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I thought being early 70s they would still have the porcelain tops. Ahh..oh well. Those straight vanes were pretty powerful agitators. My mother's first automatic Kenmore washer had the black Bakelite version of these.

I didn't realize Kenmore had the center dial going on as early as 70. They have an almost Maytag elegance about them. I like these models. A lot of bang for the buck! Gordon...did the 500 series have porcelain tops on these ?

Good post rapunzel

So let's go over this again. How do FL washers clean better with their light tossing of clothes ? They need much longer to do what a top loaders does in half an hour. So who is right ? There are people who say FL washers are better and there are those who say they have cleaner clothes with a...

Unfortunately Whirlpool seems to be turning into another WCI. They no longer have porcelain coated storage drawers under the free standing ranges...just bare metal now.Their quality of appliances has deteriorated considerably in a decade or so. My new top mount fridge from them is about the...

When I bought mine in Metuchen NJ I paid $849 for the washer.

The tubs look the same as the current models. What will be the case it's for these machines ? Still 3.3 cu.ft 16 LB. capacity ?

Thanks so much Lorainfurniture. This machine just gets more interesting ! One more question if I might ask. Will these new models follow the current model number scheme ? Like will the dial models be AWN432 ???? or is it to early to know yet ?

Were yesterdays POD Canadian Kenmores ? I didn't know US Kenmores went to center dials that early .

Thanks henene4 and lorainfurniture. Do you guys think the design of this agitator with the way the vanes flaring out from the post will make a difference ? The base vanes seem rather shallow but I guess that all has to do with drag. I guess on auto fill this design will allow them to get an...

To you guys who are mechanically inclined or engineers if anyone can answer. Can this agitub oscillate like say...the GM Frigidaire agitub? That old design had shorter strokes I know, but can a design like this SQ with just a motor oscillate quickly without pauses ? I mean with an outer and...

This POD was the exact washer we got used after our Norge quit in 1983. This was a pretty good washer but coming from a 20 LB.capacity Norge, the tub was noticeably smaller. It washed well and created a lot of splash with those spiral fins. Other than my current Speed Queen this washer had an...

Malcolm i thought the same thing too looking at that agitator. It hearkens back to the Marathon washers. I'm wondering if it is 2.5 revolutions then pause then reverse or is it instantaneous back and forth. It would take a powerful motor for it to go back and forth like the GM Frigidaire...

If I missed it sorry, but does it lock for the whole cycle or just spin ?

Cool. Hope you get years of good service.

Joeypete, how does the F&P compare to your Maytag Bravos ?

That's another thing. Will these be priced higher to offset the R&D cost to produce these ? I imagine they will be higher. These things are using a 1 H.P. motor ? Man that is strong. I imagine this is going to be a pretty powerful washer, but then again,..the motor is doing all the work moving...

Thanks Eugene. Our water is fairly hard, don't know the grain level but have had to replace the kitchen sink faucet because of mineral buildups. So I have become studious for keeping the faucets in check lol. I was considering ordering a commercial detergent with phosphates but I don't know if...

I hope we will be able to see that before the new year. I have confidence these will be very good machines. GO SPEED QUEEN 👑!

Maybe because Speed Queen is aiming at a particular buyer ? Those who like the traditional agitator style would be right at home with this i would think . Other than club members i think most people would rather keep their machines out of sight out of mind until they have to do laundry. . How...