The 1957 Lady in High Def

[qsd-dan]

Wow, talk about "in your face" viewing. Digital video has certainly come and long way and hopefully still has a ways to go.

 

[lebron]

I really like that GE... the baby blue filter pan is to die for!

 

[sudsman]

I ts just like

being there and watching..

 

[tolivac]

That Lady Kenmore 57 washer sure reminds me of my Grandmothers washer-was pretty much like the one in the film clip-loved watching it as a kid during the summer visits to Granddads and Grndmothers house.That BIG Roto Swirl was so cool to watch it work!!

 

[randycmaynard]

Robert - The Westy Slant-Front in HD.........

Would really be nice to see some of the Westy Slant-Front Washer in HD - a little wash/rinse/spin. A few shorts like the LKM above would be great to satisfy the craving till the longer ones later on.

Thanks!

Randy

 

[frigilux]

Robert---Does your Lady K have a suds saver? If so, does the splashing water during the return pop the tub light bulb? Ours used to do that all the time. I've been told that later Kenmore models used a slow agitation speed during the return, which makes sense.

Again, on one of his trips to fix the washer, our repairman "jerry-rigged" a couple of things. He put a foil shield in front of the tub light (which changed the way the tub was lit, so I removed it).

We had a problem with the off-balance kick-out at one point. Our Model 80 had a "Cycle Hold" toggle switch which had the same function as pushing in or pulling out the control knob on a machine with a dial (ours had those colored cycle buttons and the rapid-advance timer). Anyway, we couldn't get it to reset out of the kick-out mode, so he rigged it this way: When the off-balance buzzer sounded and the motor shut down, you'd open the lid and it would automatically reset everything. The motor would kick back in, you'd redistribute the load, close the lid, and the spin cycle would resume.

If the unbalanced condition happened at the beginning of the final spin, you'd usually get your hands showered with the spray rinses while you were redistributing the load.

 

[lebron]

Frigilux

Obviously you've intended this to go to Robert, but it has a suds saver and I don't think he has ever used it as both hoses go down the drain.

Suds-o-matic actually

 

[Unimatic1140]

Thanks Jed you are correct, Eugene I have never used the suds saver on the lady Kenmore, both hoses go into the drain stack pipe.

Randy, the Laundromat is going to be a bit more of a challenge to film with proper lighting. Later on next week I'll try filming with a load of white towels. We see how it comes out.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thanks, Robert!

"I've seen my '57 filter spray at the gasket like you described. On occasion it caused a stream of water to go over the tub ring and create a major leak of water on the floor!"

CU mentioned that the manual clean filter in the 1958 4 Star Cycla-Fabric machine could cause flooding if not carefully maintained. I was picturing a basement with several inches of water sloshing around on the floor, but it was less dramatic, I guess. Still, they used the word "flooding." Thanks for explaining how it could happen.

I like the FabricMatic action on the video.

 

[pdub]

Wow!!!

Robert- These videos are incredible. It really is as someone said "like I'm there". I think you may have sold some iPhone 4's in the process! You have great machines and thanks for taking the time to share.

Patrick