1963 RCA Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII: Super Wash N Wear Cycle

[@jeanlucdrion1152]

Now this is a washing machine i can hold my head up and be proud of using.

[@seana806]

Same, I always enjoyed using this machine along with watching it in operation. Hopefully I can start using it again once I get a new timer cam assembly 3D printed for it.

[@barbarathomas5530]

Nothing beats the old washing machines. I still have an older machine as well and it cleans wonderfully! Everyone I know has a new type and they complain the laundry isn't clean and the machines break down after a couple of years needing to be replaced after 3 to 5 years.

[@seana806]

Almost anyone who has the newer style of washers has had nothing but problems, sometimes you’ll have good luck and won’t have any problems for a year or two but even then that’s few and far between.

[@Canadiancherry16]

The light alone! These machines are just purely beautiful, along with the iconic sounds.

[@seana806]

This machine was made many years before my time and for some reason I have nostalgia for things made many years before I was born and that could be because everything has been bland from the 1990’s and on.

[@Canadiancherry16]

@@seana806 I completely understand what you mean! I was born in 1999, but when I look at certain things from the 50s 60s 70s etc., I just feel so attached and nostalgia about it too. And you can say that again, I don't know what happened after the 90s and early 2000s, but they meaningless sometimess

[@Bob-ml1mv]

I grew up in the late 60s and I was born in65 so I remember these machines well.

[@sharipuckett6923]

I was born in March of 1976. My parents had a Maytag washer and dryer model 906.They were all push buttons on the lighted console panel. They were avocado green in color. Not sure about the year of manufacture.

[@Kirby7601]

they are pretty indeed

[@jeffreyhickman3871]

I REALLY like this video. The slow agitation would make for a PERFECT ASMR video, although I have no trouble with sleep 😴. I also like the sounds of this washing machine, as if it has a song all it’s own. I remembered not to go overboard on the emoji’s. Your friend, Jeff.

[@seana806]

I like the way this machine sounds as well, need to make more videos of it but will have to be sure the repaired timer works properly.

[@robertwhite9898]

Great old school washer ! 😊 it’s a shame these aren’t available anymore

[@seana806]

Indeed, reason why these aren’t available anymore a combination of corporate greed, cheap consumers, and last but not least is government intervention. Same applies to why they don’t make cars like they used to either.

[@robertwhite9898]

@@seana806 yep 👍

[@mosriteminioncause7741]

I grew up with Solid Well Build Machines like the WP Imperial MK XII - that really gets the job done. To me its a thing of relaxing beauty....I despise "new age" washing machines. (Post 1970's) Thank you for showing us a wonderful washer!!!

[@UrOpinionsSucc]

You just don't see unique machines like this anymore. Keep her, she's a beauty!

[@seana806]

I will, though it’ll be out of commission until I solve the timer debacle on this machine. Cam assembly separated in half, going to carefully piece it back together, hopefully there’s a company out there who will able to print me a new one, possibly a couple so it’ll keep on running for some time to come.

[@wmalden]

Our family had an RCA Whirlpool washer and matching dryer of this vintage. The lighted panel was exactly the same as this one. The agitator was black with a chrome cap. The control panel was slightly different. 2 speed with wash & wear, normal, gentle and super wash. It was probably one model down from this Mark series. The only repair in 20+ years was a new water pump.

[@seana806]

Was it turquoise or was it white? The model below the Mark XII was the Imperial model which basically had the same features but no push button timer.

[@wmalden]

They were white. Just 5 push buttons on each machine. “Imperial” on the lighted panel.

[@maryrobert80]

Boy what a great video to watch on a Sunday morning??? It brought me back many years ago when my Mom use to do all of her work clothes and my school clothes on this cycle in her Whirlpool washer on a Sunday morning!!! Thanks for the video and the walk down memory lane Sean and have a great day!!!

[@seana806]

Thanks! Sorry for the late reply, been quite busy with stuff and currently in the process of putting together a customized Maytag dryer to go with a Maytag A806 I picked about a month ago or so. Not that far off from having a Maytag A806 set I’ve been looking for at least the past 5 years and very close to having one.

[@pawepyrek4067]

Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia 🎄🎅☃️

[@petermaz701]

As expected, nice wash cycle. This washer never disappoints. 👍🏻

[@seana806]

Thanks! This machine never disappoints in how well it can get things washed since everything comes out spotless afterwards.

[@Bob-ml1mv]

@@seana806this machine works the same as the Sears lady Kenmore model.I noticed this machine has the white surgliator agitator from the late 70 whirlpool washer s and 80 models

[@Dallasfanjr]

There’s nothing like these older WP or KM washers.. I like the way they move and row the clothes around and under and down to the agitator Thats how your clothes should get clean.. These Newer ones today barely move your clothes to clean them..And they don’t use enough water in them..They don’t impress me at all..

[@seana806]

Yeah, most washers these days don’t really clean all that well and even Speed Queen’s washers don’t wash or rinse all that great anymore since they have been choked down and throttled by government mandates and regulations which basically violates the constitution since it takes away from freedom of choice and privacy.

[@maynecmddavis9485]

AWESOME WP IMPERIAL

[@seana806]

Thanks! This is definitely a favorite of mine out of all the machines I have with the exception of my soon to be Maytag A806 set.

what a beautiful washer! this model reminds our 1978 Super Luxo by Brastemp

[@deantoniothurmond5320]

34:04 I LOVE THE GEAR SHIFT 😂❤

[@rchrisutoob]

Thank you, thank you thank you for not talking or running a music track during the video! A very few well-placed words are alright, but then there are those who talk incessantly...and needlessly...during the entire video. Or have music that is louder than the appliance, drowning it out. Those distract and detract from what is going on.

[@seana806]

I don’t play any music since there are the issues with copyright, along with drowning out the sound of the machine. If I were to play any music, it would either be doo-wop music from the early 60’s or Hi-Fi easy listening music from this era as well.

[@ummasadat6974]

the agitator changed!black to white!

[@seana806]

And now it’s white to black. Reason why I put the original Surgilator back in is the Super Surgilator had a tendency to kick up too many suds leading to a suds lock and itchy clothing.

[@edwinjohnston6733]

Nice product placement of a Listerine container at the 21:09 mark lol

[@seana806]

Didn’t know that was in one of the pockets..

[@sevenbardizbanian]

your sond is better than others

[@seana806]

You mean SOUND better than others?

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Interesting to see all these vintage top loaders as in UK we did have 2 makes & models but mainly twintubs and front loaders, love the control panel , almost looks like the start of computer control being added to the control panel in how it operates . Is this what is called a brush filter to filter the water ?

[@seana806]

This has the brush lint filter that filters out the water, it’s the Magic Mix dispenser which is not only a lint filter but doubles as the detergent dispenser as well though you can add detergent directly to the tub if wanted. I usually use the dispenser/filter since it thoroughly mixes the detergent with the water as soon as it starts.

[@isaiahgreenfield2037]

Is fancy or basic built better

[@DivineFate900]

I just noticed something: Why is there a packet of Listerine inside your washer?

[@seana806]

Forgot to thoroughly check all the pockets. I always check pockets for coins etc but I guess I may have forgot this time.

[@DivineFate900]

@@seana806 😂😂😂I had that happening to me too.I always forget to check every pocket before I put it in the wash. Lol. But it happens to the best of us, right? 😂

[@francoamerican4632]

A few times I've left business cards in my pants pocket and when the load is finished there are tiny pieces of paper all over my clothes.

[@mariofixer]

it took 4:30 for it to be full of water my lg take 35 minutes

[@seana806]

Almost anything newer takes longer to fill because of “efficiency”. May save energy, sure doesn’t save time.

[@sharipuckett6923]

What happened to the black agitator with the chrome cap?

[@seana806]

Put this one in to see how it would do since the fins extend from the base giving a more aggressive wash action.

[@sharipuckett6923]

@@seana806 Ahh. I see. I just wondered. I didn't know if the black one was still good.

[@michaellee9549]

Woo,woo,woo,woo!

[@seana806]

Plan on making some more videos of this machine sometime this spring or summer. Currently in the process of making repairs to the timer.

[@Mark-eu4ds]

I love these Whirlpool "Woo Woo" machines!

[@jeromedavis8575]

I'd like to see the washer with just water on the regular to see how the surgilator produces a typhoon.

[@seana806]

Not running the washer empty, only time I run it empty is if I am running some washer cleaner through the machine.

[@patcola7335]

@@seana806 Do you notice much of a difference with the extended vanes of the Super as opposed to the regular Surgilator ?

[@tinawhite9810]

That famous sound

[@Joemil271]

Didn’t it have a black agitator in previous video?

[@seana806]

Yes, put this Super Surgilator on to see how it would perform since it has the extended fins from the bottom of the base that stuck more providing a more aggressive wash action though had a tendency to kick up a lot of suds with certain types of loads.

[@Joemil271]

@@seana806 yes I had one like that back in the 70s

[@jacobjames1171]

Does it play music?

[@seana806]

Mechanical rhythm.

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

i don't think it is supposed to stop before draining and then stop before refilling even before the actual drain for the wash portion

[@seana806]

It is supposed to do that according to the timer chart. Reason why there’s a pause is the timer incriminates/advances every 2 minutes, basically drains the water on the Super Wash cycle after 6 minutes pauses for 2 minutes, drains the water, pauses for 2 minutes before getting to the main part of the wash cycle.

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

@@seana806 ohhh

[@DADoESofTX]

@@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY Super Wash is for very dirty items, heavy soil such as from garden work. The first 2-min pause at 10:04 is to allow heavy soil to settle to the bottom of the outer tub for draining away. The drain after the initial wash is not a full drain, it's partial, to the point of the water level pressure switch reset to flush the heavy soil. The pause that follows is for the mechanical timer to run out the remainder of the 2-min increment.

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

@@DADoESofTX ok. the reason i posted this comment is because most old belt drive washers don't do that

[@DADoESofTX]

@@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY Whirlpool had numerous belt-drive models with Super Wash, from the 1960s through the end of production in the mid 1980s. Typically middle- and higher-featured models. Some had it only on Normal, some on both Normal and Perm Press. There were some lower models that had it in the 1960s when it was a new feature. Some direct-drive machines had Super Wash (only on the Normal cycle), including some KitchenAid models. Kenmore had it on the 1960 Lady Kenmore, possibly the 1961, no others that I'm aware.

[@slickwillie9526]

The new washers just jiggle your clothes in the least amount of water possible. Totally useless.

[@seana806]

Most modern washers don’t really clean all that well, even when you use the machine as instructed by the manufacturer.