What are/were Champion washers?

slowspin66 · May 11, 2023

Tub structure

The tub liner is perforated but the main tub is solid except along the upper rim
Where the water passes during the overflow rinse or spin … the enamel of both parts of the tub structure are the same colour so look as if they are one complete unit . The liner is held in place with stainless fixings …

maytag85 · May 11, 2023

Reply #20

That’s how the Maytag AMP washers were made, a perforated tub in a solid tub and the outer tub.

grnappliance · May 12, 2023

I was also noticing that the washer has these 4 program selection buttons on it. They are Auto, Manual, and Normal (with the fourth button being suds-save). I am curious as to what these functions do. Could they be a Water Level selector, or something else?

chestermikeuk · May 12, 2023

Champion / Parnall Radiation / Thor

Here are a few clearer pics from the thread !!

keymatic · May 12, 2023

Hi Gabriel,

I have managed to get hold of the information which is held at the Alexander Turnbull Library NZ:

1) Introducing your Champion Automatic Spinwasher Booklet
2) Introducing your Champion Sudssaver fully automatic washer.

The assistant has sent through PDF's, so if you send me your email i will send these on to you.

Regards
Keith

slowspin66 · May 12, 2023

Found it

This is the tub arrangement

grnappliance · May 12, 2023

To: Keymatic

My email address can be found in my profile details. Thanks!

Unimatic1140 · May 12, 2023

Cool pictures!

That wash tub liner isn't like the Maytag AMP it is just like what Philco used where it doesn't cover the tub bottom. The Philco design was more effective at not trapping sand permanently at the bottom of the tub, where as the Maytag AMP had sand issues with their double tub.

grnappliance · May 12, 2023

Huge Shout out to Keymatic for emailing me the very instruction manual for my machine. At the bottom of the cover picture, it calls Radiation NZ a member of the Tube Investment group (TI), which I believe explains our theory that the NZ subsidiary was not included in the TI takeover in 1967 when the design should've been completely killed off. This also means that my washer will date somewhere after 1967 instead of before, perhaps 70s.