autowasherfreak
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I just fell in love with the Whirlpools in today's POD, especially the blue ones. The Coppertone ones are nice too. What year did these come out?
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They look very similer to the 1968 WP Imperial Mark XII set I have, sans the fake woodgrain.
supremewhirlpol
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Yep, that's my dream machine!! But I never knew they came in blue also.
amyswasher
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I would love to have the blue pair!
Never say anything like the blue ones! How awesome.
Whirlpool!
I Love the Blue also. This is a Great POD!
Peter
I Love the Blue also. This is a Great POD!
Peter
Yes... that blue is AWESOME! Has anyone seen any that color??
I have a couple of small appliances from the late 60's in that colour, but I have never seen large appliances of that vintage in blue!
Once upon a time, though, blue was available - GE had a colour called Cadet Blue on mid-to-late 'fifties appliances.
John L from Beltsville has a GE Kitchen Centre in Cadet Blue, IIRC!
Once upon a time, though, blue was available - GE had a colour called Cadet Blue on mid-to-late 'fifties appliances.
John L from Beltsville has a GE Kitchen Centre in Cadet Blue, IIRC!
And what's with two-speed drying?? Tell me more, please.
Two speed drying. My dryer (pictured above) had this feature, but it's still a little puzzling to me. I HAVE seen another WP dryer that has "3 tumbling speeds", but mine is just a "2 speed".
However on my dryer, the "speed" refers to the air-flow, not how fast the drum turns. For some reason the "speed" knob changes the amount of air flowing through the drum and personally I don't understand this concept.
Two speed drying. My dryer (pictured above) had this feature, but it's still a little puzzling to me. I HAVE seen another WP dryer that has "3 tumbling speeds", but mine is just a "2 speed".
However on my dryer, the "speed" refers to the air-flow, not how fast the drum turns. For some reason the "speed" knob changes the amount of air flowing through the drum and personally I don't understand this concept.
macboy91si
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Blue
Briefly when I was young I remember a used furniture store having a washer with blue and the woodpanel stuff on it. I remember because that shade was one of my favorite colors. On another note, this store also had a "turquoise" Hoover twinnie. I've never seen the color again, but it was like a blue-green with white accents. I wanted it so bad, but they wanted $100 for it. At the time it was not so old so i guess that made sense, may have even been a good deal. Colors are so nice!
Briefly when I was young I remember a used furniture store having a washer with blue and the woodpanel stuff on it. I remember because that shade was one of my favorite colors. On another note, this store also had a "turquoise" Hoover twinnie. I've never seen the color again, but it was like a blue-green with white accents. I wanted it so bad, but they wanted $100 for it. At the time it was not so old so i guess that made sense, may have even been a good deal. Colors are so nice!
That blue is very nice - funny it never took off then.
Two speed drying was accomplished in a few different ways, some used a pulley-shifting system for the blower and different heat output ratings (BTU's and Wattages) while some others used a speed shifting system for the drum speed. Others are more knowledgeable and will expand on it further but I always thought the two speed tumble option was nice so very small items or loads don't ride the drum.
I found one of the "Sprinkler Sphere" balls a while back at an estate sale on top of the Imperial dryer in the POD. The dryer was trashed but the Sphere was mint! I love the shape.
Two speed drying was accomplished in a few different ways, some used a pulley-shifting system for the blower and different heat output ratings (BTU's and Wattages) while some others used a speed shifting system for the drum speed. Others are more knowledgeable and will expand on it further but I always thought the two speed tumble option was nice so very small items or loads don't ride the drum.
I found one of the "Sprinkler Sphere" balls a while back at an estate sale on top of the Imperial dryer in the POD. The dryer was trashed but the Sphere was mint! I love the shape.
Sprinkler Sphere II
macboy91si
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What exactly does the Sphere do? I've never seen or heard of it?
-Tim
What exactly does the Sphere do? I've never seen or heard of it?
-Tim
macboy91si
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Wood Panel Fronts
Speaking of colors, did they offer different wood patterns? I'm pretty sure the blue set that I mentioned had a much more white-washed look to the wood?
-Tim
Speaking of colors, did they offer different wood patterns? I'm pretty sure the blue set that I mentioned had a much more white-washed look to the wood?
-Tim
Tim---The Kenmore dryer I grew up with had a similar device. You put some water in it, close the lid and toss it in on the no heat cycle for a few minutes. It has little holes in it, which sprinkle and slightly dampen the load for ironing.
Kevin---Is that a fluorescent light right below the console on those machines?
Kevin---Is that a fluorescent light right below the console on those machines?
Belt-drive blowers used a dual-diameter pulley with a shifting mechanism for the belt. Direct-drive blowers used a damper door on the air intake or exhaust, whichever. If one notices on the specs at bottom of the POD, the heat source is listed at higher/lower BTUs for the two speeds. This provided "gentle" drying for dainties and such.
Multiple drum speed was provided by a tapered pulley, also with a shifting mechanism for the belt, and did not affect heat input far as I'm aware. Both the TOL Mark model and the next-down Imperial had multiple tumble speeds at one point. Then the "D" 1975-76 Mark dropped to two speeds, then the feature was eliminated the next "F" model-year (first-issue electronic-pushbutton model).
Multiple drum speed was provided by a tapered pulley, also with a shifting mechanism for the belt, and did not affect heat input far as I'm aware. Both the TOL Mark model and the next-down Imperial had multiple tumble speeds at one point. Then the "D" 1975-76 Mark dropped to two speeds, then the feature was eliminated the next "F" model-year (first-issue electronic-pushbutton model).
I put in the top 3 washer models in the manual search at WP, no luck of any online. :-(
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Does anyone here besides RevvinKevin have LSA model Whirlpools? What year range were these made?
