Westinghouse (Whirlpool) Washer
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cfz2882
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1970s Westinghouse 
has the pretty blue ramp agitator
has the pretty blue ramp agitator 
All pure Westinghouse design. Best spray rinsing ever.
I like.
Though my novice will show here... is the Westinghouse design related to the old WCI design?
Though my novice will show here... is the Westinghouse design related to the old WCI design?
Dial
Looking at the dial it appears this washer does 2 rinses? Or something similar?
Looking at the dial it appears this washer does 2 rinses? Or something similar?
That's the model (or equivalent) I have. 1st rinse is the spin-spray. 2nd rinse is the agitated rinse.
brucelucenta
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Not bad machines. They were not bad at washing the clothes and adequate at spinning. They left about as much water as the old belt drive Kenmore/Whirlpool machines. They seemed to hold up fairly well in service too. Just nothing great about them. This was the design that Frigidaire had after GM sold them to WCI. Kind of a let down after the 1-18 machines, since they held less and didn't spin them out nearly as well. The first Frigidaire dryers after WCI got them were horrible. All kinds of air flow problems and drum roller failures. They were pure junk. I remember the Frigidaire dealership in town didn't last long after the GM sell out to WCI. Later on down the line, WCI started making the dryers with the design of the older Westinghouse dryers. Those were smaller in capacity, but held up a little better.
theres no mention on the control panel, but this should be a 2-n-1 handwash agitator...
vacerator
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Erick thought
the W means Whirlpool?
the W means Whirlpool?
W=Whrirlpool
I guess so LOL.
Im thinking of getting this just for the sake of it. Any idea if parts like belts can still be obtained? And if the outer tub is metal?
I guess so LOL.
Im thinking of getting this just for the sake of it. Any idea if parts like belts can still be obtained? And if the outer tub is metal?
Robert, I feel the same as you about this machine, even though CR was consistently giving Westinghouse washers from this period a rating near the bottom of the pack -- and that was back when CU did thorough testing and reporting. The money shot is very appealing.
Maybe you can get it cheaper without the free delivery if you can haul it yourself, or you could perhaps get it cheaper and still have it delivered. The ad is already more than two weeks old.
Maybe you can get it cheaper without the free delivery if you can haul it yourself, or you could perhaps get it cheaper and still have it delivered. The ad is already more than two weeks old.
Pics saved before the ad disappears ...
I have this set
Mine are dated 1974 in avocado. It's actually a great washer that does a nice job. As mentioned before, very long spray rinse. Only thing I've had to do to it is change the belt and it runs like new.
Mine are dated 1974 in avocado. It's actually a great washer that does a nice job. As mentioned before, very long spray rinse. Only thing I've had to do to it is change the belt and it runs like new.
Price
150 is a bit steep imo. Im thinking 50 to 80, perhaps 100 tops? What would you rate this washer? From the looks of it the washer appears rather new usage wise, so I may cave in. Only thing that stands out (and it might be the pic) but the bottom front of the inner tub looks rough in a few places? Hope its just the angle.
Ive read up on previous threads and it appears that the spray rinse is 2 minutes long, which I will take any day of the week. Only thing I can't figure out is if this machine neutral drains, spin drains or starts neutral and then a solenoid kicks in. Does anyone have a picture of the mechanism? OR a parts diagram for this machine?
150 is a bit steep imo. Im thinking 50 to 80, perhaps 100 tops? What would you rate this washer? From the looks of it the washer appears rather new usage wise, so I may cave in. Only thing that stands out (and it might be the pic) but the bottom front of the inner tub looks rough in a few places? Hope its just the angle.
Ive read up on previous threads and it appears that the spray rinse is 2 minutes long, which I will take any day of the week. Only thing I can't figure out is if this machine neutral drains, spin drains or starts neutral and then a solenoid kicks in. Does anyone have a picture of the mechanism? OR a parts diagram for this machine?
Found two versions, one spin drains while the other does a full neutral drain:
Which one is newer/older?
Which one is newer/older?
cfz2882
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earlier Westinghouse washers of this design had a solenoid to release tension on the clutch belt idler pulley and allow a neutral drain.Earlier versions had a dual section turbine type pump atop the motor-small pump section for lint filter.Later version pump(~1975 up) was centrifugal type with deep curved blades so it would not pump in reverse direction during agitation.Early pump is black bakelite,later whitish polypropylene.Naturaly,westinghouse motors are found on earlier washers,but later WCI era ones have GE motors.this washer design was made ~1966-88.
So this washer could be neutral drain or spin drain? What would happen is I bypassed the solenoid?
brucelucenta
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By todays standards this would probably be the best washer anyone could have! I mean considering the way most new top loaders operate now, other than the poor water extraction of course.
I had a couple of these Westinghouse washers, one was pretty far gone when I found it but it worked and the other earlier model I sent out to Robert in Roanoke. They were good cleaning machines, both had the delicates-agitator and both were spin-drain models. With a full load, the extraction was better.
