After being away for over two weeks in Edinburgh, Scotland by way of Obihiro, Japan, hubby returned last week with this for me...
BIG laundry day in Ogden
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And it wasn't filled with duty-free booze either... Well, at least he brought me something!
Oh wait, I think I have laundry capability down here in Ogden... LOL
So, here's how I divided it all up:
1st load of permanent press items in the 66 Inglis
2nd load of permanent press items in the 63 Frigidaire (no 'Canadian favouritism' here...)
3rd BIG load of miscellaneous t-shirts, jeans, underwear, and shorts for the 63 GE (Let's see if it can really handle all that!)
4th load of socks in the 56 Whirlpool
The other machines were getting jealous of the 51 Frigidaire set, what can I say?
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1st load of permanent press items in the 66 Inglis
2nd load of permanent press items in the 63 Frigidaire (no 'Canadian favouritism' here...)
3rd BIG load of miscellaneous t-shirts, jeans, underwear, and shorts for the 63 GE (Let's see if it can really handle all that!)
4th load of socks in the 56 Whirlpool
The other machines were getting jealous of the 51 Frigidaire set, what can I say?
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Awaiting the results ...
I used the 'Wash n Wear' cycle on the Inglis. This one has quite a different cycle for permanent press: the first part of the wash cycle is at regular speed, then it slows for the last 2 minutes. After that, there are 5 partial drains and refills before the washer spins out the tub before the rinse. The spin is at slow speed, the rinse wash action is normal and then the final spin is slow again. The Lady K is similar but actually has an agitated cool-down at the end of the wash portion of the cycle, but I am not sure what the Whirlpool equivalent of the Inglis did...
Of course the load was dried in the companion 66 Inglis dryer; I used preset programme 4.
Of course the load was dried in the companion 66 Inglis dryer; I used preset programme 4.
As the Inglis churned away, the Canadian Frigidaire pulsed its way through the wash load. I was curious to see how the load in this one turned out with a cold overflow rinse.
And the near-match 62 Frigidaire dryer took care of the Frigidaire-washed clothes.
And the near-match 62 Frigidaire dryer took care of the Frigidaire-washed clothes.
So as the Frigidaire finished, the well-lit 56 Whirlpool shone its germicidal rays onto the load of dirty socks.
Now about that GE load... I think I had a bit more than 12 pounds....
There were a few things leftover, but wow, with a really big load, the GE spun more smoothly than I had expected!
There were a few things leftover, but wow, with a really big load, the GE spun more smoothly than I had expected!
Canadian Westy to the rescue! Just the thing for a smaller load - I got away with using the low water level on this one!
Now, let's see how the drying turned out...
First load is from the Inglis, the second from the Frigidaire
First load is from the Inglis, the second from the Frigidaire
So, which pair of pants turned out best??
The GE dryer is back on site, but it's still in the garage... But wait, there's a Filtrator here! I swear I will look for any excuse to use that dryer now.
The socks from the Whirlpool and half the GE load went in and were dried to soft perfection.
The remainder of the load was dried in the Inglis (I still think the load from the Frigidaire turned out nicer... LOL)
The socks from the Whirlpool and half the GE load went in and were dried to soft perfection.
The remainder of the load was dried in the Inglis (I still think the load from the Frigidaire turned out nicer... LOL)
And that small load from the Laundromat had to be dried in the matched Westy dryer. The load took about 20 minutes - it's still the fastest dryer I own!
Hubby's mother is visiting from the UK this week and found the whole process amusing. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when she sees Hubby's sister next weekend.... "Paul's a nice lad, but he does get awfully excited over a bit of laundry!"
Hubby's mother is visiting from the UK this week and found the whole process amusing. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when she sees Hubby's sister next weekend.... "Paul's a nice lad, but he does get awfully excited over a bit of laundry!"
Paul, it must be great fun to have so many wonderful vintage washers to choose from on laundry day. Thanks for all the photos of the machines in action with their respective loads.
Kenmore Wash 'n' Wear Cool-down: Both the 1960 Model 80 I grew up with and the 1959 Lady Kenmore that graced the laundry room in the mid 1990's followed the same cool-down protocol as your Inglis: A succession of partial drain/refills without agitation. One of our resident Kenmore experts will know in which model year agitation was added to the process. The Sturdy Wash 'n' Wear cycle on both washers used medium-temp water (between warm and hot) and provided 4 minutes of fast followed by 4 minutes of slow agitation. (Delicate Wash 'n' Wear: Warm water; 4 minutes slow agitation)
Westinghouse Laundromat: I'm assuming yours has the Weigh-To-Save feature. My first front-loader did, although I always found the feature more fun to use than functional. I weighed every load just for the fun of it, but always used the low water setting, which produced better cleaning results and less oversudsing in soft water back in the pre-HE detergent days.
I really appreciate the time you took to provide us with a visual tour of your laundry day, Paul!
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Kenmore Wash 'n' Wear Cool-down: Both the 1960 Model 80 I grew up with and the 1959 Lady Kenmore that graced the laundry room in the mid 1990's followed the same cool-down protocol as your Inglis: A succession of partial drain/refills without agitation. One of our resident Kenmore experts will know in which model year agitation was added to the process. The Sturdy Wash 'n' Wear cycle on both washers used medium-temp water (between warm and hot) and provided 4 minutes of fast followed by 4 minutes of slow agitation. (Delicate Wash 'n' Wear: Warm water; 4 minutes slow agitation)
Westinghouse Laundromat: I'm assuming yours has the Weigh-To-Save feature. My first front-loader did, although I always found the feature more fun to use than functional. I weighed every load just for the fun of it, but always used the low water setting, which produced better cleaning results and less oversudsing in soft water back in the pre-HE detergent days.
I really appreciate the time you took to provide us with a visual tour of your laundry day, Paul!
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Wonderful just wonderfyl !!
Our 1970 Imperial WP had the same cool down sequence as your machine.
Funny I thought the GE was a solid tub?? Who knew??
Hubby is lucky ! M.I.L. will be talking about you as soon as she is free! lol !
I've got to get up there and play !!!
Our 1970 Imperial WP had the same cool down sequence as your machine.
Funny I thought the GE was a solid tub?? Who knew??
Hubby is lucky ! M.I.L. will be talking about you as soon as she is free! lol !
I've got to get up there and play !!!
LOL
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Read this early this morning and just make me laugh I do love this sits . Especially about nubby mom very funny.
Our 58 LK had the C, D & E programs in the yellow Wash and Wear cycle. C was white and color fast with medium wash temp for 8 minutes. D was non colorfast with warm wash for 6 minutes and E was delicate with warm wash for 4 minutes at SLOW agitation speed. Because the agitation speeds were set independently of the cycle, the C & D programs had normal agitation in the wash and rinse and E had slow agitation in the wash and rinse. The motor shifted to high for drains so the last stroke of the agitator was fast, even when set to slow, then the motor shifted to low speed for the spin in the wash and wear and delicate F cycle.
Thanks for sharing the laundry fun.
Thanks for sharing the laundry fun.
