I made a mistake. I said whirlpool corporation I met Westinghouse. Forgive me all your "whirlpool" guys and gals out there.
@christophermurray3825
Ай бұрын
If you take the washer off the dolly, it won't be dancing during the spin
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@christophermurray3825 thanks I know that would help tremendously, but then I can't move it around. It doesn't even have handles to lift it up, back then I guess they didn't think of these things..
@CrestwoodRocks
12 күн бұрын
Whirlpool produced the GE later model spacemakers.
@petermaz701
12 күн бұрын
@@CrestwoodRocks 👍🏻
@wyzemann
Ай бұрын
Peter, you sure know where to snatch some fine vintage washers. If I had an ounce of “washer rehab skills” 😂 in me, I’d collect my butt off. Well, for now, I can live vicariously through the large community of washer/laundry lovers.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@wyzemann thanks so much. I just love these vintage machines. The new generation has no idea how well made these are and the fact that they could do a whole load in 30 minutes as opposed to a couple of hours. Just look at how they wash, if they washed the clothes for a couple of hours like the new machines do, they wouldn't be any threads left.
@maryrobert80
Ай бұрын
You are so lucky Peter to find such great vintage washers, I always wanted one of these but could never find any!!! Thanks for the great video and have a great day... Bob
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@maryrobert80 Bob, I couldn't resist when I saw it listed. I immediately told him I wanted it and it was within grasp not too far from my house.
@psdesert7907
8 күн бұрын
I had a Lady Kenmore in the 70’s. It was wonderful machine. I did laundry every night with that thing and not one bit of problems. Gave it to my Godmother when I moved into my house and had a full size machine.
@petermaz701
8 күн бұрын
@@psdesert7907 they were extremely well-built. Used with non-abuse could last for years.
@swedishlutheran
Ай бұрын
I had two of these in my two condos in Denver. Built in 1983 and 1984. They were the washers with the folding lid that fit into a small closet with the matching dryer. I called them the Malibu Barbie washers because of their limited size. I replaced them later with the Whirlpool Thin Twin which was about the same size tub but metal and better wash action. Later in my third condo in the same complex I made the mistake of getting a 24 inch front loader from Maytag which never got clothes clean and gave me hives. The GE Spacemaker did a better job than the front loader. Now I have a full size 2003 Whirlpool top loader with agitator and water level etc. Love it. This is from 1982-1986 you have.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@swedishlutheran thank you so much for the info. I to had a whirlpool portable. It worked great and it also had the filter that would come out of the agitator. This one seems a bit more bulky, but I love the way it swirls around and thrashes the water. I have other washers. This one was just for play and because it was unusual.
@brunoshow124
Ай бұрын
Nice little WCI (White Consolidated Industries) machine. Certainly beats what we have today.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@brunoshow124 thank you I didn't expect it to be as aggressive as it is. But it's fun to look at.
@patcola7335
Ай бұрын
It’s something that a company like GE didn’t produce their own portable washers. They always had someone else doing it.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@patcola7335 one little machine they had in harvest gold my friend had it. I washed plenty of his clothes in it was made by Hitachi.
@LlyleHunter
Ай бұрын
The 1500 that was made up to recent years was a terrific machine. I’ve never understood why both Hatachi and Panasonic never imported their portable machines to the US. In fact I don’t know why Panasonic doesn’t import their major appliances to the US because they are incredible.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@LlyleHunter Panasonic is a fantastic company. I used to love the televisions and actually picked up one from Canada because they weren’t carried in the US anymore now they’re not in Canada either but they Washer would be great here. I don’t understand not cost-effective is what I read.
@patcola7335
Ай бұрын
Remember going to “Tops appliance city” in Edison NJ with my brother in the late 1980s -early 90s to buy a stereo system. He wound up with a Technics system that was great sounding. Parent company Matsushita made very good products.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@patcola7335 yes it did
@chrisvaughn5960
3 күн бұрын
I have a portable washing machine in my apartment, I would swap it out for this one in a second!
@petermaz701
3 күн бұрын
@@chrisvaughn5960 this one is a bit wild washing and spinning
@LlyleHunter
Ай бұрын
I repair one of these in one of my tenants units once when I lived on Long Island. It was the laundry center unit with the dryer on the top. To test it out I put a load of T-shirts that I wore to the beach in it and the wash action stretched all of them out.
@LlyleHunter
Ай бұрын
I should have used the gentle cycle
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
Well, it washes insane! Definitely powerful agitation specially for a small tub
@chineeboy18
Ай бұрын
The indexing is really quick. I've never seen a washer with such an aggressive tub-indexing before.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@chineeboy18 I noticed that the heavier, the load, the more the indexing, the lighter, the load or no load and the indexing is normal.
@chineeboy18
Ай бұрын
@@petermaz701 do you have a video of this machine doing a small load?
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@chineeboy18 I did a couple of short ones with a half a load of some socks and stuff
@Leenightwolf
23 күн бұрын
@@petermaz701Wow that's a very powerful washer you got there.
@petermaz701
23 күн бұрын
@@Leenightwolf I truly believe that they used the full-size components in the small size machine whirlpool/kenmore did the same thing.
@LlyleHunter
Ай бұрын
These Westinghouse machines were also marketed in America under the Frigidaire name as a one piece laundry center with the dryers on top and also with the same mechanicals as full sized machines throughout the 1990s when the Westinghouse brand withdrew from the American market but and Frigidaire continued as both brands are owned by Electrolux. The GE Filter Flo washing machines used to begin their wash cycles rotating like that for a couple of turns at the beginning of their cycle and then stop to aid circulation and sink the clothes under water but the stop the rotation with a transmission clutch.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@LlyleHunter hi Bruce, yes I owned a GE filter flow washer I remember that clearly. I'm actually trying to track down a filter flow. I found one in New Jersey. I may pick that up too then that's it. I have to stop. I'm out of space and I can't do it anymore.
@maryrobert80
Ай бұрын
Peter, My Mother had a washer with a lever in the back and it was used for rolling the washer to and from the sink... In one direction the wheels would go down for rolling it around and then when you got it to the sink, you would turn the lever the other way and the wheels would go up and the machine would be firm to the floor!!! Maybe that's what that lever on the back of your machine is used for??? Check it out... Bob
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@maryrobert80 well that makes sense. I'm gonna have to try that, but there are no wheels in the front. The guy I bought the machine from said he doesn't recall any wheels seems odd.
@domswashersfansmusicandmore
Ай бұрын
thats very cool i like the filter flo like controlls
@nbk57ra
2 күн бұрын
I used to have a ge one also made by white Westinghouse and it was such a good machine
@petermaz701
2 күн бұрын
@@nbk57ra definitely strong washers.
@patcola7335
Ай бұрын
I assumed it had an angel wing agitator because that’s all I’ve ever seen in these machines.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@patcola7335 that angel wing agitator and this straight vein probably had the same wash action. I just can't get over the size of the agitator in this machine.
@Cooldude84343
Ай бұрын
Oh this brought back so many memories! My grandparents had a Kenmore stacked unit that had this exact washer in it. They purchased it in either 1989 or 1990. I've never seen another one like it until this! Really neat machine you have there.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@Cooldude84343 thanks I bought it for that reason. I just love some of the vintage stuff out there.
@user-gl7yu8pu3n
19 күн бұрын
If i ever need to get a portable washer again, id probably find one of these kind for my apartment,
@petermaz701
19 күн бұрын
@@user-gl7yu8pu3n these definitely clean clothes that's for sure and they are strong machines
@user-gl7yu8pu3n
19 күн бұрын
I have a newer giantex machine, it does a decent job, but not like a vintage one, just wish they still would have stuck with the mechanical engineering instead of making things run brushless
@petermaz701
19 күн бұрын
@@user-gl7yu8pu3n I couldn't agree with you more although the new portables work fine the vintage ones are amazing.
@martinbirdwell7986
Ай бұрын
I Think They Should've Had A Spiral Ramp Agitator For This Machine, They Clean Better Even With The Indexing Tub
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@martinbirdwell7986 to me it seems no matter what agitator they put there wouldn't make a difference, such aggressive movements in that small tub. I don't have any agitators for this to swap out and see for ourselves. It would be fun.
@LlyleHunter
Ай бұрын
It was so much better when portable washing machines were American made and smaller versions of full sized machines with the same mechanical components as the standard sized machines. They were virtually unbreakable. They wer built superfluously because the components wer generally made to withstand more than the tubs could hold. I think that this machin needs to be serviced. It needs front wheels to be stabilized and possibly new shocks for the tub but it looks good in general. The agitator appears to be the same one that Frigidaire equipment it with as I recall from the laundry center version.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@LlyleHunter Bruce, the agitator looks like the same like the one that was in my GE filter flow. The straight vein, which was the first one they came out with then they came out with that swirl ramp agitator. It shakes so much because I don’t have it on the floor. I have it on a dolly, which is not really a very good one..
@alix1817
Ай бұрын
wow and yet another one, you must have so much room in your home for all these machines...very nice...
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@alix1817 I have room for other things as well. Bring over some of your comfy's and we will try out my machines..
@alix1817
Ай бұрын
@@petermaz701 IM ON MY WAY...
@ETG84
Ай бұрын
That's surely a White Westinghouse because of the tub's indexing. My mother had the standard one for many years.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@ETG84 yes just re-badged by GE.
@ETG84
Ай бұрын
@@petermaz701 That washer ain't playing with those towels! Very aggressive wash action. I also have Persil and yes it's very strong in scent.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@ETG84 and the one I bought was "intense sent" it really is.
@ETG84
Ай бұрын
@@petermaz701 I have the Original one. I was looking for the pods in my supermarket but I didn't see them. I hope to see another video of that washer because it reminded me of my mother's washer except her's was the standard 32 inch, 2 speed, 9 cycle extra large capacity with the automatic lint filter. It was my favorite washer for years.
@paoloferrata8504
Ай бұрын
Love it but dang the spin on this thing my god is right
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
I think it has a very strong motor in there. I think it's for the full-size machine and yet they stuck this tub in there. So when it spins, it's just crazy.
@paoloferrata8504
Ай бұрын
Thats crazy!!!😂😂😂
@paoloferrata8504
Ай бұрын
Cant stop watching this or the short spin video either
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@paoloferrata8504 it actually scared me a couple of points. I thought if it went crazy, it would run after me. 😅
@paoloferrata8504
28 күн бұрын
Maybe dont put a lot of clothes just some and even the load so it wont wobble so much
@jeromedavis8575
Ай бұрын
I like the wash action.
@ianthompson6290
Ай бұрын
I think in our washing machine community this wash action is called a thrasher 😊
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@ianthompson6290 it sure is I've never seen anything like it.
@jasonjennings8125
Ай бұрын
has the frigidaire type indexing tub
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@jasonjennings8125 yes these were made by Westinghouse, known for their indexing tubs. GE just slapped their name on it.
@domswashersfansmusicandmore
Ай бұрын
What is the part number on the agitator
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
I really don't know. I tried looking it up.
@domswashersfansmusicandmore
Ай бұрын
@@petermaz701 ok
@christophermurray3825
Ай бұрын
It's made by Frigidaire
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
Yes, I just corrected myself. Thanks though for catching that.
@patcola7335
Ай бұрын
Yes. One of the White Consolidated Industies WCI
@patcola7335
Ай бұрын
Even with barely a backstroke to the agitation, it is still bringing those yellow towels towards the agitator. Definitely a fun little machine
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@patcola7335 I noticed that the lighter the load, the more, the backstroke, the heavier, the load, the less the backstroke. In an empty tub is when you could really notice it.
@christophermurray3825
Ай бұрын
@@petermaz701 that model has a self cleaning lint filter. Some of them were rebadged as Montgomery Ward, Kelvinator and Gibson. Frigidaire made some with the Kenmore brand on them.
@jasonjennings8125
Ай бұрын
do not know why Westinghouse made the indexing tub it was said to takes away from the rollover
@jaimemarkin8680
17 күн бұрын
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@Dougc3157
Ай бұрын
I absolutely hate that indexing tub. It does not allow the clothes to circulate in the tub. This just yanks the around in a circle, very bad design. If the indexing tub could be stopped, the machine would be fine, but this is awful.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@Dougc3157 the agitator is so large and so aggressive that it really doesn't make a difference that the tub is indexing because it turns the clothes around and really beats the hell out of them. With a smaller agitator or a larger tub, I could see there would be an issue, but not in this setup.
@Dougc3157
Ай бұрын
I can see that this machine would be off balance, with so much tub indexing it throws the clothes to one side of the tub. Not a good design.
@petermaz701
Ай бұрын
@@Dougc3157 agreed it pushes the load to one side. on the plus side, they did put a strong suspension in there. It never once hits the cabinet it just slows down the spin speed westinghouses were known for that.
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