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Cycle Color schemes Note in the upper row of buttons that the "Cottons/Linens White" and Permanent Press White" have a magenta strip (as do the "Colored" selections) instead of a white one. Was that how that washer originally appeared or did they alter the white strips with the magenta?

Washer timer changes 1974 marked several major changes in the cycle times. The Pre-Soak cycle was reduced from 30 to 22 minutes, and Permanent Press from 12 to 8 minutes. Was this all due the extension of the drain phase to an additional 2 minute notch on the timer?

Does that ad date from 1980 at the earliest?

What very fascinating differences!

Interesting how they separate cycles for "Delicate Fabricx" (slow agitation) and "Fragile Fabrics" (extra-slow agitation). Aren't "delicate" and "fragile" synonyms?

Woolens (Special) Cycle Gentle/Fast Speed Settings I've seen that most mid-century Filter Flo washers had gentle agitation and fast spin speeds for their "Special Cycle" for woolens and blankets. According to their ads, it was because wool absorbed extra water that merited the fast spin. Was...

Cool-down sequence Was 1964 also the year Kenmore debuted the second version of their Permanent Press cool-down sequence? (Low-speed partial drain, fill & agitate, fill only, agitate when full, repeat.)

Wasn't that Kenmore's very first 3-speed model?

Cycle settings Anyone know the temperatures and speeds for each cycle number?

You guessed correctly. This is the first version of the electronic control panel from 1978. The following year or two, they updated the panel.

I remember that commercial vividly, from 1977, at age six!

I like washers that have a high agitation/low spin option, my jurisdiction of Permanent Press care.

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Does anyone have close-up photos of the consoles of Coronado washers from the now-defunct Aldens catalog retailer. I would also like to see the lid instructions and agitators.

Looks like one of those 3-speed washers with the agitation and spin speed selectors. When did Whirlpool first make those?

That's the same model I had (1972 #22611), except mine was white.

60s-era Whirlpool cool-down sequence Did 60s Whirlpool washers fill and agitate simultaneously as did Kenmores from c.1964-76, or was it just filling? When did they replace that sequence with the pause feature?

What more 1970's can these be?

Is it a one-speed or two?

I once had a childhood friend who had the washer counterpart to that model. I loved the colors on the cycle display panel. I've recently received a owner's manual of that model on eBay!