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From what a gather, porcelain cabinets were an option. My Whirlpools from 1963 have porcelain tops, but not a porcelain cabinet. Think some Kenmores of the era were the same as well.

If I remember correctly, believe John or Tom mentioned these had as many moving parts as a Volkswagen of the time period.

Good thing is the washer does a fast spin on the intermediate spin which spins out the soapy water/detergent which results in better rinsing performance.

I’d have to say the mid to late 50’s Kenmore TOL automatics with the gaudy styling and the amount of chrome they had. Whirlpool was a little more conservative with their styling but still had some chrome.

That’s the thing people don’t understand, sometimes parts for newer stuff is obsolete after a couple of years while some parts for older stuff is still on the shelf since they knew it would get to the point where everything is junk from the get go. People can try to convince me all they want...

Just hope the layout is reminiscent of what it once was at time marches on. Use this site for technical information, currently in the process of trying to get these going again (at least the dryer), along with tips and tricks to make a diagnosis a bit easier.

I’d have to say Maytag and the Whirlpool belt drives, TOL of course with options.

In time, it will probably slowly become how it was in terms of the layout. Just see it as the equivalent of the local grocery store that had a major renovation done and everything has been completely rearranged.

Good evening all, I just logged on today on the ‘new’ AW, while the site hasn’t fallen off of the face of the earth (knock on wood), I find it’s a lot different than the old AW site. The good thing is you can edit or delete posts and send DMs on top of getting notifications when someone likes a...

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I’d have to say Maytag is my #1 pick, second would be a Whirlpool belt drive which is TOL of course. Maytag is #1 for reliability, Whirlpool is in at #2 since a repair will need to be done every now and again. Though, will last a good while when you baby them and use plenty of detergent which...

This has been discussed over the years, but personally I think Whirlpool began to decline once they discontinued the belt drive washers. While the direct drives have proved themselves over the years, still don’t wash or rinse all that well compared to the belt drives which had a longer agitator...

Still have to do a little more work (wiring, mounting the moisture sensor board, mount a momentary toggle switch to the speed selector for the dual heating elements) but here’s what the dryer looks like. Should be operational again within the next couple of weeks or so.

Reply #24 Thanks! It’s going to be somewhat of an undertaking with the dryer, but will be well worth it in the end. Was somewhat reluctant to do this since I thought it was going to be a hodgepodge machine of sorts, but has turned out better than I thought it would. Maybe the timer going out...

Now for the dryer Still have some work to do, but here’s what the dryer looks like at the moment. Hoping it’ll work once everything checks out.

Reply #10 I prefer TOL with options, flexibility. My Maytag 806 is 46 years old, still working and that’s a TOL machine. My Whirlpool is a hodgepodge of sorts, it too will be working for quite awhile. Personally, I think some BOL machines are more harsh since you can’t select the agitate...

Reply #6 No, no, no, no, no. That’s way too restrictive for my tastes. I should be able to select whatever options I want along with cycle times. I almost always do a gentle wash with a fast spin (unless I’m washing permanent press items) when items aren’t particularly heavily soiled. No need...

I think it was in the early 70’s sometime. The late 60’s Mark XII’s had 3 speeds, this one only has 2 speeds on it. Will definitely put the gentle washer with fast spin to use once I put this into service sometime this upcoming summer, possibly sometime this fall.

A compilation of various clips as it was being ran through the various cycles. There it appears to be water leaking in one of the videos clips, but realized it was water splashing from out of the tub on the hand washables setting on the regular agitation speed. That went away in time after...

After 2 years of being out of commission, managed to bring this machine back to life albeit altered a bit. Got these consoles from scatpear in Colorado who parted out a 1977 Whirlpool Imperial Mark 18 set, along with the wiring harnesses and other odds and ends that were pulled off from them...