You can find them in the Yellow Pages under the following headings: Unlike the counterweight machine, the gearing in the orbital transmission can be serviced without removing the transmission from the machine.įind yourself a good appliance parts dealer. The "orbital" transmissions are interchangeable with the pre-1980's so-called "counterweight" transmissions. The orbital machine, manufactured since the late '80's, is a "Newton" machine with a redesigned "orbital" transmission with only six moving parts. They are also known in the parts houses as Maytag "Newton" machines. The so-called Maytag "old-style" washers, or "orbital" machines, are virtually the same old reliable design that Maytag has been using for 40-plus years now. Some of the older Montgomery Ward / Signature machines are Norge machines. They have continued to manufacture these "Herrin" machines as Maytag "Performa" models and high-end Crosley brand machines, but they have gone through a LOT of evolution. They are also known as Maytag "Herrin" machines in the parts houses. Norge was the original designer of these machines. "Performa" and "Atlantis" machines are the result of the purchase of the Norge and Crosley line (and design) by Maytag. MAYTAG: Maytag has two different top-loading washers wearing the Maytag brand name. Pre-1980 2-belt, 3-belt and "fluid drive" machines are all but extinct, and difficult and very expensive to get parts for, and thus are not covered in this manual. Maytag has recently purchased Amana, but as of this writing, it has not shown up as differences in their product line. Some Montgomery Ward / Signature machines were manufactured by WCI, some by Norge (see Maytag.)ĪMANA: Same company as Speed Queen for awhile. They are still marketing products under Frigidaire and Gibson if you look at the model number, it will start with a G or an F. They appear to have redesigned virtually their entire lineup, and in my never-to-be-humble opinion, the new designs are one heckuva lot better than the old designs. In the '90's, WCI was bought by Swedish giant Electrolux, who changed the company name back to the Frigidaire Home Products Company. Frankly, these washers were pretty poorly designed, displaying major oil and water leakage within five years. WCI's machines were sold under these original brand names, as well as Westinghouse and White-Westinghouse brands. These machines were sold as GE, Hotpoint, and RCA machines.īoth the "old-style" and the newer "front-access" GE machine designs are covered in this manual, in chapters 5 and 6.įRIGIDAIRE: In the ('70's? "80's?) Westinghouse became White Consolidated Industries (WCI) and started buying up a whole bunch of different brands, including Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, and others. Unlike the old model, there is no rear access panel on these machines all the machine internals are accessed through the front. In 1995, GE started making a new "front access" washing machine. These machines were sold as GE, Hotpoint, and "private-labelled" as JC Penney and Penncrest brands. GENERAL ELECTRIC: Until 1995, GE had made the same old fairly reliable design for 30 years. Kenmore washers are, and always have been, private-labelled "Whirlpool" washers, both belt-drive and direct-drive. KitchenAid and Roper machines are direct-drive. In the '90's, Whirlpool purchased KitchenAid.
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These are known in the parts houses as "Whirlpool direct drive" models.īoth are covered in this book, in Chapters 3 & 4 with full instructions and diagrams of the whirlpool washer parts that may need replacing. In the early 80's, Whirlpool began manufacturing their "Design 2000" washers. They are known in the parts houses as "Whirlpool belt-drive" washing machine models. WHIRLPOOL: From the 50's into the early 80's, Whirlpool used essentially the same old, dependable, bullet-proof design. 1-1(a) THE BIG FIVE WASHING MACHINE BRANDSįollowing are the primary domestic manufacturers of the machines sold in the USA and Canada.
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