I don't see any clue that the WP offered the option of cold water rinsing for delicates. Was it manually possible on this machine or did a thermostatic valve prevent it from filling with cold water if the hot supply was shut off?
POD 9-26-14 Whirlpool Imperial Washer for 1956
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cycla-fabric
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I have a question on this ad too!
I don't think it had a cold water option at this time. One other thing I noticed when this ad comes up is the water level selection switch and the amount of water in the tub, they don't match if you look closely. I upper picture shows a low water level selection yet the tub looks full. And the bottom picture shows med level, yet again it looks full again.
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I don't think it had a cold water option at this time. One other thing I noticed when this ad comes up is the water level selection switch and the amount of water in the tub, they don't match if you look closely. I upper picture shows a low water level selection yet the tub looks full. And the bottom picture shows med level, yet again it looks full again.
Doug
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the styling of this year .
the styling of this year .
No cold water rinse option, unless....
you replace the original water valve with a 'modern' replacement! When John and Jeff rebuilt mine that's what happened - the default rinse temperature for all cycles (including the spray-rinses) was warm originally. I don't remember what the original valve looked like, but I suspect it was a thermostatic one.
you replace the original water valve with a 'modern' replacement! When John and Jeff rebuilt mine that's what happened - the default rinse temperature for all cycles (including the spray-rinses) was warm originally. I don't remember what the original valve looked like, but I suspect it was a thermostatic one.
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Water level
I thought that on all belt-drive Whirlpools and Kenmores, the difference between Low and High was about 2.5 inches. ;-)
*ducks and runs*
I thought that on all belt-drive Whirlpools and Kenmores, the difference between Low and High was about 2.5 inches. ;-)
*ducks and runs*
jimmler
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My grandparents had this set at least thru the mid 60's until they replaced it with the then current production Maytags. I'd love to have a set of these!
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Nate the range of depths in the water you mentioned are close to reality for the Kenmore "infinite water level" in 1974. CU wrote, "the range though infinite is narrow". My Mom said something close to that, LOL. The large tub with the "Pentavane" was very generous with water. She was accustomed to "small" on her previous std. tub Maytag. I guess we have all changed, it was a nice memory and really strange to write about too much water.
Nate the range of depths in the water you mentioned are close to reality for the Kenmore "infinite water level" in 1974. CU wrote, "the range though infinite is narrow". My Mom said something close to that, LOL. The large tub with the "Pentavane" was very generous with water. She was accustomed to "small" on her previous std. tub Maytag. I guess we have all changed, it was a nice memory and really strange to write about too much water.
There was a good difference between lo and hi on our LK. I used to speed up the cool down by turning the infinite water level to lo during drain then up to hi when it started filling. The longer pump outs before the water level switch reset gave the timer increment in the drain plenty of time in just a couple of fills.
I wonder what reset the suds valve so that the cool down water did not go into the laundry tub. If it reset at the end of the first drain, not much water was saved that way or didn't the suds saver work on the Wash 'n Wear cycle?
I wonder what reset the suds valve so that the cool down water did not go into the laundry tub. If it reset at the end of the first drain, not much water was saved that way or didn't the suds saver work on the Wash 'n Wear cycle?
I don't think suds saver worked on W'n'W. I vague remember Maytag's Permanent Press cycle didn't support the feature either, only the regular cycle on the timer dial.
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That would make sense since you would have a reason to start a Normal cycle with hot wash water and the hotest you could start a wnw cycle, if you went by the settings, would be the C program with medium wash water (120F) for white and colorfast synthetics.
I just only now thought of it. The only KM we had with the suds saver was the waterfall front machine from 51 or 52 and it only had the one cycle with wash water draining through the suds valve out through the suds hose.
That would make sense since you would have a reason to start a Normal cycle with hot wash water and the hotest you could start a wnw cycle, if you went by the settings, would be the C program with medium wash water (120F) for white and colorfast synthetics.
I just only now thought of it. The only KM we had with the suds saver was the waterfall front machine from 51 or 52 and it only had the one cycle with wash water draining through the suds valve out through the suds hose.
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