Well, the 8-year old Calypso died the other day...So here's my new daily driver:

[tomturbomatic]

WP told us that if you ever remove the dome, you must use a new gasket when replacing it otherwise the seal is imperfect ahd water ruins the u-joint.

 

[DADoES]

 
Tom, the thing is there is no gasket as such for the inner dome on the "new" design as there is on the old.  Just the six bolt grommets and the pink o-ring on the basket hub under the u-joint (which doesn't get disturbed if just the inner dome is removed).  There is a thin foam piece that goes on the u-joint atop the six grommets and under the rim of the dome, but it's not available as a separate item and also is not included in the seal kit (o-ring and six grommets) far as I've seen ... so I've not been clear on what purposes the foam piece serves.  Is it a required "seal" for the inner dome on the updated design?  How does one get a replacement of it?

 

[appnut]

davy, what was very ahead of its time with this machine is that when the extra rinse option is selected, the fabric softner won't be dispensed until the 2nd rinse.  Also, the button mechanisms are very fragile--a source of many of these failing-so push gently.

 

[davy1063]

the other nite my wife put it through it's paces. Comforters, jeans, etc. It spun dried the clothes drier than the Calypso ever did!

Yeah, Appnut... I can understand how, with age, those buttons can become brittle and fail, care is always used with that machine.

I can only assume that this machine is currently, at 44 years old, working as well as it did when it left the factory in Dayton.

Is there way from the serial number to determine the actual date of manufacture?

Dave

 

[joelippard]

Date it,

Yes there is a way.  Follow this link

http://www.appliance411.ca/service/date-code.php

 

[wigwag]

this model

So this is a 67? I think this was the exact washer my grandparents had in their summer condo in Palm Springs before the maid over loaded it and it was replaced by a 76 whirlpool. How many years did they have a control panel like this? I'd love to see a set like they had again, theirs were avocado!

 

[jetcone]

Davy

Let us know what that new LG does. Does it fill with water and slosh around like the cool toy at HomoDepot?? Or does it just spray the clothes and turn round and round. I'd also like to know if you and your wife feel the Frigidaire is doing a better job of rinsing than the old Calypso or the next LG.

 

Jon

 

[davy1063]

Joelippard...

I don't think that link is accurate...it is saying that it could have been manufactured between 1973 and 1983. Way off! However Frigidaire made a WCIL model in the 1-18 format back then too.

Wigwag, if I'm not mistaken this was the only year for this control panel. The '65 and '66 models had a round timer and the '67 had the rectangular one. 1968 saw the control panel with the non-offset timer knob and dial.

Jetcone, we bought a Samsung, not an LG but they look pretty similar on the inside. I haven't even seen a video on what the wash action is like, but you can be sure I'll post a video when it gets here

Oh, the serial number on my WCIL is 30VD 8466, if anyone can help decipher that. Being that I see a "66" in the serial number makes me believe it was produced late that year for a '67 introduction.

Oh, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!!!!

Dave