Love these vintage top load agitator washers... This is they way clothes should be washed.. Not in the H E Crap today that doesn't get your clothes clean with only one and a half cups of water, and take almost two hours for one load of laundry..
I absolutely love these old Westinghouse washers,They were a little loud,but did a great job,I sold hundreds of them while in the used appliance business.
My Grandmother had a Westinghouse Multi-Program Laundr-o-mat she bought when the speed changer unit on her 1953 Laundromat failed. She had it for 30 years. Now this is when the agitators were 3 3/4 deep black Bakelite, clutch drive, front serviceable, with dual chamber pumps. I loved that machine. So did she. Her machine wasn't as loud as the machines with the single chamber pumps. All you heard was the low rumble of the Westinghouse motor and that familiar knock when the basket indexed. What i'd give to get my hands on that machine.
This is very hypnotizing...Seriously... When I was a kid..we had a Whirlpool washer. Id open the lid...and stare at the machine while it was agitating the clothes. agitating like this one. I forgotten how washing machines can be so fascinating.
Same here, the sounds of Maytag Helicals, The BD Whirlpool and Kenmore woo-woo sounds especially if theyre high pitched, and the pump on this here Westinghouse.
@Ilovewashers yes, yes ,yes. Nothing like the zzzzzzz-click-kaclunk of the old Whirlpool engageing the gearcase. My personal favorites were the Whirlpool, Fridgidaire, and my granmother's 1966 Westinghouse Multi-Program Laundromat top loader. Hers had the dual chamber pump. It wasn't as lowd as the single chamber pump in this model. So you could hear more of the rumble of the westinghouse motor. It was like music to my ears. It was also a clutch drive. You clould say they had personallity.
Thanks! I was amazed at the difference the new belt made. I'll have to take a picture of them side by side. The old belt was in really bad shape and had a split in one place that caused all the noise. I think it's an excellent machine and does a great job.
i like how the water continues to flow through the lint filter during the spin drain, but i don’t know how that works. maybe some of the water is recirculated while the rest is drained away and then when there is no water left to filter it switches to drain all water that is extracted. whirlpool’s old belt drive washers that have lint filters work this way too; during the static (not exactly neutral) drain cycle some of the drained water flows through the lint filter and back into the tub and then when the basket is empty the water flow through the lint filter slows to a crawl
Plus too! back when this washer was manufactured Underwriters Labortory (U.L) and The Consumer Product Safety Commision (C.P.S.C.) DID NOT require a "time delay" safety lock on the machine until 1984.
The best I can tell you on the lid switch is that it either got stuck or just doesn't work anymore. In the year and a half I've been using the washer it's done a complete cycle with the lid open. Was nothing I did to it, but trust me, if the lid switch was working it would be quickly defeated. :-)
Yes! I noticed that the machine was spinning with the lid up.I know that the washer HAS A LID SAFETY SWITCH that prevents the washer from spinning, eventhough the lid "locks" while it is spinning, the "safety switch" prevents the washer from spinning UNTIL THE LID IS CLOSED!What happened was the safety switch "bypassed or tampered" with to make this film.Plus I know that the washer was made after January 1, 1971 so that it could meet U.L. and C.P.S.C. standards.So why was the safety "defeated"?
Yes! and let's not forget that one of the reasons Westinghouse was sold to White Consolidated Inc. was due to the fact of many lawsuits pertainig to the safety lock on the lid,eventhough the machine did meet 1971 safety standards Westinghouse still was held "liable" in as many as some 500 lawsuits involving personal injury and death lawsuits.Westinghouse was sold to White Consolidared in 1978 in hopes of avoiding bankrupcy due to lawsuits.
Westinghouse sold it's appliance line to White in 1974. You are correct however about the lawsuits. Personally I'm on Westinghouse Electric's side on this. First of all you don't reach into a washer when it's still spinning. Second, you don't allow little children to play around with a major appliance such as a washing machine. The fault was on the consumer, not Westinghouse.
This machine actually does have a time delay lid-lock feature. The lock does function, however, the safety switch that disables action when the lid is open no longer functions. I never disabled it, it just doesn't work. Saved me some time. :-)
Westinghouse at this time was copping ideas from General Electric, although I like the stationary filter instead of the G-E design that fitted ofer the agitator. The basket locks in place like the G-E Filter- flo. Westinghouse did have a strong and fast spin, kind of like Speed Queens.
Nice, UA-cam is full of all sorts of videos. I can watch you do your laundry and enjoy it. What a world we live in. Hah. /disclaimer: this is meant to *not* be creepy whatsoever./
I HAD THIS MACHINE IN 72-73 - IT DID AN AWESOME JOB. TODAY I USE OUR CO-OP'S LAUNDRY ROOM. NOTHING LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN MACHINE - I ATE A TOSSED GRILLED CHIKEN SALAD WITH THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING WHILE WATCHING THIS.
I love these, but like the GE Filter Flow, the dirty water continues to circulate through the filter as it drains and spins and defeating the purpose of spray rinsing.
I'll have to do a video of my ge with the ramp activator. You'll see quite a bit of turnover in that machine. The Westinghouse doesn't turnover as fast due to the tub constantly rotating.
This was a VERY reliable design. Sadly not long after this one they went to a plastic gearcase housing that led to problems with the bottom gearcase oil seal. What a mess. Oil all over the inside and a small puddle on the floor
Any washing machine manufactured after 2010 (with the hundreds of confusing idiot buttons) will only last you but a few years. There are tons of videos of washers from the 1970's still working. That has to tell you something. I am glad I just bought a 1999 Kenmore washer. I LOVE it.
I still have one of these its got the weight to save lid plus it has the two agitators its has a 15 min wash for your norm loads ect plus its eighteen pounder but the trainy may need a overhall it has sat for a number of yrs but I rember when it ran great plus I rember when it got ready to go into the spin cycle the lid lock before it took off they sure dont make like they use to anymore thats for sure
Looks like westinghouse used a similar agitator GE later used. It spinned like a GE Washer and it agitated like how GE Filter Flos agitated. It stops spinning like a Norge would stop spinning
You put your load on the lid so you,ll know how munch water to use ect I have a bosch FL Ive had since 06 never had no problems does a good job plus the matching dryer
A cousin of mine once had I think a 1968 Westinghouse washer-slower agitate speed, didn't spin but 340 RPM normal spin speed, it got unbalanced at the drop of a hat-easily, the agitator shaft top had a big glob of transmission grease on it-it stained the clothes with it each time it washed them, the pump didn't recirculate, the lint catcher was gone, the top flange back was rusted-it was just a bad one.
It starts out with the tub indexing like a GE, but after a few strokes of the agitator it stops, and I'll bet if the tub would stop indexing the turnover would be much better.
Back in the 1960's when Westinghouse started making top load washers, the agitator fins were 3 3/4 inches deep. So the turnover was much better. But when the capacity wars started, Westinghouse reduced the agitator fins to 2 3/4 deep adversely affecting the turn over. The reason the tub indexed is because there was no brake in the transmission.
My Grandma had one of these for years. It was destroyed in a hurricane sadly. I'd love to get one of these myself. Anyone know where you can attain one now?
do u still have this washer ? is it normal that it turs so fast while still filled by water ? i have one almost the same, it is written 2 speed washer, i was changing the belt and i'm not sure if i installed it correct, when i tried it without clothes and started to turn with water only, the water almost gt out of the washer
AFTER THE MACINE STOPS I START THE LAST RINSE AND ADD THE FABRIC SOFTNER- MY FAVORITE DETERGENT WAS LOW SUDS DASH - THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE IT TO GET MY CLOTHES SO CLEAN.
Actually Westinghouse didn't start building top load washers until the early 1960's. Before that the Westinghouse washer was a front loader known as the Westinghouse Laundromat. They continued to build the front loader as well as the top loader. Speed Queen, on the other hand had a lock on the lid back in the 1950's.
Willie Peck No, everything was circulating normally. But that indexing tub kinda bothers me. It gives the illusion the clothes aren't being pulled down to the bottom like they should.
My Mom had one like this her was boght in the 1970s it lasted till the 1990s. Us kids wern't alloud to do laundry she was very picky. I know she neaver overloaded it . This was a bit to much in the wash.
i have one in use now ...or sort of..just broke the belt...does anyone know where or how to get replacement parts? Maybe someone has a parts manual? looks like i might need a clutch or transmission. Thanks in advance. for any help
Wrong. This Westinghouse was built by Westinghouse Electric Corp. After Westinghouse sold the appliance line to White Sewing Machine Co., later called White Consolidated Industries, White also acquired Frigidaire from General Motors in 1979. White discontinued the 1-18 Roller-Matic and just took the Westinghouse machine and put a Frigidaire console on it and a strait vane agitator in it.
@@mchornets1995 It's really sad the way all of the old quality built appliances were acquired by other companies and basically ruined. The best example is what whirlpool did to KitchenAid!
@@imperiallebaron2391 it is sad but thats not it, they're using old stuff to put make with the new washers. I don't like it, old washers better than the new ones.
Did what to KitchenAid? Kitchenaid is still around and they still make refrigerators and other appliances. At least Whirlpool is still American and id rather them be owned by an American company than an Asian or European company. GE was bought by the Chinese company Haier. Frigidaire and Kelvinator are now owned by Electrolux, a Swedish company. The Westinghouse name is still around but they dont make appliances anymore, they primarily make TVs and other electronics now.
This is my go to white noise. And this particular machine is the machine my family had growing up.
I love the sound these make!
Me too, but sound better while spinning in gentle mode! We had a late 80's WWH and it sounded like this one! I miss our old washer!
I miss these kinds of washing machines they got the job done
I could watch this classic machine for hours!
love the sound of vintage washers and i also like the sound our whirlpool cabrio makes the direct drive model not the belt driven ones
Cody Harris the Cabrio is a good machine
Love these vintage top load agitator washers... This is they way clothes should be washed.. Not in the H E Crap today that doesn't get your clothes clean with only one and a half cups of water, and take almost two hours for one load of laundry..
Compliments from Italy: you've got a great machine!
I absolutely love these old Westinghouse washers,They were a little loud,but did a great job,I sold hundreds of them while in the used appliance business.
My Grandmother had a Westinghouse Multi-Program Laundr-o-mat she bought when the speed changer unit on her 1953 Laundromat failed. She had it for 30 years. Now this is when the agitators were 3 3/4 deep black Bakelite, clutch drive, front serviceable, with dual chamber pumps. I loved that machine. So did she. Her machine wasn't as loud as the machines with the single chamber pumps. All you heard was the low rumble of the Westinghouse motor and that familiar knock when the basket indexed. What i'd give to get my hands on that machine.
This is very hypnotizing...Seriously...
When I was a kid..we had a Whirlpool washer.
Id open the lid...and stare at the machine while it was agitating the clothes.
agitating like this one. I forgotten how washing machines can be so fascinating.
Me too My Grandma had a 1954 G.E.
that is the exact washer i grew up to,green 1972 westinghouse,thanks for posting
Same here, the sounds of Maytag Helicals, The BD Whirlpool and Kenmore woo-woo sounds especially if theyre high pitched, and the pump on this here Westinghouse.
My parents had the exact same washing machine when I was little. Same color even! I still remember the tub indexing when it agitated.
@Ilovewashers yes, yes ,yes. Nothing like the zzzzzzz-click-kaclunk of the old Whirlpool engageing the gearcase. My personal favorites were the Whirlpool, Fridgidaire, and my granmother's 1966 Westinghouse Multi-Program Laundromat top loader. Hers had the dual chamber pump. It wasn't as lowd as the single chamber pump in this model. So you could hear more of the rumble of the westinghouse motor. It was like music to my ears. It was also a clutch drive. You clould say they had personallity.
I miss the old washing machines...
I enjoy the motor sound on the Westinghouse washers.
I really miss these kind of washing machines
I had one just like this one, a 1974 model. Only one service call in the 18 years I owned it.
Thanks! I was amazed at the difference the new belt made. I'll have to take a picture of them side by side. The old belt was in really bad shape and had a split in one place that caused all the noise. I think it's an excellent machine and does a great job.
Do you still have this washer? And does it still work?
Great vintage White Westinghouse Washer.
It's a shame no one remembers the "Westinghouse " washers before they were bought out by White Consolidated Industries.
This is a Westinghouse before White.
These were the best washing machines ever
Nothing but the best washing machine ever
I miss these kinds of washing machine
i like how the water continues to flow through the lint filter during the spin drain, but i don’t know how that works. maybe some of the water is recirculated while the rest is drained away and then when there is no water left to filter it switches to drain all water that is extracted. whirlpool’s old belt drive washers that have lint filters work this way too; during the static (not exactly neutral) drain cycle some of the drained water flows through the lint filter and back into the tub and then when the basket is empty the water flow through the lint filter slows to a crawl
This one is my favorite washer nothing but the best
Plus too! back when this washer was manufactured Underwriters Labortory (U.L) and The Consumer Product Safety Commision (C.P.S.C.) DID NOT require a "time delay" safety lock on the machine until 1984.
Nothing like old school washers only the best
This is one of my favorite color of avocado green Westinghouse machines from the early 70's.
I owned this powerhouse washer, did a wonderful job cleaning clothes...
This is when they made stuff to last. It's really washing.
The best I can tell you on the lid switch is that it either got stuck or just doesn't work anymore. In the year and a half I've been using the washer it's done a complete cycle with the lid open. Was nothing I did to it, but trust me, if the lid switch was working it would be quickly defeated. :-)
Yes! I noticed that the machine was spinning with the lid up.I know that the washer HAS A LID SAFETY SWITCH that prevents the washer from spinning, eventhough the lid "locks" while it is spinning, the "safety switch" prevents the washer from spinning UNTIL THE LID IS CLOSED!What happened was the safety switch "bypassed or tampered" with to make this film.Plus I know that the washer was made after January 1, 1971 so that it could meet U.L. and C.P.S.C. standards.So why was the safety "defeated"?
Yes! and let's not forget that one of the reasons Westinghouse was sold to White Consolidated Inc. was due to the fact of many lawsuits pertainig to the safety lock on the lid,eventhough the machine did meet 1971 safety standards Westinghouse still was held "liable" in as many as some 500 lawsuits involving personal injury and death lawsuits.Westinghouse was sold to White Consolidared in 1978 in hopes of avoiding bankrupcy due to lawsuits.
Teds GMC ....close. Westinghouse appliances were sold to White Consolidated Industries in 1974.
Westinghouse sold it's appliance line to White in 1974. You are correct however about the lawsuits. Personally I'm on Westinghouse Electric's side on this. First of all you don't reach into a washer when it's still spinning. Second, you don't allow little children to play around with a major appliance such as a washing machine. The fault was on the consumer, not Westinghouse.
This machine actually does have a time delay lid-lock feature. The lock does function, however, the safety switch that disables action when the lid is open no longer functions. I never disabled it, it just doesn't work. Saved me some time. :-)
This masterpiece is still working in 2022?
Westinghouse at this time was copping ideas from General Electric, although I like the stationary filter instead of the G-E design that fitted ofer the agitator. The basket locks in place like the G-E Filter- flo. Westinghouse did have a strong and fast spin, kind of like Speed Queens.
Westinghouse really comprised the effectiveness of he ramp agitator when they decreased the depth of the agitator.
Nice, UA-cam is full of all sorts of videos. I can watch you do your laundry and enjoy it. What a world we live in. Hah.
/disclaimer: this is meant to *not* be creepy whatsoever./
+l2a3sterling I ate popcorn while watching this video. :)
I HAD THIS MACHINE IN 72-73 - IT DID AN AWESOME JOB. TODAY I USE OUR CO-OP'S LAUNDRY ROOM. NOTHING LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN MACHINE - I ATE A TOSSED GRILLED CHIKEN SALAD WITH THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING WHILE WATCHING THIS.
Those were the more top of the line machines. They had a pre-pump solenoid that prevented the tub from spinning.
wow!!! that washer is so old like me ,I'm a 70 model
LOL I was born in 1958 when Westinghouse only built the front load "Laundromat"
I love these, but like the GE Filter Flow, the dirty water continues to circulate through the filter as it drains and spins and defeating the purpose of spray rinsing.
I'll have to do a video of my ge with the ramp activator. You'll see quite a bit of turnover in that machine. The Westinghouse doesn't turnover as fast due to the tub constantly rotating.
The indexing basket was due to the fact that the Westinghouse transmission didn't have a brake system causing torque turn that made the basket index.
they were great machines!
Enjoy the show folks awesome tell your friends
This was a VERY reliable design. Sadly not long after this one they went to a plastic gearcase housing that led to problems with the bottom gearcase oil seal. What a mess. Oil all over the inside and a small puddle on the floor
Very nice
Great video thanks for posting.
An excellent machine.
Isn't this the one where you can change out the agitator and put on different ones by just inscrewing that cap on top?
I gonna say jons1077 awesome classic
Any washing machine manufactured after 2010 (with the hundreds of confusing idiot buttons) will only last you but a few years. There are tons of videos of washers from the 1970's still working. That has to tell you something. I am glad I just bought a 1999 Kenmore washer. I LOVE it.
I still have one of these its got the weight to save lid plus it has the two agitators its has a 15 min wash for your norm loads ect plus its eighteen pounder but the trainy may need a overhall it has sat for a number of yrs but I rember when it ran great plus I rember when it got ready to go into the spin cycle the lid lock before it took off they sure dont make like they use to anymore thats for sure
Check underneath and make sure the balance springs are all there and attached. If one of those is off or weak it can throw everything off.
Looks like westinghouse used a similar agitator GE later used. It spinned like a GE Washer and it agitated like how GE Filter Flos agitated. It stops spinning like a Norge would stop spinning
GE and Westinghouse both used ramp agitators for years. Kenmore and Easy also had their version of the ramp agitator.
Nice machine.
very exciting !
You put your load on the lid so you,ll know how munch water to use ect I have a bosch FL Ive had since 06 never had no problems does a good job plus the matching dryer
if the tub would stop oscillating, the turnover would be phenominal. just my personal opinion.
We have an old 70's heavy duty with a serial number on the tag that Westinghouse has no record of!! How do I get parts if no one admits it exists?
A cousin of mine once had I think a 1968 Westinghouse washer-slower agitate speed, didn't spin but 340 RPM normal spin speed, it got unbalanced at the drop of a hat-easily, the agitator shaft top had a big glob of transmission grease on it-it stained the clothes with it each time it washed them, the pump didn't recirculate, the lint catcher was gone, the top flange back was rusted-it was just a bad one.
Spray rinse is 1 minute long on both cycles, gentle and normal.
If I could import one of these to the UK I Would!
Most other 1970s Westinghouse washers I've seen do a half-neutral and half-spin drain. Any idea when they started or discontinues that drain process?
I know the "weight to save" works on the Westy front loaders, but how does it work on top loaders do you sit the load of clothes on the lid.
Yes the lid was a scale with a scale indicator
It does have a precision roll tub but still not quite good on the turn over.
If the tub didn't move then it would be better
How did you rig the lid switch for the lock to close and allow it to spin?
like how quite it is.
It starts out with the tub indexing like a GE, but after a few strokes of the agitator it stops, and I'll bet if the tub would stop indexing the turnover would be much better.
Back in the 1960's when Westinghouse started making top load washers, the agitator fins were 3 3/4 inches deep.
So the turnover was much better. But when the capacity wars started, Westinghouse reduced the agitator fins to 2 3/4 deep adversely affecting the turn over. The reason the tub indexed is because there was no brake in the transmission.
You bet! Glad you all liked it!
This video was released on my birthday by the way.
Whoever those four people who dislike this are all washed up!
Takes a while to turn over / the detergent was on top for a while
@jons1077 That's part of the "cool down" I guess. Is that also why it says "1st rinse"?
this looks like a westy deep ramp.
My Grandma had one of these for years. It was destroyed in a hurricane sadly. I'd love to get one of these myself. Anyone know where you can attain one now?
do u still have this washer ? is it normal that it turs so fast while still filled by water ?
i have one almost the same, it is written 2 speed washer, i was changing the belt and i'm not sure if i installed it correct, when i tried it without clothes and started to turn with water only, the water almost gt out of the washer
looks like automotive paint finish lol
How long is the spray rinse?
And when I say that I mean on every cycle from the wash cycle, to the quiet drain cycle, all the way to the motor shutting off after the spin cycle.
Detergent goes in first before clothes.
Powder in the bottom. Liquid in the top.
AFTER THE MACINE STOPS I START THE LAST RINSE AND ADD THE FABRIC SOFTNER- MY FAVORITE DETERGENT WAS LOW SUDS DASH - THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE IT TO GET MY CLOTHES SO CLEAN.
It's because the tub is indexing.
What is yours doing? This one was not running too well when I first got it. It turned out to be a simple belt replacement.
3:08 westinghouse was the first to invent the lid lock o_O
Actually Westinghouse didn't start building top load washers until the early 1960's. Before that the Westinghouse washer was a front loader known as the Westinghouse Laundromat. They continued to build the front loader as well as the top loader. Speed Queen, on the other hand had a lock on the lid back in the 1950's.
@@imperiallebaron2391 interesting information
@@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY If you're interested, there's a video of a 1955 Westinghouse Laundromat and drier. The washer is running in the video.
How in the hell can you really be sure if it’s Westinghouse?
Its the eighteen series???
tub turning clothes just spinning around if tub was locked, clothes would circulate better
I think you overloaded the washer dude.
Willie Peck No, everything was circulating normally. But that indexing tub kinda bothers me. It gives the illusion the clothes aren't being pulled down to the bottom like they should.
02chevyguy yea same here. I don't like indexing tubs.
Is that a White Westinghouse agitator ?
Notice that this machine from the 70’s being filmed in 2008 STILL RUNNING WITH NO RUST! The stuff today is trash!
My Mom had one like this her was boght in the 1970s it lasted till the 1990s. Us kids wern't alloud to do laundry she was very picky. I know she neaver overloaded it . This was a bit to much in the wash.
i have one in use now ...or sort of..just broke the belt...does anyone know where or how to get replacement parts? Maybe someone has a parts manual? looks like i might need a clutch or transmission. Thanks in advance. for any help
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you put your load on the lid so you,ll know how munch water & soap to use
@Rob87100 Oh, yes, "weigh-to-save"...
Troppa acqua
Westinghouse aka Frigidaire
Wrong. This Westinghouse was built by Westinghouse Electric Corp. After Westinghouse sold the appliance line to White Sewing Machine Co., later called White Consolidated Industries, White also acquired Frigidaire from General Motors in 1979. White discontinued the 1-18 Roller-Matic and just took the Westinghouse machine and put a Frigidaire console on it and a strait vane agitator in it.
@@imperiallebaron2391 well thinks for letting me know!
@@mchornets1995 It's really sad the way all of the old quality built appliances were acquired by other companies and basically ruined. The best example is what whirlpool did to KitchenAid!
@@imperiallebaron2391 it is sad but thats not it, they're using old stuff to put make with the new washers. I don't like it, old washers better than the new ones.
Did what to KitchenAid? Kitchenaid is still around and they still make refrigerators and other appliances. At least Whirlpool is still American and id rather them be owned by an American company than an Asian or European company. GE was bought by the Chinese company Haier. Frigidaire and Kelvinator are now owned by Electrolux, a Swedish company. The Westinghouse name is still around but they dont make appliances anymore, they primarily make TVs and other electronics now.
By today's standards, this machine uses too much water.
Bill Slater By today's standards it cleans clothes. You don't get that from washers today
By today's standards it WASHES clothes. Takes water to do so.
@@e.l.norton Exactly.
@@Blackdragon79 That's for sure!
@@Blackdragon79 Ain't that the truth.