68 Kenmore set!!!

[sears9000]

On ours,the water selector had these options.
Right - AUTO (Wash,and Rinse temps set by the letter.)
Middle - COLD WASH,COLD RINSE (All letters.)
Left - COLD RINSE (Wash temp set by letter,all rinses cold.)
We always used the cold rinse setting,because it did better on cold rinse. The Kenmore I have today, you don't have a choice, all rinses are cold, which is fine for us. As far as the speed selector, it was only used if you wanted X-SLOW agitation.
The only thing I didn't care for, was the roto-flex agitator, due to that it was known to pull buttons off on lower water levels. I fixed that, years before it died, I changed the agitator to a roto-swirl, which to me was one of the best ever made.

Later.

 

[kenmore700bill]

SEARs9000, Great explanation, my aunt who lived in the same house as us had this model, and did the same as you they took out the Roto Flex and put in Roto swirl, she got mad because when zippers hit the bottom of the white porcelan tub they scratched the porcelan tub beneath the Roto Flex fins. She was constantly taking the Roto-Flex off and cleaning the white with a little comet and a sponge. Another thing that sticks out in my mind when se doing the C ao D Perma-press wash she felt if she was washing with cold water why would she have to cool down 2 times so she bypassed this once the timer got there.

 

[appnut]

aunt bypassing cool down on cold washes

Now Bill, that's a perfect example of when I ight use the speed control knob. Set for cold water wash, set the speed control knob at normal wash and slow spin, and set the cycle on letter B, same 10 minute wash as on Perm Press, but no cooldown to have to babysit/bypass.

 

[kenmore700bill]

Bob,
The speed control knobs on my aunts machine were center for auto which gave you your regular speeds for normal wash and spin speed, Permanant press Normal wash slow speed and Delicate which was Slo wash and spin. If you turned the knob to the right once it gave you slow wash slow spin and if you turned to the left of the AUTO setting you had the third speed Ex Slow wash Slow spin. The machine only had 3 settings on the speed control. iIt wa a 3 speed machine. that is the reason she would bypass the cooldown and go to the final drain before the spin. She also washed with High water level all the time. Another weird thing was and I picked up this habit is the only time the lid on the washer was closed was when it was doing a load of clothes otherwise the lid stayed open. This makes sense to me today as it made everything dry out and no rust anywhere. I will say when this maching died it looked like showroom condition. She and my mom also got into purchasing the Sears Maintenance agreements for about 14 years then decided to drop it. In those days the tech would be called in to do a tuneup, check belt grease snubber etc. once a year. That Machine never had any parts replaced and she probably could have bought a couple of washers if you totaled up the maintenance agreement for Washer, Dryer, and Dishwasher. If I only knew then what I know know both her washer and dryer and my moms would still be around. You cant beat the old Belt Driven Machines.

 

[aldspinboy]

Hans it must be Kenmore 68 month i just got this pair two weeks ago good looking pair love them.
I will post mine soon.
Are you keeping them ?

Darren k.

 

[sears9000]

Here's 3 more interesting facts about the 68 800 alphabe

A. This model was also available with a suds savor feature. Ours didn't have that feature because we never had a laundry sink/tub to hold the water.
B. On our non suds model, if you carefully set the timer just after the off before the A,or B cycle, with the water level on high, then push the timer in, the machine would agitate while the water was filling the basket up to about halfway.
C. The H cycle was really a hidden 2nd rinse. When the A, B, or G cycle would end, just slowly turn the timer past the off, and the water would start filling, and it would do an actual rinse for you.
Maybe yours might do the same. Have a nice day.