|
Thread Number: 32485
A 1/18 on 1/18/11 |
[Down to Last] |  |
Post# 489931 1/18/2011 at 19:02 (4,839 days old) by steved  (Guilderland, New York) |
||
|
brochure dated 8/78 
| ||
|
|
Post# 489933 , Reply# 1 1/18/2011 at 19:05 (4,839 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
||
|
Another shot - some of the details - Happy 1/18! 
| ||
|
Post# 489946 , Reply# 2 1/18/2011 at 20:06 (4,839 days old) by appnut (TX) |
||
 | ||
| Post# 489966 , Reply# 3 1/18/2011 at 21:02 (4,839 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
I had these when I was in FT. Lauderdale, FL.One of the interesting features was the agitation would stay at delicate if the water level was between mini and medium.Once it went higher than that,it would go to a faster agitation. I guess they did that to keep the spills of water at a minimum.Great washer! Three speed agitation.
| ||
| Post# 489968 , Reply# 4 1/18/2011 at 21:14 (4,839 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 489980 , Reply# 5 1/18/2011 at 21:42 (4,839 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
 | ||
|
Post# 489986 , Reply# 6 1/18/2011 at 22:02 (4,839 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
||
Frigidaire! | ||
| Post# 489996 , Reply# 7 1/18/2011 at 23:43 (4,839 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
WOW | ||
|
Post# 490004 , Reply# 8 1/19/2011 at 00:55 (4,839 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
||
3 speed motor | ||
| Post# 490011 , Reply# 9 1/19/2011 at 03:12 (4,839 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Have never seen this machine before | ||
| Post# 490025 , Reply# 10 1/19/2011 at 06:29 (4,839 days old) by A440 () | ||
|
Awesome Awesome Awesome | ||
| Post# 490027 , Reply# 11 1/19/2011 at 06:32 (4,839 days old) by A440 () | ||
|
Curious Were the controls back lit? That would look awesome if they were. Wish someone had a pair! Wonder if any are still in service? Peter don't you have a washer control head? I remember someone did. Brent | ||
|
Post# 490037 , Reply# 12 1/19/2011 at 07:08 (4,839 days old) by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
||
THE LAST FRIGIDARE CUSTOM IMPERIAL WASHER
I saw only one of these washers at a Frigidare dealer in Ohio, it was in bad condition as it had been sitting outside for years, so we left it there. I think they brought this out to compete with the WP & KM push button electronic washers & dryers that that came out in 1977. I don't think there was any type of back lit control panel on this washer nor do I believe it had a three speed motor but I could be wrong and I should just go look in my service manuals. How sad that this was the last beautiful Frigidare W&D at the end of the decade. Just when MT was about to lose thier identity with thier awful 1980 restyling and start their downward trek that would also spell the end of MT.
| ||
| Post# 490049 , Reply# 13 1/19/2011 at 08:46 (4,839 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
|
Nope, not me. I have the prior year's WCI that is a 3 speed and a WIA that was my daily driver for a few years.
I don't believe the Elite is 3 speed. There is no handwash button. The Special button was slow agitation/fast spin. They probably dropped the 3 speed to save a bit of cost.
They are backlit, but I don't think the design allowed for much illumination out of the panel. There is a push on/push off button under the signal volume (?) knob. | ||
|
Post# 490061 , Reply# 14 1/19/2011 at 09:00 (4,839 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
||
|
Elite! | ||
|
Post# 490182 , Reply# 15 1/19/2011 at 16:10 (4,839 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
||
 | ||
| Post# 490218 , Reply# 16 1/19/2011 at 19:15 (4,838 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
|
Pete thanks for the pic. Now I can count better. There are 25 buttons, excluding the now visible dial light, and how cool that the dial lights up like the Rollermatics do.
Greg is this machine still "operational" as Lily Tomlin might ask, all nasally Ernestine? --was that her telephone operator name?
"Is this the person to whom I am speaking? (snort, snort)?" | ||
| Post# 490270 , Reply# 17 1/19/2011 at 23:27 (4,838 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
 | ||
|
Post# 491047 , Reply# 18 1/23/2011 at 17:32 (4,835 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
||
the Dryer I found the picture of the dryer that matches the washer. As you can see the dial and surround are lit as well as there is a drum interior light. How cool. This set would be worth some serious money to the right collector. If I remember correctly, Greg has first dibs should they ever become available. 
| ||
|
Post# 491050 , Reply# 19 1/23/2011 at 17:49 (4,835 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
||
OOH Gawd | ||
|
Post# 491053 , Reply# 20 1/23/2011 at 17:55 (4,835 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
||
|
I thnk Peter is right | ||
| Post# 491066 , Reply# 21 1/23/2011 at 18:37 (4,834 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
|
Are we doing laundry with these or programming a computer? Lots of button = Lots of fun! Who would want a set of of these. | ||
| Forum Index: |
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
