Full Wash: Vintage 1972 Kenmore, Fleece Lined Work Pants

[@rockwelldelta]

Kenmore washers of this vintage are definitely keepers! My paternal grandmother had a late 60's Kenmore 800 with the same VeriFlex Agitator, bleach and fabric softener dispensers and the waterfall detergent dispenser. It had a magic self cleaning filter which yours should have also since it doesn't have the "waterfall" style manual filter. The entire control panel had three round clear faced knobs with the indications on the face instead of the rear panel. Had the variable water level with reset function plus extra rinse and a suds saver. Adjusting the VeriFlex was always difficult but even me at five years old back in the early '80s, was able to do it fairly easy with two hands as you show. It was always set in the notch to the left of HI all the time and it did a great job. She only used the Normal 14 cycle and always did about 4 to 5 loads with the same wash water starting with whites and ending with darks. Never ever used bleach or additives in the wash except for fabric softener which was always put in manually when the machine had a few inches of water in it and the clothes were still "spin stuck" to the sides of the basket. It was left in the home when my grandparents moved in 2000 and I really wished I had snagged it for my own house. It probably would have still be running perfect; these were made like tanks! I have many memories of it and this machine you are showing reminds me of the noises it would make when running. It did have more of a louder and solid "woo woo" when running. The noises would always put me to sleep even on the most restless of nights! Anyway, thanks for sharing this on your site!

[@DanaWalton-y9d]

I. Was 4 years old when this one came out.

[@maryrobert80]

This has got to be the most quietest washer that I've ever heard, It's a shame that it will have to be junked because it seemed to run through it's cycle beautifully!!! Thanks for the fantastic video and walk down memory lane Eugene!!!

[@kenborne8215]

Love This Vintage Washer, I think it's worth saving

[@tysonking5202]

Wow my mom had a automatic washer machine like this one all except it had all different selections for your clothes you just pushed which one you wanted it was a 1970s Kenmore washer my mom had it for a long time i really loved that washer.

[@patricksantini4090]

When I was a kid my mother had a Sears Kenmore Washing Machine, different model... That machine really moved the close around really well.. I liked it because you could open the lid and the washer kept going.. when I was a kid I liked to watch the agitator go back and forth.. I had no life back then, HA HA.. THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO Eugene..

[@schip624]

Patrick Santini you were not alone pal. Also loved spending hours watching the cycles.

[@patricksantini4090]

@@schip624 hah.. Thank you.. Wish they still made washers like that instead of the frontload crap that doesn't get your close clean these days.

[@MinecraftPro97k]

Same here!

[@stevegordon5243]

ditto for me!

[@caseyoliver165]

​@@patricksantini4090you mean clothes Not close.

[@samaddison5891]

So quiet to and people get rid of these quality machines when serviced will last forever instead of the junk they make today

[@heyheyhelen931]

Cool that it worked to this long!!! They don't make them like that anymore.

[@patcola7335]

More water is good to have your clothes flushed out. Water is a gift. Let's appreciate it .

[@chineeboy18]

It seems to be doing a way better job than those modern HE top loaders.

[@deltaboy767]

Back then, Sears would install the washer for you, and checked to make sure it ran before they left your house.

[@renauddupras1586]

Saving parts is just as good as saving whole machines. Gotta find them parsts somewhere after all.

[@AngstG]

Yes, an appliance parts boneyard seems like it could be a good business in an era of cheap/disposably manufactured machines...

[@Blacktundras]

This sound is amazzing!!!! I just wish you would've hit the top of that washer with a little Lysol wipe or something. The dead bugs in the corner kinda ruins it a bit.

[@martinbirdwell7986]

And Change The Fluorescent Light on the Control Panel so you can see the settings

[@michaelremillard2215]

I wouldn't have gotten rid of that ! I hope they are happy with what they bought to replace it.

[@tvtimetravel]

The push-to-start feature (until c.1975) was predominantly on Kenmores.

[@DADoESofTX]

@Randy Hansen Whirlpool also (which manufactured Kenmore). They were changed to pull/start push/stop for safety considerations that pushing the timer knob is easier and more intuitive for stopping the machine in an emergency or malfunction.

[@rfrost7545]

Looking for a washer similar to this one with the piano key cycle selector.

[@mxylpx]

Sufficient water & suds=clean clothes whatta a concept!

[@biggysmoovemusic7777]

Wow I've always wanted to know how this washer worked and now I do😁

[@z06rcr]

That’s one very smooth and quiet operating machine...we had one of these growing up.

[@gilmor5059]

If I lived near you I would offer to buy it! Washers are not the same anymore...

[@alecvip7562]

Ah yes. A real washing machine.

[@musicnerd72]

Wow! The memories... My Aunt had one of these in the mid 80's. My young mind was blown away because I'd never seen a washer with a detergent dispenser.

[@jamienash2041]

Love it

[@petermaz701]

What a shame to take this machine apart it seems to run perfectly. Could you imagine it lasting this amount of time and still working flawlessly dare any new washer built today to follow in these footsteps.

[@deltaboy767]

They can't hold a candle to these new washers.

[@terrorblossom4829]

@@deltaboy767 these washers can take abuse unlike these new washers ion know what. Ur on

[@woke1497]

@@terrorblossom4829 lol

[@UrOpinionsSucc]

@@deltaboy767 you must be a millennial.

[@deltaboy767]

@@UrOpinionsSucc Far from it. I was born in 1970.

[@Bunkysworkshop]

Just awesome and sad that its not being saved.

[@Blackdragon79]

Can you show us your Warehouse?

[@mrb627]

Isn't the time dial backlit on this model?

[@deantoniothurmond5320]

ARE YOU SERIOUS??! DUDDE SALE THEM!!! I WOULD LOVE TO ORDER A WASHER FROM YOU I SEARCH HIGH AND LOWWWW ESPECIALLY FOR A BELT DRIVE OR ANY WHIRLPOOL ! SO PLEASE TELL ME HOW CAN I HAVE ONE SHIPPED TO ME😩

[@DADoESofTX]

Softener solenoid doesn't work?

[@charlespurviskellyjr.7210]

I’m sorry buddy, you got to save this one. This is one of the coolest old washers you have in your collection. I like this one better than your 1964 Turquoise Kenmore you have in your personal collection. That Vari-Flex Agitator REALLY rocks. And why don’t you show the cockpit/control panels on your machines like everyone else? Good thing I’m sort of familiar to these old Kenmores. This is an ABC Alphabet Washer (the next step below the 1972 Keyboard Lady Kenmore (another machine I would like to see sometime down the line)). When I saw that Vari-Flex Agitator on THIS machine, that’s what I thought this was, a Lady Kenmore. Oh well.... This one’s a nice one too.... Does the panel light up?? Or does the timer control have a lighted back guard? And does it have a Quiet Pak as well? -Charles-

[@AngstG]

We had a Lady Kenmore when Ii was a kid, and I distinctly remember the fluorescent backlight when the machine was in operation. Don't think any new washers these days have this feature...

[@ENB2002]

At least it doesn't have "HE washer syndrome" like the other machine. What happened to that other Kenmore with the roto-swirl agitator?

[@DADoESofTX]

Bleach dispenser 9:12

[@simonemartini3017]

How do those things work? No water flowing through?

[@ericpippen7915]

@@simonemartini3017 you dilute it with water, when it is time to dispense said product at the right time, it willope a solenoid pulling a plunger stop like thing up and let it drain into the tub! High end for its day!!

[@simonemartini3017]

@@ericpippen7915 oh ok sounds complicated, but for those days was fine. Do you load at ten begin of cicle

[@ericpippen7915]

@@simonemartini3017 yes, put in the bleach or fabric softener into its labeled dispenser, put some water in with it. Set it and forget it, its does the rest

[@ericpippen7915]

@@simonemartini3017 I have a video posted of the Kenmore PentaSwirl washer I had, I want to cry for getting rid of it. It had the same set up, but the fabric softener plunger rod was broke and I didn't have the time to take it apart and fix it. I beyond regret getting rid of that machine. It ran like a champ, was a darn tank, and the quietest machine I have ever been around or used, even with the back panel off. It wasnt so great on the spin speeds, but it washed like no other.

[@tvtimetravel]

What was that buzzing click sound @ 9:13?

[@DADoESofTX]

Randy Hansen The bleach dispenser solenoid. Activates for 2 mins when wash agitation reaches 4-mins remaining.

[@simonemartini3017]

@@DADoESofTX is it supposed to load water?

[@ericpippen7915]

@@simonemartini3017 no, it drains into the tub. They ways recommended to dilute the bleach/softener with water when adding to the dispensers for it to all go into the tub while washing/rinsing.

[@firealarmtechguy4444]

Is this a Giveaway or a keeper? or is this going to be used for parts?

[@patcola7335]

Great agitation. Too bad Whirlpool/Sears didn't make a large capacity version of this agitator.

[@imperiallebaron2391]

They did.

[@patcola7335]

@@imperiallebaron2391 I've never seen a large tub model of the vari flex agitator . In about 1974 Sears went to the Penta swirl and Penta vane for their large capacity washers. I've only ever seen the vari flex in the standard capacity models.

[@deltaboy767]

@@patcola7335 Our 75 Lady Kenmore large capacity tub had the white Vari-Flex.

[@patcola7335]

@@deltaboy767 If it was a large tub in 75 it should have either come with a Penta swirl or Penta vane agitator . The vari-flex didn't come in a large capacity version. Those only came in the standard capacity versions as far as I'm aware.

[@deltaboy767]

@@patcola7335 I'm positive I was 12 in 75. And remember the tub was white as well and said Xl capacity. The set was in harvest gold.

[@DADoESofTX]

Seems to have QuietPak per the sound level.

[@LorainFurnitureandAppliance]

DADoESofTX yes it does

[@jessebelfast424]

what is quiey pak? my 1998 maytag dc says quiet pak, but it is a loud machine on normal cycle.

[@DADoESofTX]

@@jessebelfast424 The full QuietPak package involves several changed components from the standard design. 1) A special motor pulley with a rubber bushing to isolate motor vibrations from the shaft to the belt. 2) A different design on the rubber grommets that mount the motor to the two brackets that attach to the baseplate, helping to isolate vibration resonance from the motor to the baseplate, tub, etc. ... and the motor brackets are different to accept those grommets. 3) A different, thinner v-belt that is not notched. 4) Matching pulleys on the transmission, basket drive, and pump to accept that belt. QuietPak was featured on Lady Kenmores for several years and a few lower Kenmore models such as the one of Eugene's video. Whirlpool used it on their top-of-line Imperial Mark XII for a few years and some of the early 18 lb capacity models when they were "special" in the line. The 1976-77 LDA9800 Imperial Mark 18 model and electronic control models LFA9800 (1978-79) & LHA9800 (1980-81) used the special motor-mount grommets but *did not* have the thinner belt (or pulleys for it). I don't know if any Kenmore models went that route toward the end.

[@scottonasch8819]

This was second from TOL and one of the last to use the A, B, C cycle selections. There was a similar model the year before that had the timer window above, rather than to the left of, the knob.

[@xavierhimes163]

@@DADoESofTX I know Kenmore still had the QuietPak sound insulation on their machines in the mid to late 2000s.

[@iloveappleyoutube7198]

Back then, you’d use the VeriFlex agitator to flex to people how rich u are! (Probably)

[@ScottSellsSoCal]

Awe how sad..... where’s the rust?

[@larkatmic]

Ahhh, the 70s. A poo colored agitator. 😂

[@patcola7335]

Looks more like a caramel color to me....who would think poo 💩?

[@larkatmic]

@@patcola7335 You’re right. I was kidding. Its just strange to see a dark colored agitator. I’ve never seen one. I mean you’re cleaning clothes, right? We had Lady Kenmores growing* up in the 60s. They were coppertone brown and had blue interiors. I do miss the exterior colors that they used to come in.

[@patcola7335]

@@larkatmic These were good machines in their day. Very well built and weighed roughly 250 pounds or more. The Amana top loader I have now is a featherweight in comparison to this. It works well though. My family had a few Whirlpool/Kenmore washers over the years. All good machines but my mom's favorite was the 20 LB. capacity Norge we had for about 9 years. A real working man's washer but the noisiest top loader I have ever heard.

[@larkatmic]

@@patcola7335 20lbs? I’m looking that one up. 😂 My favorite were my grandmothers General Electric pair she had from the mid 60s. They ran for 40 years, and if around today are probably still running. I’ve still got my first Maytag Neptune washer and dryer from 2003. Still works, never an issue. amazing.

[@patcola7335]

@@larkatmic Yeah. I remember the control panel saying Norge Heavy Duty 20 LB. Capacity. Had a 3/4 hp motor in it. I think the claim of 20lbs was obviously overstated but with a motor that big it could easily handle it. The first washer I remember from when I was a toddler was my mom's 1963 Kenmore washer around 1968-9. Still remember that washer to this day. The famous woo woo noises it made and all the cool sounds Whirlpool/Kenmore washers made. They were always my favorites along with Maytag.

[@nikopondexter5600]

Kenmore is actually whirlpool

[@Dog-Lover36]

You mean old-fashioned Kenmore washing machine and clothes dryer motors run similar to Whirlpool and its Canadian brand Inglis

[@nikopondexter5600]

@@Dog-Lover36 I was just talking to kenmore and whirlpool about their company

[@patcola7335]

@@nikopondexter5600 The only difference between Kenmores and whirlpools were cosmetic. On the surface Kenmores and Whirlpools looked very different for quite a while. All the same tubs and mechanicals though and that D shaped opening.

[@nikopondexter5600]

@@patcola7335 is frigidaire better than wmk

[@patcola7335]

@@nikopondexter5600 Do you mean when Frigidaire was originally a GM company or today's Frigidaire owned by Electrolux ? GM Frigidaire made some very good appliances back in the day. So did Whirlpool. I can't say with any certainly today who has a better company. I personally like Whirlpool. Have/had many of their products over the years and they generally perform very well.