1963 Lady Kenmore W&D Set

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The EXACT set my grandmother had...the one I blame for my endless fascination with washing machines in general! LOL! I went to great lengths to describe this machine in a thread a long time ago. I would give my eyeteeth for this set! This brings back a flood of memories of my grandmother when I was a child! WOW! What a find!

Alas...I'm too far away...no shipping...and I have nowhere to put them. I really hope they find a happy home to care for them. :-)
 
No shipping, no days off, wedding approaching. Why do the good ones always come up at the worst possible times :-(

Yes, I want them. But I can't take 2 extra days off to go get them.
 
Now we're talking

These are close to me so this set is doable. Only a couple of hours to travel for pick-up. Too bad the dryer is gas, but I'm lucky to get any opportunities is this 'burg.
 
Aunt Bettie Jean used to have that washing machine!! I envied her. But we had a 1958 Frigidaire, so I was much better off. But at the time, I thought this machine was sooooooo modern and cool!!
 
Yes, I did see those when I was there.

I had a pair exactly like them once, only my dryer was electric, and I had the matching Combination washer/dryer too, which was gas - all 3 in one laundry room.
 
I "saved" the same pair from the Krusher when I first started out collecting. After getting them home and looking under the hood, there was no saving them, they were way too far gone. I beheaded them and sent the rest to their ultimate desinty... I'd love to have this pair, but it appears there are many people going for it...
 
Washer vs Dryer

I'm going to bid on them but I'll only be able to use the washer if I win. I don't have a gas hook-up, so I could make the dryer available to another member if someone is looking for it to complete a set or something.
 
This is a great set... Someone needs to get this. You will n

And it features a really cool high speed dryer. It has the desirable high input (37,000 btuh) MODULATING burner and will dry the heaviest load you can wash in about 30 minutes, yet is easy on the clothes. This was the best gas burner system (I know of) ever offered on any dryer. It also features an adjustable automatic cycle.

I had the '65 version of this same dryer and it worked great--this '63 is a much nicer looking unit though, IMO.
 
Tell me more about this modulating burner.

Sounds like it woud be akin to the Robershaw modulating (gas) oven-burner mechanical thermostat, where the flame size varied down to minimum bypass flame.

For our international friends, a typical gas burner for a dryer today is rated at 22,000 BTU/hr. Each stove-top burner on a cooker (as a size comparison) is 9,000 to 15,000 BTU/hr, with 12,000 being typical. A 12,000 BTU/hr air-conditioner can cool about three to four rooms (depending on climate) and time-of-day.
 
Modulating burners...

Once my dryer is up to temp, the modulating burner holds the outlet temp constant at 155 deg F +/- 1 deg. (as measured with a type J thermocouple).

The set point and operating temps for the modulation are adjustable, behind a factory seal.

Direct from a vintage repair master:

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Thanks Joseph for your post of your repair guide on these type of gas systems.
I think that this is such a good system. I have used this type of gas drying system before, and it is so much quicker, and it provides a great, even heat.
I think that GE's higher end gas dryers are using this type of system.
Anyone know of anyone else?
Brent
 
Joseph,
Do you by chance know what year Whirlpool stopped using this type of burner system?
I wonder why they stopped, and went to the common type's that are found now?
Brent
 
On modulating burners...

Whirpool/Kenmore stopped using these around 1970. I think there are two main reasons:

1) Cost. This hydraulic system is a lot more expensive than a bimetallic disc thermostat; and,

2) The reality that you don't need a lot of choices or control over the drying cycle: this system doesn't require user input, decisions or that you set any knobs. At a time when specmanship and more choices & knobs must be better, one setting that does it all couldn't possibly work. (Said tongue-in-cheek).
 
I am

According to mapquest, the town is 1 hour and 45 minutes away. I have no expectation of winning the auction so if I lose, I lose. I lose 90 percent of the auctions I bid on. All's fair in love and auctions. There's amost always some crazy nut that wants something more than you do and is willing to overpay for stuff on eBay. So, again, if I get outbid, I get outbid. And if someone here outbids me, a) No hard feelings and b) I'll be happy they stayed in the family.
 
It was I who did the "Buy It Now" and ended it. I got the middle of the line washer from 1963 so this set will go great with it.
 
Congrats on your ebay win! That is my favorite Kenmore set, having used one of those for many years at both my Grandmothers house and 2 of my aunts had the same set. Smooth running and quiet with features galore, a truely glamorous set........
 

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