My 1984/5 Kenmore Washer
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Here is the Kenmore Sears Best 10-program washer with Dual Action agitator my parents bought in February 1985; it has been working non-stop ever since, having gone through several repairs, though the automatic dispensers don't work any more. It is belt-driven, as I remember the repair man had to work with the belt to install the new pump when the old pump ceased; the belt was also replaced at that same moment. It's washing one set of my clothes and one set of dad's clothes. You can see that the first item I'm putting in is my overalls - and I did this while wearing overalls! (You can't see them because my hood is hiding my straps.) The actual timing for the cottons colored cycle is 34 minutes, with the following breakdown:
Fill
8 minutes wash
2 minutes neutral drain
2 minutes spin, with 4 spray rinses
Fill
2 minutes rinse
2 minutes neutral drain
6 minutes spin, with 4 spray rinses during the first 2 minutes
Had I chosen the permanent press cycle, the cool down would've comprised 30 seconds partial drain, 90 seconds pause (neutral), fill, and 2 minutes agitation, followed by the drain and first spin.
I love the Sear's detergent. I bought a 17.3 lb box in early May, and I'm still using it. It's great stuff!
Jim Kalin I’ve used there detergent ! It cleaned really well . In fact it worked better then leading national brands ! I have a front load washer & ive used sears detergent in it man that stuff worked & did a good job of getting My Landry really clean I wish you can still buy it . I’m not sure if you can
A few years ago, I had my washer restored by sears. It had to get a new motor in it because the old one used to make knocking noises when it went into spin mode. To this day, it still wokrs like a pro! The motor has the woo-woo sound.
Yes I remember when these dual action agitators first came out in the late 70s. I was 9 in 1976 and I remember seeing these in the Sears flyers we would get with the Sunday papers.
Your machine would still look good today on a showroom floor. These old Kenmores had style.
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@@Thedonsmoney25823 Hi Niko how are you ?
Agitators were the best machines ever - they get clothes far cleaner than any of the modern machines today. Bring them back I say !
Really interesting washer!! The first dual action made by Kenmore!
It's still runnin' fine, and we'll be using it as long as it'll be runnin'. We're not planning on getting a new one any time soon.
@penhouse861 If you notice that difference, it's because yours is one of the first direct drives, while mine is one of the last belt drives. It's not a malfunction; all Kenmore belt drives were made to work at this slower speed.
Yes, the sound of these washers back then stays the same in older models. The machine I told you about was my grandmothers. We used to have use the soap powder from sears. It made my load of whites whiter.
Some of the best washing machines ever
I learned that from the UA-cam video "1959 Kenmore Eighty". My repair man (from an independent business) had previously said it was an Inglis, but as it works the same way as the mid-70's Roto-Swirl my grandma had and all the other 50's, 60's and 70's Kenmores and Whirlpools here on UA-cam, it's obvious it's actually a Whirlpool.
We a kenmore just like that same year. That thing lasted until 08' Kenmore is a very good brand. As a kid I would do this. I was so fascinated with washing machines. 😂😂
As an adult, I still do this. I used to love when the water sprays at the clothes while spinning
same! i loved watching washing machines wash and my grandparents' whirlpool direct drive washer with a black control panel and a straight vane agitator had a stuck-closed lid switch so i could watch it wash; i would sit on the matching dryer's top to watch it
My family had a washer and dryer similar to this one since I was a baby, and got replaced by a Maytag pair in the 2000s.
Those machines built back then had superior quality compared to how they're made today.😀😀😀🙂🙂🙂
@mrbrandon71 No, it's on regular cottons. Belt-driven Kenmores, this one being one of the last, had the slowest agitation and spin speeds. Different agitators have different splash levels; this is the Dual Action whose bottom is straight vane, while the all-spiral Roto-Swirl makes much more splash.
great action love the belt driven dual action it's so much more better then todays direct drives dual action and cleans your clothes so good. I have the same machine as you but it's about three years never and my knob is in the middle and two on the sides. I have replaced one timer and 3 belts already I purchased new it in in 1987 kenmore heavy duty plus would not change it for the world
Yes it does, this is indeed the type of Kenmore whose regular cycle spin is 525 rpm, at the time when Kenmore had the slowest spin on the market.
@whirlpool1978 I agree, my mom has one washer that they make today, luckily we still have our 1979 Kenmore, it got a new motor in it and everything. Whirlpool built the older belt drive washer to last.
I never seen a Kenmore control panel like this before, it looks nice.
This machine sounds like it's ready to call it a day
I found out that Whirlpool builds washers & dryers for Sears . Sears never built them . We’ve had Sears Ken more washers they worked really well . They came off the same assembly line all whirlpool did was slap the Kenmore name on it .
i watched a video of the full cycle of a 1947 general electric washing machine, and it works quite differently from the filter flo machines that came after it
-there is a wash timer on the left side that allows you to set how long the wash time is between 3 and 20 minutes; once it reaches the 3-minute mark it starts the main timer up
-the machine doesn't have an on/off switch, as turning the main timer out of the off areas instantly starts the machine up
-the machine does have a lint filter system that works kind of like some of today's machines that have them: the top of the inner tub has filters that pass under the hidden recirculation spout during agitation
-the wash fill has water flow through a detergent dispenser on the top right
-the agitator has holes in it that act as the water level switch: water flowing through the bottom one flows into a cup that gets heavier until it activates a switch that starts the agitation. there is another one that switches off the filling above the first one
-at around the last minute of agitation, the recirculation spout turns off and the machine drains the outer tub to prepare for spinning, which is at a speed of 1,140 RPM, the same as the frigidare unimatic
-during the main part of the spin cycle, the lint screens are flushed
-the rinse water isn't drained since you can choose to save it for the next load
This Dual Action was designed so that the top part only follows the bottom in one direction, as the bottom does the traditional two-way agitation. The spiral on the top part is meant to facilitate turnover.
I wouldn't do that because I like to always have a pair ready to wear. Washing overalls while wearing overalls had been a long-time dream of mine.
This is when they REALLY made washers that CLEANED your clothes instead of shredding them as the ones today do.
This one originally had a properly aligned main knob, but the control wheel behind it was replaced several times. As the knob has two pieces, the bottom one slotted and the top one screw-on, this replacement led to the out-of-alignment knob you see in the video. The catalog this washer was ordered from pictured other models with the knob slightly out of alignment, but this model was pictured properly aligned as it originally was.
It's AW-1, C110 4460881. Purchased early 1985 from Sears Canada.
Really, there were two Kenmore capacities? I didn't know that! I don't have the instruction manual any more, but I remember from it that if no drain is available you needed a tub of at least 77 litres to drain the water into.
Love that click and motor sound
Standard Kenmore capacity; can take 20 US gallons (77 litres) of water. This was the only model offered then that had a lighted control panel.
350 rpm is what it does on the perm and delicate cycles. On the cottons cycle shown here it does 500 rpm.
yea, that is running at a normal speed for agitation and normal spin speed...belt drive kenmores tend to run a little slower but were one of the best most reliable machines made. My grandparents still hve their 1982 kenmore...works great.
My parents used to have this exact same washing machine and matching dryer.
I haven't checked how long it takes, but it would be starting with Pre-Wash, which then goes on automatically into Cottons White (with 12-minute wash), and activating the 2nd rinse. The 2nd rinse is also 2 minutes followed by 6 minutes of spin, but no spray rinse.
Yeah, I believe that if Tide survived, it's because it had already made its reputation as the greatest in the 1950's.
No, it has no off-balance sensor at all. You can hear a loud knocking at the start of the first spin, which is caused by an unbalanced load. The load can be even further off-balanced and the washer will still try to go on with its spin, this loud knocking keeping on and damaging the structure. When dad called the repair man about that, all he did was fill in a gap created by that knocking and advise that when it happens, we have to stop the washer and re-distribute the load.
Bilingual control panels, like the one on this washer, were only made for a few years in the 80's, as models both earlier and later were in English only. However, the operating instructions were printed under the lid in both languages for much longer than that, 70's models already having them.
This washer has slow spin during permanent press cycle, though what you see here is the fast spin of the cotton cycle.
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He used to be a high school teacher, but he's now retired. He's just very conservative and formal, the opposite of me.
Quality at its best
I believe this was made by Whirlpool, as I had one ☝🏻 of these on my house 🏡 back in the day when it was my nana and grandpy's place, but the platform where the dials were were white.
I recently tried out the longest cycle on this washer, which is starting at auto pre-wash going directly into cottons white and activating the 2nd rinse. Fill; 4 minutes pre-wash at low speed; partial drain; 90-second pause; re-fill; 14-minute wash at normal speed; 2 minutes drain; 2 minutes spin; fill; 2 minutes rinse; 2 minutes drain; 6 minutes spin; fill; 2 minutes rinse; 2 minutes drain; 6 minutes spin (no spray rinse in the last one). That whole cycle took 60 minutes.
Permanent Press
It wont damage the motor, the switch is simply a safety feature and unless it's part of the power system shouldn't cause any problems.
Yes, it was excellent. It made the whites whiter, but I don't think Sears sell it anymore because I couldn't find it.
i'd love to hop up on top of it while washing
Then I believe it's a #14 capacity, as it was the same size as all the others they had available at the time.
No, it's not the first. The Dual Action was introduced in 1977.
I use to own one it was yellow!
Those things are really cool I want to have one
Yeah I want mines back, it washed really good, but I gave it away and it is somewhere else.
This is close to my 1981 Kenmore eighty series.
I've heard mine do the woo-woo; it seems to be on and off from load to load.
I also known that old kenmores were whirlpool washers. Did you know that? My great grandmother told me about it.
this is the most beautiful machine i ever seen do you still have it?
Nice washer there! Yeah, keep it going for as long as you can!
I have some washer vids myself, (maybe you've seen them already.)
That's what mines is in my I think in the year of 1981 or something model of my old Kenmore washer.
One set of my clothes and one set of dad's clothes: 2 shirts, my overalls, dad's pants, and underwear for two.
I know, Sears would put their brand name on it.
Mines does have the four seven second spray rinses, but I think they don't do a thing to the clothes when they are spinning.
@scott55405 Yes it's a Canadian machine. Canadian Kenmores only had bilingual control panels in the 80's and early 90's; this one is part of that timespan. However, operating instructions under the lid were already bilingual in the 70's.
@shawnmurd0861 This is why I never changed the agitator out of my washer, the dual action works great, I know my machine was one of the first to be equiped with the dual action agitator
I still have my first w/d set. 1985 Whirlpool Imperial.
Very cool
I just bought a 1999 Kenmore 80 series from FB. Im concerned that its almost 20 years old. Have you had any problems with yours at all? I heard these are easy to fix. FYI the newer washing machines (with the fancy buttons and idiot lights) are total garbage.
College Debt Slavery-on kindle Yes it has had problems in the past, and a repairman has worked on it years ago
Dual Action, in its original belt drive version introduced in 1976.
Marco Melanson when did the pentavane agitator come out?
The agitator of that Kenmore looks the same as mines of my white Kenmore(Whirlpool) washer. What type of agitator is it?
also wanted to add new washer's are not worth the cardboard they are shipped in. If that washer ever goes down it is definitely worth fixing. My mom has since went through 3 washers since her kenmore broke down about 6 years ago and she had her kenmore for 20 years!!!
Can you do a update video please
Tide, that's the best detergent!
Not really but I recommend arm and hammer
my washer is not a direct drive it is a 1986 kenmore belt driven washer i can see the belt when i take the small cabinet off in the back going around
Used to have one similar.
cool washer (although its old)
Does this washer have the off-balance buzzer?
I use a screw driver to hold the lid switch button. lol
Do you still have this washing machine or did you buy a new washer?
Max Passa I'm still using this one
Keep it.
Back when Washers were made IN THE USA.
have you ever tryed washing all your overalls at once marco? from Adam.
belt drive or not, it looks like the transmission is slipping pretty bad.
Also known as the corkscrew agitator
This type of agitator just goes all the way around and resembles in the shape of a corkscrew. My 79 kenmore has this type of agitator too. Top part helps push the clothes to the agitator located at the bottom of the washer basket.
what were you washing?? Like t-shirts dress pants etc?
ohh you dad is a business man?
so what are you washing in there??
How fast does it spin, do you know?
Does it have the off balance buzzer?
No, it does not have any form of off-balance detection. The repair man we once had had to fill up an area of the structure that had been damaged and worn out by knocking from off-balance spinning
@@m2esectr other belt driven 80's washers have an off balance sensor that makes the washer buzz in case of an off balance situation
new
Is this belt driven
Griffin Glaze Yes it is
Do you know the model??
what capacite?
Why am I watching this..
@whirlpool1978 I agree a real washer, enough of that cheap stuff
spiral agitator---useless!
please tell me how to be like you.
@m2esectr 350/525
Oh I see. Does he ever bug you to wear nicer clothes?? :P
LG, Samsung, Whirlpool new belt drive are extremely awful!
Whirlpool Ropers are ok