Hey Brian, about yours not having faucets:
Here was the Easy line-up for most years:
The basic model had no faucets, but a drain hose. Also you had to fill and rinse with your own hose.
Next up, one faucet for the fill and rinse, and still a drain hose.
After than, two faucets: one for draining and return suds to the washtub; the other for filling and rinsing. No control for the spinner drain on this one. The spinner drain was always open. People complained about the constant gurgling. And when fabric softener arrived, you had to shut off the whole machine to hold water in the spinner. No drain hose.
Finally, the Big Momma, with a control for the spinner drain. Two faucets, no hose. In earlier models, the spinner drain was controlled by the big handle on the right in the picture. It has 3 positions CLOSED OPEN SPIN. The upside-down handle in the middle controls the washtub drain. Some years' models featured two handles.
There were changes from year to year. Some basic models did not have the needle spray cone rinse. In those, you'll find a ceramic disc/ post that looks a lot like the Calypso wash-plate. In these models, you did a power flush rinse.
It's hard to tell if this machine has the CLOSED OPEN SPIN option or the constant drain. My Aunt Marge's was made a little later, and was identical except that the drain control had evolved into a nice white up/down lever just below the timer. And hers was marked CLOSED , etc. When OPEN, the gurgling is comforting, but Consumer Reports whined about it. The joke was on them because they bought the wrong model for testing, and couldn't shut the gurgling off--haha ;'D
There's more but I don't want to put anyone to sleep. Maybe in the next movie. A good friend in the club suggested a movie on washing a load in the Easy, start to finish, with a spin rinse and a power flush rinse. I would love to do that for Christmas.
