Lady Kenmore for sale....
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YIKES!
What's in their water? That tub looks like it was dipped in a pool of wet iron. Machine looks awesome though!
What's in their water? That tub looks like it was dipped in a pool of wet iron. Machine looks awesome though!
I thought the same thing Jon. There is a lot of iron in some wells in the midwest, but what would that do to white laundry over time? I wonder if 'Washer Magic' would get that off?
The '85 Lady K I worked on a few weeks ago had been on a North Carolina well, but was nowhere near this crudded-up. The supply hoses to and from the triple dispenser valve were completely clogged with minerals from the well, to the point that when I moved one of them I heard the hose crackling.
Hopefully this one is better than that, but iron build-up somewhere, possibly the lint filter, may explain the sporadic drain problem that the owner mentions.
The '85 Lady K I worked on a few weeks ago had been on a North Carolina well, but was nowhere near this crudded-up. The supply hoses to and from the triple dispenser valve were completely clogged with minerals from the well, to the point that when I moved one of them I heard the hose crackling.
Hopefully this one is better than that, but iron build-up somewhere, possibly the lint filter, may explain the sporadic drain problem that the owner mentions.
golittlesport
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Yikes!! Usually the tub is white and the agitator is gold. Not the other way around!
Looks like they opted for the very rare gold tub!
I am starting to like these. Good thing they are still resistible ;-)
Ben
I am starting to like these. Good thing they are still resistible ;-)
Ben
chaskelljr2
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Well......
I've never seen one of these before.
A "Gold Colored" 1972-73 Lady Kenmore Washer........ with a "Gold Colored Tub" to match (ROTFLMAO)(laughs out loudly after that comment I just made)!!!!
What I am trying to figure out is, how come the tub is gold colored, but the agitator managed to stay white???
Looks like they have a hellified water supply out West, don't they???
If the wash basket looks like that, then I don't even want to know what the inside of the outer tub looks like.
Hey Gordon..... you never tell me that Sears has ever marketed golden colored tubs with their washers (LOL).
"Washer Magic" may get all of that crud off. We'll see. I don't even think bleach alone is going to do it this time.
It's a nice looking machine though, as long as I don't put my white clothes inside of it.
--Charles--
I've never seen one of these before.
A "Gold Colored" 1972-73 Lady Kenmore Washer........ with a "Gold Colored Tub" to match (ROTFLMAO)(laughs out loudly after that comment I just made)!!!!
What I am trying to figure out is, how come the tub is gold colored, but the agitator managed to stay white???
Looks like they have a hellified water supply out West, don't they???
If the wash basket looks like that, then I don't even want to know what the inside of the outer tub looks like.
Hey Gordon..... you never tell me that Sears has ever marketed golden colored tubs with their washers (LOL).
"Washer Magic" may get all of that crud off. We'll see. I don't even think bleach alone is going to do it this time.
It's a nice looking machine though, as long as I don't put my white clothes inside of it.
--Charles--
That tub will clean up
Remember my niece Amanda got a very low miles WP set that had well water ran in it all it's life? It belonged to her husbands grandmother.
I restored the washer and dryer for them. It was just cleaning, and I replaced the belts just for times sake.
Remember my niece Amanda got a very low miles WP set that had well water ran in it all it's life? It belonged to her husbands grandmother.
I restored the washer and dryer for them. It was just cleaning, and I replaced the belts just for times sake.
Rick, I still remember when you posted the resto of that washer for your niece and nephew. Last year I drug home an identical twin of that washer for my parents to use. Absolutely LOVE using the washer.
CLR works wonders, doesn't it? I'm sure this Lady isn't in too bad of shape. Isn't hard to go through a belt drive. Come on St. Louis contingent!
Ben
CLR works wonders, doesn't it? I'm sure this Lady isn't in too bad of shape. Isn't hard to go through a belt drive. Come on St. Louis contingent!
Ben
70series
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That gold colored tub on the LK is just too funny. It should be white again with a little cleanup. How funny would it be if there were a matching dryer with a gold colored drum?
RickR. Excellent job on the resto of that Whirlpool. This model is an Imperial Seventy right? I remember seeing that model Whirlpool in a local appliance store just waiting to be purchased. It was October 1988 when it was finally bought, which means that washer had been sitting there for at least 2 years. Your niece and her husband are lucky to have that gem.
Have a good one,
James
RickR. Excellent job on the resto of that Whirlpool. This model is an Imperial Seventy right? I remember seeing that model Whirlpool in a local appliance store just waiting to be purchased. It was October 1988 when it was finally bought, which means that washer had been sitting there for at least 2 years. Your niece and her husband are lucky to have that gem.
Have a good one,
James
70series
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That gold colored tub on the LK is just too funny. It should be white again with a little cleanup. How funny would it be if there were a matching dryer with a gold colored drum?
RickR. Excellent job on the resto of that Whirlpool. This model is an Imperial Seventy right? I remember seeing a model Whirlpool just like that in a local appliance store just waiting to be bought. It was October 1988 when it was finally bought, which means that washer had been sitting there for at least 2 years. Your niece and her husband are lucky to have that gem.
Have a good one,
James
RickR. Excellent job on the resto of that Whirlpool. This model is an Imperial Seventy right? I remember seeing a model Whirlpool just like that in a local appliance store just waiting to be bought. It was October 1988 when it was finally bought, which means that washer had been sitting there for at least 2 years. Your niece and her husband are lucky to have that gem.
Have a good one,
James
70series
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Whoops, sorry for the double post. I back tracked to rephrase something in my original post, not realizing it had already been posted.
"how come the tub is gold colored, but the agitator man
Charles -
I wondered that too. One would think that the agitator would be much more likely to stain, and be permanently so. Not the case obviously.
I asked our engineer at work about this, since we make a lot of polypropylene products from similar resins as is/was used for the agitators. As it turns out, the polypropylene agitators (tub rings too) are much LESS porous than the surface of the porcelain, so the iron particles stick to the tub much more readily than they do to the plastic parts.
I guess the engineers knew what they were doing when they spec'd 'propylene for many of their plastics.
Gordon
Charles -
I wondered that too. One would think that the agitator would be much more likely to stain, and be permanently so. Not the case obviously.
I asked our engineer at work about this, since we make a lot of polypropylene products from similar resins as is/was used for the agitators. As it turns out, the polypropylene agitators (tub rings too) are much LESS porous than the surface of the porcelain, so the iron particles stick to the tub much more readily than they do to the plastic parts.
I guess the engineers knew what they were doing when they spec'd 'propylene for many of their plastics.
Gordon
No doubt about getting rare. I used to see 2-3 of 'em everytime I picked up a load of trade ins every couple of weeks. Now I "might" see one a month.
kennyGF
kennyGF
Super Iron Out. Works wonders. There are many rural areas in the midwest with iron-rich water. My aunt and uncle's farm in North Dakota had so much iron in the water you could smell it and it ran orange from the shower. Not fit for drinking or cooking, but it was a curious change from the city. Her Speed Queen wringer washer with stainless tub and aluminum agitator was impervious to the iron stains. I guess the one upside to iron-rich water is that it's usually fairly soft.
autowasherfreak
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If I had a way to get to Alton, I would grab it. It's exactly like the one I'm getting.
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