whirlpool self cleaning lint filter

[daveamkrayoguy]

Well, years ago, overwhelmed at what I would have thought of the complexities & having quite a load of complexities, myself, "Melvin's Modifications", here is the way I would probably feel: (see below)

But it's "Supreme Whirlpol's" washer--or washer-S and I respect his right to use 'em for whatever he wants in his experiments, even if it IS something other than 'washing w/ 'em'...!

And when I have the opportunity, I enjoy watching his videos on 'em & if I were ever as electrically & mechanically inclined (and HYDRO-LICALLY inclined) then I would certainly love to have some of his "spec sheets" on whta he has done!

So kudos to you, Melvin 'Whirlpol Supreme'! And Keep Up The Good Work!!!!

-- Dave

 

[washerlover]

Self-Cleaning Effective?

So dare I ask at this point -- how effective are these lint filters? I have them in my Sears Kenmores and Whirlpool -- the light goes on when it's in use but I'm never sure how effective they are. I think the ones in the Sears models is the canister with the "marbles" in it. Unsure what the '66 Whirlpool is...

 

[pdub]

Todd,

If your drain hose empties into a sink you can tell how well it's working. Usually the first burst of water through the drain hose will produce a "wet lump" of lint. The smaller pieces will continue to eject for a few seconds more.

My 66 LK washer has the marble filled filter and it seems to work this way.

Patrick

 

[combo52]

WHIRLPOOL & KENMORE SELF-CLEANING LINT FILTERS

Yes back to the real topic at hand, LOL

 

WP first introduced these on the 1958 LKM washer and gave Sears an exclusive use of these until WP used a similar filter on thier 1964 Imperial Mark 12 washer. These real pump driven filtering systems continued into the early 1980s on many models and by the late 1960s - the 1970s they were installed on the great majority of the KM machines sold and probably more than 1/2 the WP models sold.

 

These filters were highly effective and in my opinion were by far the best lint filters ever used on a home washer. The amount of lint captured and disposed of automatically puts to shame the tiny amount of lint most other washer lint filters catch and then make you clean them your self.

 

We have had a WP built washer in this house with this feature since about 1967 and I always love demonstrating the effectiveness of it by taking the rinse drain hose [ my washer has the suds-saver so the filter did not flush when the suds water is saved as that would end up saving the lint with the water that is going to get reused ] out of the drain stand pipe and holding the SS lint filter from my LKM combo under the hose as it begins to drain and as Patrick stated it is amazing how much lint comes flushing out.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Pump driven filters

Actually, suds-saver models of mid 1980s belt-drives had the older pump driven filters all the way to the end of the belt-drives. This was necessary because the pump used with the passive disc filter is not capable of reversing flow, therefore it can't be used in a suds model. Thus, the disc filter can't be used in a suds machine either, so the old pump flushable filters were used for these into 1987.

The non-suds machines did use the pump flushed filters into 1982.

For Kenmore, WP had a number of different designs of this filter. The first was the infamous canister looking filter with the marbles/beads in it. Next I believe was the inverted cone looking mesh based filter, which was designed to improve on the clog-prone nature of the marbles filter. The cone filter gave way to the tub mounted filter, which seems to be the least troublesome of all the filters. The cone filter was later replaced by a modified WP flat cabinet mounted filter for replacement applications which is claimed to be much better and less likely yet to clog or crack.

John is exactly correct though - these filters no matter the various design, are all very capable of removing nice goops of lint.

Gordon

 

[washerlover]

Patrick, Combo52, and Gordon, thanks for the responses. I feel so much better about my Kenmore/Whirlpool lint removal! I do prefer the Norge/Wards and GE lint filter pan way of lint removal, because I can really see it and feel that lovely wet lump of lint so was always suspicious of the "self-cleaning filter" and the supposed lint I could not see. I don't have a sink to drain in so don't know what's coming out of that drain hose...

Thanks again!

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Now that I'm no longer hugging the toliet...

My guess is that the problem for me this that I at first liked you so much that I took your opinions and thoughts too seriously. At that time I considered you my friend too, but since I saw your comment about the Blue Whirlpool, total shock! Either way, Until you actually sign off on my pay check, your opinions of my modifications no longer matter! I guess your just partly mad because I proved you wrong about the transmission "jumping" out of gear when it goes at 2.5X the normal speed. If an employer chooses not to hire me because I defended something that was very close to me and I confronted the person, chances are that I wouldn't want to work for that employer in the first place. My thought is such an employer like you? Oh and yes, the pump I used for the GE combo is working quite well. It's very quiet, and yes the machine HAS completed a full cycle(wash+dry). It jumps around like a dead walking dinosaur + a fox on crack though!