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Been noticing 'pilling' on my cotton/knit shirts last couple of washes using our TOL tl SQ's installed 8/14/12. Tonight my 2 1/2 month old,smooth cotton work shirts looked worse than I've seen them. Investigation leads me to believe a build-up of burnt-on 'dryer sheet' softener on the dryer's...

Been looking & reading here for years about the only good tl washer made these days. The '96 90 series KM's were still running normal,but the thread here about SQ going electronic & possible lower water use convinced me to buy now. (Having the money now didn't hurt either!) Love the quiet...

Our '96 Kenmore 90 runs well & looks new,though it do vibrate on high spin a bit. I'm in a position to buy a new tol SQ top loader & wonder if I should or just repair the KM's when they break. I'm concerned that,by waiting,I may miss out getting a decent tl machine that still uses a good amount...

I was at Mid-Rivers Mall Sears last night,looking at the KM version of Whirlpool's New belt drive. An older salesperson said that the WP rep was there the day before. The rep said that the ONLY Agitator type washers WP will be building are the 1 mid-level BD WP,1 mid-lvl BD KM,1 mid-lvl BD...

The '56 Whirpool featured today is the machine my mom had that sparked my washer interest. She overloaded it constantly,and since I was only 3 in 1957,I knew no different. Plus,my dad cut a hole in the main sewer downpipe to facilitate the drainhose,rigged with a vacuum cleaner tube & lots of...

With the love we have for machines done right,I was wondering today about making a washer of our OWN. Good capacity,balance,sounds,some chrome,NO electronic boards,proper water levels,etc. Front/top/slant,even Staber/Euro style.Whatever seems best. Called something like "Overbuilt" because it...

At 55,I guess my sensitive side is really kicking in. I see washers/dryers here like those my parents had; the '55('56?) Whirlpools,'63 Frigidaires,'67 Lady Kenmores('900'). I operated the Frigidaires & Lady Kenmores.(Made my dad BUY the Lady Kenmores!) ANYWAY,these & nearly ALL the '55-'78 or...

We all know this to some degree,but I gotta' say: I MISS OUR REAL AMERICAN WORLD!!! Sears with washers lit up & woo-woo'ing,beach balls spinning in the air from a canisters exhaust in the vacuum dept,all manor of 'point-of-sale' visual aids. Happy people selling/buying things made here...

I'm still not converted to FL or Fshr/Pykl TL yet.Like the shorter cycle times/control of the "conventional" TL.But ALL the new Kenmore/Whirlpool/Maytag control the wash/spin speeds through the timer now.NO manual turning the "speeds" knob to a higher wash speed for a few seconds to "turn over"...

Was a portable,now (1969)built-in.Gonna' be replaced this week w/some kind of Frigidaire.I think it's a '68-Has brushed control panel w/push buttons & amber indicater lights for each operation.At my mom's house in St.Louis,my sister now lives there & decided to get the Frgair.Don't know if the...

Not much other info.My brother says their later model DD (with spiral tub holes)isn't spinning properly.I'll try to get more info.Says it DOES nuetral drain completely.???

Does anyone have experience with new Whirpool made top loaders that have the stainless tub ,but still have a regular agitator? I don't think I'm ready for a FL and my '97 Kenmore DD 90 series works fine,so when she DOES go (or I just gotta get the faster spin speed of the new model), do ya's...

Did you all catch the patent of the day 3/28/07? The Whirlpool short,pivoting agitator design sure resembled the 'new' Calypso,did'nt it? I guess it did'nt work THEN either.

I loved washers & really wanted dad to get a new '67 Lady Kenmore,but the '63 Frig was running fine.(I did the wash in our house).So I filled the Frg tub.Spun out water,shut off as soon as tub empty,refilled tub & set to spin with outer tub already full!The poor Imperial struggled with water...

Hey, I might be nuts for joining-I don't collect-but have always(Age 2 says mom)liked washers.We had '55 WRLPL w/lite inside,cool!'60 Norge,'63 FRGDR,'67 LK wsr& dryr.I talked Pop into the Lady Kenmores 'cause I did the washing since I was 10.Ma' was not so motivated.Anyway I'm 52, married &...

1963.I was 8 1/2.Decided to plug in '60 Norge washer,no longer in use.Dad bought new Frigidaire Imperial 'cause Norge cacity too small & he wanted a 'G.M.'washer.Well, I found a couple of lamp extention cords,poured buckets of water in & started washin'!My 6 yr old brother was in the...