There's Gold in Them Hills...

[Unimatic1140]

So Fred and I are both at work one afternoon last week and he "innocently" ;-) texts me this craigslist ad asking me "what brand are these?".

I'm like cool that's a Westinghouse Top Loader! I've never actually had a Westinghouse Top Loader in my hands that was salvageable and it just so happens coincidentally that we were headed to Milwaukee for a Valentines weekend visit with the vacuum cleaner side of our family.

The ad was a bit odd saying just come and get them. So on the way down to Milwaukee we stopped in Madison at the address and found nothing. No maroon Ford Expedition in the alley. So we continued on to Milwaukee and I was slightly relieved not to be bringing home another "temporary" play toy lol.

 

[Unimatic1140]

So on Sunday on the way home Fred convinced me that we should stop at that address again just to be sure and sure enough!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Of course the dryer was in front of the washer so we had to unload both, but at least we got a look at the dryer too. We only had room for the washer and that's all I was interested in anyway...

 

[Unimatic1140]

So the happy three-some is now loaded up and heading back to Minneapolis

 

[Unimatic1140]

The washer cleaned up beautifully. The timer wouldn't advance as one of the gears was stripped, but luckily I had saved some timer parts that matched and was able to fix it. The water level switch needed adjustment otherwise it would have flooded at the higher water levels, the belt needed changing and of course the lid switch needed to be jumped out leaving the lock operational for my stock enjoyment. So much for the seller's "working" statement.

 

[Unimatic1140]

The mandatory aw.org money shot

 

[Unimatic1140]

And thank goodness we had one of these in stock...

 

[turquoisedude]

Congratulations!!  I had a set like that very briefly in the late 90s up at one of former weekend homes in Brownsburg.  Good luck with your new find!

 

[maytagmike]

gold indeed

Hi Robert, nice catch, can't wait to see when she is up and running.

Mike

 

[moparwash]

Great find!....hope someone can get the dryer!

 

[moparwash]

Great find!..hope someone can get the dryer!..its 1961 pal says hi![this post was last edited: 2/18/2016-15:38]

 

[moparwash]

Great find!....its gold 1961 pal says hi!

 

[whitetub]

Great looking washer, but I feel bad for the poor dryer that was left behind.

 

[mayfan69]

Nice set

Very nice set there: they look clean and well maintained.

'Ugly'....methinks not!

Cheers
Leon

 

[goatfarmer]

Dryer

is still available.

Westinghouse electric dryer - $180 (Danville, OH)

. Ad Copy: Westinghouse electric clothes dryer for sale. New drum glides, front felt, rear bearing kit, belt and belt idler. It runs and dryers the clothes. It is quite too after I fixed the exhaust pipe rattle. http://mansfield.craigslist.org/app/5445715712.html

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[revvinkevin]

Water level sw - would have flooded at higher water levels

 

 

Awesome find Robert, CONGRATS on something new to play with!   I love that it has the ramp agitator!  

 

Question: was the seller around for the "sale" or did you help yourself as the ad suggested?

 

A few years ago I acquired (free) a newer version (and the poor thing wasn't pretty) with the straight vane agitator.   The possible flooding issue @ higher water levels seems to be a common thing with these, the one I had was the same way.  The 2nd photo shows the water level right up to the tub ring and it was set at Medium!   I was afraid to see just how much higher it would go!

 

Kevin

 

[appnut]

Your extra action saved the Extra Action.  Don't get cross with that cross-vane dryer though, just go with the tumble!!!

 

[alr2903]

LOL, Very nice save.  I love that you were harvesting machines in a snowstorm.  I wish you would have had a red Christmas ribbon, Reply #1 could be a Christmas advertisement.  Robert and Fred it is so good to see people that truly have fun together. Best Wishes with the Westy..    A

 

[gelaundry4ever]

lint filtering system

Does anybody have any idea what Westinghouse called their lint filtering system? I know GE called theirs the filter-flo.