Amana washer/dryer

[goatfarmer]

Wisconsin

https://eauclaire.craigslist.org/app/d/amana-washer-and-dryer/6715074574.html

 

[justjunque]

I like how these look!
How would this washer compare to our Raytheon Amana washer? (Speed Queen twin)
I know that some here consider the Raytheon to be junk, but ours has been so good for the 8+ years that we've owned it.
About what year is this pair?

Barry

 

[gyrafoam]

They look like 80's machines, and appear very clean on the outside,at least.
I always thought this vintage was a good , if noisy , performer. I'm sure Kenny can tell you more than I can,though.

 

[70series]

I would guess around 1987/88. Not long after, the Amanas were featured with back opening lids like Speed Queens IIRC correctly.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Noisy, yes, as well as middling in the Consumer Reports reviews...

My aunt had these in her ‘80’s era appliance stage (replacing a Whirlpool set of the previous decade I only remember seeing a crushed washer box for, than any actual machines), a Maytag washer, probably later accompanied by a matching dryer took over in the ‘90’s...

— Dave

 

[goatfarmer]

Hard to say about performance. Seems like everyone I got off the trade in piles had bad bearings, and leaks.