MRS. KENMORE'S MAIDEN WASH ! ! !

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Here's some photos of the '58's maiden wash. We went to the warehouse and spent the night Saturday. Got a few things worked on and here's one of them!

 

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[filterflo]

Love em Mark, so beautiful. thanks for posting! Jimmy

 

[agiflow]

Thanks Mark! She is still a beauty after all these years.

 

[jasonl]

All is peace, all is love.

That waterfall filter adds so much to the experience.

 

[lesto]

Beautiful, Mark! That pregnant roto swirl sure does kick up the suds. Love the dark shot of the ozone light.

Les

 

[tlee618]

Hi Mark, Thanks so much for sharing the great pictures with us. The shot with her console light and tub light on are just beautiful. I am so glad that you were able to get this fantastic set. I really enjoyed the pictures too of the dryer with the "room heater attachment" Robert has that for his Lady too and I was amazed at what a great job it did to warm up his basement. Terry

 

[Unimatic1140]

Mark this is just great! That waterfall self-cleaning lint filter return port shoots more of a water stream than I thought it would, how fun!

Was much needed to get the machine running?

 

[peterh770]

Man, that is a beautiful machine! Thanks for posting!

 

[customline]

WHEW !!!!

I'm fighting to hold back the tears. What an incredible machine. Thanx.

 

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Hi Robert! Didn't take much to get her up and running again. We pulled the washtub and coated the outside tub with silicone. I have new bearings, donut seal, tub bolts, etc...but the machine didn't really need them so I haven't done any of that yet. When I have time, I am going to completely break it down and restore it so that it will be able to go another 40 years or so. When I got it, it had a small leak and needed a new power cord. The dryer needs nothing but cleaning. They are really cool machines....but....they are Kenmores. I took me quite a while to get rid of the suds lock. (Just ONE of the reasons that I don't care that much for Kenmore's) I used cold water Tide in cool water and WOW. LOTS OF SUDS!!! Mark

 

[foraloysius]

Oh Mark, just confess it, you just used waaaaaayyyyyy too much detergent! LOL

Beautiful set! Fascinating control panels. Did you see the link to the movie about the 1958 Kenmores?

Louis

 

[toggleswitch]

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[Unimatic1140]

Mark I found I can prevent sudslocking my '57 Lady by using vintage Dash or Fresh Start detergent. Washing lightweight items like button down shirts, non-jean pants and sheets usually wont suds lock even with lots of billowing suds. But I avoid washing heavyweight items like thick towels in this machine, I have never been able to prevent suds locking with towels in this machine no matter what detergent I try, so its best to save those items for a Frigidaire.