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bestcleaning
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Wow. Lady with Wonderful Roto-Flex!!!
Great find
Great find
danemodsandy
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Jealous!
Love those '66 keyboard Ladies! Those are some of my favourites ever. They were exceptionally fun to use, not just the array of cycles and options, but the solid quality. The one I used to have was so solid and luxurious in feel, it was like being around a '61 Lincoln Continental.
P.S.: Down, down to Hell itself with dryer sheets.
Love those '66 keyboard Ladies! Those are some of my favourites ever. They were exceptionally fun to use, not just the array of cycles and options, but the solid quality. The one I used to have was so solid and luxurious in feel, it was like being around a '61 Lincoln Continental.
P.S.: Down, down to Hell itself with dryer sheets.
jamman_98
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OMG!!!
That LK was my mom's washer. She got that one in 1968 but it is the same machine. God I'd love to have that!!. It was a great machine too. My mom's last 17 years without a repair. Thanks for sharing the pic.
jamman_98
Joe
That LK was my mom's washer. She got that one in 1968 but it is the same machine. God I'd love to have that!!. It was a great machine too. My mom's last 17 years without a repair. Thanks for sharing the pic.
jamman_98
Joe
I didn't realize that pushbutton/dial combination was used as early as '66. And that agitator with no skirt looks very alien, indeed. Love the deodorizer feature on the dryer. Our 1960 Model 80 had that, too, but it was located inside the console. You had to pull the top off the console to get to it. Thanks for sharing pics of a great set!
powerfin64
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Interesting.....
I just noticed a few things about this Lady K washer, does and doesn't have. I noticed it has a option for a Pre-wash for cotton/linens for whites and colored(which mine does not.) It also doesn't have a enzyme/presoak cycle at all( which I thought was odd) I see a button for Heavy duty? what does that do? I've never been a fan of the "Roto Flex" agitator, though I know they were standard for a Lady K model. On the Lady K dryer...
I will admitt, I love the WIDE sensor bar strip! I've only seen those a few times, think they're Cool lookin( and more effective)than the sensor strips on todays machines.
They are a beautiful.
Rich
I just noticed a few things about this Lady K washer, does and doesn't have. I noticed it has a option for a Pre-wash for cotton/linens for whites and colored(which mine does not.) It also doesn't have a enzyme/presoak cycle at all( which I thought was odd) I see a button for Heavy duty? what does that do? I've never been a fan of the "Roto Flex" agitator, though I know they were standard for a Lady K model. On the Lady K dryer...
I will admitt, I love the WIDE sensor bar strip! I've only seen those a few times, think they're Cool lookin( and more effective)than the sensor strips on todays machines.
They are a beautiful.
Rich
Rich, 1966 was LONG before enzyme pre-soaks, thus no need for enzyme soak cyc.e IN a lot of ways, this washer was so much like a Whirlpool with their Super Wash, except the 'mores fully drained and did a spin after the pre-wash (SuperWash on Whirly). So the prewash with whites or color fabric cycles was state-of-the-art for 1966. I am also betting the "heavy duty" button was an option, just like the custom care (el-lo agitation) button was an option. Heavy Duty probably "cancelled" the shift to slow agitation at the 4 minute mark in the regular cycle, possibly even the Perm press cycle. After all, remember these spankalator washer were pretty rough on clothes as it turns out.
Eugene, that pushbutton/dial Lady Kenmore combination was around in 1963, if not 1962. I think the 1960 or 1961 LK was the one with all-button panel & rapid advance timer.
Great machines, Rich - thanks for the photos.
powerfin64
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that makes more sense about the Heavy Duty button and the Pre-wash cottons/linens for colored and whites. Interestin theory how that would be usefull. I wonder what kind of rollover the Roto-Flex has.. I would think it would be fairly lame...
Rich
Rich
From what I remember of comments here, I believe it actually created pertty good rollover because of all the waetr currents created by tha open "skirt" at the bottom. Those fins flexed and moved. Fabric also got caught under them and, well, ... Think the concept of PowerFin Rich.
bestcleaning
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I use my Roto-Flex agitator with 4 big sheets and the rollover is good.
-Rodrigo
-Rodrigo
powerfin64
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I'd like to see a Roto Flex in action, just to see how it did. I figured clothes would get caught under the fins at some point. Nature of the beast..
Rich
Rich
mayken4now
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Thanks for posting Rich. Made my day.
Steve
Steve
jamman_98
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Comment on the LK Agitator
In all the years my mom had that machine, nothing every got caught in the agitator.
The rollover was good even with a full load. My mom only used 1 cycle on it. Occasionally she did you the pp cycle but everything was washed in cold. Although she would fill it with hot water, detergent and bleach and do all the whites. I loved the light too it really was nice to have. When my parents replaced the machine they put a light above the washer because they missed the light on the old machine's control pannel.
jamman_98
Joe
In all the years my mom had that machine, nothing every got caught in the agitator.
The rollover was good even with a full load. My mom only used 1 cycle on it. Occasionally she did you the pp cycle but everything was washed in cold. Although she would fill it with hot water, detergent and bleach and do all the whites. I loved the light too it really was nice to have. When my parents replaced the machine they put a light above the washer because they missed the light on the old machine's control pannel.
jamman_98
Joe
westytoploader
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Well...if no one gets those, I'd like to have that agitator!
I think it is a crime that anyone would only use one cycle on a Lady Kenmore. They should have been relegated to a one dial entry level kenmore lol. Just like people that only use one button on their dishwasher!!! Them buttons & cycles were made for usin'!!!
powerfin64
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AMEN Bob!
Very well said!
Very well said!
