what washer do YOU like?

[whirlcool]

Even though we are very satisfied with our Whirlpool DD set, I would love a Frigidaire multimatic or unitmatic. Grew up with a 62' Custom Imperial set and that really cleaned clothes the best. Plus lots of entertainment with the wash action.

While I love Maytag dishwashers, I am not really a fan of their TL washers. Way too boring for me. The Whirlpools we now have replaced a Maytag set that we had for a few years. They just seemed to have weak wash action.

 

[warmsecondrinse]

Thanks to 2 members here I'm the proud owner of a mid-90's Maytag A710. It's sitting in my kitchen hooked up to the sink. It's totally in the way and I don't care because it cleans my clothes way better than the new GE TL super high-tech thing in the basement that adds COLD water when set to hot and .... need I go on?

Now that I have clean clothes again I'm thinking of my next purchase. I want no electronics, a second rinse option, a warm rinse option, and the same lint filter I have in the A710.

Would a 906 fit the bill?

On the other hand, my mother has a Kenmore Series 80 that has yet to shred a thing, has a warm rinse option, and a self-cleaning lint filter that seems to actually work as designed.

Decisions, decisions..... but I'm having fun here learning ;-)

 

[DADoES]

 
<blockquote>Now that I have clean clothes again I'm thinking of my next purchase. I want no electronics, a second rinse option, a warm rinse option, and the same lint filter I have in the A710.

Would a 906 fit the bill?</blockquote> A906 doesn't have an automatic 2nd rinse option, although it does have a Rinse(-and-spin) selection that can be run manually.

 

[tolivac]

For me-like vacuums no real favorite-anything "old school" at this stage-none of those silly HE machines for me.BD WP,KNs,GE Filter Flows,Norge Burpilators-any old shool TL machine at this stage-Sometime down the road a new TL SQ.Even older school Helical slow stroke Maytags would be another choice-no fast stroke machines,,please-but will settle for that if nothing elese available.Sort of limited by the choices in swap shops here.Sometimes you get lucky and find what you want or need.

 

[turquoisedude]

I'm totally, completely biased - I love my GE Filter-Flo! This is a shot of my '63 model. Here's to hoping that in 2014 I'll do something with the waiting-to-be-reborn '57 model...

 

[norgeway]

For Everyday use..

A belt drive Kenmore, which is what I use, a 1980 model 70, for all out heavy duty washing, Norge!

 

[norgeway]

WOOOPS

Correction..1983! model 70!

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

My Kenmore (circa. 1990's) & most of all the Wash & Wear (Fast Agitation, Slow Spin) which hardly gets used...

(And needed a new shaft, once when doing a load that it quit during, luckily when it only needed to spin for its Rinse, which the pump luckily had drained all the water out of the tub, hence I took the clothese it was doing to my dad's to finish the Extraction-Spin, then dry in his dryer, borrowing his washer until I could finally arrange for the simple repair (and cheap at only $187)...)

-- Dave

 

[imperial70]

making your world a little easier...

Whirlpool makes it easier, Whirrrrrrlpooooooool

Anyone remember that jingle, I think from the 80's?

I always thought My whirlpool Imperial 70 made laundry a little easier.

When I got rid of that machine, Laundry day has been very difficult since then.

 

[whirlykenmore78]

My 1996 Whirlpool

Is now 17 years old and the ONLY part replaced besides hoses are the agitator dogs.  While I loved the big Continental/SQ machines and they were by FAR the best washers I have used EVER, for a home TL nothing can beat a DD WP/KM.  however I would never snub a SQ FL or TL either.

WK78

 

[70series]

Whirlpool Commercial:

I remember the commercial and can still hear the jingle. It was from the mid 80s and the electronic models was featured.

 

[kitty]

Oh that reminds me...

Our 1974 sears kenmore bit the rust I would say. You could get the top off but after that you could get no further. The steel drum nearly rusted apart - multiple holes because of rust. Poor thing would agitate and spin all day but would not hold a drop of water. Wish we could have saved it. The only thing I don't like about the old Kenmore belt drive washers is that they spin really, really ssslllooowww. Please excuse it trying to make a URL link.

 

[ukbusdude]

I love the Bexdix Auto Washer deluxe 7147B
I grew up with this back in the 1980's
I think it was a washing machine ahead of its time.
It was Super Silent, had many features that took advantage of differing soap powders.
It had a cool down rinse before going onto the main rinse cycle & spinning which reduced creasing.
It had a sloped front door which helped with the wash tumble action.

 

[aquacycle]

Bendix 7147B

Here you go, Andy - video of the Bendix in action

 

[ukbusdude]

Oh joy, that takes me back to my youth
Did that style of model ever come with a 1000rpm spin or just 800rpm?
And do you know of anyone who might be selling this model as i'd buy it 2moro?
It is a 7147B??

 

[aquacycle]

I'm not sure of anyone selling one, sorry. Keep your eyes on ebay, they might come up.

I don't recall there ever being a 1000rpm version.

 

[ukbusdude]

Ok cheers & I didn't think it came with a 1000rpm spin speed but wasn't sure.

 

[superelectronic]

1000 rpm square door Bendix?

See, now, I could swear my sister's square door Bendix of this style was a 1000rpm machine, and was called something like Autowasher 1000 Deluxe. Alas, I have no proof and I was about 7 when it was replaced, so I can't be sure... 

 

[ukbusdude]

Oh now I so wished you had pictures of it.
But we are talking in the style of the 7147B model.
would love to see or know if it ever came with a 1000rpm spin speed & if anyone has a working model too.

 

[superelectronic]

It was definitely that style. They were very popular machines at the time - I believe it was purchased in 1981. And I remember my Mum talking in reference to my sister's hard towels that she thought it was because of "all these 1000 spins"; I think the reason my sister wanted a 1000 spin machine was because they wore a lot of jeans, or something like that. But 800 or 1000 spin, I thought it was great! Only a couple of years ago she was saying she should have kept it... I understand they may have been prone to rust - inside and out - so getting one now could be more than a little difficult.