1968 Kenmore in Amarillo, TX
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Pretty decent looking washer. Know this isn't a LK or 900, and it looks above a 600, so guessing it's either a 70 or 800 series. Was this style control panel used prior to '68?
Pretty decent looking washer. Know this isn't a LK or 900, and it looks above a 600, so guessing it's either a 70 or 800 series. Was this style control panel used prior to '68?
5-Speed
Hmmph. marketing. I guess when you consider the "auto" speed control sett as well as the 4 speed combos, you end up with 5-speeds. This was a 2 speed washer. In all truthfulness, this was what I considered the most flexible Kenmore ever made. You could choose an speed combination and apply it to any one of the 3 basic cycles--normal, perm press, and delicate. And, 5 temp combos. alphabet washing at its finest.
Hmmph. marketing. I guess when you consider the "auto" speed control sett as well as the 4 speed combos, you end up with 5-speeds. This was a 2 speed washer. In all truthfulness, this was what I considered the most flexible Kenmore ever made. You could choose an speed combination and apply it to any one of the 3 basic cycles--normal, perm press, and delicate. And, 5 temp combos. alphabet washing at its finest.
redcarpetdrew
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I'm waiting for Gordon to id it in only a few seconds. It has the RotoFlex agitator. Nice!
RCD
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It is a true 3-speed machine. The speed control is three positions. Auto in the center. Slo/Low to one side. Ex Slo/Low to the other side. What looks like two more positions further to the sides is the legend for "Agitate / Spin."
70series
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I believe this is a 1968 Model 800. It has the console styling of the 1966 800, and offers the flexibility that it did. The 66 had the Super Rotoswirl whereas this has the Roto Flex. I notice the detergent cup fits the agitator like a glove. I am guessing that underneath is the gold cone shaped cap that was seen on 600 and 500 models that year. I've got to say this is a beaut.
Have a good one,
James
Have a good one,
James
Thanks Glenn. "I'm seeing things". New enighbor that eventually bought teh Lady Kenmore house next door had a similar model, but the speed control had what I described and it had 5 temp push buttons. A friend of my mom's had this washer in coppertone, matching dryer too, but I never got close enough to read the fine print on the speed control knob. So, I guess she did have 3 speeds on hers.
That's not a detergent cup, it's the agitator cap with the scrubber part missing. Same thing happened to my aunt's, possibly the scrubber part got sticky/nasty so they took it off.
70series
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Wow that's a first. I had never seen a bare bones cap like that, except for the black ones.
sears9000
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That's the 68 800 model alright.
My parents bought a new one just like it, except that it was in alvacado. I know that console with the fluorescent light above it, and that rotoflex agitator anywhere. The scrubber and detergent cup fitted over that cap. I remember the timed bleach, and fabric softner dispencers on the left side. It also had a prison buzzer on the off balance switch, you could hear a mile away. Yes this machine had three agitation speeds, and two spin speeds. However, you had to manualy select the x-slow agitation speed if you wanted it, because none of the alphabet cycles selected it automaticaly. Also, the cooldown portion of the permanent press cycle would over ride the speed selector due to that the cooldown was always slow.
This was a strong machine, it ran from 1968-1993. The only repairs made were the lint filter, water pump, belt, and a rotoswirl agitator replaced the rotoflex. Alas, in 1993, when the timer died, the machine died, because I couldn't get a replacement for it because Sears said it was obsolete. Oh well, 25 years is very good these days considering. I know one thing, if it was alive today, I know with out a doubt it would run circles around my direct drive I have today.
Gordon, I hope you get this machine, I know with you, it would be in good hands. Have a nice day.
My parents bought a new one just like it, except that it was in alvacado. I know that console with the fluorescent light above it, and that rotoflex agitator anywhere. The scrubber and detergent cup fitted over that cap. I remember the timed bleach, and fabric softner dispencers on the left side. It also had a prison buzzer on the off balance switch, you could hear a mile away. Yes this machine had three agitation speeds, and two spin speeds. However, you had to manualy select the x-slow agitation speed if you wanted it, because none of the alphabet cycles selected it automaticaly. Also, the cooldown portion of the permanent press cycle would over ride the speed selector due to that the cooldown was always slow.
This was a strong machine, it ran from 1968-1993. The only repairs made were the lint filter, water pump, belt, and a rotoswirl agitator replaced the rotoflex. Alas, in 1993, when the timer died, the machine died, because I couldn't get a replacement for it because Sears said it was obsolete. Oh well, 25 years is very good these days considering. I know one thing, if it was alive today, I know with out a doubt it would run circles around my direct drive I have today.
Gordon, I hope you get this machine, I know with you, it would be in good hands. Have a nice day.
Sears9000 -
Thanks for the vote of confidence in your post above. I do very much appreciate that!
I did contact the seller of this machine, partly out of curiosity and part thinking "NICE washer!" He suggested more than $300 for it, which is too much for me. Maybe he'll come down on the price!
Gordon
Thanks for the vote of confidence in your post above. I do very much appreciate that!
I did contact the seller of this machine, partly out of curiosity and part thinking "NICE washer!" He suggested more than $300 for it, which is too much for me. Maybe he'll come down on the price!
Gordon
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