# 1227278 3/25/2025 at 18:12 by Chetlaham  (United States) |
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 Why was fast/slow called "Hang Dry" on the Kenmore lineup? I'm still confused, I'd think one would want clothes with less moisture when hung out to dry instead of more water weighing down the clothes line, rack, or shower bar the clothes are hanging from. What else would this cycle be called in practice?
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Post# 1227280 , Reply# 1 3/25/2025 at 18:28 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Extraction can cause creases, especially with certain man made fiber such as polyester.
Control panel pictured in OP does not have "Permanent Press" cycle labeled per se, but am guessing "Hang/Drip Dry" is meant for PP. Back in day clothing made from polyester, nylon and so forth in whole or blends were labeled "drip dry" or "Wash and Wear" Laundered either by hand or machine only light extraction was required (if any) and items were simply hung to drip dry. When done correctly such wash required little to no ironing. | ||
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Post# 1227284 , Reply# 2 3/25/2025 at 19:31 by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Well now I really miss my old Kenmore that had that speed combo, and I used it I think for work clothes and uniforms...
My washer also had the Handwash that one-bettered the Gentle agitation, offering Intermittent speed wash and still a slow spin... -- Dave
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Post# 1227311 , Reply# 3 3/26/2025 at 03:13 by Chetlaham (United States) |
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Launderess, thats probably it right there. You'e right in that all the Kenmore washers I've seen do not have PP on the speed selector. So in part high/low would be a type of permanent press in addition to the separate permanent press cycle on the cycle knob.
Dave, I'm missing your washer too! Thats one of the best washers ever made, can't do wrong with it. | ||
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Post# 1227321 , Reply# 4 3/26/2025 at 05:38 by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Post# 1227339 , Reply# 5 3/26/2025 at 11:46 by Chetlaham (United States) |
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Post# 1227704 , Reply# 6 3/30/2025 at 19:57 by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Well, Chet:
I learned what letters did what on a Kenmore machine, or maybe Lady Kenmore, so I put them in appropriate spots, though quickly ran out... A spare would be nice, but extra plumbing and electrical would be needed or the muscle to swap machines would be an impossible... I neeed the lid open too while my old washer sat there, and someone who needed a washer for a neighbor came and got it... Not so for the dryer, which needed suspension but had many new parts, so I hope after someone helped me bring it out of our basement and put it in his truck that someone saved it or at least could have parted it out... -- Dave | ||
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Post# 1227723 , Reply# 7 3/30/2025 at 23:26 by Chetlaham (United States) |
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Post# 1227796 , Reply# 8 4/1/2025 at 04:38 by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Yes, while the Kenmore name stayed around, something reminiscent of the old letters could have survived to later decades...
I wish, Chet, that it did...
-- Dave This post was last edited 04/01/2025 at 05:02 | ||
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Post# 1227811 , Reply# 9 4/1/2025 at 11:31 by Chetlaham (United States) |
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