1965 whirlpool washer and dryer found

marty · Nov 12, 2014

Filtering lights

Hi Phil,
The lights come on when it's filtering, I guess. I need to read the manual! You said there are two lights in the dial area? Where are they located? I nene to retrofit this as it would have come from whirlpool. Thanks!

marty · Nov 12, 2014

Console light

Washerlover,

I used a 12" under counter light from a plumbing supply. It was a hard wire model, no built in switch. I hooked the wires up to the timer wires for now. I will install a switch later. The light only turns on when timer is operating. Only issue is while the washer is filling up with water, there is no power to timer. It was a temporary fit. I bolted the light itself to the back cover of the console.

philr · Nov 12, 2014

Hi Marty,

I meant that your washer has a light (for "filtering") and that your dryer has a light (I can't tell what it's for but I'm sure you can tell us!) that neither mine or Paul's has. My washer and my dryer both use two incandescent lights in the rear panels but not for the dial area (and it's the same for Paul's machines). Paul's washer has a tub light and a germicidal lamp and both of our dryers have drum lights and germicidal lamps.

appnut · Nov 12, 2014

Phil, the "filtering" equivalent light on the dryer is to indicate when it's using the super tumble speed (or it could be the slower tumble speed0, but it's indicating one of the two tumble speeds.

marty · Nov 12, 2014

Dial light

I wonder why they didn't use a light in the dial area? It would make it easier to read! So the console has no fluorescent light, only incandescent..... I got a fluorescent because I assumed that's what they used.
I would rather have been more factory correct, crap.

114jwh · Nov 13, 2014

Mine is also a 66...

...and it has a fluorescent panel light. It seems that a fluorescent light was offered on the more deluxe models and the incandescent lights were used on the MOL units, at least this appears to be the case with the Canadian machines. It also has the tub light and UV lamp.

On mine the red light indicates the automatic filtering system is working.

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philr · Nov 13, 2014

The Citation and Royal models had the self-clean filter and fluorescent light too.

combo52 · Nov 13, 2014

Lighted Whirlpools

In the US usually only the TOL Mark-12 WPs got florescent console lights, but there may be an exception or two, the lights look great in your machines Marty, I would have done the same thing. Unfortunately they never did a lighted timer dial on this style machine which probably would have been more useful.

The little red neon Filtering light is wired to the agitator solenoid to showcase the wonderful Magic-Clean self-cleaning lint filer system, it is on whenever the agitator is agitating. The only time this light tells a fib is on Saver-saver models when the suds are being returned to the washer, as the light is on but NO filtering is taking place when the two-way valve is energized.

The red neon light on the dryer is on when the dryer is operating in the Super-Speed mode, SS uses the full 5600 watts of the heater and the blower speed is steeped up to about 3000 RPMs, on gentile speed you got 4600 watts and a blower speed of around 2000 RPMs. The gas version of this dryer was really fun because the BTUs were either 37,000 or 20,000 BTUs and these dryers were really fast on Super-Speed in gas.

hippiedoll · Nov 13, 2014

console lights.....

marty:
you're whirlies look AWESOME with their lights on!!!
and you're thinking the same as me "why didn't whirlpool put lights behind the time knobs"???
it looks like the control knobs should be light up from behind, like i think i've seen some sears dryers control knobs (i believe it was a 1969 dryer's control knob???). and i think even the turquoise pair of frigidaires had the lit up control knobs to that were recently offered for sale & sold, here in the group. i can't remember who had them for sale or who bought them. but the frigidaires were also turquoise machines that were beautiful too!

well, i just wanted to say, your lit up beauties look "OUTTA SIGHT"!!!

;o)

marty · Nov 13, 2014

OUTTASIGHT!

Thanks Doll! I showed you mine..... Now show me yours!

swestoyz · Nov 13, 2014

Hum, I wonder if there is a cam that is energized at all times if the timer is in an active cycle? I got lucky with my '61 Whirlpool - there was a pilot light behind the timer panel. I tapped into this cam for the added florescent light.

I believe 1960/1961 was the only year they did anything like this with this panel design. After this model, they went to a silk screened metal panel behind the timer dial and controls.

Congrats on your beautiful set!

Ben

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An unexpected Whirlpool find!

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marty · Nov 13, 2014

Nice!,

Ben,

I like your better, just because of the dial light! There has got to be a way to illuminate that damn dial....

cde1968 · Nov 14, 2014

BEAUTIFUL

These are absolutely gorgeous!!

hippiedoll · Nov 16, 2014

beautiful lights....

swestoyz!!

i like the warm glow the timer knob casts with the panel light. that's the kind of "glow" i like on the timer knobs. it just looks so soothing & comforting!!!

beautiful whirlpool there swestoyz.
me likes!!!

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70series · Nov 17, 2014

That is a beautiful console on the WP and I love how it must light up the room. Still my personal favorite is the 1961 model that has made its way around to several members of the group. I always loved how the lighting was positioned behind the marquis of that console. Too bad they never did that on any Kenmore models as that would have been superb.

ovrphil · Nov 18, 2014

Models that allow for lighting

Don't some of the hobbyists here add lights to their machines, even though this alters their original manufacture? I think many of these w &d's stand for a lighted dial, panel or whatever might be possible. I'm not an electrician, but I could add a light as Ben and Marty. Lighting just adds so much, imho.

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