Sanyo Washer

[pumper]

Picked this up in Chicago today after seeing it in Shopper's Square for $50. Works like it should and is very quiet. It creates a nice whirlpool. It drains, fills and agitates twice for rinses with no spin until the end. The tub brake is LOUD! Just like a Norge. It's a little dirty but is cleaning up well.

 

[pumper]

Wash action

 

[macboy91si]

Adorable!

Well that little guy is just adorable. Like many (all?) Japanese portable automatics from the era, they never spun between wash/rinses. My Hitachi and Panasonic based units also do the same thing.

Thanks for posting this, it's really cool!

-Tim

 

[washerlover]

Very cool machine!  Thanks for posting the video.  What year do you suppose the machine is?  

 

[cfz2882]

nice find!I'm guessing it is from around 1975-76 by the styling,but would have to poke around the machine for dated camponents for a more exact date-Sanyo used "Showa"calendar dates on parts back when that washer was made.Looks very similar to Hitachi GE washers of similar era.

 

[mistereric]

Love it! I have the GE version of this machine. Wish I could find some repair documentation; mine needs a new tub bearing.

 

[appnut]

Interesting wash action.  Thank you for the video.