Whirlpool WSSR Resource Saver Washer

[pulsator]

I managed to get this washer from an employee at work who decided to replace the set when their dryer died. I had never seen one in person before and thought it'd be a neat machine to have. I tore the whole thing down and scraped/scrubbed it, replaced the basket, and upgraded the agitator. It came out really clean and pretty and I can't wait to try it out on some laundry!

I've run it through a couple cycles empty now during the clean out process and it is quite an interesting beast! The rinse is a fascinating sequence repeated 6 times. I'll be sure to post some videos when I get back from a vacation in Florida!

P.S. WSSR stands for Water Saving Spray Rinse.

 

[foraloysius]

Great find, this machine has been discussed several times here. It looks very shiny now. I found the temperature controls always a bit odd. You can get a hot soak or prewash, but not a hot wash. 100 degrees F is the max. temperature for the main wash. Ofcourse you can work around this by filling the machine on the soak cycle and then advance to the main wash, but I wonder how often normal users would do that. Looking forward to your video. Enjoy your vacation!

 

[Chetlaham]

Resource Saver

Is this the machine where a solenoid kicks in and diverts the rinse water back out the fill flume? I've seen the commercial version of this machine, and it is a really cool technology. Personally I would pick this over spray rinses.

 

[gansky1]

How interesting, John L. has talked about this machine for years but I've never seen one in the wild to bring home. I vaguely remember them in stores when new, but didn't remember the selections for water temps. It'll be interesting to see what you think of it. Have fun In Florida

 

[brastemp]

Pulsator Hi, this is a model that I've only seen in catalogs. I did not think he even existed. I would love to see a video of this washer making the sequence of rinses and spin.

Thanks!!

 

[washerdude]

Are there any videos of this unit performing the spray rinses? These machines have always intrigued me.

 

[washerdude]

Edit

Oh nevermind didn't see that in the post

 

[brastemp]

I do not want to be pushy, but I really love to see some videos of this very rare washer.

 

[tomturbomatic]

The original ones offered the diverter valve recirculation of the rinse water. I believe John told me that the newer ones just spray rinse from the fill valve.

 

[combo52]

Whirlpool Resource Saver Washer

Hi Jamie, Great find, I completely restored this exact machine and it will soon be installed in my everyday home laundry room.

 

This earlier version did SIX recirculated spray rinses, the next version did Five RSRs after WP found that 5 were more than enough.

 

We sold around 100 of these washers over the several years WP produced them and customers really liked this machine [ I did a service call on one yesterday that needs a transmission and clutch and the customer after looking at what is available today said he would spend $350 fixing a 15 YO machine ]

 

I think you will enjoy this washer, post some videos of the cool rinsing action. I our testing of this washer the 6 RSRs rinse at least as well as two deep rinses and only use about `1/4 the water of TDRs.

 

The reason they allowed a hot prewash was so you could fill the washer on prewash with hot water and reset the timer for the regular cycle if you wanted a really hot wash.

 

[DADoES]

 
Recirculate rinsing presumably is same function as the Catalyst pretreatment, making use of the same diverter valve.  Same very minimal level of water, or more for rinse dilution?

 

[pulsator]

This particular machine does 6 recirculated spray rinses. I love the clunk of the solenoid! The resting position for the diverter in this machine is recirculating rather than drain which I found interesting. The water level is very minimal for the recirc. It has a separate water level switch mounted to the rear panel inside the cabinet that measures water level in a chamber external to the tub. It sort of reminds me of a Maytag A806 with the "timed bleach" dispenser.

As soon as I'm home From Florida I'll make a video of it running through its cycle. (Particularly the rinses!)

 

[pulsator]

It took wayyyyy longer than I intended, but the video has been recorded and edited! Once it publishes, I'll upload it to YouTube and post it on here for everyone to see.

P.S. I swapped the agitator again... Now it's the large vane KitchenAid!

 

[pulsator]

And finally...

Here is the video! Enjoy!

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPIVtjYP-rY

 

[wishwash]

I must say that is really cool. I never knew Whirlpool made anything like that. Do you find everything sufficiently rinsed at the end of a cycle?

 

[washerdude]

This video was GREAT! I've always wanted to see WSSR machines in action. The sprays are nice and long and appear to be way more effective than today's spray rinses on today's top loaders. If anything, I really hope WP reintroduces these units.

 

[pulsator]

Do you find everything sufficiently rinsed...?

I was skeptical about the rinsing at first... So I did a little test... a giant load of towels! I let it run all the way through the cycle, then set it for a deep fill rinse. The water was sparkling clear and not a bubble in sight. Good enough for me!

 

[lakewebsterkid]

Incredible.

I always figured this is how these machines worked, but it is even better than imagined. I have been waiting for this video for a month! It is interesting to see how it slipped into spin after the wash despite having the "heavy duty" clutch. Also, it appeared to run high speed spin even with the Low/Low setting? That I LIKE! But not as much as the KicthenAid agitator. That I love. Thanks for the video!

 

[DADoES]

 
I'm sure it should have done a neutral drain after the wash.

Wash agitation looks like low speed to me.  The (spin-)drain is high, then it shifts to low for two mins after the pause, back to high at 14:05 for the rest of the rinse & spin.  The "fills" for recirculation are about 18 seconds each.

Interesting that the rinse recirculation is at high spin.  The Catalyst model runs at low spin (medium motor speed) for the Catalyst treatment.  The diverter valve functions the same on the Catalyst, neutral is recirculate, energizes for drain.