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The "Married Pair" Charles: I am the poster of that dryer. It belonged to my late grandparents. They bought it new at Sears in 1975, and yes a family friend (what us Italians call an "Uncle") worked at Sears for many years, and I'm sure that's how we got it. This is a gas version. It was...

All American Kenmore 70 Series: Yes, I thought someone would like this machine. It works beautifully. And yes, the motor is very, very quiet. Well made machine. I really hate to see it go. My mother has a 1990 LG4441XWW0 (going off the top of my head on the model...) and this one is quieter...

That's Water Dispenser and Fabric Softener Unit :) Here's the bottom of it.

I'm the guy with the vintage 1975 Kenmores up for sale in NYC. I also found this while cleaning out my grandparents house. I thought some time ago, someone was looking for one of these. If so, drop me a line at [email protected] and we'll work something out... Thanks.

The next time I go over the house, I'll take some photos of the washer. Again, that unit would be good for parts. I have the motor, lid switch and fill valve out and here at home. The rest of the machine is at my grandparents and I'll have to go and take photos of whatever someone is...

Clean lint screen.

Model # plate...

Another picture. Check out that woodgrain :).

Age Before Beauty :) Akron: Yes, I'm sure some folks feel that way. These are "vintage" to me, and to my nephews (who are teenagers now) they are "major vintage". Nothing they've seen has dials like this. I'm going to attempt to put some photos in the post now. Thanks....

Hi, Not my first post here, and I actually came here when I was servicing these machines for my grandparents when they were alive. Unfortunately, both have now passed away and it's time for someone else to enjoy these machines. Both are of course, Whirlpool made for Sears Kenmores. A little...

Kenmore Gordon: I found a knob that works, although it's a little loose on the medium setting, but it does the job---until I find the right one (at a good price). As for the WL switch, so far so good with the unit being WD40'd. It works better now since it's cleaned up. I still have a leak...

Kenmores Back then too, Sears had the "Service what we Sell" thing going, so a lot of folks felt that they wouldn't be left in the wind if something went wrong. Among folks that couldn't fix their own stuff, this was a key selling feature. My grandparents old Kenmore has a sticker on it that...

Kenmore Knob Gordon, That's the same guy I got the water level switch and the other knob from. I got them both shipped for $31.00 which isn't too bad. I had a switch from my parents old 1980 Kenmore, but it has a different bracket set up and it wouldn't work without a lot of mods. As I said...

Motors This past summer, I was going to try to save my parents 1968 Coldspot AC unit. It was having blower motor issues from what I could tell. This is a "106" Whirlpool made unit. The motor was NLA according to Sears and WLP. However, with some digging, I found that Fasco actually had a motor...

Kenmore Gordon, Another thing too. Like you and probably others here, I "scout" for control panels when I see them. My mother's got a 1990 and 1996 WLP dryer and washer and for those, I often find discarded machines. I raid them for the control panels. In that way, you have spare controls...

Kenmore Gordon, Yes, it is very similar to that machine indeed. I think you're right about the woodgrain pattern too. I can take a picture of it if needed. My grandparents still have the booklets for it, including the 1975 Clorox brochure that was included when you bought it. Ditto for the...

Hi, New to this forum, nice to see that folks are fixing up the old Kenmores as well. This unit belongs to my grandfather (who is 100 years old!) and I remember going with my grandparents to buy it in '75. I'm a pretty big fan of these old Whirlpool made Kenmores as they are durable, easy to...