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I think it’s some kind of front-loader...Westinghouse?
Sean is correct for $200!
1983 model 110.81362150 Kenmore 60 series 24" direct drive made in April 1986, so this must be neutral drain center-dial machine! Right off the bat, going to need some work. Lid switch is missing, water level knob is a bit broken, a little surface rust, which might mean some core rust. So far though, everything else appears intact fron what I've scoped. Will take it all apart tomorrow and do a thorough inspection and see if it even runs. Been wanting a center-dial Kenmore for a while now, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Might've payed a bit much for it--$75, but I figured even if it does have terminal illnesses, I'd be willing to put whatever work necessary into it get it working, since I've been wanting one of these for a while now. Kind of like a rare project machine for me, and it's not like I can't afford to waste a buck here and there, right? Probably not, again we'll see how it runs IF it runs at all tomorrow.
Anyway, here's pics: The last one I had to open to control panel and reset the cabinet onto the frame, somehow that got all out of whack at the rear, might have been from transport, I don't know. But I fixed that.
1983 model 110.81362150 Kenmore 60 series 24" direct drive made in April 1986, so this must be neutral drain center-dial machine! Right off the bat, going to need some work. Lid switch is missing, water level knob is a bit broken, a little surface rust, which might mean some core rust. So far though, everything else appears intact fron what I've scoped. Will take it all apart tomorrow and do a thorough inspection and see if it even runs. Been wanting a center-dial Kenmore for a while now, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Might've payed a bit much for it--$75, but I figured even if it does have terminal illnesses, I'd be willing to put whatever work necessary into it get it working, since I've been wanting one of these for a while now. Kind of like a rare project machine for me, and it's not like I can't afford to waste a buck here and there, right? Probably not, again we'll see how it runs IF it runs at all tomorrow.
Anyway, here's pics: The last one I had to open to control panel and reset the cabinet onto the frame, somehow that got all out of whack at the rear, might have been from transport, I don't know. But I fixed that.
Whirlpool and Kenmore belt drive sets do pop up for sale every now and again. I have seen quite a few belt drive sets pop up for sale in 2018 I wanted to get but they never worked out and think there was a reason for that since I now own that 1963 Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII set. They are in decent condition but will have to be gone through at some point mainly the washer but the washer seems to work as is at the moment. Not much to go wrong with the older Whirlpool 29” dryer but they have a separate belt for the blower/fan and those tend to break when they get older and had to order a new belt for the blower/fan on my 1963 RCA Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII dryer.
Here’s some photos I took 3 weeks ago when I had the dryer apart for a cleaning/servicing
Here’s some photos I took 3 weeks ago when I had the dryer apart for a cleaning/servicing
repairguy
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Congrats on your 24” direct drive find!
Sean- Yeah I believe you were telling me about that in the comments on my Youtube video (lizboz). Nice work there!
Mel- Thanks very much! Looking forward to working more on it! Hopefully next year I'll be able to get my outdoor laundromat up and running to where I can use these machines.
Mel- Thanks very much! Looking forward to working more on it! Hopefully next year I'll be able to get my outdoor laundromat up and running to where I can use these machines.
It should work. Might make a odd sound or two after sitting for awhile but everything should work. I thought my ‘63 Whirlpool would need oil addd to the transmission or something done to it since it basically sat for 15 years but when I tested it on the spin cycle to see if it would work and sure enough it did. I always test machines I pick up in the spin cycle to see if the motor works and if the motor works everything should be ready to go when you test it on it’s first wash load
how about
a filter-flo?
a filter-flo?
Do you have
a youtube channel?
a youtube channel?
So the bill of health?
Everything works for now. Took it apart and wiped it down good, then ran a quick rinse cycle through it with the garden hose on a small medium-ish load. No leaks! Everything ran fairly smoothly, BUT...there IS however some gear oil slung on the bottom, and when it's agitating, there's a high pitched sqeaking that sounds like it's coming from the transmission. But that didn't seem to affect the overall performance of it. And the rust and grime percentage was actually not that bad, everything basically just scrubbed right off pretty easily. Cleaned up pretty good, but I'm not worried about getting it perfect at the moment, that'll probably be later on down the road.
Didn't have time to do anything else with it, have other things to do. Will have to come back tomorrow and run a cleaning cycle through it and possibly a full cycle of towels or something. In the meantime, here's pics of it before I cleaned it. More pics will come tomorrow.
Everything works for now. Took it apart and wiped it down good, then ran a quick rinse cycle through it with the garden hose on a small medium-ish load. No leaks! Everything ran fairly smoothly, BUT...there IS however some gear oil slung on the bottom, and when it's agitating, there's a high pitched sqeaking that sounds like it's coming from the transmission. But that didn't seem to affect the overall performance of it. And the rust and grime percentage was actually not that bad, everything basically just scrubbed right off pretty easily. Cleaned up pretty good, but I'm not worried about getting it perfect at the moment, that'll probably be later on down the road.
Didn't have time to do anything else with it, have other things to do. Will have to come back tomorrow and run a cleaning cycle through it and possibly a full cycle of towels or something. In the meantime, here's pics of it before I cleaned it. More pics will come tomorrow.
Oh...
And in case anybody was wondering, the lid switch was indeed bypassed. Though not in the sense you probably thought...
Instead of doing it the "right way" and just jumping out the molex connector at the top of the cabinet, they took a wire nut and tied the wires going to the lid switch underneath the cabinet.
And in case anybody was wondering, the lid switch was indeed bypassed. Though not in the sense you probably thought...
Instead of doing it the "right way" and just jumping out the molex connector at the top of the cabinet, they took a wire nut and tied the wires going to the lid switch underneath the cabinet.
I once had a Whirlpool direct drive 3 years ago that I loaned to a friend and I am not sure if they still have it but anyways I bypassed the lid switch on that machine using zip ties and did the same thing with the Kenmore portable belt drive washer. Not sure how to bypass the lid switch on my ‘63 Whirlpool since it uses a mercury switch and I honestly don’t feel like cutting up any wiring to bypass it anytime soon but since it works I am not touching it.
Pull the mercury capsule out of the bracket and tape it securely somewhere to the cabinet frame in an actuated orientation.
My parents
Bought one of those new in the early 80's with the matching heavy duty large capacity gas dryer. Beat the balls off the washer for years. The dryer was still running two washers later when I moved out in 2006.
Bought one of those new in the early 80's with the matching heavy duty large capacity gas dryer. Beat the balls off the washer for years. The dryer was still running two washers later when I moved out in 2006.
mistereric
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What a neat little machine! Congrats!
Finding a matching dryer shouldn’t be difficult at all since they were paired up with the same dryers that went with the belt drive washers around this time and the 29” dryer will be fairly quick with this washer since it’s a small tub direct drive washer.
I found one of those (slightly earlier with a spin-drain) this week too ironically. My BF was asking for a top load washer to use that he wouldn't have to handle with "kid-gloves" like the rest of my vintage machines. He normally uses the LG we have but was tired of the long cycles. So when I found this early direct drive I thought it would be a good addition for him.
The two things I found I don't really like about it is the first spin on the Normal cycle is low speed (why oh why) and the top and lid are painted and not porcelain. I may have to use a relay and some re-wiring to stop the low speed first spin. I do like the fact it does 4 spray rinses in both spins, just like the belt-drive models.
The two things I found I don't really like about it is the first spin on the Normal cycle is low speed (why oh why) and the top and lid are painted and not porcelain. I may have to use a relay and some re-wiring to stop the low speed first spin. I do like the fact it does 4 spray rinses in both spins, just like the belt-drive models.
repairguy
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This machine is certainly clean underneath for its age. Looking good!
One more thing, actually, two more things...
So firstly, something I found out that might be wrong with it is the low speed sometimes works and sometimes is just completely dead. It was dead when I had it apart, but then I lightly kicked the pump, and it just magically started working again. But the high speed works just fine. I wonder if there's just a loose connection somewhere by the motor. I'll worry more about that when I actually get to the point where I can put this machine into service.
THEN, something else I found on the under lip of the cabinet while apart was what appeared to be a broken snubber pad. Seems so far as though it spins normally and quietly. Weird stuff. But again, for the most part, it works acceptably good for now.
In the rinse right now.
So firstly, something I found out that might be wrong with it is the low speed sometimes works and sometimes is just completely dead. It was dead when I had it apart, but then I lightly kicked the pump, and it just magically started working again. But the high speed works just fine. I wonder if there's just a loose connection somewhere by the motor. I'll worry more about that when I actually get to the point where I can put this machine into service.
THEN, something else I found on the under lip of the cabinet while apart was what appeared to be a broken snubber pad. Seems so far as though it spins normally and quietly. Weird stuff. But again, for the most part, it works acceptably good for now.
In the rinse right now.
Hopefully I can get my ‘63 Whirlpool up and going again later this week. Got a new hose for it at Home Depot earlier this week and I am just waiting for the weather to cool down where I live since it’s been quite humid where I live. So far the hose repair is the only thing my ‘63 Whirlpool needs after 57 years and the belt and pump were replaced sometime in the 90’s judging by the condition they are in. Haven’t done any mechanical repairs to it and seems to work just fine the way it is at the moment.
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