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Hi everyone, I was looking at picking up one of my dream machines this coming week and was wondering a couple of things! For one, How rare were these machines? I’ve never seen a video of one like this, and have seen very few pictures. Secondly, Is this technically a “Lady Kenmore” DD? It simply...

Hi everyone, I just had a quick question. I recently purchased a Kenmore DD Portable machine, which was found to have built in 1994. After talking with the person I bought it from, I found out it had NEVER been used! I don’t want to accidentally break something, and there is no manual with it...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to make this post to say I have just acquired an older Direct Drive Kenmore portable machine. I wanted to ask if there’s anything I should know about these machines, as I know very little about the portable machines. Are they the exact same design as the large...

Noise I uploaded a brief video of the start of the spin cycle so you guys can take a listen and see what you think.

Pump Installation I have everything positioned how it’s supposed to be, and everything else lined up where it’s supposed to be. I replaced the pump once before after the original one had cracked, and the replacement pump fit just fine. Because of this i’m thinking that this pump was not...

Hello everyone! I’ve been having some troubles with my 1986 Kenmore 70 Series Belt Drive washer. recently, I purchased a new pump in order to convert it to have the waterfall style lint filter. However, when I tried installing the new pump, the bolt holes on the pump would not line up with the...

The outer cabinet shows it’s been used well but it’s internally and electronically in very very good shape. It functions as it should and doesn’t seem to make much noise other than a couple of squeaks from the suspension. I’ve had the outer cabinet of it off already and it’s very rust free! from...

Hello everyone, Recently I acquired a Kenmore Elite Catalyst and am glad to be able to mark one of my dream washers off of my list. However, I am still unsure as to how old it is exactly. I’ve been told that it was made in 1999, but running the model and serial numbers through a website shows...

Recently I was able to acquire a 2001 Kenmore Elite Catalyst washer. It came with a pretty close to identical agitator that it would’ve come with factory, and the only part I needed to order was the Triple Action cam assembly. However, I was curious as to whether or not one of the...

Recently I was browsing Ebay and found something that fought my eye. It appeared to be an agitator out of a late 50s or early 60d Frigidaire Unimatic machine, so I clicked on it. After reading the description I found it was something that Frigidaire used to advertise their Unimatic washers, and...

I just wanted to ask a quick question that’s been on my mind. How would someone go about finding other vintage machines? Is it just about luck, or is there specific places to look? I’ve always dreamed of owning many vintage washers but i’ve had very little luck in finding any vintage machines...

Speeds On these machines, Fast agitation was used for the Cotton/Sturdy and Permanent Press cycles. Low speed agitation was used on the Knits/Delicate and Pre-Wash cycles. The fast spin speed was used on the Pre-wash and Cotton/Sturdy cycle and low speed was used on the other two cycles

Looks familiar..... Congrats on the find! My 1986 70 Series looks just like that, minus the white tub and infinite water level. I’ve modified mine quite a bit in the five years i’ve owned it but it started out almost identical.

Thanks for the links, as well as the help! I have purchased the ring, and depending on if it has a lint filter already, i will order a lint filter for it after installation.

Recently i’ve been in the market for a replacement tub ring for my 1983(i think) Kenmore 70 series belt drive washer. After years of neglect by the previous owner, the metal snubber plate has rusted away and crumbled into basically dust as soon as I tried to clean it. I’d like to replace it with...

Super Surgilator The Whirlpool double duty super surgilator is actually the current agitator i’ve been running in the Kenmore for a while. I currently have the double duty super surgilator and the original dual action agitator but i’d like to find another older kenmore agitator too.

Recently I have been hunting for another agitator for my belt drive 70 series washer. I’m trying to find a Pentaswirl, Vari-Flex, Pentavane, or Roto Swirl, or really any other vintage Kenmore agitators but have had no luck yet. Is there someplace I should look other than Ebay, or does anyone...

Fixing Yellowed Plastics There is a technique known as “retrobrighting” in order to restore plastics back to their original color. I learned about it from a youtube channel known as The 8 Bit Guy. it works on yellowed computer plastics so it might also work on yellowed washing machine plastics...

Future Plans After everything i’ve read and been reading, i think the best thing to do for now is to go through it with some cleaner and some towels and remove as much of the old dust and stains on the outside of the tub, as well as the stuff on the inside of the cabinet. I was surprised when i...

Running condition Surprisingly, this machine was not the one with the sheared off agitator bolt. that was my other maytag that’s in much better shape. This one other than the rust surprisingly runs flawlessly, and doesn’t leak a single drop of water!