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Thread Number: 23824
Oh, Frigilux... |
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| Post# 370859 8/9/2009 at 23:25 (5,365 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Post# 370860 , Reply# 1 8/9/2009 at 23:54 (5,365 days old) by frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Oh.My.God. That's the one! Possibly the worst agitator for rollover I've ever come across. Loved the circle-spray fill, though. And the spin-drain. If I recall correctly, the console still looked quite a bit like a 1-18 at this point. I bought my machine in late '86 or early '87. Nate, you big tease; let's see the dashboard!! | ||
| Post# 370866 , Reply# 2 8/10/2009 at 00:11 (5,364 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Nate--- You are evil. I like that in a man. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
| Post# 370868 , Reply# 3 8/10/2009 at 00:47 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Let's go there...
Eugene--This one has a production date of 1989, so you get the carbon-composite look control panel. :-) And no, I don't have a Jet-Circle on this one, alas. Lawrence--*wink* ;-) Hey, I said I'd have an all-Frigidaire household. I didn't say how. I love being the champion of vintage WCI schwag. So without further ado... 
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| Post# 370869 , Reply# 4 8/10/2009 at 00:51 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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The control panel | ||
| Post# 370871 , Reply# 5 8/10/2009 at 00:52 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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The dryer | ||
| Post# 370872 , Reply# 6 8/10/2009 at 00:52 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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What you'd expect to see | ||
| Post# 370873 , Reply# 7 8/10/2009 at 00:57 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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And yes...
You aren't kidding, that agitator sucks almost as badly as the new-vintage single-actions. I think the curved vanes were to allow the agitator to release the clothes on the back-stroke, so that tangling was minimized. Unfortunately, so was rollover :- I've already ordered the Kelvinator angel-wing agitator to replace this (with fabric-softener dispenser, so as to treat m'self ;-) ); that agitator was kick-butt in my old Kelvy Franklin. The wings pulled everything in, and the super-high vanes on the bottom created quite the current. Oh, and I sure as heck disabled that lid switch. Being locked out of the washer at the end of the cycle is almost as infuriating as always locking the keys in your car. | ||
| Post# 370887 , Reply# 8 8/10/2009 at 03:29 (5,364 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 370897 , Reply# 9 8/10/2009 at 06:11 (5,364 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Thanks, Nate! That definitely brings back memories. That was my first Frigidaire washer. I had it for about a year. I'm trying to remember if the circle spray was offered on the full line or just the upper-end machines when I bought mine. When Frigidaire briefly offered a rear-control front-loader (WCI/Westy clone) I snapped one up and sold the top-loader. I can't believe they actually used that agitator for more than one year! It was so wimpy. It looks like the hand-wash agitator in an early '70s Westy. Having come to really love my '06 Frigidaire top-loader---in the same way a parent loves their odd, zitty, middle-child "C" student--- I've nutured a growing, perverse, desire to snag a historical line of post-GM washers. I'd love to have one of the first WCI Frigidaires, when they were kind of a Frankensteinian WCI/Westinghouse mash-up in Frigidaire clothing. Then I'd have to have one of the middle-80's machines (like the one above); one of the hard-to-find-because-they-were-only-offered-for-about-fifteen-minutes front-loaders; and I have my '06 to round out the collection. I would probably have to ventilate my laundry room better to avoid being overcome by the plastic fumes, LOL. At last...something to aspire to! | ||
| Post# 370910 , Reply# 10 8/10/2009 at 08:35 (5,364 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Hi Nate, so good to see you posting again!! Look at it this way, it sure beats having to go out to do your laundry!!! Terry | ||
| Post# 370957 , Reply# 13 8/10/2009 at 15:08 (5,364 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
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Post# 370959 , Reply# 14 8/10/2009 at 15:21 (5,364 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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"Well, well, well, well, well..." (stubs cigarette repeatedly into ashtray; rises from chair) "Jed. So nice to see you." (rattles glass of scotch/rocks; lights new cigarette) "I see you've flown in to reprise your role as 'The Negative Vibe Merchant' in our little discussion about post-GM Frigidaire washers. Jed, Jed, Jed...never one to miss an opportunity." (gulps last of drink, blows smoke in Jed's general direction, saunters out cooly, stage right) ;) | ||
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Post# 370967 , Reply# 16 8/10/2009 at 15:44 (5,364 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Believe it or not... Electrolux reintroduced the same agitator concept recently here in Brazil and the result was great. It has one of the best rollovers I've seen lately. Of course the agitator's design is very different, but it has the curved vanes on the bottom and the straigh vanes on the top. | ||
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Post# 370974 , Reply# 17 8/10/2009 at 15:53 (5,364 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 370984 , Reply# 18 8/10/2009 at 16:23 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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LOL | ||
| Post# 370987 , Reply# 19 8/10/2009 at 16:25 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Thomas
I'd love to see the reintroduced agitator. Usually, my mantra is, "If they'd designed these machines to have tub brakes, the turnover'd be great," but in this case, I can literally hold the tub stationary, and nothing really happens. It just sucks. I'll get some video of it in its current state, for you purists ;-), and then we'll see the difference when it gets upgraded with the Kelvy agitator. It also needs a new belt; I suspect the current one is just spaghetti strands hanging over a pile of powdered rubber at the bottom of the machine, but for now, it goes. :-) | ||
| Post# 370988 , Reply# 20 8/10/2009 at 16:27 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Laundromat
Terry, the purest form of happiness in life (after strong coffee, of course) is having machines that are not coin-operated. Also, there's the thrill of knowing that whatever yuk accumulates in them is purely your own. But I think Launderess did that topic mega-justice in one of the Super threads recently... | ||
| Post# 371046 , Reply# 21 8/10/2009 at 21:15 (5,364 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
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Frigilux | ||
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Post# 371085 , Reply# 23 8/10/2009 at 23:13 (5,364 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Did someone say cigarette? 
When I bought my first condo-townhouse in 1987, it had a less than a year-old Kelvinator-branded washer paired with a mid-late 60's WP two speed gas dryer. WP dryers had already kicked the porcelain top habit by that point it I couldn't get the flame to come on so out it went. I was thrilled to have the washer though as I'd never had one to play with before. Mine was not quiet and I thought the performance was middling at best but I had a blast playing with it. A great spray-rinse as I remember. Congrats on the new place, Nate and keep the washers and pictures coming! Craigslist has new and exciting wonders every day ;-) | ||
| Post# 371091 , Reply# 24 8/10/2009 at 23:24 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Hee hee!
Love the pic, dear ;-) I'm rendering the video I compiled to YouTube, so expect a fun-fest in an hour or so. Yes, it has a great spray-rinse, but you'll see why you need it when the video debuts... I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to see the CR reviews for this from that year. Considering they still did the infamous orange-washcloth turnover tests (in which the twenty-pound Magic Chef kicked everyone's butts and sent them home crying), this machine should have placed below a Speed Queen. | ||
| Post# 371092 , Reply# 25 8/10/2009 at 23:25 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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By the way... | ||
| Post# 371109 , Reply# 26 8/10/2009 at 23:51 (5,364 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Kelly
That Custom Deluxe wall oven is still going strong, Electri-Clean and all :-) And yes, the waffles were too much fun! I still have that waffle iron (it's been to here, Missouri, and back), as it was my grandmother's, and the recipe I've found (I found a better one) is to die for. Straight from the 1956 Betty Crocker cookbook! :-) No more buttermilk for this boy! The house here has room for a 40-inch range, and you can bet your behind I'm going to take advantage of that ;-). A GE range like Greg's showed up here (temp probe and all), but I didn't have the coin (nor the crane) to acquire it...but you can be sure I will! :-D | ||
| Post# 371174 , Reply# 27 8/11/2009 at 09:14 (5,363 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
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Post# 371188 , Reply# 28 8/11/2009 at 10:31 (5,363 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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What happened to this agitator past 20+ years? The answer is on the video. By the way, it's the best washing machine available in brazil. Everybody is amazed with it's capacity, cleaning efficiency and dependability. filling: If you pay atention, you can se the curved fins under water. I'll try to get a picture. and post here. CLICK HERE TO GO TO thomasortega's LINK | ||
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Post# 371190 , Reply# 29 8/11/2009 at 10:43 (5,363 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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agitation this machine has several agitation profiles thanks to the super accurate step motor. CLICK HERE TO GO TO thomasortega's LINK | ||
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Post# 371192 , Reply# 30 8/11/2009 at 10:48 (5,363 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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the TOL version has the Acquajet system, which spins with the drum full of water, making it overflow, to helt mixing the detergent. It's a little scry, but the motor is properly design for that funcion. CLICK HERE TO GO TO thomasortega's LINK | ||
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Post# 371193 , Reply# 31 8/11/2009 at 10:49 (5,363 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Final spin 1000 rpm CLICK HERE TO GO TO thomasortega's LINK | ||
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