New finds!

[philr]

Gordon, thanks for the info. I'll investigate a bit more!

Ken,

I thought this dishwasher would have porcelain interior and a separate drain pump but that's not the case! The plastisol is almost white but I think it's light pink.

David,
Yes I think that Canadian machines used the perforated drum later than US machines. That probably includes Kenmore and some Canadian Whirlpool machines.

Todd,
I noticed that too. The belt slips... I guess I'll have to hunt for a parts donor!

 

[goatfarmer]

Nice finds, Phil!

 

[appnut]

Congratulatoins Phil.  Very very nice finds!!!!

 

[philr]

Thanks Kenny, Thanks Bob! 

 

I'm quite thrilled about them!

 

It looks like I'm going to have to pile some stuff up because I'm soon going to have other things!

 

Phil

 

[tomturbomatic]

Love the chrome Magic Mix filter with window

I notice in the dishwasher pictures that there is no stainless steel baffle in the area under the impeller like on GE dishwashers. That was added after the bowtie design was introduced and was at the 12 o'clock position, but in this it might be at the 3 o'clock position. It helped direct the drain water downward by stopping it from swirling up in the drain periods when the impeller was turning in reverse which could leave particles strewn around the bottom of the tub, like debris left by the waves on the beach.

The flatware basket looks like it is mounted as it would be in a Westinghouse, bringing a third manufacturer into the clean out the assembly line day at the plant.

I like the old Whirlpool agitator cap. If Inglis had started with an E instead of an I, the cap could have shared symbolism like the E in the eye exam chart, "Which direction is it pointing," up for Whirlpool and to the right for Englis. Oh well, that was not the only train missed.

 

[swestoyz]

Beautiful finds Phil!  The wash tub color and pattern is quite stunning.  Gordon's thoughts are certainly a good place to start.  I'm wondering too if the spring for the agitator shaft has also gone weak with the recent wig-wag craziness.

 

Ben

 

[pierreandreply4]

congratulation on your finding nice treasures if ever one day you fine a push to start pull to stop inglis librator washer with just a water temp knob with a black agitator inside speckle tub and brush lint filter my grand mother had the exact washer as her first washer while i was growing up so if you ever find such a model would love to see pictures it was a 3 cycle washer model

 

[jetcone]

Phil very nice finds

 I have to agree with Ben, that tub speckle pattern is amazing !! Along with that agitator too.

 

Love the "Inglis' lighted panels too !

 

 

[philr]

I haven't looked back at the washer but I studied some drawings I found on Internet and I'm wondering if by any chance the lever that switches the pump from recirculate to drain could be stuck in some way and cause that strange problem or does it have to be worse than that? The machine wasn't used for many years and it wasn't filled with water either.

 

It was still connected to the fill hoses but the valves were stuck in closed position so I didn't try it before I moved it out of the laundry room where it's been sitting since new. At the price I paid for it (and being advertised as non-working) I certainly didn't feel like testing it before buying! 

 

I'll try to investigate that more tomorrow but any advice would be appreciated! 

 

[jetcone]

BArocboy

is right that bar is not supposed to move back and forth , it gets shifted to one position or the other by the solenoid being engaged or not and then stays in that position until the next engagement of the solenoids.

 

So the bar should not move all the time. Either something is stuck between the solenoid plunger or in the tranny. 

 

 

 

[DADoES]

 
The pump flapper lever is passive, shifted by the agitate cam bar not vice versa ... so it shouldn't be causing the bar to move.

There's a tension spring piece that mounts on the tranny cover over the rear of the spin and agitate bars, applying pressure on them to constrain extraneous movement.  Maybe there's a problem with it.

Maybe the wigwag agitate plunger is just stuck in a half-way position that's pulling the bar along each time it wigs or wags.

 

[combo52]

Great Finds Phil

The top loading DW is WP built, NO D&M here. WP bought the complete GE motor pump and SS Bowie-tie impeller from GE for its less expensive DWs both portable and BI in the early 60s. The better DWs had a black Bakelite wash arm and a Gorman-Rupp main pump plus a smaller electric drain pump.

On the problem with the washer I would take the control magnet assembly off the transmission and check for bent plungers, lose housing for the CM assembly, and I would also dismount the water pump to see if it is causing the problem. Other than these possible faults I am afraid that Gordon may be correct that something is broken in the transmission.

 

[philr]

Thanks John for the information! I wasn't aware that Whirlpool also bought parts from GE for their dishwashers. 

 

The transmission of the washer was fine. The water pump was blocked. Both the impeller and the drain valve. 

 

I wanted to make a video but there was a power interruption. The washer agitates, spins and drains fine! I just didn't try the fill valves. The power should come back at 10:30 PM and I'll make a video!

 

 

I took a few pics of the drain pump before I unstuck it. I'll probably get a spare in case this one fails!

 

The underside of the washer is very clean, almost completely rust-free. I think this machine wasn't used much. It did belong to a 92 years old lady who passed away recently and her grand daughter sold it to me. Her mother did the laundry for her grandmother who haven't used it since long ago apparently. She told me her mother still has an early 1970's Inglis Superb set that's used daily. 

 

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[philr]

I did make a video of the machine spinning empty before the power went out.

I'll do a video of the wash cycle as soon as the power comes back (later tonight hopefully!).

 



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[mrb627]

Oh My...

Look at that tub shine and listen how it sings to you at top spin.

Just awesome.

Malcolm

 

[philr]

Not a Rapidry spin but it was so easy to fix!

I really like it!

It brings back memories of the very first washer that fascinated me, my parent's 1974 Inglis Supreme!  I'm quite surprised to see that these next to BOL machines still have lighted consoles and that the dryer has a lighted drum and an Ozone light. Apparently, all 1965 Inglis washers but the BOL Liberator had these features. From ads I have seen, the Superb dryer had probably lost the ozone light in 1966.

Here's an ad for the 1966 Inglis models. 

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I haven't found similar ads for the complete 1965 Inglis line but I did find this ad for the 1965 Inglis Royal set.

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Does someone have documentation on the 1965 Whirlpool or Inglis lineup? 

 

 

 

[114jwh]

Here's a link to an ad for a 1964 version of yours.....a bit different, no panel lighting it seems.

I do know they dropped the square control panel in favor of the familiar slanted control panel starting with the 1967 model year. The slanted control panel continued on for many years I believe, at least into the late 1970's

Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search

 

[philr]

It seems that the lighted panel made it to the Superb series only in 1965-66. I had seen the 1964 ad too but I coudn't find an ad for the 1965 models.

 

 

The 1964 ad reminds me that the printing on my control panels for the water level and temp on the washer and for the thermostat on the dryer are faded. I wish I could find replacements as they are the only parts that really don't look good on these machines. 

 

[philr]

Two videos. 

 



 

 

[combo52]

Inglis Washer

Yay Phil, you got it working, that is a really low use machine, the all pot-metal four port pumps never lasted all that long as the bottom pump housing is so thin they usually got pinholes in them and they leaked.

It sounds like it runs very well, If you want to use this machine much it should be pulled apart and relubricated and probably could use at least the top agitator shaft and spin tube seals.

Have fun with this washer, and you will finally have clean clothing.

John L.