Whirlpool Washer

[toggleswitch2]

I may have to add a few pilot lights.

hot fill
cold fill
agitate
spin

..and light her up like a Christmas tree.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Stationary. I ment stationary. LOL

 

[tbolt25]

worn spin clutch

From what I've seen from the spin video on Youtube, it appears the spin clutch is very worn-it wasn't gaining speed as it should have.

 

[toggleswitch2]

More videos.





If you will notice, these videos include the "after-market" hot-rodded VROOM VROOM console light!

Enjoy

 

[toggleswitch2]

Funny, I didn't hear *please* in there anywhere...

~To me, the sound I remember best from our belt-drive Kenmores was the spring-click-BANG that they made when the went from filling to agitation.

You need to make a video that includes that transition.

Tried. I think that has been captured in my video #7, on YouTube. Please see above.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Glenn:

Although I do speak some English, it is not literally my first language,

"So what you talkin' bout Willis?"

~Your spin is sluggish for sure, a problem of some ilk is likely happening.

 

[gadgetgary]

Whirlpool Deluxe

Now that we have souped-up Maggie with at flourescent console light, did Whirpool make any models in that era with such feature?

Given the #'s, when was this machine manufactured?

Model #LXA6800W2
Serial #C24305057

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Your machine was made early in the 43rd week of 1972, in Clyde Ohio. More washers have come out of that factory than (probably) any other washer plant in the world.

Gordon

 

[wigwag]

sluggish?

ya I noticed the sluggish spin too, I also noted that in one of the videos of the agitation cycle the sound seemed very labored, like either a tired motor or a slipping belt? Was the agitation video taken with a full load of clothes?

 

[70series]

Thanks for posting those awesome videos. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the tall Surgilator in action.

It could just be me, but it looked a little like the washer was agitating just a tad slower than Whirlpools/Kenmores normally do, particularly in Video 4. It seemed like it was oscillating at Maytag HD pace. (63 opms)

It was great to see it on low water level. I always wanted to see just how much mayhem a Surgilator would cause with only 1/2 tub full of water.

Have a good one,
James

 

[DADoES]

Ilk. Type. Sort. Kind.

Problem of some kind.

Assuming no suds-lock spin should accelerate much better than what happens in Video #3. It should have been up to full speed before the spray rinse hit. Maybe the clutch is slipping too much under a (clothes) load? Or something is related to the brake/clutch/spin tube is binding?

Video #4 agitation does sound labored, but could be an audio artifact.

 

[gadgetgary]

Meant has an *A*in it,usually.

The last three videos were taken with her without clothes.
(LOL when did I become a triple-x videographer?)

THANKS ALL!

 

[gadgetgary]

Maggie has an oily/mechanical kind of smell when running that reminds me of that brand of machine and its era. It does not register to me as a problem.

But I have to agree, her spin is pathetically slow even for that brand and era.

 

[gadgetgary]

Belt Change

If I were to change the belts, could that possibly increase the spin speed?
And how much of a PIA is it to change the belts?

 

[goatfarmer]

Matching gas dryer

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[kenmoreguy64]

Gary -

I have never noticed the smell of mechanical parts or oil coming from a Whirlpool/Kenmore belt-drive washer unless something was not working properly.

Changing the belt may speed the machine up a little bit because a new belt won't bottom-out in the pulleys like a worn belt can, which slows them down. However, this won't affect the spin speed or the machine's acceleration time very much.

If this were my machine, I would check the pump to be sure it's not dragging down the belt. Other than that, I'd consider the motor being a weak link, especially if you already smell something like hot electrical parts. Motors are easy to change.

Gordon