Taking a Whirlpool Combo Apart in 16 "Easy" Steps

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Robert, were you a wrestlier in school?

With the outfit you are wearing in the third photo you look like you are a wrestler - high school wrestling, not WWE.

How much did Whirlpool combos hold? The drum looks as big as a Duet.
 
Robert...

Do you make house Calls? And if you do could you wear that same outfit?

All kidding aside, We all appreciate the time you take to photograph your various projects and share them with us. While I'm sure its time consuming and hard work, you make it less daunting for those us that hope to find that dream machine someday and just can't wait to get our hand dirty.

Thanks!
 
so this machine relies heavily on the stream of recirculated water? is this unique? how does the wash results compare to a machine with a pool of wash water in the cylinder?
 
Working-out with the WP combo...........

L: I don't think your hose would quite do it for them.

Robert: Thank you so much for taking the time between 'cuss words to document this. FASCINATIING.

Is there now a screw/worm clamp on the outside? :-)
 
David and others who aren't familiar with the Whirlpool Combo, yes it simply washes with a stream of water. There water level does not come up to the bottom of the drum. Actually it does a really good job of washing, and can wash a really large load with only 15 or so gallons of water. Its great with pet hair and really sandy clothes as well. The problem is the machine only spins at 200rpm, so it takes a long time to dry.
 
If Whirlpool could make a washer work with a stream of water, I have to wonder why they don't do that with the Duet (or do they?). If so, how could the combo not oversuds since they didn't have HE detergents back then. I think they discontinued combo washers when the manufacturers came up with laundry centers.

As for wrestling, I have watched it, but I could never do it. Like Bill Maher said once on "Politically Incorrect" I always tried to get out of it becuase, like him, I could not stand to touch other men. But you look like you wrestled!
 
thanks robert. i saw the videos of the machine running for the first time yesterday and saw the spin. i figured robert ran out of recording time and wasnt able to recored the full speed of the spin. i now know that WAS the full speed! this machine looks like it really NEEDS *Dash*. though Dash is before my time, seems like Dash was P&G's answer for machines that tended to oversuds, like tumble action machines. perhaps this Whirlpool combo came with a box of *Dash* when new?
 
The Whirlpool combo really isn't too sudsy with regular clothes and regular detergent, you just have to be more careful with a full load of towels. But they did have HE style detergents in the 1950's, mainly: Dash, Ad and All.
 

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