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<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Wow!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">What a beauty!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Love the SS wash basket!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Your machine looks better built than the Westy's I have seen of this era here in the states!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Keep us informed.  </span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Beautiful Machine!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Congratulations!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>
 
"Flush,lift,turn,tumble 57 times a minute"

You can be sure....if it's Westinghouse

The "Westinghouse Laundromat" was one of,if not my absolute favorite designs in front loading washers. the slanted front models were my favorite design.I'd love to see Electrolux bring that design back for nostalgic reasons of course.As for the brand name, Fuchsware,that could be quite a bit misconstrued here in the U.S.---------

You can be sure.... if it's Fuchsware!! LOL Great washer!!!!
 
Oh EE!

If I had one of those lovely Reversomatics I'd be unreal happy! I have my very own cat to accompany it too, though she is a tabby. What great company it must be to have a cat by your side when you are washing!

James.
 
Sounds like a plan, James

Thing is... I haven't got any cat's only big pesky dog's but I love 'em all the same.
 
The top of your washer looks like it came out of the same stamping die as my 1976 LT570 Westinghouse, but yours has the added bleach dispensers like a LT870 shown in the link below.

As far as the layout of the control panel; the westy here has a 6 button push button part # Q-156882, and is rated for 120 and 240 volt service, since washer variants were made for 240 volt countries. The far right button on many usa westys is the tub light button; the other five the matrix of how the hot and cold solenoids are used. Both hot and cold are fired for warm.

The 120 volt pump and high speed solenoids for usa usage were also made in 240 volt variants too. If you washer is a 3 belt unit, the big high speed solenoid is Q-119014 and is rated 230 volt 50 cycles.

Since your washer "sort of looks" like it has a stainless drum, it might be the dual direction 1 belt westy version with the German torquer motor, like marketed in the USA from roughly 1988 to 1993 ish. I say 1993 ish since new old stock were still around for a few years. The torquer usa models I have seen did not have a stainless drum, but stainless drums did become popular with the USA's rediscovert of FL washers in the mid 1990's. The newer usa torquer version does not drive the pump off the drive motor like the usa 3 belt does.

Please post some images of this cool washer once you receive it.

www.automaticwasher.org

Westy Redux

Hey, it's home! But I'm going to need your guys' help with this one, I'm afraid I'm over my head with this baby. My bud Ben and I hauled it down the basement stairs (HEAVY) and gave it a test drive. Everything appears to work, sans the timer. Am I detecting a trend? But, it looks like the...
www.automaticwasher.org www.automaticwasher.org
 
Interesting link

Thank you, 3beltwesty

 

Are there any advantage's should mine be of the 'one belt' variety?
 
the 1 belt version in the usa was the newer last model. It has a higher extract/spin speed. It's controller made the drum revolve both CW and CCW.

Many of the parts for the older 3 belt are on this pdf on the diagram on page 5; some on pages 3 and 4 too . Not all on paged 3 and 4 is for 3 belt. I believe the 131725300 on page 4 is the Germany made speed control for the newer 1 belt washer with old mechanics. ie the roughly 1988 to 1993 version.

 
Awesome!!

Not a scratch nor a dent. 

 

Courier's fault its missing a knob!

 

Back plate scribbles "completely overhauled 1988" 

 

Purrs like a kitten smooth spinning throughout all 7 loads I washed today!

 

Vid taking forever to upload!!

 

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Wow; that delrin plastic door catch too looks just like mine on my 1976 westy

To pop the hood on mine one uses a putty knife in the front about 5cm from each corner to push the two catches back. The top then pivots back. Yours has the added dispenser that connects to the tub.

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On the westys here these are the two spring metal pieces the putty knife touches.

is the "tub light" on yours at the same 6 o'clock position? You can feel its port hole when the door is open on yours.

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Your new machine

Hi Kic,

So very nice of a find! You lucky devil. Is that a light I see inside the tub? And is that tub SS? Looks like it from your pics.

Jim
 
FUCHSWARE FRONTLOADER IN SOUTH AFRICA

Dear KIC

hOPE YOU HAD FUN WITH HER!!!I NOW REMEMBER THE COLOURED (EXCUSE THE PUN-ONLY SA -LOL WILL UNDERSTAND THE JOKE ESP.IN CAPE TOWN) lifters inside the drum.How full was your 7 loads of washing?looks like that drum can hold a mean quantity?The spin was how fast (rpms?) and how dry you think the result was compared to todays super fast AKA above 800rpm to lets sAY 1400RPMS we find today on modern day washers?Also tell me the drum light ingenious design/engineering for 1960s/1970s(well ahead of its time.I also see you used gardenhose connectors?Is it safe for such high pressure to be left open during the whole cycle?Tell me more?

From freshlinen-0027824246228
 

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