Here she is as clean as she's gonna get for a while! Excuse the tap over the Whirlpool logo, it fell off and the silicone used to glue it back on is still drying!
Maiden Load in the Whirlpool Calypso!!!
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Colorful towels, what else do I wash?
The maiden load all loaded up!
The maiden load all loaded up!
"Catalyst Cleaning Action" AKA, getting the load saturated!
Nutating away!!!! This is definitely an all time favorite!!!!
Spray rinse after the wash drain!
Wash spin!
Filling, nutating, and recirculating for rinse 2, I missed the first rinse and the third rinse, there are 3 rinses unless you add an extra rinse!
Final spin 800 RPM!
After spin fluff and she's done!!! 
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did you disable the lid switch? What version of the calypso do you have? The one with the flood switch or the one that has a loop-back connector in place of the flood switch on the control board.
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Jamie - excellent job!!! It's a lot of fun to see it come to life after you've peformed major surgery on it!!! You'll enjoy using it a great deal....still love mine after all these years!
That Calypso is HOT! Love the color, and the bright towels! Not surprised to see softener in the dispenser ... ;-)
Glad the fix was easy. I guess you never know what you'll find in a sump. hehe
Ben
Glad the fix was easy. I guess you never know what you'll find in a sump. hehe
Ben
***hands on hips***
What no video ;-)
What no video ;-)
SupremeWhirlpool, you could say I disabled the lid switch, I took it out of the control panel, it's stick out the back of the machine at the moment with a screw wedged next to it to hold it down until the load is done at which point I gotta take it out and put it back in! I do want to replace it with a toggle switch though, I really couldn't care less if the lid switch actually worked as it was designed to!
As for the version, I'm not really sure, the inner dome is brown and there is only one water level switch.
Andrew, thanks! I absolutely LOVE the wash action! SO DRAMATIC! And believe it or not, there is a good deal of splashing!
Jed, the grey is pretty damn awesome! However, you can't tell from the pics, but the cabinet and lid are in rough shape! The front is covered in scratches, it looks like it was dragged along cement at some point with nothing to protect it! The lid has some rust, the lid gasket is splitting in half, the right front corner of the lid got smashed a little and thus the paint splintered off. The top of the washer underneath the lid is covered in splash marks from some pretty harsh chemicals and is all dulled and rough now... Hopefully I'll be able to find a Calypso in better shape some day, but for now, this'll do!
Ben, of course there is fabric softener!!! I was quite excited to see that it flushes the fabric softener dispenser, stops and lets the siphon drain the water out then flushes it again to keep it clean! However, the thing tried to do a spray rinse after the final rinse! Of course, I cut off the water supply in a heartbeat! The fabric softener CANNOT under ANY circumstances be rinsed off those towels!!!!! As for the sump, I'm just glad I was able to get that bra wire out without taking out the wash tub and everything else!
Robert, what's this? You want a video of a MODERN machine? And a HIGH EFFICIENCY machine at that??? What is the world coming to?!?!?!?! I'll try to make a vid of it at some point, just gotta find a video camera! I have to say, as for my favorite machine of all time, it does rival the Unimatic... They are both currently tied for first place!
As for the version, I'm not really sure, the inner dome is brown and there is only one water level switch.
Andrew, thanks! I absolutely LOVE the wash action! SO DRAMATIC! And believe it or not, there is a good deal of splashing!
Jed, the grey is pretty damn awesome! However, you can't tell from the pics, but the cabinet and lid are in rough shape! The front is covered in scratches, it looks like it was dragged along cement at some point with nothing to protect it! The lid has some rust, the lid gasket is splitting in half, the right front corner of the lid got smashed a little and thus the paint splintered off. The top of the washer underneath the lid is covered in splash marks from some pretty harsh chemicals and is all dulled and rough now... Hopefully I'll be able to find a Calypso in better shape some day, but for now, this'll do!
Ben, of course there is fabric softener!!! I was quite excited to see that it flushes the fabric softener dispenser, stops and lets the siphon drain the water out then flushes it again to keep it clean! However, the thing tried to do a spray rinse after the final rinse! Of course, I cut off the water supply in a heartbeat! The fabric softener CANNOT under ANY circumstances be rinsed off those towels!!!!! As for the sump, I'm just glad I was able to get that bra wire out without taking out the wash tub and everything else!
Robert, what's this? You want a video of a MODERN machine? And a HIGH EFFICIENCY machine at that??? What is the world coming to?!?!?!?! I'll try to make a vid of it at some point, just gotta find a video camera! I have to say, as for my favorite machine of all time, it does rival the Unimatic... They are both currently tied for first place!
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Which version do you have?
Hi Pulsator,
I was just wondering which version of the calypso you have. The older calypso only has one pressure switch, this pressure switch is for the water level only. The newer version has two, one for the water level and the other for over filling. The easiest way to tell if you have version 1 or 2 is to take off the panel behind the console and look to see if there are two pressure switches. Or you can fill the washer manually with water until the tub is half full, and then turn it on. If the washer displays FL on the LED and starts draining out the water immediately then you have version 2. If it does not and progresses thru the cycle, then you have version 1. On version 1 machines, if the tub has too much water in it and you put it on the spin cycle,the machine will literally spin the water out of the top of the tub and create a mess on the floor, you will also the message on the LED that the drive motor is pulling too much current. The reason why I know this is because I was given two Whirlpool calypsos, with which both had issues, but they happened to be version 1 and version 2. I quickly determined that only one of the machines could be fixed. I ended up fixing the version 1 machine and that is when I discovered the flood issue. So, I ended up rigging my version 1 machine with the flood switch(that should have been in there to begin with)that I took off the version 2 machine. This is the long story short. When it gets warmer, I will take my calypso out of the shed and post the full story behind how I got it and what I had to do to it(including pictures). Aside from the flood switch, there are other ways to distinguish between version 1 and version 2,such as version 2 machines have a tub that has two ports for the hoses that go up to the pressure switches and the logo on the lid is different. They both display calypso on the lid, however the color and design is different for the logo on the lid.
Hi Pulsator,
I was just wondering which version of the calypso you have. The older calypso only has one pressure switch, this pressure switch is for the water level only. The newer version has two, one for the water level and the other for over filling. The easiest way to tell if you have version 1 or 2 is to take off the panel behind the console and look to see if there are two pressure switches. Or you can fill the washer manually with water until the tub is half full, and then turn it on. If the washer displays FL on the LED and starts draining out the water immediately then you have version 2. If it does not and progresses thru the cycle, then you have version 1. On version 1 machines, if the tub has too much water in it and you put it on the spin cycle,the machine will literally spin the water out of the top of the tub and create a mess on the floor, you will also the message on the LED that the drive motor is pulling too much current. The reason why I know this is because I was given two Whirlpool calypsos, with which both had issues, but they happened to be version 1 and version 2. I quickly determined that only one of the machines could be fixed. I ended up fixing the version 1 machine and that is when I discovered the flood issue. So, I ended up rigging my version 1 machine with the flood switch(that should have been in there to begin with)that I took off the version 2 machine. This is the long story short. When it gets warmer, I will take my calypso out of the shed and post the full story behind how I got it and what I had to do to it(including pictures). Aside from the flood switch, there are other ways to distinguish between version 1 and version 2,such as version 2 machines have a tub that has two ports for the hoses that go up to the pressure switches and the logo on the lid is different. They both display calypso on the lid, however the color and design is different for the logo on the lid.
SupremeWhirlpool, you have that reversed. 
The initial/older version has two pressure switches.
The initial/older version has two pressure switches.supremewhirlpol
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Thank you for correcting me. Now that I think of it that does make more sense. Thanks lol.
According to the service manual, there are 3 versions, which version is designated by the last digit of the model number being "0" (Basic Release) "1" (First Revision) or "2" (Second Revision). My machine happens to be a second revision made in 2001.
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Awesome!!! My calypso is white. They are indeed very neat machines. What did you have to do to yours Pulsator?
There apparently were four versions. Original and three revisions. A wildcard search at a couple online parts sources lists model numbers with engineering codes of 0, 1, 2, and 3.
The service manual is just outlining the syntax of the model number, illustrating that the last digit is the engineering change code, of which there may be one or more revisions through the machine's production. I doubt Whirlpool knew at the time the manual was produced how many revisions there would be. If you notice, the service manual shows the original u-joint/boot design, dual pressure switches, and two-piece pump.
Calypso changes of which I'm aware:
- U-joint boot/inner dome revision
- Elimination of separate flood pressure switch
- Integrated pump/motor
- Update on softener dispenser (added vertical notches to the slots around the center tower, although this wasn't specific to the Calypso).
- Update on bleach nozzle gasket
- Programming change reducing the end-of-cycle fluff routine from 30 seconds to 8 seconds
Tom mentioned that the rinse sequence was changed, but no specific details.
My GVW9959KL0 was manuf'd 5th week of 2001. It has all the original design.
My GVW9959KQ1 was manuf'd 41st week of 2001. It has the updated u-joint (even before I replaced it), softener dispenser, and one pressure switch.
Both have the longer fluff and two-piece pump.
The service manual is just outlining the syntax of the model number, illustrating that the last digit is the engineering change code, of which there may be one or more revisions through the machine's production. I doubt Whirlpool knew at the time the manual was produced how many revisions there would be. If you notice, the service manual shows the original u-joint/boot design, dual pressure switches, and two-piece pump.
Calypso changes of which I'm aware:
- U-joint boot/inner dome revision
- Elimination of separate flood pressure switch
- Integrated pump/motor
- Update on softener dispenser (added vertical notches to the slots around the center tower, although this wasn't specific to the Calypso).
- Update on bleach nozzle gasket
- Programming change reducing the end-of-cycle fluff routine from 30 seconds to 8 seconds
Tom mentioned that the rinse sequence was changed, but no specific details.
My GVW9959KL0 was manuf'd 5th week of 2001. It has all the original design.
My GVW9959KQ1 was manuf'd 41st week of 2001. It has the updated u-joint (even before I replaced it), softener dispenser, and one pressure switch.
Both have the longer fluff and two-piece pump.
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My calypso had a two piece pump, however I replaced it because it consistently clogged and leaked and the motor would get very hot. The pump in it now is the newer one piece pump, and I believe my machine has the 8 sec fluff. I will verify the model and serial when I take it out of the shed later during the spring.
My machine seems to have the 8 second fluff as well. I didn't have to do a WHOLE lot to it. When I got it, the pump didn't work, the drive motor couldn't move anything and it was FILTHY!!! I cleaned it up, played with it a bit and got the drive motor working again. Then it had the long drain issue and after much poking around in the sump from the bottom I determined that the blockage needed to be removed from the top which meant taking out the wash plate, inner tub, etc. After I took out the wash plate, I realized I could pull the blockage through the large perforations of the inner tub that are beneath the wash plate usually. I grabbed a very long pair of needle-nose pliers and yanked out a bra wire and a HUGE wad of lint that was wrapped around it! I'm so glad I didn't have to try and yank the inner tub!
rinses
Hy Jamie,
these 3 or 4 rinses are really interesting !!
I guessed V-Ax toploaders had 1 or two deep rinses only.
Do exist any versions with a built-in heater ?
Wish you US built whirlies have a better quality than italian and german made ones .... (i.e. DJ-Gabriele's FL and my crappy Bauknecht DW)
Hy Jamie,
these 3 or 4 rinses are really interesting !!
I guessed V-Ax toploaders had 1 or two deep rinses only.
Do exist any versions with a built-in heater ?
Wish you US built whirlies have a better quality than italian and german made ones .... (i.e. DJ-Gabriele's FL and my crappy Bauknecht DW)
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