A Lady emerges from The Pile

[redcarpetdrew]

The Pile's been kinda quiet as of late so I was happy to find this little jewel. Meet the 1986 Lady Kenmore.

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[redcarpetdrew]

We are full featured. Could there be any more bells and whistles?

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Console closeup left... The console is in fantastic shape!

 

[redcarpetdrew]

And the right side. There is the only real blemish on the console. A dent above the Lady Kenmore label, most likely from a careless drop of a laundry item. I pushed the dent out so it wouldn't look so horrible...

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Say AHHHHH!

Open for business...

 

[redcarpetdrew]

The lid. There is a small area where the inside coating of the lid is coming off. Gordon said it was due to the coating that was used on the lid. He'll surely explain this later. The combination of features on this machine has him marveling. More on THAT later as well...

 

[appnut]

Thanks Andy. the LAST of the belt drive Ladys.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Add your additives here...

There was a fair amount of nastiness in here. I cleaned it up for the picture shoot.

 

[autowasherfreak]

Damn you, LOL. You find all the good stuff. Everytime I look for something here it's always DD machines.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Waaait... For... It...

Of course, there's video in a little bit for you, Bob!

The Money Shot...

 

[redcarpetdrew]

More shot for the money...

 

[autowasherfreak]

Will ya hurry up with the video, LOL!

 

[redcarpetdrew]

The Lady has her top lifted... LOL! There really wasn't that much mess to clean here. The dispenser was the big cleaning job. Here we are in mid fill.

 

[alr2903]

LOL, Drew do not select all the options P,W,2nd. rinse. The Vegas water police will make you do hard time. Mom's pentavane from the 70's lasted so long we totally missed this nice series. Looks like a very well kept Lady. arthur

 

[a440]

Beautiful!
And this was thrown away?
What was wrong with it? If anything.
I can't get over how clean it is! The control panel is mint!
Thanks for the pictures.
Brent

 

[lebron]

AWESOME

Love these final belt drives! Can't wait for the video

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Jim... Jim... Jim... I'm posting as fast as I can. I&#39

The dispenser.

This machine runs very quietly. Good wash action and a quiet spin. I think the bearings on this one are good! Our friend in Charlotte will be happy to (not) hear that!

Ok. ok. ok! Video!

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[redcarpetdrew]

NOW, The reward for waiting (semi)patiently...

I'm trying a new camera out on this shoot. An Olympus Stylus. The above the water video settings still need a little tweeking.

Wait! Did he say "above the water"?!?!?

Yup! This model is waterproof up to around 20 feet.

Sssoooo, that's a Maytagman to do? Well, SHOOT UNDERWATER!

Here's the calm before the storm!

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Time to unleash the Lady!

Serious agitation!

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Death to dirt in a very Lady K like way...

 

[cfz2882]

one of the last BDs...

that thing is clean!!it is a couple months newer than my '86
70 series
I need to rotate one of my big BDs into use-just to enjoy the
sound effects if nothing else..(i try to rotate my secondary
machines from time to time to keep them all active)

 

[redcarpetdrew]

I have looked into the jaws of The Lady...

and she looked back! LOL!

Now, you're wondering if there just happens to be underwater video? Would I disappoint?

You can hear the belt noise and a serious amount of water and bubbles from the cavitation off the fins... I'll have to practice blindly aiming the camera. This really opens the door to recording other wash actions! A Frigidaire would be a fright!

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[appnut]

Kick myself

I cannot tell you how many times I kicked myslf (especially after sweater disasters) and regretted NOT getting one of these sets in September/October of 1986. But nooo, I saw the DDs at a Sears in Rochester NY when visiting a former neighbor there in early late September/early October. I was seduced by the themostatic temp control of warm & cold water temps, the new panel look that moved the timer dial over to the right, the load rollover that was so reminiscent of Frigidaires and even the 1/18 as I rememberred it, and the slightly fasterr spin speeds over a BD. I wonder if I would still have that washer and dryer today if I'd goten them.

Andy, the last deterrgent dispenser on a Kenmore I saw was our 1970 Kenore 800 and the rusted kenmore Greg found last weekend. Is that all the flowthrough force of waterr there is through the deterrgent dispenser. Seems rather anemic. Drool!!

 

[appnut]

OMG Andy, that 2nd video. You are the Jacque Cousteau of washing machines!!!

 

[70series]

Wow, congrats on a great find! This is a unique model, as it is a Lady K but with a speckled tub. It sounds great and runs smooth. Love the under water shots.

Have a good one,
James

 

[redcarpetdrew]

This Lady has a new adoptive home in Charlotte. I called Gordon with the model/serial and I think I almost heard him pass out! Seriously, He was having fun with this before he even saw the pictures. As I understand it, this Lady is newer than anything he has and he's been searching for even pictures of this one. I apparently have a knack of finding Kenmores with combinations of features that are uncommon elsewhere. I'll wait for Gordon to explain better than I can.

There really wasn't much wrong with her. I fixed the rear self leveling legs and there was a small leak @ the triple dispenser that seems to have disappeared after I seriously cleaned the mucked up softener dispenser cup. Nothing that should have warranted a possible death sentence for the Lady.

Another sucessful rescue from The Pile!

RCD

 

[autowasherfreak]

I wonder if I would still have that washer and dryer today i

Bob,I would answer yes to that question.

 

[autowasherfreak]

The underwater video is awesome. That would be cool do with a dishwasher.

 

[tolivac]

VERY NICE KN BD machine!!If only the swap shop out here would have one of those on their sale floor-Keep waiting.
Love the underwater shots!!Now we REALLY know what goes on in those BD DA washers.I have a lower model BD WP-KN washer. Its a "kluge" from the swap shop like it just the same-a KN lower body and agitator with a WP top panel and control panel.Would like to see underwater shots of other washers too.Will have to look for one of those cameras that can film underwater.Very interesting.And can that camera film the goings on in a dishwasher too?Just don't try as Tom did on "Will It Blend" with his camera--it DIDN'T survive his Will It Blend test.Glad the camera survived the "Will It Wash" test!

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Rex, have you considered contacting Gordon in Charlotte? He probably has about 25% of the world's existing machines at his fingertips. I'll bet he could help you get a decent machine that hasn't been mangled. If I were to want a KM BD, he'd be my first call...

Besides, I'm picky about where I adopt out my orphans and he's adopted several...

RCD