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Pyrex Agitator?????
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Post# 458206   8/20/2010 at 22:28 (4,995 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)        

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Robert, our webmaster, claims he has a washer with a PYREX agitator??????????? As a Pyrex collecter, I'd love a pic posted.
Thanks
Mark





Post# 458209 , Reply# 1   8/20/2010 at 22:57 (4,995 days old) by washernoob ()        

that would be awesome! I too would love to see a pic.

Post# 458212 , Reply# 2   8/20/2010 at 23:07 (4,995 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)        
here is video of it off of youtube

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it is in a 1950's Maytag wringer washer with a plastic demo tub....The reason they used a columless pyrex agitator in this machine was so they prosepctive buyer could see the what waws underneath it....PAT COFFEY

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Post# 458213 , Reply# 3   8/20/2010 at 23:09 (4,995 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)        
here is another video of it

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Post# 458257 , Reply# 4   8/21/2010 at 10:36 (4,995 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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We have company this weekend, remind me next week and I will take a picture when I get time.

Post# 458388 , Reply# 5   8/21/2010 at 23:46 (4,994 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Wouldn't PYrex glass be too fragile to use for an agitator?I would think it could be Lucite instead?The video clips of the machine are impressive-the "agitator" looks more like an "impellor" since it doesn't have a post.

Post# 458393 , Reply# 6   8/22/2010 at 00:09 (4,994 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)        

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Remember, this is a demonstrator washer. I don't think the agitator was meant for daily operation... That being said, I'll bet it would hold up...

RCD


Post# 458412 , Reply# 7   8/22/2010 at 05:29 (4,994 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
Functioing Demonstrator

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The last operational demonstrator I remember wash full of water and poker chips. Quite an attention getter when you passed by the appliance department.

Malcolm


Post# 458430 , Reply# 8   8/22/2010 at 08:54 (4,994 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)        
Pyrex glass fragile???????

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If Pyrex glass were fragile you would not be able to take it out of a freezer and put it right into a hot oven, nor would it be popular for use in labrotory setting either. Also I don't think as many pieces that have survived would still be around if it were fragile. PAT COFFEY



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Post# 458595 , Reply# 9   8/22/2010 at 23:42 (4,993 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Pyrex glass-yes it can withstand sudden temp changes-to a point-but Don't DROP any Pyrex item-it will break-During my years in chemestry-have broken a few peices of Pyrex labware from drops.Like any glass it is fragile "mechanically"Maybe the "impellor" design of the Pyrex agitator gives it more mechanical strength.and if it was used in the clear drum with poker chips that shouldn't be a problem.


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