Whirlpool belt drive washing some jeans.

[@petermaz701]

Wow, this really turned out to be an excellent washer. All the sounds that makes are right on point.. Wishing you many years of good washing with this.

[@patcola7335]

Thank you, Pete. I hope so.. this has so many quintessential whirlpool belt drive sounds like music to my ears.

[@maryrobert80]

Wow Pat what a great memory this is for me, My Mother had her Whirlpool for 20 years and only thing that had to be replaced on it was the pump, Other then that it was a real workhorse!!! Thanks for the video and have a great day...

[@patcola7335]

@@maryrobert80 it’s amazing when you think that this machine is over twice It’s expected life right now or close to. I mean this machine is 39 years old and it’s washing and sounding good but I didn’t check the back of the machine between the tub and the base plate to see if there was any leaking.. I could always pull it out and check. This machine owes nobody. I’m glad it brought back good memories for you. It does for me also. To me, I’ve always thought a Whirlpool /Kenmore is how a mechanical sounding washer should sound.

[@chineeboy18]

I grew up wirh one of these washers. It always amazed me at the engineering behind how these washers and how they worked. They were so well built. The sound of these washers was one of whirlpool's signature of an amazing product. 🥳💯

[@patcola7335]

@@chineeboy18 I was just commenting about the sound of the old belt driven WP/KM washers. Very soothing mechanical sounds they make and no other machines did it quite like them.

[@markvolpe2305]

We had a 70 series Kenmore belt drive washer with a penta swirl agitator and it made the same sounds as this machine (seeing that at the time Kenmore and Whirlpool were the same).

[@patcola7335]

@@markvolpe2305 I still remember my mom‘s 1963 Kenmore 600. All the same sounds from what I could remember of it I was pretty young when it died, about six or seven years old, but I distinctly remember these noises.

[@MatthewJames-st5wv]

Love this wash action. Really need to start looking for a belt drive machine.

[@jeromedavis8575]

I have used the Kenmore version back in 2003 which was the last time I used one. It had a cotton/sturdy cycle which I believe Maytag took from Kenmore back in 1997 with the Neptune.

[@MatthewJames-st5wv]

@@jeromedavis8575 Yeah. I'm glad Pat got this machine though. I wish I could find a belt drive in this condition, but honestly, I'm getting sick of washers.

[@patcola7335]

@@MatthewJames-st5wv After everything you’ve been through with that KitchenAid, I can understand. These belt drives still pop up though. I never expected to find one like this I wasn’t even looking.

[@patcola7335]

@@MatthewJames-st5wv just the operational noises of a bell drive is what makes these machines so special. It’s funny, but if you ever heard the Maytag commercial with the cavitation noises, this whirlpool makes the same draining noises.

[@maryrobert80]

Pat also when you're washing heavy things like jeans and towels, put them through a second spin to help spin out more water, this will help to dry a little bit faster in the dryer... Bob

[@patcola7335]

@@maryrobert80 Thanks Bob . One thing I will try not to do with this machine is wash jeans and towels together. I really don’t want to put undue stress on such an old machine.

[@maryrobert80]

@@patcola7335 Oh I don't mean washing them together Pat, I mean if you do a load of jeans or towels, put them through a second spin to spin out more water before drying... Bob

[@patcola7335]

@@maryrobert80 It's funny because I've largely used washers now for the last 36 years that either spun in the six, six or 700 RPM range and it makes a big deal in drying. The older belt drives could have definitely benefited from a longer spin. Everything else about these machines more than makes up for that somewhat small deficit.

[@maryrobert80]

@@patcola7335 I would love to have one of those oldies back today, I would get rid of my Speed Queen in a heartbeat even though it spins faster!!!

[@patcola7335]

@@maryrobert80 I had a speed queen AWN432 that I purchased in March of 2013 because the agitator reminded me of the old Surgilator. Was a good machine for the 7 years I had it. Was the closest I had come to owning something similar to the old Whirlpool belt drives.

[@vanni9283]

Grrrrrrrrrind clunk!!!

[@JulioBethel-w3t]

This is my favorite washer

[@Warp2090]

Wow, it appears to do a GREAT job at cleaning clothes!

[@patcola7335]

@@Warp2090 It not only appears it actually DOES!

[@jjoseph21212121]

🎶 Woowoooo woowoooo woowoooo 🎶 sweet music to my ears

[@patcola7335]

@@jjoseph21212121 Yes !The rhythmic sounds of the old belt drive Whirlpool/Kenmore washers brings me back to my childhood.

[@jjoseph21212121]

Same here my grandmother had the exact same one unfortunately the board were the knobs were had more than half the display peeled off still missed that washer thought however I got lucky and found a Whirlpool SOLID STATE MARK II SERIES believe its from the 80's

[@patcola7335]

@@jjoseph21212121 Yes, I've commented on your videos. That's a nice machine you have there. That one looks like it also has the bigger super capacity tub than the one in this one. They reduced the size of the capacity around 1981 or 82. Not by much but I think it was to get the energy savings.

[@robertwhite9898]

There’s that famous woo woo sound . It’s sad the crap they build now isn’t the same as it once was. Whirlpool use to build good machines.

[@patcola7335]

@@robertwhite9898 Right up until about 2010-12

[@imperiallebaron2391]

Buzzzzz click ka-lunk. oh how i remember that. My Mom had an Imperial Mark XII. You could walk into someone's home and tell thy had a Whirlpool just by hearing it run.

[@patcola7335]

@@imperiallebaron2391 Oh yeah 👍🏻 . Several of my friends parents back in the 70s when I was a kid had Kenmore/Whirlpool machines. One of my friends family had a 1963 Lady Kenmore 800 washer. I can still hear that thing operating and it sounded so much like this one. Also love the sound when the motor winds down from spin. Musical machines to say the least !

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

I honestly wish I had this compared to my DD.

[@patcola7335]

@@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024 They are still out there.

[@jeromedavis8575]

This is some powerful wash action. I'd love to see the various speeds from the slowest to the fastest. What was Whirlpool's purpose behind the surgilator agitator compared to their competitors?

[@patcola7335]

@@jeromedavis8575 it was marketing as far as I can tell. I think Whirlpool claimed that clothes didn’t just roll over, but they sloshed from side to side getting thoroughly clean in the tub . Just marketing.hype. I think it’s a cool looking agitator though.

[@jeromedavis8575]

@@patcola7335 I never knew Whirlpool was a laundry juggernaut back in the 1950s. I thought they were as of the 2000s before GE and everybody else.

[@jeromedavis8575]

@@patcola7335 I wish you would've snagged the matching dryer.

[@patcola7335]

@@jeromedavis8575 I believe it was gas

[@patcola7335]

@@jeromedavis8575 They were building up their reputation in the 1950s. I think they bought Estate range from RCA back in the 1950s and that is how the connection for RCA whirlpool came into being . It gave Whirlpool more clout and recognition. Not the least though was their connection with Sears. Sears was very much behind the success of Whirlpool. I think the demise of Sears has affected whirlpool hugely….. also, the major drop in quality of their products since 2010.

[@CaseyOliver-k7l]

Too bad for whirlpool they don't make those types of washers anymore so they went from Best to worst.

[@patcola7335]

@@CaseyOliver-k7l With continual energy restrictions, we will probably never see machines like this again under an administration like this. God help us for the next 4 years.

[@CaseyOliver-k7l]

@@patcola7335 ohh I know

[@Leenightwolf]

Jesus Christ is the Lord and always will be.

[@patcola7335]

@@Leenightwolf He IS LORD OF LORDS AND KING OF KINGS !AMEN !

[@Leenightwolf]

@@patcola7335 exactly right 👍