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Finally Found My Dream Pair! |
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Post# 622936   9/6/2012 at 07:43 (4,243 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Pics to follow soon....But now I am getting ready for my partners 50th birthday bash and have no time. They are the exact Frigidaire 1-18 pair in avocado as in archived thread #39972 but in MINTY condition,having belonged to an old couple in their summer home.The washer works and sounds like it should in every way. The only issue is with this set is with the dryer, it works great but has a steady squeak which is not terrible but is definitely there and will have to be addressed.My question is is this likely to be a roller around the edge in back of the drum or a center bearing on the center of the drum and how likely and where will I locate parts? Please don't tell me what a pain in the behind it is gonna be to fix, I can already imagine.....But nevertheless I am thrilled to have found them! A lifetime dream come true..
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Post# 622942 , Reply# 1   9/6/2012 at 07:54 (4,243 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 622961 , Reply# 2   9/6/2012 at 09:37 (4,243 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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YAY! There's nothing like finding your dream machines cheap or free. |
Post# 622963 , Reply# 3   9/6/2012 at 10:16 (4,243 days old) by EarthlyAmy (Barton, VT)   |   | |
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Post# 622970 , Reply# 4   9/6/2012 at 11:21 (4,243 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)   |   | |
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Post# 622971 , Reply# 5   9/6/2012 at 11:29 (4,243 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 622992 , Reply# 6   9/6/2012 at 13:55 (4,243 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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My 1-18 set had relatively new rollers, but the previous owner said he replaced them almost every 2 years thoughout the life of the dryer. These are the recent Almond ones you referenced. His was an upstairs installation next to the bedrooms, maybe he was too picky? Mine squeak for the first few minutes is all, and I don't care much since it's the basement and always another machine washing nosily at the same time. But yes I have heard the rollers are the weak point, but easily Ebay available. And you gotta get into any dryer somewhat routinely to de-lint for safety, so not a big issue to replace rollers every few years to keep a Favorite running. Happy 1-18's, they are cool as hell for sure. |
Post# 623659 , Reply# 7   9/9/2012 at 15:16 (4,240 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 623661 , Reply# 8   9/9/2012 at 15:19 (4,240 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 623662 , Reply# 9   9/9/2012 at 15:20 (4,240 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 623664 , Reply# 10   9/9/2012 at 15:23 (4,240 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 623665 , Reply# 11   9/9/2012 at 15:26 (4,240 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 623668 , Reply# 12   9/9/2012 at 15:28 (4,240 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 623669 , Reply# 13   9/9/2012 at 15:30 (4,240 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 623670 , Reply# 14   9/9/2012 at 15:36 (4,240 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 623770 , Reply# 15   9/9/2012 at 21:30 (4,239 days old) by 76SPEEDQUEEN (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 623777 , Reply# 16   9/9/2012 at 23:20 (4,239 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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It looks like your washer was made in 1978 and the dryer 1977. Year of manufacture is the first number of the serial number.
The pair look to be in very nice condition. I too have an avocado pair and the shade changes based on the light of day and the wall color. My laundry room is painted a medium olive green and it makes the avocado look more like sage green. Enjoy! Patrick |
Post# 623918 , Reply# 17   9/10/2012 at 14:08 (4,239 days old) by 76speedqueen (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 623929 , Reply# 18   9/10/2012 at 14:59 (4,239 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Congrats on a fun set, Frigidaire had a very nice avocado green. I have the same washer you just found, in gold, and it's a very fine machine. There must be luck in the 1-18 dryer hunting for some, I've only ever seen one in my travels that was so rusted at the bottom it wasn't worth even wiggling through the staircase to bring home.
Enjoy! |
Post# 624008 , Reply# 19   9/10/2012 at 19:01 (4,238 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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As Patrick mentioned the washer is a little newer as it does not have the shaded cabinet like the dryer. All US appliance manufacturers started changing to non shaded colors around 1976 when the almond color was also introduced, which was never shaded. After this time all manufacturers colors matched so you could buy and brand you wanted for your new kitchen or laundry room and have them all match. |
Post# 624205 , Reply# 20   9/11/2012 at 14:18 (4,238 days old) by 76speedqueen (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 625664 , Reply# 21   9/17/2012 at 13:58 (4,232 days old) by 76speedqueen (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 628089 , Reply# 22   9/28/2012 at 13:21 (4,221 days old) by 76speedqueen (Orleans County Ny)   |   | |
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Post# 628096 , Reply# 23   9/28/2012 at 14:02 (4,221 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 628152 , Reply# 24   9/28/2012 at 18:56 (4,220 days old) by FEster (Lafayette La USA)   |   | |
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Sweet! I like. FEster |