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Thread Number: 20662
Sunday Morning Towel Wash in the Frigidaire |
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Post# 328053 2/1/2009 at 08:10 (5,562 days old) by joelippard  (Hickory) |
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Post# 328054 , Reply# 1 2/1/2009 at 08:11 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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The Contenders | ||
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Post# 328056 , Reply# 2 2/1/2009 at 08:13 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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The Challenger | ||
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Post# 328057 , Reply# 3 2/1/2009 at 08:14 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Post# 328058 , Reply# 4 2/1/2009 at 08:16 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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and we're off | ||
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Post# 328059 , Reply# 5 2/1/2009 at 08:17 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Dirt floating on top of those suds! | ||
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Post# 328060 , Reply# 6 2/1/2009 at 08:19 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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away goes all those dirty suds and water | ||
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Post# 328061 , Reply# 7 2/1/2009 at 08:19 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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The Deep Rinse | ||
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Post# 328062 , Reply# 8 2/1/2009 at 08:21 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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My Best Girl Samantha helping out with the wash | ||
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Post# 328063 , Reply# 9 2/1/2009 at 08:22 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Final Rinse | ||
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Post# 328064 , Reply# 10 2/1/2009 at 08:23 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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The Final Destination | ||
| Post# 328065 , Reply# 11 2/1/2009 at 08:54 (5,562 days old) by dj-gabriele () | ||
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Wow! That seems impressive :) Can I ask how big are the towels? I wouldn't ever be able to fit that many in my washer! At most 4 bath towels and the drum is full! I love that poppy red washing machine! | ||
| Post# 328066 , Reply# 12 2/1/2009 at 09:14 (5,562 days old) by saltysam () | ||
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Gotta Love it! Nothing like doing laundry in a Frigidaire! Great pics Joe! Mark | ||
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Post# 328067 , Reply# 13 2/1/2009 at 09:21 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Can I ask how big are the towels? | ||
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Post# 328076 , Reply# 14 2/1/2009 at 10:45 (5,562 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Poppy 1/18 | ||
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Post# 328081 , Reply# 15 2/1/2009 at 11:10 (5,562 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 328088 , Reply# 16 2/1/2009 at 12:49 (5,562 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Nice load Joe | ||
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Post# 328096 , Reply# 17 2/1/2009 at 13:59 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Here is the Control Panel | ||
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Post# 328099 , Reply# 18 2/1/2009 at 14:01 (5,562 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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and a close up | ||
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Post# 328122 , Reply# 19 2/1/2009 at 15:04 (5,562 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 328162 , Reply# 20 2/1/2009 at 17:14 (5,562 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 328185 , Reply# 21 2/1/2009 at 18:36 (5,562 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 328235 , Reply# 22 2/1/2009 at 22:50 (5,562 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Poppy 1/18! | ||
| Post# 328248 , Reply# 23 2/1/2009 at 23:39 (5,562 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York) | ||
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I did enjoy that, even though, or especially since I sold my Poppy red, but to a memeber here! They are nice, big, rugged machines that use tons of water. Thanks for the memories, espeically the color. | ||
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Post# 328257 , Reply# 25 2/2/2009 at 00:13 (5,562 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 328316 , Reply# 26 2/2/2009 at 10:23 (5,561 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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I think you should get a high efficiency front loader LOL, there is no way I'll ever have one of those things Laundress, I'd sure love to get my hands on one of those noisy old Jet Action machines! I grew up with one myself. BTW, there are methods of quieting them, as for efficency in today's "government" standards I'm not sure that their definition of efficency and the thoroughness the machines are noted for go hand in hand. If anyone on here has one they want to sell... just let me know! | ||
| Post# 328322 , Reply# 27 2/2/2009 at 10:54 (5,561 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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If I had your poppy red Frigidaire's they would definitely become my daily drivers! Absolutely beautiful they are! | ||
| Post# 328326 , Reply# 28 2/2/2009 at 11:19 (5,561 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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When did Frigidaire stop using "bouncy" agitators. I'm really impressed with the rollover on the Unimatic, Rollermatic, and Jet Action machines. It's a shame the don't make them anymore. | ||
| Post# 328334 , Reply# 29 2/2/2009 at 11:41 (5,561 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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Neat I-18. As to Launderess' statement, wouldn't a solid tub Unimatic exceed today's standards? Bobby in Boston | ||
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Post# 328341 , Reply# 30 2/2/2009 at 12:21 (5,561 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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When did Frigidaire stop using "bouncy" agitators? This brings up a sore spot around here... In 1979 GM sold off Frigidaire to WCI who did not adopt the same mechanism as the Real Frigidaire, instead replacing it with internals made by Westinghouse. There was still a Frigidaire 1-18, but it was not GM sourced and had an oscillating agitator and indexing tub. I hear they were hell to work on and didn't clean as well. I'm generally disgusted at the sight of one even though they now are also vintage machines. It's a shame they don't make them anymore You have no idea how much I wish they still did. High standards and real quality are a rare find these days. | ||
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Post# 328434 , Reply# 32 2/2/2009 at 20:13 (5,561 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Am No Expert
IIRC, GM decided it was not worth the effort to spend money retooling and making new dies for production, and neither did WCI. GM like others who got out of the appliance business early, saw where things were going, that is a trend towards being a consumer good, rather than a "major" investment. Small wonder why today a handful of companies own most of the major brand names. L. | ||
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Post# 328519 , Reply# 33 2/3/2009 at 08:23 (5,560 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh Joe | ||
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Post# 328534 , Reply# 34 2/3/2009 at 10:52 (5,560 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Thanks Jet! I really appreciate all the kind comments. I felt a little gawdy about putting more pics of this machine on here because I've featured it here on several occasions, but I really wanted to share. Guys I'd love to see pics of your Frigidaires on this thread, please feel free to add your pictures to this thread, let's all celebrate the machines that we love!
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| Post# 328536 , Reply# 35 2/3/2009 at 11:20 (5,560 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Re: Frigidaire Washing 
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| Post# 328537 , Reply# 36 2/3/2009 at 11:24 (5,560 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Overflow, I sure do miss having this machine hooked up! Nothing beats it for sheer viewing pleasure. 
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| Post# 328539 , Reply# 37 2/3/2009 at 11:26 (5,560 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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and finally Rapidry! 
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