Had a successful weekend,even found a few classics. First,for your viewing pleasure is the lovely Whirlpool dryer. Anyone date this for me?
kennyGF
kennyGF
Whirlpool kind of weekend.......
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Next,is the Whirlpool matching washer and dryer,in captivating Harvest Gold.......
gyrafoam
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'56? What else?
Finally,for you Avocado fans,this almost matched set.Dryer I think is a bit newer,but still sits well with the washer....
kennyGF
kennyGF
gyrafoam
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I know there must be something else of interest in that truck full! Someone I have visited has the washer to match that old Whirly dryer. Great find!
Lot of later model stuff also,for resale.The classics I haven't decided what will happen with them.If I decide to part with them,I'll let everyone here know first.
kennyGF
kennyGF
Also,I'll probably kick myself tomorrow,but I left behind a GM Frigidaire Skinny Minny laundry center,also in avocado.A little rough around the edges,but a complete unit.
So many machines,so little space......
kennyGF
So many machines,so little space......
kennyGF
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Great finds!! Love the "redneck lid handle" on the avocado washer!! LOL
Darn...shoulda picked up the Skinny-Mini too if it was an Agitub model!!!
Darn...shoulda picked up the Skinny-Mini too if it was an Agitub model!!!
It really was a Whirlpool weekend! Love that 56 dryer - does it still work? I had a similar washer to the green model in harvest gold when I lived in Phoenix, AZ - beautiful console with a great light too!
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repair-man
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Kenny (or anybody else)
Where and how do you get the old appliances that you fix and resale?
Ed
Where and how do you get the old appliances that you fix and resale?
Ed
Kenny, I love the avocado Imperial model. I just aobut spit out my teeth. Saw that machine in coppertone in a frat brother's house in 1975. Love the harvest gold one too. Please tell me what the two levers on either side of the timer are for on the 56, obviously one is temp.
trainguy
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To Repair-man in Pittsburgh
Ed (and a few other locals),
Give me your correct email address and I'll let you know where to find them in this area.
Rich
Ed (and a few other locals),
Give me your correct email address and I'll let you know where to find them in this area.
Rich
The harvest pair looks to be an LD_-7800 set. That's the 1976 washer we had in white . . . and dryer in harvest exactly like the one you have. Loved that control panel design, particularly on the TOL model.
The avocado dryer has three tumble speeds. I believe it's around 1974. The washer has a three speed motor, 1970 to 1972, maybe? Neighbors inherited a matching Whirlpool set very similar to that from her mother. I went on a service call once for the washer, the agitator shaft was squeaking, they decided to let it go 'to the death' instead of repairing the bearings. The lighted console is very nice, it shines across the top and also up through the panel.
The avocado dryer has three tumble speeds. I believe it's around 1974. The washer has a three speed motor, 1970 to 1972, maybe? Neighbors inherited a matching Whirlpool set very similar to that from her mother. I went on a service call once for the washer, the agitator shaft was squeaking, they decided to let it go 'to the death' instead of repairing the bearings. The lighted console is very nice, it shines across the top and also up through the panel.
Lighted WP?
Through the panel too? Cool! This is maybe a little older than the one I had then, mine only lit up the closed lid. I always loved the huge plastic dials and the ticking & clicking of the timer as you turned around to your cycle.
Through the panel too? Cool! This is maybe a little older than the one I had then, mine only lit up the closed lid. I always loved the huge plastic dials and the ticking & clicking of the timer as you turned around to your cycle.
Lighted Whirlpools
Yes! I can't say for sure about the one KennyGF found, but on the one the neighbors had, the light shone through a lens beneath the timer dial and also spilled through the cutouts for the pushbuttons and water level.
Yes! I can't say for sure about the one KennyGF found, but on the one the neighbors had, the light shone through a lens beneath the timer dial and also spilled through the cutouts for the pushbuttons and water level.
repair-man
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Hi Rich (Train Guy)
Didn't realize I had my old high speed internet e-mail address in the profile. It's fixed now. Are you close to Pittsburgh ?
Ed
Didn't realize I had my old high speed internet e-mail address in the profile. It's fixed now. Are you close to Pittsburgh ?
Ed
repair-man
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Avocado Whirlpool Imperial
In my experience this is a very rare washer. I think I have only seen 2 in my life. Outboarded speed control buttons where all but unheard of on Whirlpool untill the 90's. Does it use the skinny (quiet) belt ?
Are we sure the washer and dryer are not the same year ? Whirlpool didn't always have the exact same panels in the same year. The washer is an "Imperial" is the dryer. It looks more like a "Supreme". I agree with Glenn that the dryer is 73-74 but I think the washer is also.
Ed
In my experience this is a very rare washer. I think I have only seen 2 in my life. Outboarded speed control buttons where all but unheard of on Whirlpool untill the 90's. Does it use the skinny (quiet) belt ?
Are we sure the washer and dryer are not the same year ? Whirlpool didn't always have the exact same panels in the same year. The washer is an "Imperial" is the dryer. It looks more like a "Supreme". I agree with Glenn that the dryer is 73-74 but I think the washer is also.
Ed
Whirlpool did have separate speed pushbuttons for several years through 1975/1976. The last year dropped back to a two-speed motor instead of three-speed, but still had the pushbutton array.
The avocado dryer does not look like a TOL. TOL machines still had a fluorescent light through 1975/1976, and that one doesn't appear to have a light, but it's a little hard to tell from the picture. I vaguely recall that two models featured multiple tumble speeds for just one year.
The avocado washer is definitely older than the dryer. Note the water level knob on the washer is an older design than the temp control knob on the dryer.
The avocado dryer does not look like a TOL. TOL machines still had a fluorescent light through 1975/1976, and that one doesn't appear to have a light, but it's a little hard to tell from the picture. I vaguely recall that two models featured multiple tumble speeds for just one year.
The avocado washer is definitely older than the dryer. Note the water level knob on the washer is an older design than the temp control knob on the dryer.
Here is the console on the green Imperial. It says Imperial 18 on it.
Looking for trade ins to sell? I look behind home improvement centers,appliance stores,down alleys,sitting next to the curbs,etc.I also have a deal worked out with an appliance store,where I buy the trades that they don't want to resell.That's been working for about 15 years.
I don't know if the old dryer works or not.It probably does,but I would open it up,and look for bad wires,mouse nest's,etc before attempting to plug it in.
kennyGF
Looking for trade ins to sell? I look behind home improvement centers,appliance stores,down alleys,sitting next to the curbs,etc.I also have a deal worked out with an appliance store,where I buy the trades that they don't want to resell.That's been working for about 15 years.
I don't know if the old dryer works or not.It probably does,but I would open it up,and look for bad wires,mouse nest's,etc before attempting to plug it in.
kennyGF
That is a very impressive panel, I've seen dryers similar to this in the outdoor bargain appliance department but never the washers...
I liked the LAA (~1974) and LDA (~1975-1976) series. The pushbutton arrays were turned to a vertical orientation, and the fluorescent light was under a hood atop the console.
repair-man
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I still think the avocado washer is closer to a 74/75 model year. A family member once had a Whirlpool with this exact control panel only one model down. No light and no speed buttons. I remember it had a little box in the corner of the panel that said "25 silver anniversary edition"
Ed
Ed
I'm not close to the washer now,but I think the model # is LXA 970 or similar.
I remember seeing Whirlpools with the "25th Anniversary Edition" on the console.Been a while,though.
kennyGF
I remember seeing Whirlpools with the "25th Anniversary Edition" on the console.Been a while,though.
kennyGF
arrrooohhh
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Goatfarmer, I love your Whirlpool Imerial 18!
Can you post more pics so I can save them to my hard drive?
Congratulations on such great finds
Can you post more pics so I can save them to my hard drive?
Congratulations on such great finds
My grandmother had an LXE Whirlpool dryer -- in avocado! -- and I'm pretty sure it was bought in 1972. She had that dryer until I gave her my KA set in 1999.
I may be able to find a snapshot of it.
I may be able to find a snapshot of it.
bpetersxx
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found this one in my laundry file
who owns this i'll cross reference it
who owns this i'll cross reference it
I'm betting that's an LAA-9800, ~1974/1975. The last year of the 3-speed motor for belt-drives. That's the vertical button array that I mentioned. By the way, I don't believe that's the original water level knob. It should be a 'chunkier' knob like on the harvest pair and the avocado dryer up above.
The next model-year LDA-9800 went to a two-speed motor, and had a button missing in middle of the speed array. The water level control then had the circle-graphics like in the harvest pair up above.
I really liked both of those, the LAA and LDA series.
The next model-year LDA-9800 went to a two-speed motor, and had a button missing in middle of the speed array. The water level control then had the circle-graphics like in the harvest pair up above.
I really liked both of those, the LAA and LDA series.
repair-man
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I agree . . .
I like the LAA model with the light on top. And if it's from 74/75 then Goatfarmers Avocado one must be from about 71/72.
I can clearly remember my grandmother getting one with the exact same panel but I was only born in 1971.
What year(s) did Whirlpool make the slanted panel where the slanted part was not chopped off on each side? The slant ran all the way down to the top. And the inside part (where the light lens is) was slightly curved.
Ed
I like the LAA model with the light on top. And if it's from 74/75 then Goatfarmers Avocado one must be from about 71/72.
I can clearly remember my grandmother getting one with the exact same panel but I was only born in 1971.
What year(s) did Whirlpool make the slanted panel where the slanted part was not chopped off on each side? The slant ran all the way down to the top. And the inside part (where the light lens is) was slightly curved.
Ed
Curved Panel
1967 or thereabouts?
1967 or thereabouts?
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