The lone new washer at kmart

[ilovewindex]

$299 is a good price imho for this basic unit. Only washer available in store... I don't like how the agitator doesn't move. Cluldnt see the stock # but I'm sure it's not highly rated but ok if your broke and need something you are willing to throw away in a few years

 

[stainfighter]

At least...

The user can select "Deep Wash" and maybe use a Y connector to get a HOT fill?

 

[yoblount]

Kenmore?

Interesting that they would badge such a basic machine as a Kenmore.

 

[a440]

This one actually looks a little bit better than the lower line Kenmore's of the past.

I wonder what "Deep Wash" actually means?  Makes you think more water but I wonder....

I also wonder what the "soil level" switch does?  At first I thought it was "Water Level".  I bet they did that on purpose, but still I wonder what it does since the cycle knob has "Heavy Duty, Normal" etc.

 

 

 

 

[washdaddy]

I would think that the "soil level" control would determine the amount of time the machine "washes" the clothes and the cycle selector determines the agitation speed and spin speeds in a cycle plus other variables...type of rinse (deep water or level controlled) maybe and number of spray rinses, or just spray rinse, length of spin portion.

 

[tolivac]

Maybe this would be OK for someone who wants a basic "old school" washer.Or is this some sort of basic builders model like that dishwasher.

 

[vacerator]

Yes basic,

for builders and landlords, but still has a water temp. thermistor. Eliminating cold water supply also closes the thermistor circuit and thus all hot water sup;y as well. It doesn't have a mechanical timer.

 

[cuffs054]

The "Tag" I bought for the mini manse has the same control set-up. I called MT to ask what the soil level control did. "It changes the wash time" By how much? "That's up to the cycle you choose" (which means we can't answer your ?). Tag also has that stupid what temp control. Who the hell needs that many cold/cool options? I think the TAG power wash is supposed to use more water on wash and rinse and change the spray rinse to deep rinse.

 

[vacerator]

Sears used to have

low priced budget washers called Kenmore back in the 60's. The middle level was the model "70".
In the 80's, Sears had the Galaxy, and Capri low end line also.

 

[yoblount]

vacerator

Wow. I did not know that!
I always thought that the Kenmore brand was marketed as a higher end brand. Like a Kenmore branded washer would have more features than, say, the Whirlpool it was based off of.

 

[vacerator]

Oh yeah,

there are Sears catalogue pages in this sites archives as well as other places online. Do a search on them, or vintage Kenmore washers. In the 70's, they had also a few 27 inch wide smaller 12 LB. capacity full size washers, when the largest were 29 inches wide.
The top of the line was Lady Kenmore until oh, about 1978? or so.
The heavy duty large capacity "18 LB." models came out in the mid 70's to compete with other makes. The spin tube, and agitator shaft were lengthened and the tub made deeper.
All were Whirlpool sourced out of Clyde Ohio.
The 3/4 scale compacts as well, with some dryers from Canada. That was formerly Inglis/whirlpool which made the belt drive full size washer for Simpson/Sears even after it was discontinued for the US market in 1986.

 

[DADoES]

 
There were any number of "low-end" Kenmore-branded machines through the years, both vintage belt-drive and direct-drive. Some of them are depicted in various PODs that cycle through.

Saw a direct-drive Kenmore 300 model on CraigsList yesterday that has a knob for two water levels (Super/Small) and timer with two cycles (Heavy Duty and Permanent Press) and temp choices in the timer (Warm or Cold, no Hot).  That's more lower-end than the K-Mart machine above.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

There were some of these washers at my Kmart, and even more of the matching dryers (all electric, even) before it closed permanently...

-- Dave