Kenmore Limited Edition Electronic

[limitededition]

first, second and third edtion of electronic DD's

The first edition had two speeds and one rocker switch under the light that switch turned the light on or off, the second edition also had two speeds but had two rocker switches under the light, one turned the light on or off and the other turned the automatic water temp on or off. The third edition had three speeds and I believe by that time they were Lady Kenmores and not Limited editions. Also the matching dryers were 29 inches not the 27 inches that would come in the early 1990'. also the limited editions had a chrome strip between the top and the cabinet the later Lady Kenmores' did not.

 

[maytagbear]

The belt drive Whirlmores

that I have had personal knowledge thereof- have a tub opening that looks sort of like a capital "D," with the curve facing the person loading the machine.

There may be variations, especially in the transition period, but I stand by this information.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[vintagekitchen]

Well I have decided..

Since the Limited Edition appears to be a shredmore, and the Maytag BOL just isnt my style, (sorry, but I refuse to live with only cold rinses, and no delicate cycle), I have decided to go with the Maytag Neptune. You can see more of the reasons I decided the Maytag Neptune was for me in my other thread in the Deluxe forum.

A major thing that helped put me off going with the Limited edition was talking with the lady who works on the washers at the shop. (The Neptune is at another shop, where I know several of the owner's customers.). Turns out, she had no idea what a spanner wrench is, and rather than using one, jams a regular wrench in one of the openings and pounds away with a hammer. That was not a good sign from a repair person. I didn't want a redneck rigged washer, so I decided I may want to steer clear of her place until I talk to people who have purchased from her.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Spanner wrench....

The procedure you describe is an accepted way of loosening the spanner nut. In fact, many Sears published repair manuals for DIY repairs suggest similar ways of loosening this nut. Usually they say to put a wide ended screwdriver in one of the notches and bang on the end of the screwdriver with a hammer or mallet. Nothing rigged about that.

As to the color - there was no color code in the model listings for Avocado by the 1986 models, so this is indeed very likely a repainted machine, OR it has a cabinet from an earlier machine if that is possible (In some cases it would be but I don't know about the triple dispenser).

Catalogs don't always list all the colors available on machines. Nearly always if a model was available in anything other than white, it was available in all the colors, BUT, the catalog didn't list many as available in Coffee for example, but if you look up the model, it was indeed made.

Good luck with the Neptune!

Gordon

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

"Toast is most like avocado" -- 'Limited Edition

The only actual appliance I really actually saw in that color was a discarded Kenmore electric range--and I'd found it a hue towards avocado, but mostly bordering on a terra cotta / poppy red...

I'd also seen a platinum Kenmore side x side fridge at a used appliance store that seemed to have the recessed grip normally on the side of low-priced fridges & freezers as the door handles... (!)

-- Dave

 

[vintagekitchen]

Rigged

It was not so much her method that worried me, as the fact she had never heard of a spanner wrench. One would assume someone who has been doing this for a living for several years would know what one is even if they choose not to use one. Makes me nervous when the repair person is not knowledgeable about the tools of their trade.