These belt drives and the direct drives truly were the best Whirlpool designs!!

Whether full sized or compact size Whirlpool built some of the best washers ever made..

@randytorboli

2 жыл бұрын

Hotpoint rim Flo washers were good too because my neighbor had one for 29 years until the pump gave out on it a year and a half ago

This whirlpool reminds me of my childhood Lady Kenmore's avocado green version. We could connect it traditional style or to a kitchen sink. That one lasted over a decade and a half of hefty usage.

@petermaz701

5 ай бұрын

They're exactly the same machine except this is the whirlpool version and lady Kenmore had their version but they're both made by whirlpool

Wow Peter just found this video, Thank you so much for making it for me!!! Boy the memories it brought back from my Mother's Whirlpool convertible that she had, Boy what I wouldn't give now to own something like this again these were magnificent machines!!! Thanks again!!!

This machine and the Lady Kenmore were great compact washers. Though the tub was small it could hold as much as a full size machine and still made a good rollover. The spin rpm was pretty fast too large load would come out almost dry

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

If I wash towels in it they dry much faster in the dryer. These were terrific overbuilt machines.

I really love these machines! I really hope that someday i’ll be able to find and own a machine like these!

The portables were my favorite washers but I'm a direct drive washer fan.

What an awesome Whirlpool portable washer!! Thank you for posting your video!! Merry Christmas !!

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

The Kenmore belt drives are another favorite of mine, Throughout a part of my childhood at least, “My parents had a Kenmore washer from 1964” , Mom even let me help with the washing 😃!!

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

between the two of them I prefer the belt drive for some reason it runs smoother spins faster and like you said it reminds me of the Kenmore that we had here back in 1969.

I have the same machine, just the Canadian Inglis version. Such an excellent machine.

Wow nice machine, especially in avocado! AND it is a belt drive! WOW you have a great machine.

@petermaz701

Жыл бұрын

I retired it from weekly use and put a portable connection on it so I could put it to the sink and use it once in a while. I want to keep the transmission oil and everything from going bad.

Great machines! Glad to see the vintage units still running! Although I don't have the issue on my GE dryer where the use of the he option causes clothes to not be fully dry. Also really neat to see the GE portable washer, doesn't seem that it does half bad

@petermaz701

3 жыл бұрын

I just wish I knew how to defeat the lid switch on this because then I could’ve did a video of it actually working

@jeromedavis8575

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see his GE's in action.

@petermaz701

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeromedavis8575 I don’t know how to defeat the lid switch it’s in the hinge of the lid I hear it click but I don’t know how to get to it.

@jeromedavis8575

3 жыл бұрын

@@petermaz701 WOW!

I had a Lady Kenmore in the mid 70s. It was a workhorse.. loved that machine.

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

Yes they definitely are workhorses imagine how well-built these machines were compared to what they make now that lasts 5 to 7 years and this is 45+ years old and still going never needed anything.

Also, this washer put on a good grind-click-clunk going into the spin cycle. Just like the full-size belt drive washers did.

Peter I see that you have this machine up for sale on E-bay, You have no idea how much I wish I could get this but I live all the way up in Pa. and have no means to pick this up But I have saved this video for when ever I want to take a walk down memory lane... Thanks again so much for making this for me and have a great day!!!

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert hope you’re doing well. I decided to re-hook it up because it’s been a few months since i used it and I actually did laundry in it today. I did a load of colors and then some towels. Still works like a charm so I hooked it up again to the drain and to the hot water and the cold water and I said the hell with it I’ll use it every now and then just to keep it working, it’s a piece of history.

@maryrobert80

2 жыл бұрын

@@petermaz701 Wow that's great Pete, Now that you're keeping it when you get a chance can you do another video of it in action please??? Thanks and have a great night!!!

@eldoradoboy

11 ай бұрын

@@petermaz701 I really shouldve gotten this when it was on sale... awesome washer

Reminds me of my my mums washer but in the 60s/70s in white.

you have 2 of these? wow.. I still love this machine!! you know I remember ther drain wait being forever on grandma's whirlpools.. the kenmore mustve used a different timer as it seemed like the drain wait was shorter on the full size kenmore.. maube later models into the early 80s had a shorter drain wait

@petermaz701

11 ай бұрын

The almond colored one is a direct drive the avocado one is the belt drive, but they both have the same long periods to drain four minutes apiece

@eldoradoboy

11 ай бұрын

@@petermaz701 I remember the full size direct drive I had in an apartment .. I think it was what they call direct drive .. it was bought new in like 01 or 02.. if you opened the lid during the drain or wait it tried to go right into spin when you closed it. I seem to remember the motor turned off on lid open any time it was in drain or spin

@petermaz701

11 ай бұрын

@@eldoradoboy yes you’re completely correct it would go off and then when you close the lid, it would go right into spin. The belt drive on the other hand. If you open the lid, it would continue draining and the timer would keep working. When you close the lid, it would reengage the spin.

@eldoradoboy

11 ай бұрын

@@petermaz701 grandma got so mad at me as a kid.. I loved the click buzz shift of that whirlpool .. I would open the lid wait for it to stop and close it . Once it reached speed I’d do it again . “The washing machine can’t work if you keep interrupting it, please be polite and don’t interrupt it”

@petermaz701

11 ай бұрын

@@eldoradoboy I love it I’m surprise she didn’t yell at you. she was one of the nice ones. My grandmother wasn’t one of the nice ones she would’ve swatted me.

Wearing overalls after being washed still going strong

I love vintage washers. At least they clean the clothes then the modern ones!! All I want is a wash cycle, rinse and spin cycle that’s all. Now a days you have all these mind numbing buttons to press. 🥴🤦‍♀️ And don’t even get me started on the ones with no agitator 🤬🤬😑

I like the old machines better.great roll over in wash action.

Ooooo a Vintage Portal Washing Machine. How rare!

I had one of those. They're belt drive but they don't go "Woo woo woo woo". Must be something different about them from the full size washers.

@petermaz701

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s a different gear the size of it that maybe changes the sound somewhat. Remember these spin much faster than the full size. That gear makes all the difference.

Weird how the belt drive compacts spun at high speed but it wasn't the same for their full sized models. Then again the full-sized models had wide circumference tubs.

@petermaz701

3 жыл бұрын

I think Pat this is back in the day when the engineers used their brains and were not told to save money. The dryers that matched these washers were 110 volts so the washer spinning faster got out more moisture so the dryer could handle it within a reasonable amount of time.

so cool i want one

Back then these old machines were like tanks compared to the crap they make today

At least these two portable washers (belt drive and direct drive) you can watch with the lid open. With my Estate direct drive the lid switch is hidden so I can only peak while it’s agitating, draining or spinning so it won’t do any of those with the lid fully open so that’s an advantage of early 2000s washers and older

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

Yes when I had purchased a GE portable that’s out now very hard to defeat the lid switch it has the usual magnet in the front I have to find it but in the back there’s something that clicks very hard to get to, to try to defeat.

I'd like to hear your newest whirlpool on the heavy agitation.

@petermaz701

8 ай бұрын

Sorry Jerome I no longer have the new whirlpool.

@jeromedavis8575

8 ай бұрын

What do you have? I'd wish you'd find a GE to film.@@petermaz701

that is So cool!!! If possible can you share the model #? I would like to find one.

@petermaz701

Жыл бұрын

LHC4900D1

It spins the opposite direction (counterclockwise) from their regular-sized washers.

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t realize that but thanks for letting me know another viewer commented on the same thing. Could that be the reason why it’s been so much faster than the regular size counterpart they may have added a gear or some thing in there?

Are the tops on both of these porcelain coated do you know ? I would probably think the belt drive was.

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

Yes they are both but the belt drive has a thicker metal lid than the direct drive.

8:53-9:01 I already got me HE washing machine, and it works fine.

Would you care to do videos of the other cycles (Permanent Press, Knit, Gentle) of this washer?

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna try I bought a camera and I can’t seem to get it onto computer but as soon as I do I will. Thank you for requesting

Do yo have the model of this machine?

@petermaz701

Жыл бұрын

I will look it up when I have a chance.

What year was it made or decade would you presume

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it was between 80 and 85 and the direct drive is 90 to 95.

What other washers and dryers do you have? I'd like to see the normal cycle with fabric softener option on those.

@petermaz701

3 жыл бұрын

I have an Electrolux front loader a GE portable large one thats 2.8 cubic and a vintage portable direct drive I have to say that this one’s my favorite, thanks for asking.

@jeromedavis8575

3 жыл бұрын

@@petermaz701 I'd like to see a wash race between these washers on the normal cycle with softener. You're welcome by the way.

@petermaz701

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeromedavis8575 Well the belt drive will win over the direct drive. The max wash time on the direct drive is 12 minutes max wash time on the belt drive is 14 minutes but after that the rinse time on the direct drive is four minutes two minutes fast speed two minutes slow and it spins two minutes longer. So the belt drive will win!

@jeromedavis8575

3 жыл бұрын

@@petermaz701 What about the modern washers? I'd love to see a wash race on the normal cycle.

Hi

Would you be willing to sell one of them my portable washer just went out on me and it was a good gitator washer

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

Im in new york

@cicisteed3234

2 жыл бұрын

@@petermaz701 i live in jersey city New Jersey

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

@@cicisteed3234 so your not too far. Im in throggs neck, Bronx NY I hate to part with a washer but I really need to down size.

@cicisteed3234

2 жыл бұрын

@@petermaz701 if your willing to negotiate or meet that would be awesome and how is the new GE performing?

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

@@cicisteed3234 I sold the GE portable when I moved downstairs into my basement apartment and I inherited a full-size GE that I used to have down here it’s about 20 years old but it still works perfect so now I have a full-size GE and the two portables the direct drive portable whirlpool and the whirlpool portable belt drive.

16:56 It’s actually 900 RPM.

@petermaz701

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info, I still use it once a week, to keep it going.

@raymcdowell7302

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful machine these need to come back much better than the one they make now