blockeight88
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Thanks Henry. Do you have a spare detergent dispenser by any chance as well? Can you email me?
Whirlpool Gold Catalyst Direct Drive
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blockeight88
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Henry, are you still wanting to part ways with your sound absorber?
drummerboy928
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I’ll have to look for it next time I’m back home with the machines. Not exactly sure when that will be but if I find it I would be willing to part with it. Unfortunately I do not believe I have any other good spare parts besides that.
blockeight88
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Thanks Henry. I appreciate it.
Thanks Henry. I appreciate it.
blockeight88
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Dispenser
Will part # 8055010 work? That was the dispenser available on the Calypso. I'm not sure if the only difference is color.
Will part # 8055010 work? That was the dispenser available on the Calypso. I'm not sure if the only difference is color.
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Whirlpool, gold, electronic catalyst direct drive washer
I always like the look of this machine, I probably only saw about a dozen of them in my career. I still have a customer that has the washer in the matching gas dryer In white, the washer is pretty tired. They tended to splash a lot internally and get pretty rusty the frame, etc.
One of the machines I saved at the museum is the electro mechanical version of this machine. I think there was only one Kenmore and one whirlpool model was not electronic with the catalyst pre-treatment cycle.
The week part as mentioned was the membrane panel also saw some bad main boards in them along with bad two-way valves, you could easily bypass the two-way valve if you didn’t care about the catalyst cycle, but that’s kind of the fun of it.
I think the detergent receptacle is the same as the calypso one.
It’ll be fun to see when the machine is all taken apart what you find inside.
John
I always like the look of this machine, I probably only saw about a dozen of them in my career. I still have a customer that has the washer in the matching gas dryer In white, the washer is pretty tired. They tended to splash a lot internally and get pretty rusty the frame, etc.
One of the machines I saved at the museum is the electro mechanical version of this machine. I think there was only one Kenmore and one whirlpool model was not electronic with the catalyst pre-treatment cycle.
The week part as mentioned was the membrane panel also saw some bad main boards in them along with bad two-way valves, you could easily bypass the two-way valve if you didn’t care about the catalyst cycle, but that’s kind of the fun of it.
I think the detergent receptacle is the same as the calypso one.
It’ll be fun to see when the machine is all taken apart what you find inside.
John
blockeight88
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Initial Thoughts
So far so good. I ran the machine through a full cycle on heavy duty and it agitated well all the dispensers worked as they should and most importantly there were no leaks. The catalyst pre-treatment was very strong And blasted a lot of water out. I checked underneath the machine and the frame does not have any rust. It actually looks quite well I think the only thing I’m going to do is remove the tub to give it a good scrub but as of now that’s all he needs. I’ve read that the membrane in the control panels go bad but this one works as it should. The guy who sold it to me said the machine was stored for many years in a climate controlled environment so hopefully it does not go bad.
So far so good. I ran the machine through a full cycle on heavy duty and it agitated well all the dispensers worked as they should and most importantly there were no leaks. The catalyst pre-treatment was very strong And blasted a lot of water out. I checked underneath the machine and the frame does not have any rust. It actually looks quite well I think the only thing I’m going to do is remove the tub to give it a good scrub but as of now that’s all he needs. I’ve read that the membrane in the control panels go bad but this one works as it should. The guy who sold it to me said the machine was stored for many years in a climate controlled environment so hopefully it does not go bad.
blockeight88
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Infinite water control?
Meant to ask this before but on my other machines I could hold the water level knob to the reset and get the tub to fill all the way to the top. Is there any way to go about doing that on this machine? I want to let it soak and make sure the water goes to the top
Meant to ask this before but on my other machines I could hold the water level knob to the reset and get the tub to fill all the way to the top. Is there any way to go about doing that on this machine? I want to let it soak and make sure the water goes to the top
Over filling the washer for cleaning ? There is no way to do this on this machine and if you overfill the machine with a hose from the sink too many times you can stretch the rubber in the WLS and the machine may slightly under fill in the future.
It is probably best to just take it apart for cleaning.
Its great that you got such a low use machine.
John L.
It is probably best to just take it apart for cleaning.
Its great that you got such a low use machine.
John L.
blockeight88
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Just so the CLR foam reaches the very top of the basket. I had then cancelled the cycle and now it won't fill (understandably). So I guess I just have to spin the water out later after its done soaking.
That's a neat looking machine, I remember seeing its matching dryer for sale new at a furniture store in South Arkansas. They didn't have the matching washer incidentally.
blockeight88
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Matching dryer
I’m trying to find the matching dryer but it’s probably next to impossible
I’m trying to find the matching dryer but it’s probably next to impossible
For reference.
Pic 1 -- The diverter is not energized, which is Catalyst recirculation mode. The plunger is not pulled in, the valve closes the drain port and opens the recirculation port. The plunger pulls in when energized which shifts the valve to open the drain port and close the recirculation port. Recirculation and drain both require that the motor runs in drain/spin direction. There's no water flow to the diverter during agitation.
Pic 2 -- The recirculation path flows through an additional air chamber off the tub for controlling the recirculation fill level via a second pressure switch in the console.
Pics 2 and 3 -- The diverter drain outlet hose curves under the diverter to the machine drain hose port on the rear panel.
@blockeight88 - would you mind if I shoot you an email message?
blockeight88
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Not at all
Not at all
blockeight88
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Cleaning
The machine was extremely clean on the interior. I wonder if it was recently scrubbed. The tub popped right off, no effort whatsoever. After I put everything back together, it threw 2 error codes on a large load of towels. "F3" and "OL". The maximum water level is pretty low, I noticed the pressure switch on the far left has the little screw. Can that be adjusted to raise the level?
The machine was extremely clean on the interior. I wonder if it was recently scrubbed. The tub popped right off, no effort whatsoever. After I put everything back together, it threw 2 error codes on a large load of towels. "F3" and "OL". The maximum water level is pretty low, I noticed the pressure switch on the far left has the little screw. Can that be adjusted to raise the level?
blockeight88
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Water level
blockeight88
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F3 and no catalyst
Not sure what happened. Maybe the membrane is going bad or the lid switch wiring is the issue? It will not do the catalyst thing and says F3 and beeps at me.
Not sure what happened. Maybe the membrane is going bad or the lid switch wiring is the issue? It will not do the catalyst thing and says F3 and beeps at me.
ryner1988
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A quick Google search indicates that it's a door switch issue.
OL = Lid is open during spin.
F3 = 1) The lid switch was not toggled (lid opened) between cycles. 2) Lid switch failure.
