Sears delivered.......

[surgilator_68]

Sears finally delivered my washer and dryer today. It only took them 41 years. I guess the order was lost.

Ok, John found these for me a while ago in one of his hunting trips and we finally got them restored. Both the washer and dryer were ALL original, including the belts.

The washer got a new spin tube, clutch, inlet valve, seals, side check valve, belt, lint filter and rebuilt pump.

The dryer got new bulkhead and blower housing seals, belt and a front drum seal. John and I also put in a true Soft Heat dual heating element and added the thermal fuse and thermal cut off.

 

[surgilator_68]

the dryer

 

[surgilator_68]

lights....

 

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more lights....

 

[surgilator_68]

WAIT............

Something isn't quite right under here......

 

[a440]

Oh Yes They Did Deliver!

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">What an awesome PAIR!  </span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">FABULOUS!  </span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">THEY LOOK MINT!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">Brent</span>

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Exactly the set my friend had--only the pilot light on the washer didn't seem to light up the timer dial & the dryer dial did not light up at all--& the dryer light must have been not worth the bothre of changing as I've never seen the interior lit--though it was unreliable & they often had to go in underneath & behind it to do several repairs & do their drying at a laundromat next to my friend's father's business; the kickplate for the dryer was laying in the backyard too...

A few years after I'd stopped seeing him there was a Kenmore dryer box in the front yard (& I would guess around the same time the washer gave out, too, as years later when we'd gotten together again at his house I saw a newer, matching almond K/M set...)

-- Dave

 

[toploader55]

Beautiful Set

I've never seen that design before. Very Cool.

 

[appnut]

Jason, the funky beautiful style that wasn't around for very long.  I love these.  Have never seen these upclose. 

 

So, what's not right under the lid--a Vari-Flex agitator like on a LK?

 

Explain what the difference between what you meant by you & John putting in "a true SoftHeat" heating elements and ... vs. what was the standard SoftHeat fare for this model?  I"m surprised it didn't have elctronic sensor in this model.  There may have been one which did have that and was cosmetically the same.  Bet Gordon culd tell me.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Ohhh beautiful set Jason, hmmm could the capacity of washer have increased as if by magic?  ***folds arms, blinks***

 

[kenmore700bill]

Jason,
My parents rented a Summer home 2 weeks a year in South Jersey one of them that they rented had this exact Washer outside in shed attached to house and only cold water running into the washer. Was a real workhorse and I am sure took alot of abuse from renters.
Bill

 

[kenmore71]

Wow!

That is the washing machine of my earliest memories! I could hear the wig-wag engaging just looking at the picture. My mother purchased that model with her severence pay on the eve of my birth! (This was back in those dark days when a woman lost her job when she had a baby.) In the reasearch that I have done, I have concluded that that model was only produced during the 1970 model year.
When can we see into the tub???

 

[kevin313]

What a beautiful set! Many happy loads of laundry!! These are in remarkable condition - congrats!

 

[bajaespuma]

Aferim!

I almost don't care what's under the lid; those backsplashes are works of art. You all know I'm a sucker for a back-lit dial.

 

OK, I do care what's under the lid now that I know that Jeannie and John have done something. Can't wait to see the dispensers, agitator and tubs. Is it too much to hope that the dryer is gas? Gaw-geuss pair.

 

It amazes me how much work Sears must have done every year to produce new models with new agitators, bells and whistles and new backsplashes. Were the TOL's all loss-leaders?

 

[peteski50]

Kenmore!

Jason,
Absolutly beautiful set. Best Of Luck with them.
Peter

 

[cycla-fabric]

That's a nice looking Kenmore set you have there, will be interesting to see what's under the hood. Looking at the dryer controls, it's strange that the more dry is on the right and less dry is on the left of the control, just the reverse of what is on all other Kenmore dryers. I guess this timer moves in the same direction as the washer timer. You didn't see that on mnay kenmores.

Doug

 

[danmantn]

Wow.  Just wow.  

 

[mickeyd]

Kenmore control panel originality

 

 

 

Where DO they come from?

 

Jason, that's the coolest KM I've ever seen.

 

Bet ya won't be doin' too many F loads, delicate, lingerie LOL

 

That sunset light and the red dot--have me crazy! You'll have these babes forever.

 

Okay now, Mister Tease, what's under the hood?

 

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

I think what's under the washing machine lid is that the agitator is a "ramped" model used on the newer K/M washers...

CONSUMER REPORTS cited that agi' design gave "Slightly Below-Average Washing Ability"--ironic considering that Sears washers were made by Whirlpool & W/P's Surgilator agi's prefomrnace was "Slightly ABOVE-Average" in CR...

We did a load of my friend's family's clothes in that very washer & dryer one night at his house! (Although they didn't take much advantage of all those wash cycles as everything was loaded in the washer & turned to "A"), while dried on a timed cycle (not taking advantage of the multitudinous option on the dryer, either...) "SEARS BEST", eh?

I'd asked my friend if "the agitator was a "ramp" or a "blade" & unfortunately he said "Blaid!"... Bbbbbbbzzzzzzzz!!!!! Wrong answer...

(Just guessing)

-- Dave