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Thread Number: 1779
Interesting WCI-Gibson Washer |
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| Post# 62792 , Reply# 1 4/10/2005 at 19:35 (6,948 days old) by cehalstead (Charleston, WV) | ||
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mismatched set Too bad the washer isn't the companion machine to the dryer...would bid on it in a heartbeat, since I live in Charleston. This is the first time I have seen anything "nearby"...... | ||
Post# 62806 , Reply# 2 4/10/2005 at 21:40 (6,948 days old) by Pulsator  (Saint Joseph, MI) |
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Post# 62846 , Reply# 3 4/11/2005 at 08:25 (6,947 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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I think thats the Wizard agitator, in any case, saw one just like it last week in turquoise! | ||
| Post# 62854 , Reply# 4 4/11/2005 at 09:30 (6,947 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
That was the WCI answer to the Kelvinator agitator. They had to put those big wings high on the barrel to simulate the splashing from the Kelvinator centric action. If you can find the same agitator from the earlier machines with the porcelain tubs, they are taller with more space between the skirt vanes and the wings.
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Post# 62906 , Reply# 5 4/11/2005 at 17:48 (6,947 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I have this agitator around here too, also had it in a Kelvinator washer of the same vintage as the ebay Gibson. Horrible wash action - those vanes on the lower section are quite small and don't really do much - the load just wiggles around the top vanes in a circular pattern because the tub is whining around in a circle the whole time. I would like to have one of the late 60's or early 70's versions though, I've seen them in junkyard.
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| Post# 62980 , Reply# 6 4/12/2005 at 13:39 (6,946 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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Indexing tub I was talking to Todd (tcox) and he said if you hold the tub to keep it from indexing, the action is pretty good on it. My great grandmother's Marquette machine had that "Angel" agitator. Neat machine but I couldn't watch because of the darn lid switch :-( . | ||
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Post# 63009 , Reply# 7 4/12/2005 at 17:16 (6,946 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 63018 , Reply# 8 4/12/2005 at 19:02 (6,946 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Holding the tub increased the rollover on the 2003 Frigidaire I used last summer... 
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| Post# 63176 , Reply# 10 4/14/2005 at 11:45 (6,944 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
I'm glad you mentioned that 2003 Frigidaire, Austin. My partner is hot for the all-in-one stackable set that we saw at Lowe's here, with a full-size washer underneath and the dryer on top. When I looked at the agitator, I was rather concerned, because the vanes are SOOOO small (only a couple of inches--geez!). I had concerns about turnover, and the indexing tub sounds like it just makes it that much worse. In your experience, is this an atrocious machine? I'll tell Will to avoid it if you guys have bad experiences with them (of course, telling him to hold the tub the whole cycle should cure him of any desire for it, too :-P). 'Cause trust me, the first time the thing wiggles and doesn't turn the clothes over is the last time it hangs out at my place. It'd be up-ended over the fence and the 1-18 would be right back in its place :-P | ||
| Post# 63186 , Reply# 13 4/14/2005 at 13:22 (6,944 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Thanks for the info
Thanks for the info, Bryan and Austin. That's what I needed to know. Will's a "keep it forever, run it into the ground" kinda guy, so I don't think this machine would suit him. He likes Frigidaire's FL machines better anyhow, and considering that even Consumer Reports likes them too, I think that that would be the better route for the long haul. Or, if it doesn't yarf a roller between hither and yon, I'd be perfectly happy with my 1-18 as the primary washer. Thanks again! :-D | ||
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