Hey guys, what did you think was the best surgilator from Whirlpool? What did you think of their power? To me, their surgilator action is very buttery smooth.
Whirlpool power of the surgilater...
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From my experience the winged double duty is/was a powerful agitator.Turns over full loads very well.
Wow! What was the best of the best in their lineup? I love the powerful turbulence Whirlpool washers are known for.
phillymatt53
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My old Maytag A482 with it's blue agitator and helical drive transmission does a fantastic job on anything thrown into it.
I think the power fin is an underrated agitator. It's quite effective and especially in the smaller tub machines.
pierreandreply4
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What replaced their double duty super surgilator? I remember GE had the ramped activator.
The Double-Duty Super Surgilator was Whirlpool's alternative for 18-pound classic belt-drive machines regards to the agreement with Sears for introduction of the Dual-Action initially being exclusive to Kenmore.
I vaguely recall there was a straight-vane for WP direct-drives that was called "Double Duty" before the Sears agreement expired and dual-action was brought to WP direct-drives.
Wow! So I suspect that Whirlpool/Kenmore was the juggernaut in the laundry industry with the dual action agitator. What did they name their dual action agitator?
pierreandreply4
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1988 sears kenmore with dual action
when whirlpool made the dual action for sears kenmore it was like a sign agreement that for a time sears would have the exclusive use of that agitator until they started making direct drive
when whirlpool made the dual action for sears kenmore it was like a sign agreement that for a time sears would have the exclusive use of that agitator until they started making direct driveI thought Whirlpool called it the extra roll agitator or something.
Whirlpools last large capacity belt drive Super Surgilator was the Double Duty though by the time my 85 machine was made WP went back to calling it just a Super Surgilator.
My mother and me went and bought our first direct drive in October 1988 and it had the lint barrel super surgilator with 5 base vanes and 5 straight and 5 wavy along the length of the barrel.
My mother and me went and bought our first direct drive in October 1988 and it had the lint barrel super surgilator with 5 base vanes and 5 straight and 5 wavy along the length of the barrel.
Extra Roll was a version of the dual-action used on WP direct-drives. There were several variations of the dual-action on WP direct-drives but the (minor) differences seem to me more as marketing than appreciably effectual. One variation was addition of nubs on the underside of the spiral ... which didn't do much of anything unless the load was large/heavy enough to make sufficient contact with them. Another variation had the edge of the skirt curved upward.
