Calypso Action

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Here are a some action shots and two short videos of a quilt washing (or rather, rinsing at this point in the cycle) in my Calypso.

 

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Rinsing (4.59 MB)

 

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More Rinsing (4.74 MB)

 

[vintagesearch]

thanks for the upload, I was always curious to see these work. There kind of unique and unusual to bad they have a rep for being bad and repair prone .
Maybe instead of waving around they should've made that washdisc turn back and forth like the cabrio it proboably would have great rollover as seeing its the bottom of the basket or am I wrong for assuming that? hmmm anyways thanks!

 

[hoover3060]

Hi

That is the strangest wash action I have ever seen! I always thought just the thing (sorry have no idea if it is to be called an agitator or not) in the middle rotated and that was it. I was absolutely fascinated whilst watching it.Thanks for posting the pics and the vids.My curiosity has now been quenched. I would however love to see vids of it wash.Are you planning to do any vids of this?

Thanks

Mark

 

[peterh770]

I think it was hard to see with the quilt, but there is traditional rollover with other loads. Neat machine, could have been so much better...

 

[frigilux]

Thanks, Glenn; I often wondered just how the Calypso looked in action. Quite different than what I expected. That is one massive waterfall! Think of what a great collector's item you have in it. Comparatively few sold, and undoubtedly a good number of those have been crushed by now...

 

[andrewinorlando]

Glenn -

Thanks for the Calypso service manual that you e-mailed me a few weeks ago. I was able to get her apart and repaired (u-joint, leveler and seals), and she is working just like new again. The rubber boot tore on the old u-joint. I might just get 10 or 11 years out of mine!! I still like the way they wash, and at least mine does do a good job cleaning, especially with Ariel Oxy Azul in there. Just 1/3 cup does the trick for a full load.

 

[whirlcool]

Thank you very much for posting those videos. I had never seen a Calypso in action before.
I like the most generous water fill. Lots of water volume! But I didn't really see any turnover of the clothing and that thing was loud! Have you replaced the boot and U-Joint yet? I don't know if it is susposed to sound like a jack hammer!

 

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The wash plate does comprise the bottom of the basket. It wouldn't work by rotation, there isn't enough water for that. The water level is always below the wash plate, the clothes do not get submerged, only showered and bounced.

The quilt was washed on the designated "Bulky" cycle which consists of more shower/spin action than bouncing (nutation), for purpose of thoroughly soaking bulky/overstuffed items. What nutation there is runs at 250 NPM for brief periods. There are several nutation speeds ranging from 150 to 300 NPM. I ran a small load of shop rags on Heavy Duty, and there was so much splashing I couldn't keep the lid open. Spin speeds range from 400 to 800 RPM. 60 RPM for the spin/showering.

The machine isn't as noisy as it seems in the video. My camera exaggerates the sounds. The Calypso specimen I have seems to be in good condition in regards to the wash plate, u-joint, seals, etc.

 

[logixx]

THANK YOU!! for those videos. I always wanted to see that thing... do its thing.

Any chance you could make a video with (more) clothes in it - maybe even a full load?

I'd love to see it!

Thanks, Alex