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Thread Number: 17930
Frigidaire to the Rescue! |
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Post# 292165 7/22/2008 at 19:42 (5,756 days old) by joelippard  (Hickory) |
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| Post# 292166 , Reply# 1 7/22/2008 at 19:47 (5,756 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
wonderful and beautiful--ah poppies | ||
| Post# 292184 , Reply# 2 7/22/2008 at 21:19 (5,756 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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what fun I would sure love to have a nice 1-18! | ||
| Post# 292193 , Reply# 3 7/22/2008 at 21:48 (5,756 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Capacity! | ||
| Post# 292200 , Reply# 4 7/22/2008 at 22:00 (5,756 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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| Post# 292225 , Reply# 5 7/23/2008 at 01:59 (5,756 days old) by vintagesearch () | ||
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niiiiiiiiice i hate laundromats anywho, is there a screw coming out of the lid hinge? | ||
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Post# 292238 , Reply# 6 7/23/2008 at 06:42 (5,755 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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| Post# 292274 , Reply# 7 7/23/2008 at 09:44 (5,755 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
Lots of fond memories! i had that same type with a window on the lid. But the solid tub Jet action models would actualy splash gallons more water onto their lids making the view lots more active and more fun to watch. I had many pros and cons on each one but the Rapdry 1000 spin on the solid 12 pound tub Jet-Actions was what makes them my favorite top loader of all time.The Deep Action Agitators did not tangle the clothes as bad as the Three Ring Agitators did.Granted,the turbulance in the Three Ring Agitator models was deffinately more severe but the tangling was too.I think my favorite model was tied between the WXP infinate speed/High Fassion model with the built in cabinet and the WCIR model with the window lid,panel light liquid detergent and bleach dispenser door and "silver" emblem on the agitator cap.
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Post# 292277 , Reply# 8 7/23/2008 at 10:07 (5,755 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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The high fashion model | ||
| Post# 292288 , Reply# 10 7/23/2008 at 11:10 (5,755 days old) by derrek17 () | ||
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I am "poppy" with envy! I would love to have a poppy washer in working condition! Does anyone have one they might consider selling for a reasonable price? If so email me at derrek17@aol.com | ||
| Post# 292297 , Reply# 11 7/23/2008 at 12:09 (5,755 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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Speaking of poppy could you imagine how great the built in set in the photo would look in poppy? Has anyone ever seen a set like that? | ||
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Post# 292298 , Reply# 12 7/23/2008 at 12:11 (5,755 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Post# 292313 , Reply# 13 7/23/2008 at 14:10 (5,755 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Post# 292314 , Reply# 14 7/23/2008 at 14:21 (5,755 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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The 1-18 is a great washer for bulky items - I've had turnover and thus, washing action, stop in those if they are too full but that's why we stand over them and watch every second. In case they need "help" during the cycle! Those High Fashion machines were absolutely the coolest - never have seen the washer but Don S. (jetaction) and I saw the dryer in brown being used as a filing cabinet and TV stand at a shop in Ohio a number of years ago. This washer had dispensers for bleach and softener inside the left-hand door and was the "WXN" series that had a variable speed option for wash and spin. It was a dreadfully complicated clutch system that bombed pretty quickly, as did those from Whirlpool/Kenmore, GE, Hotpoint, etc. I have one of the "WXN" Rollermatic mechanisms out in the shed that would be fun to play with someday... | ||
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Post# 292315 , Reply# 15 7/23/2008 at 14:26 (5,755 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Oh the colors, the High Fashion didn't come in Poppy that early but it wasn't far off. I have a magazine article about laundry rooms from 1969 that showed the laundry room of a woman whose husband worked for Frigidaire and she had a WCIXN washer and matching dryer in Poppy. They weren't the High Fashion models, just the standard control panel models. All porcelain - a fabulous, dreamy looking set. They called it an "experimental color" and pointed out that it was not yet available. The final color seems to be a little more orangey-brown than the photos in the article that were more true-red looking, but then, porcelain does make colors look better!
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Post# 292347 , Reply# 16 7/23/2008 at 21:06 (5,755 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 292348 , Reply# 17 7/23/2008 at 21:10 (5,755 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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I hear ya Bob: "in my fantasy washer desing schemes&quo | ||
| Post# 292354 , Reply# 18 7/23/2008 at 22:15 (5,755 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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With Jon Le Fever as my whitness,I had the dryer but not the washer in white.I had the WXP model but the clutch failed and I at that time had no clue how to fix it.I only wish I could have found a matching "High Fashion"laundry pair. They (FRIGIDAIRE) also made a "High Fashion" electric range.It had a shelf above the control panel that had 2 infra red lights to keep food hot!They also(briefly) made a 30 inch range with "Insta-Hot" water tap."FRIGIDAIRE bothers to build in more help!" I miss that company!!!! I still,to this day,have FRIGIDAIRE-ITUS!!!!
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| Post# 292355 , Reply# 19 7/23/2008 at 22:25 (5,755 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Gansky,the dispensers were for liquid detergent and fabric softner only.The bleach and dye dispenser was sdtill in the agitator.The red color on the WCIXN was known as "Matador Red" and can be seen on the FRIGIDAIRE "Color Wheel" ads placed in mmagazines in 1965-1966 as GM's 75th aniversary promotion.You would select the elegable model(s) and the color you wanted.There was a 2 to 4 week wait.I liked the red and the blue colors.
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| Post# 292572 , Reply# 20 7/25/2008 at 15:32 (5,753 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
Doggie  | ||
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Post# 292649 , Reply# 21 7/26/2008 at 07:56 (5,752 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Re: Doggie | ||
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Post# 292650 , Reply# 22 7/26/2008 at 07:57 (5,752 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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| Post# 292662 , Reply# 23 7/26/2008 at 09:18 (5,752 days old) by jamman_98 (Columbia, SC) | ||
AWWWWW | ||
| Post# 292692 , Reply# 24 7/26/2008 at 13:13 (5,752 days old) by sheerlookhomes (U.K.) | ||
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Beautiful! your poppy and puppy are both beautiful...you can tell when things are loved, it shows, nice. | ||
| Post# 292693 , Reply# 25 7/26/2008 at 13:16 (5,752 days old) by sheerlookhomes (U.K.) | ||
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Beautiful! your poppy and puppy are both beautiful, you can tell when things are loved, it shows, nice. | ||
| Post# 293232 , Reply# 26 7/28/2008 at 22:10 (5,750 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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Nice! That is a nice color. Do you have the matching dryer as well? | ||
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Post# 293241 , Reply# 27 7/28/2008 at 23:42 (5,750 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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That is a nice color. Do you have the matching dryer as well | ||
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