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Thread Number: 15777
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Post# 264518 2/11/2008 at 20:02 (5,916 days old) by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Hey Gang ~ After going a month without a camera - yesterday I picked up a new Cannon since being redeemed of the interest free loan I lent to the government. For the last 3 or 4 weeks I've been bring my Sunday laundry over to the house to run a few loads through the Unimatic while working on the house. Nothing is like setting PVC joints with the smell of drying sheets in the back ground. The machine is a WO-65 with some misfit parts. It has the WO-65-2 lid switch, a pulsator column from a '55 Unimatic, and is also missing the lint chaser ring - but that just adds to the fun. The machine has been in Iowa for almost a year now and after a recent trip to the doctor in Omaha over New Years, sees a weekly rotation of sheets and other whites for a nice wash. Please enjoy the film - and don't mind me while I'm loading the machine. The money I spent on the camera took up the funds for the professional model I had hired. Instead I sent her to Greg's since he is needing a feminine touch on his KDS-18 ;-) Ben CLICK HERE TO GO TO swestoyz's LINK 
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Post# 264519 , Reply# 1 2/11/2008 at 20:24 (5,916 days old) by supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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| Post# 264521 , Reply# 2 2/11/2008 at 20:33 (5,916 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 264537 , Reply# 3 2/11/2008 at 22:44 (5,915 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 264544 , Reply# 4 2/12/2008 at 00:23 (5,915 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 264552 , Reply# 5 2/12/2008 at 05:10 (5,915 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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I don't get it!
Every time I see a video of one of these machines I am really impressed by the rollover. It seems to me these machines would wash really well. What happened? Why did this design go away? Is it just because the majority of washers had the traditional style agitator and these were just too different? Did Frigidaire have a patent on this design preventing other manufacturers from copying it? | ||
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Post# 264554 , Reply# 6 2/12/2008 at 05:43 (5,915 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Frigidaire Washday | ||
| Post# 264559 , Reply# 7 2/12/2008 at 06:09 (5,915 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 264625 , Reply# 8 2/12/2008 at 12:22 (5,915 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Hey Mike - Yes, that is a F & P hiding back there. Needs a new main bearing/seal assembly as she howls as loud as she barks! One of these days when the house is done and the basement is completed - I'll do a complete video and update the collection page. Thanks everyone - it is always refreshing to hear nice comments about some Unimatic action from satisfied customers. Ben | ||
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Post# 264639 , Reply# 9 2/12/2008 at 14:08 (5,915 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 264647 , Reply# 10 2/12/2008 at 14:38 (5,915 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) | ||
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Unimatic Entertainment for the Shark! Hi Ben! Thanks for sharing this Frigidaire demo. While listening to those wonderful Unimatic sounds, I was also munching on a Happy Joe's Supreme Pizza that was just delivered. --Laundry Shark | ||
| Post# 264649 , Reply# 11 2/12/2008 at 15:25 (5,915 days old) by customline (pennsylvania) | ||
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Very Nice...... That was a lot of fun to watch. Nothing like a real thorough wash! | ||
| Post# 264660 , Reply# 12 2/12/2008 at 16:41 (5,915 days old) by surgilator1 (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||
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its simply poetry in motion. was able to witness steve riley's frigidaire doing its thing and was just speechless! thanks for sharing.steve | ||
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Post# 264713 , Reply# 13 2/12/2008 at 22:58 (5,914 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 264734 , Reply# 14 2/13/2008 at 00:13 (5,914 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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I love Frigidaires!
When I have the space and the money, a Unimatic is high on my list. If ever Robert wants to part with his turquoise WCI-58, put me on the list! I just love how effective the Frigidaire's are, especially the Unimatics. Thanks for posting, Ben. It really brightened up my day. Maybe we got it right the first time around, Dave | ||
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Post# 264791 , Reply# 16 2/13/2008 at 13:46 (5,914 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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re: A-700
Hey John - Of all the 700's I've seen - they've all had the rinse temp switch on top of the panel. Although all the 700's I've seen were made in 62 or later. Maybe some of the early 700's in 1961 did not have the switch - those that were mostly re-badged 142's? More on the machine pictured later - it is a 'franken-project' ;-) Thanks again everyone - these washers are by far one of the cornerstone machines of the group. Even if you don't own one, they sure are great to enjoy during a wash-in. Ben 
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| Post# 264797 , Reply# 17 2/13/2008 at 14:49 (5,914 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Grand shot of master control
Thanks for the video, Ben, that's the exact washer of my childhood, the fabulous double rinser. Have often wondered why they paused after the spins and waited before filling. Any ideas? Later Unimatics flew right into the fill from the spin making quite a hurricane of water. Always appreciate how you can really stuff that tiny tub with such amazing results. Try that with a Bendix ;'D | ||
| Post# 264799 , Reply# 18 2/13/2008 at 15:01 (5,914 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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very nice, swestoyz. i too was surprised at how much you successfully loaded into the Unimatic. Mike, when are you gonna see another of your videos? | ||
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Post# 264833 , Reply# 19 2/13/2008 at 19:28 (5,914 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Ben | ||
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