sears9000
Well-known member
That's the exact machine I learned how to wash clothes.
My parents bought that exact washing machine brand new back in the day. Same color, same everything. I can tell you right now that there wasn't a cover for the fluorescent light at all, they never came with one. As I got older, I learned how to set the proper letter for the desired cycle, set the proper water level, which I found out the hard way that you want the highest water level for permanent press, especially with that particular style agitator. Now I was also taught to keep the water temperature selector on cold rinse. Let the wash temp be decided by the letter, but always use cold rinse. To me it rinses better on cold, but that's your choice. Through its long life, I had to replace the rocket ship style self-cleaning lint filter with one that resembled a saucier, due to that it was known to crack, and suddenly start leaking water everywhere. I also replaced the agitator with a roto swirl and replaced the transmission pulley, and water pump. Other than that, it really got our clothes clean. Ours had a prison style buzzer that would sound off when it got off balance, so beware. I hope you have many years of enjoyment with your new set. Ours lived from 1968 to 1993.
My parents bought that exact washing machine brand new back in the day. Same color, same everything. I can tell you right now that there wasn't a cover for the fluorescent light at all, they never came with one. As I got older, I learned how to set the proper letter for the desired cycle, set the proper water level, which I found out the hard way that you want the highest water level for permanent press, especially with that particular style agitator. Now I was also taught to keep the water temperature selector on cold rinse. Let the wash temp be decided by the letter, but always use cold rinse. To me it rinses better on cold, but that's your choice. Through its long life, I had to replace the rocket ship style self-cleaning lint filter with one that resembled a saucier, due to that it was known to crack, and suddenly start leaking water everywhere. I also replaced the agitator with a roto swirl and replaced the transmission pulley, and water pump. Other than that, it really got our clothes clean. Ours had a prison style buzzer that would sound off when it got off balance, so beware. I hope you have many years of enjoyment with your new set. Ours lived from 1968 to 1993.
