WASHING MACHINE Picture Thread, part 5

[repairguy]

I’ve always wanted to add one of those TOL kitchenaids to the collection but haven’t been able to yet. I found one at a used appliance shop last year in Louisiana but they would not hold it for me for a week until I could pick it up even if I paid them upfront.

 

[Chetlaham]

Do you have more pics of that 1988 Hotpoint rim flo? Wonderful memories there!

 

[thatwasherguy]

Yes I do…

In fact, I’ve got several. Unfortunately, all of the machines shown above aren’t mine. The ‘89 kenmore were in my grandma’s old house she moved out of in 2017, the ‘93 kenmore is my great aunt’s. The only ones that are mine are the Speed Queen and the Maytag. Unfortunately, I was forced to sell the rimflo to make room for the Maytag. The longer it’s been, the more I regret selling it, but I didn’t have much of a choice. I did rescue the rimflo from going to the scrapyard, though, and it went to someone who could use it. Like I said, I regret selling it, but there was no way around it. Here are the pics.
Thatwasherguy.

 

[DADoES]

 
Reply 56 ... I almost had a '65 LK ... sort of.  More years ago than I can say we were driving through the home-neighborhood and I spied a white specimen disconnected in a garage.  I was *sure* it was headed to the dump and managed to convince dad to stop there to inquire if I can have it.  Turned out the machine had a spin problem that they had fixed, just hadn't moved the machine back into the laundry room.

 

[bradfordwhite]

Early 70s +/- Tappan Reverse Jet Lighted console port. dishw

It's like new.

 

[Chetlaham]

Those rim flows were great washers. Your model in particular was a workhorse, still found in use in apartments and condos. Yours might have been a single speed, which extended the life of the clutch. Simple, durable, and great wash results. I miss using one as much as you miss yours, if not more.

 

[repairguy]

‘85 Lady Kenmore

 

[repairguy]

‘65 Lady Kenmore Combo built in ‘67

 

[repairguy]

‘77 Lady Kenmore

 

[cycla-fabric]

1974 Kenmore 800

Here is my 1974 Kenmore 800

 

[cycla-fabric]

1980 Maytags

Last year of the center dial maytags

 

[cycla-fabric]

1991 Whirlpool DD Set

Wonderful Whirlpool's of 1991

 

[appnut]

Doug, I got that pink Wolverine washer when I was like 7 or 8 years old.

 

[wayupnorth]

I always wanted that pink one too, but instead on Christmas and Birthdays, I got a tonka truck because that is what boys play with. Thanks to our Webmasters posting, I scored a Sears Lady Kenmore Rite Hite washer from 1962 Sears Wishbook. Only thing is the 3 vane agitator goes up and down instead of back and forth. Sorry, no pictures because camera wont send pictures, but Roberts posting must be in the archives.

 

[repairguy]

Doug those are some great machines in a nice set up.

 

[bradfordwhite]

I too would have loved having those toy washers.  The closest I came is receiving a 18" square wooden box on wheels my neighbor made and painted gray.  It was about 30" tall and had a piece of cove molding on the back edge giving the top a control panel look.  The top was also hinged to the back.  

To me it was washer.  I even painted on three colored buttons on the "panel" for hot-warm-cold.  Also took a piece of black rubber tubing that was about 3' long and stuck it in the back to give it a drain hose.   

 

[bradfordwhite]

#66 & 68

Wow!  Love it.

 

I had the 77 in the coffee color.  Back in 2006.  Bought it from an estate in Connecticut.  Was in really nice condition too.  

 

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Doug your basement laundry looks great.  That box of Tide on the shelf i can smell the contents from here.  I remember buying the UN-condensed powder back when powder was the only option.

 

[cycla-fabric]

Thanks for the comments, its one of my pride and joys. Friends always marvel about the laundry room and the contents.
Doug

 

[bradfordwhite]

Maytag HOH ....in poppy ?

Do we think it's:

Poppy originally? ( doubt it)

painted poppy? ...and they seem to do a good job.

or is it shaded Coffee (or whatever MT called it 'Aztec blah-bid-de-blah') and the picture processing has distorted the color? The more I look....

The comments just kill me. lol

 

[bradfordwhite]

turq. LK dryer and it was FREE

Posted back in May.

 

[askolover]

1997 Asko 8005 WM80...they don't make 'em like they used to!

 

[repairguy]

Reply# 80

I remember that style of Asko. I worked for an appliance company that was selling them at the time and had never heard of the brand before then. The company relocated around 2008 and I haven’t seen any Asko machines since the early 2000’s.

 

[johnbee]

After trying a whirlpool top loader and a vented dryer, we switched to Miele 4 years ago.
You can’t beat the results. Specially on whites!
W3035 and T1 dryer

 

[bradfordwhite]

So this dryer is a condenser dryer?

 

How does that work?

Do you have to empty water?

 

 

[johnbee]

Yes it’s a condenser heatpump dryer.
It gives you the option to empty the tray with the water or let it drain somewhere with a hose (like your washer).
In my case I let it drain.

Extremely efficient . Only 1000W compared to the 5000+ W for a regular dryer.
No need to deal with vents and all the fire hazard , no need for 220v (it’s running on standard 110v 15Amps outlet).
It’s taking slightly longer when I dry a full load of heavy cotton towels (around 80-90 mins) but this is nothing crazy compared to my whirlpool which took an hour.
Also really cheap to run (electricity in NYC is expensive).

 

[bradfordwhite]

WOW ! you did really good there.

That is awesome!  I just learned of these a couple months ago and what a great idea. 

 

It's an understatement to say that they are energy savers.  With a typical vented dryer that takes it's intake air from an interior space, and they all do, there is a tremendous waste of energy in two ways.   

 

First is the obvious high output 5000 watt (or more) electric element, or a gas heater element that's running for up to an hour per load and all that heat is vented outside, so you don't see any benefit indoors.

 

Second is the fact that the dryer uses INDOOR air to vent out all the exhaust INCLUDING all the heat the dryer is making.  So the heat your furnace makes or the cool air your air conditioner makes in the summer gets wasted by being quickly sucked out of your house.  

 

Having the self empty option with that tiny mini drain hose makes using this dryer just about as hassle free as any other dryer. 

 

As for the lint clean out, is it true there are actually two filters?  One inside the drum and one underneath?

 

Also wonder how it sounds compared to a typical vented dryer?  This doesn't have a huge fan in it like the vented dryer but it does have a refrigeration unit in the bottom.  Does the dryer make more noise or just a different noise?

 

Another great thing about these condenser dryers is if one had their own solar electric system it would be relatively easy to power this 110 volt item. 

 

 

Either way, one is saving A LOT of energy by using a condenser dryer.

 

[johnbee]

Actually there are 3+1 filters.
2 at the door (one sliding one sitting) 1 plinth folder and one filter for the compressor cooling system (which is not a filter by itself just the condenser)

I clean the 2 door filters after each use.
The plinth filter almost every 2 weeks ( I get a warning that it needs cleaning) and the compressor condenser once a year.
People thinking it’s too much maintenance but thats not true. The plinth filter I clean it with my dyson vacuum (I use the regular brush) and the compressor with the vacuum and some compressed air.

The most important is that the dryer doesn’t get hot at all and it’s not releasing heat or lint in the room.

 

[johnbee]

Here some pics from the filters

 

[bradfordwhite]

This is totally cool.  Having easy to access filters and even a monitor to tell one when to clean them is perfect.

 

Messy lint build up is another problem with the vented dryers.  How often do we hear in the news about a house fire caused by a build up of lint from a vented dryer.   Either the lint is in the bottom of the dryer, built up in an attic or crawl space, or it's in the ducting, or it's even the plastic ducting itself that some people use.  It's a terrible safety risk.

 

There are entire businesses of people who do nothing else but clean out vent pipes for dryers and exhaust ducting.

 

A condenser dryer eliminates all that.   

 

If it were me, I'd just have a Wallyflex in the laundry area. 

Connects into ones central vacuum system.  Makes quick work of lint.

 

[drummerboy928]

Condenser Dryer

Wow that’s really cool! Something like that would be perfect for my setup, as I have no gas hookup and no 220 volt supply. I’ll have to look into getting one some day!