whirlpool self cleaning lint filter

[1966_mustang]

Hey what is this self cleaning lint filter? I only know of the filter brush in the front right corner when you lift the lid. I am looking for a machine with the brush fliter ont the right hsand corner. How does this 'self cleaning' set up work??

 

[peteski50]

1968 Whirlpool!

TOL line models had self cleaning filter!

 

[peteski50]

1968 Whirlpool!!!

This may explain better!

 

[peteski50]

1968 Whirlpool!

last

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Both my 60's Whirlpools had it. Here is my 1966 Imperial Mark XII.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Filter is mounted just below drain hose outlet.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Picture of the hoses coming out of it, at the top

 

[supremewhirlpol]

My Blue Whirlpool had one, and I took it out.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Notice its not there!

 

[supremewhirlpol]

The self cleaning filter is the round thing in black

 

[qualin]

So, when the magic clean filter light comes on, what does it mean?

Just curious.

 

[tomturbomatic]

The light comes on during agitation because that is when it is filtering.

 

[1966_mustang]

These are nice photos..

So what causes the water to flow throught the filter while it is washing?

 

[1966_mustang]

on the underside of this last one is that the motor that came with the washer? Or did you swap it out?

 

[1966_mustang]

You said you took it out, why??.. I see where there is something with a Pulley and something that is flat with a diaphram in the box...Is that the drain pump you took out?

Does the self cleaning come with 2 pumps? a filter pump and a drain pump?

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Well 1966_mustang,
sure would be nice if I knew your name!
The below link should sum up some of the questions on the Blue whirlpool.

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?33929

 

[supremewhirlpol]

My video must have gotten leaked!

I take it John must have missed his Pap-Smear that week! I proved you wrong on the Blue Whirlpool, Looks like I'll be doing it on the GE Combo too! Many thanks to the positive comments from everyone else.

I took the filter out because it really doesn't do anything. I don't see the difference between having it on the machine.

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?34689

 

[1966_mustang]

Where can you get parts for an old machine like this? I am still searching for a machine similar to this, but wondering if I can get parts for it. If so where?

 

[DirectDriveDave]

Wow, a 3-Speed belt drive!? I didn't know those were made!

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Dave -

Three speed belt-drives were made for at least 10 years, from 1964 in the '64 Lady K to the 1972 hold-over Lady K which was made into early 1974 when the revised 1974 Lady came out with large capacity but only 2 speeds. There were a few other non-Lady K models which were 3-speed during this time as well.

Whirlpool machines may have been produced sooner and later as well, but I am not as familiar with their 3-speed models.

Gordon

 

[combo52]

JOHN MISSED HIS PAP-SMEAR ?????

Hi Melvin as I said before I think that it is really cool what you are trying to do and if I was your instructor I would give you a A for idea and effort. But the final performance grading of the blue WP washer would be a failing grade as it has not washed a load yet without attention and is very likely only to run a short while before breakdowns occur.

 

I am enjoying watching you adapt the GE combo to a variable drive motor and I am sorry that you need me to kiss your ass along the way. but I don't do that for anyone else so don't feel left out. LOL. But I will be very impressed when this new project can complete a full wash-dry program on its own and do it better than the original machine did. I will await the video and hope you have a Happy New Years  John.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

John I take it that must be an implied yes. Have you considered that maybe I don't want the Blue Whirlpool to be fully automatic? Have you considered that maybe I want to push this machine to its limits? Ya see that's the thing, my modifications are not based on your BS slanted grading system! If it was I'd just be a washing machine hoarder, with an ordinary, BORING collection of machines! As far as ass kissing, no thanks! My GF does it a lot better than you could! If the machine breaks down, oh well, its going to break down at some point anyway, like all machines. But I do have to say, Me being such a young-blood, I do love to prove a know-it-all old fart wrong, who has otherwise been in the appliance repair business ever since the dinosaurs got killed off! LOL. Perhaps maybe you should show me how its done. Lets see some of YOUR thought out and well crafted modifications.

166_mustang:
You'll have a hard time finding most parts for these machines. There are still some around, like 2 speed motors, belts, pumps. Things like timers, outer tubs, not so common anymore.

 

[joefuss1984]

tempers tempers

Easy guys....lets practice calming breathing exercises

 

[combo52]

THREE PHASE MOTOR DRIVE WASHERS

I am afraid Melvin you are the one that missed the boat as 1/2 the washers sold today already have variable speed three phase motors, and these actually work LOL      Have a good New Year

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Except that the systems in the machines of today are proprietary, composed of components that are of inferior quality, and the controllers over drive the motor. If as YOU claim I missed the boat or not, who really gives a FK! At least my modifications use generic industrial parts! To my knowledge I have NEVER seen any modifications that you've done. IF you'd actually post some machines with modifications, then we can maybe do some comparison, otherwise your grading system has no merit.

 

[toploader55]

Melvin,

You're the best.

You're like the Mad Scientist I always wish I could be.

Maybe someday, But, I'm in awe !!!

I only wish I had 1 1/00000 thousand of the knowledge of electricity that you know.

Your projects facinate me. Eddie

 

[qualin]

To supremewhirlpol and combo52

Hey you two. I think the both of you need to chill a bit.

I think what Melvin is doing is downright awesome, he's taking a 1960's vintage piece of technology and modernizing it into something quite new... and to a level that nobody else on this forum has even attempted.

Melvin, you have a lot to learn from John.. and John, you have a lot to learn from Melvin.. both of you should use these forums as a way to trade knowledge rather than resulting to finger pointing and name calling.

I'm learning a lot from the both of you and both of you should be very proud of that. I think that since the majority of newer front loading machines today use VFD's, this is a huge step in the right educational direction.

I've been fascinated with VFDs ever since I saw one drive a huge blower in the old stock exchange building I used to work at. It was awesome watching a 1 HP motor slowly spin up a fan the size of a compact car...

I never thought that this principle could be used to drive a washing machine. At least, not until I saw it in real life.

There are other people on these forums who "play" around with modifying machines to learn how they work and making them do things they were never meant to do. Watching Melvin's blue Whirlpool nearly destroy clothing agitating at those insane speeds has got me wondering about a few things..

Actually, that reminds me of a post someone made where they wanted to manually bypass the solenoid for the water inlet valves so they could control water levels. How can that not be a learning experience?

John, you have every right to express your opinion, but I do agree with Melvin that I don't think you understand why he's doing it. Regardless of the circumstances, a lot of us don't know what would happen if we exceeded the engineering specifications of a machine... what a better way to find out?

To get back on topic, I never knew that Whirlpool made machines with self cleaning lint filters, but it would be fascinating to take one apart to find out exactly how they work.

 

[combo52]

PERSONAL ATTACTS

Hi Bud I apreacte your trying to be the peace maker here, but i am mearly responding to an unprovocked personal attact by someone that I considered a friend. I recently spoke with Melvin and have given him appliances and have always been interested in what he was building and I have made no personal attacts.

Melvin you know that I often modify appliances and we have talked about this and in fact do so on a daily bassis to improve thier energy effecenty and performace. My LKM TL washer that I built 25 years ago I modified to spin at 720 RPMs and the machine was my daily driver for more than 20 years.

My only regreat in this matter is that I bothered responding at all, but if this continues Melvin when you dissapear from this site this time it may not be by your choise, the last person who started this type of nonsence [ remember Bob of Hollywood ]dissapeared.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Conflict of interest

John, the attack was started by you, it's just that I'm just now finding out about the comment that you on my modifications. A Negative comment with no merit made on my modifications is a personal attack to me. Maybe it's just that unlike some people who you criticize on here, I actually call you on it. If that means that I get kicked off here for that, then so be it. I just refuse to be undermined by you, just because you think that you have a certain social standing here. As far as the machines, if you don't like what I did with them, you can come get them! Just because you gave me said machines does not mean you have rule over what I do with them. Now, I remember you telling me about the Kenmore you supposedly modified to go 720 RPM. I have not seen this machine, so I don't know if this is true. Your other machine modifications I don't recall you telling me about. I thought you were my friend too, but ya know, friendship dissolve all the time. How about this... Since you can't keep from making negative comments on people's modifications without even knowing their intentions, just don't comment at all. That being said, my threads, topics, you don't comment on. Your threads, topics I don't comment on.

Qualin,
There is ever so much crap from John that I will put up with. Regardless of how much power that that he think he has here, I'm not afraid to stand up to him. By Gally if that means I get kicked off here for not following his rules or designing my modifications to his liking, then so be it. I refuse to be put down any more just because someone does not like what I do!

 

[combo52]

Inflammatory Posts and Personal Attacks

Melvin I do not make the rules here or enforce them, see the rules. 

 

I donot and have not made personal attacks against you or anyone else on this site.

 

I will continue to make comments, assessments, offer history and experiences about any major appliances that I wish to comment on, that is what this site is for, so if you don't want to hear what I think don't post it.

 

I have enjoyed speaking to you and exchanging ideas, but I would be cautious about what you wright about other people on line. Hopefully soon you will graduate from college and if a perspective employer saw some of your comments about others it might give them reasons to question hiring you. 

 

Good Luck to you and everyone here and              HAPPY NEW YEARS