Vintage Kelvinator questions

[junkman]

I just recently acquired a vintage Kelvinator washing machine, automatic. I cannot find any info about this, not one single photo even close in the Google search. Sorry about the picture, will try to get a better one.

 

[marty]

Kelvinator

Hi junkman, Just sent you an email.

Regards
Marty

 

[peteski50]

Kelvinator!

That is some Great find - don't loose that one!
It is a awesome washer.
Peter

 

[Unimatic1140]

Wow great find!

That's a 1957 Kelvinator Do-All Dial Automatic Washer, its an absolutely wonderful machine. You can download the owners manual for this machine here:
http://www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?showdoc~515~Kelvinator~

The other Kelvinator items are here: http://www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?brand=Kelvinator=

And here is a video of that machine in operation by one of our members from British Columbia...
post was last edited: 10/5/2013-20:55]

 

[peteski50]

Kelvinator!

This Kelvinator is my favorite control panel - looks like a dashboard in a car!
Peter

 

[toploader55]

OMG !!!

I'm Verklempt.

 

[gansky1]

That's a very beautiful find, only have seen one and it was a goner. 

 

[alr2903]

Wow, great find. Please do not give up on that machine. alr2903

 

[junkman]

thank you

Thanks everyone for the info, it is a beauty, heavy too, had to haul it out of a basement. It also came with what I am guessing is a mid 50's Ironrite, pretty much mint, even has the owners manual and warranty papers.It was a good day.

 

[christfr]

such a cool find congrats....

 

[christfr]

mine was easy to work on I think that body is set up like a wo65

 

[christfr]

I mean the body on the one you have there

 

[turquoisedude]

OOOH! Great find on the Kelvinator! Definitely a keeper - I hope that you'll be able to bring this one back to life. Please keep us posted!!

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Makes me kind'a wished my grandma went more up-line for her Kevy washer (my grandpa worked for the company in Grand Rapids, so that's how everything was that brand) and that it could have stuck around as long as her dryer (which was a BOL one)...

I really don't remember anything about her Kelvinator washer (or whatever one she may have had) that she had before her GE, other than it probably being in front of the house waiting for it to be picked-up to go to the dump! (And even that memory is very faint))

-- Dave

 

[mickeyd]

Great find. Hope you bring it back to life.

Trying to remember: Did the PP cycle on the later models, open the fill valves as soon as the wash spin started? Vivid memory, but don't know if it's real or I imagined it.

These machines are the epitome of washer drama queens, and universally beloved.

Chris, you've got a real doozie there. Could you snap a few close-ups of the control panel for today's eye candy? Thanks if you're able. Didn't know they made a timeline model. How cool!

 

[christfr]

the one I have here is just ok if you compare it to bens (swestoyz) his is like perfect you can you tube his machine its way cool

 

[christfr]

I think they are not only fun machines but easy to work on and they really do clean so go get em junkman

 

[swestoyz]

My '59 has a "Wash N Wear" switch.  IIRC, all it does is overfills the machine with cold water half way through the wash.  I don't believe it modifies the wash or spin speed, nor do I recall what it does during the rinse, but I suspect it is the same as the standard rinse, but cold.

Congrats on the finds Junkman! You've got yourself great jump start on a fun collection.

 

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?9909

 

[junkman]

added pics

got her home, cleaned a bit, and got some better photo's. Not sure what all works or doesn't work yet, only have 1 washer hook-up and my daily driver, Cabrio" is parked there now.

 

[junkman]

new pic

second pic