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Vintage Mont. Wards Twinnie
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partscounterman
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Somebody get this!
This little guy is semi-automatic, uses a bazzzillion gallons of water and is a ton of washer fun! Don't let this green beauty go to the gobblegoat! People in the east-Hellloooo!
Getting parts may be rough though.
This little guy is semi-automatic, uses a bazzzillion gallons of water and is a ton of washer fun! Don't let this green beauty go to the gobblegoat! People in the east-Hellloooo!
Getting parts may be rough though.
It's in really good shape despite being used...I'm surprised. Wonder how the mechanics look? (Considering the fact that the spinner is slowing down...bearing problem?)
I wish this was closer!! I'd like a twin-tub that automatically fills, impellerates, drains, and rinses before you spin the clothes out!
--Austin
I wish this was closer!! I'd like a twin-tub that automatically fills, impellerates, drains, and rinses before you spin the clothes out!
--Austin
westytoploader
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Maybe it's time to get me a new computer for my room
Maybe it's time to get me a new computer for my room
Don, Jetaction, has one of these in Minneapolis - they do use a lot of water, especially with the constant-flow rinsing but what fun!
I would guess the spinner slowing down might be a belt issue - finding the belt could be a challenge if that's what it is...
I would guess the spinner slowing down might be a belt issue - finding the belt could be a challenge if that's what it is...
These don't use a belt for the spinner - the spinner unit is the spin can mounted directly on the motor shaft. (If it is a Japanese sourced machine, which I think it is.)
Causes of slow spinning include bearing in main spinner seal getting clagged up with lint and muck; motor bearings starting to seize; or motor faults including bearings or capacitor. Might even be something else such as faulty pump or partially blocked outlet, as if water is having trouble getting away, it slows down the rotation of the spinner. The spin motor in most Japanese twinnies is particularly weak and only gets up to full speed when there is no friction from poor bearings or water hanging around between the spin can and outer tub.
Chris.
Causes of slow spinning include bearing in main spinner seal getting clagged up with lint and muck; motor bearings starting to seize; or motor faults including bearings or capacitor. Might even be something else such as faulty pump or partially blocked outlet, as if water is having trouble getting away, it slows down the rotation of the spinner. The spin motor in most Japanese twinnies is particularly weak and only gets up to full speed when there is no friction from poor bearings or water hanging around between the spin can and outer tub.
Chris.
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So anybody know who made this for Wards? And on the subject of Wards, since they are now defunct, where does one find parts for their stuff? All those parts didn't just "disappear" the month they closed the last store. Since, like Sears, their stuff was made for them, it seems it's a matter of finding out who made it for them, then matching up the part with the equivalent part in the name brand. Sears has that "code" in the model number (665, 110 Whirlpool, 587 D & M, etc.) and everybody seems to know it, but how did Wards do it, and does anybody know it? I now have 3 "orphan" Wards products (microwave, range, and hot water heater) though I know the range is WCI and the microwave is Sharp.
So anybody know who made this for Wards? And on the subject of Wards, since they are now defunct, where does one find parts for their stuff? All those parts didn't just "disappear" the month they closed the last store. Since, like Sears, their stuff was made for them, it seems it's a matter of finding out who made it for them, then matching up the part with the equivalent part in the name brand. Sears has that "code" in the model number (665, 110 Whirlpool, 587 D & M, etc.) and everybody seems to know it, but how did Wards do it, and does anybody know it? I now have 3 "orphan" Wards products (microwave, range, and hot water heater) though I know the range is WCI and the microwave is Sharp.
I think this twinnie might have been made by Sanyo...
Wards used source codes in their service and parts literature too, I have some Wards service & parts info for laundry products and each brand (Norge, WCI,etc.) has it's own prefix source code much like Sears.
Wards used source codes in their service and parts literature too, I have some Wards service & parts info for laundry products and each brand (Norge, WCI,etc.) has it's own prefix source code much like Sears.
My grandmother had one in her Brooklyn apartment. It was Hitachi.
