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Post# 99286   12/21/2005 at 18:18 (6,693 days old) by automagic ()   |   | |
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No pun intended! Here are the first pics of my new 1-18 set!! |
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Post# 99287 , Reply# 1   12/21/2005 at 18:18 (6,693 days old) by automagic ()   |   | |
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:-) |
Post# 99288 , Reply# 2   12/21/2005 at 18:20 (6,693 days old) by automagic ()   |   | |
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:-) |
Post# 99289 , Reply# 3   12/21/2005 at 18:21 (6,693 days old) by automagic ()   |   | |
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Post# 99290 , Reply# 4   12/21/2005 at 18:21 (6,693 days old) by retromom ()   |   | |
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I'm so glad that Santa came early for you! Is that jet action and a fabric softener dispenser that we are seeing in that pic? :-D They are beautiful! Enjoy them! Venus :-) |
Post# 99292 , Reply# 5   12/21/2005 at 18:25 (6,693 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 99296 , Reply# 7   12/21/2005 at 19:16 (6,693 days old) by washaholic ()   |   | |
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Great pics. I am from detroit would love to see it in action. I visit chicago often. Darin |
Post# 99297 , Reply# 8   12/21/2005 at 19:17 (6,693 days old) by washaholic ()   |   | |
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Great pics. I am from detroit would love to see it in action. I visit chicago often. Darin |
Post# 99298 , Reply# 9   12/21/2005 at 19:27 (6,693 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 99308 , Reply# 10   12/21/2005 at 21:18 (6,692 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)   |   | |
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Post# 99320 , Reply# 12   12/21/2005 at 22:58 (6,692 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 99334 , Reply# 13   12/22/2005 at 04:31 (6,692 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Am so glad those units found a home with a member who truly loves and appreciates them. You certianly didn't waste any time getting them home, did you? *LOL* Congrats on your new "toys" and many happy washings/dryings. Regarding the dispenser and other goodies: Isn't it so grand when a vitnage unit comes complete with manuals and other things which make the item whole? Sometimes one spends hours more with the manuals and extras than with the acutal item. Launderess |
Post# 99343 , Reply# 14   12/22/2005 at 06:32 (6,692 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 99355 , Reply# 16   12/22/2005 at 09:52 (6,692 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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How quiet is the washer, since it appears to have had little use? Mine was used by 3 people since 1978 and sounds like a diesel engine...:) |
Post# 99360 , Reply# 17   12/22/2005 at 11:06 (6,692 days old) by hoover1060 ()   |   | |
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Congrats Donnie, They are beauties and I know how much you wanted a 1-18 set. Can't wait to see those in person! |
Post# 99362 , Reply# 18   12/22/2005 at 11:09 (6,692 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 99372 , Reply# 20   12/22/2005 at 13:30 (6,692 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)   |   | |
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Nice set Donnie! BTW, Are you left handed? |
Post# 99376 , Reply# 21   12/22/2005 at 13:53 (6,692 days old) by retromom ()   |   | |
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Donnie: Funny, I was just telling Austin how the laundry room walls matched the 1-18 set! Great job! |
Post# 99408 , Reply# 22   12/22/2005 at 16:24 (6,692 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 99437 , Reply# 24   12/22/2005 at 19:46 (6,692 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)   |   | |
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Toggle was right! Is it backwards or is it just me? |
Post# 99451 , Reply# 25   12/22/2005 at 20:41 (6,691 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 99457 , Reply# 26   12/22/2005 at 21:03 (6,691 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 99458 , Reply# 27   12/22/2005 at 21:09 (6,691 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Interesting how the hookups are reversed from the usual washer-left arrangement. I wonder what would happen with a Kenmore in its place? ;-) |
Post# 99464 , Reply# 28   12/22/2005 at 21:21 (6,691 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Said: the sink and plumbing is to the right of the washer, It might just be to keep the pluming runs short. Frequently the kit. and bath are back-to-back for just such a reason. I grew up with (and have always coincidentally had) the DW to the left of the sink. Is the right better for righties? Don't know; I am a lefty myself. |
Post# 99465 , Reply# 29   12/22/2005 at 21:23 (6,691 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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My house built in 2005 has washer on the right. The house in which I grew up, built in 1964 was washer on right. The house my parents bought in 1980, built in 1972, has washer on the right. It was done that way in all three cases so the dryer vents directly through an outside wall. The wall behind them was/is an inside wall -- can't vent the dryer into a bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen!
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Post# 99609 , Reply# 30   12/23/2005 at 19:53 (6,691 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 99611 , Reply# 31   12/23/2005 at 20:04 (6,691 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Donnie was kind enough to email me scans of the his user guides and instructions to his beautiful new Frigidaire 1-18 set for all of us to enjoy. Use and Care for Frigidaire Washer Washing Tips for Frigidaire Washer Use and Care for Frigidaire Dryer Washing Tips for Frigidaire Dryer |
Post# 99620 , Reply# 32   12/23/2005 at 20:50 (6,690 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Have my weekend reading! Thanks Donnie! Now I simply have to have one of these washers! Pity they never were made in a more compact "space saving" design. My aunt had one of these machines, and during one long summer vaction at her house helped her do the laundry. Having never seen a washer where the agitator bobbed up and down, it was quite amazing to watch, oh but the noise! Interesting thing about reading the manuals is all the neat information regarding laundry practices one hardly sees today in washer manuals. Things like starching, dyeing, washing pillows, and electric blankets. It does seem however many new front loading washers have dispensed with writing directions in their manuals,and just created special cycles to deal with all and sundry. 22 gallons of water per cycle, guess we'll never see the likes of these behemoths again, well not unless they can bring water use down to around a F&P top loader. Launderess |
Post# 99623 , Reply# 33   12/23/2005 at 21:01 (6,690 days old) by lightedcontrols ()   |   | |
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Congratulations on the beautiful Frigidaire set! May you have many super sudsy washes!!! Mark |
Post# 99674 , Reply# 34   12/24/2005 at 08:32 (6,690 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Said: Interesting how the hookups are reversed from the usual washer-left arrangement. Here's a slant ya may not have thought of..... Housing in my area is MUCH older than most of your are used to. You'd consider a 1950's house old. To us it's NEW! Here electricity came LATER. Cental heating came later. Central (residential) cooling is just starting to become the norm (S L O W L Y ). Although most homes now have 110/220v service it is not uncommon to see only 50a service. Many aparmtents still have 110v 30a service with only two 15a circuits. Anyway, to make some sort of point finally.. Washers were added later. Certainly dryers came MUCH later and you squeeze them in where ya can. I guess I am saying here you don't always build new to suit... |
Post# 99675 , Reply# 35   12/24/2005 at 08:49 (6,690 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Said: It does seem however many new front loading washers have dispensed with writing directions in their manuals,and just created special cycles to deal with all and sundry. I find this interesting, in that we came away from that 50's and 60's mentality where a separate cycle was needed for each and every type of fabric or article to a basic 3 to 6 cycles /programmes. Regular PermaPress / EasyCare / Wash n' Wear Delicate /Gentle and the TOL fun stuff such as Pre-Wash Pre-Soak (Automatic) Second Rinse. I may like the quality or Euro-machines, but to me IMHO The limited capacity, the time factor and the multitude of cycles (read: overkill) just don't appeal to me. I am actually sorry to see that we here are also going cuckoo with too many (ridiculous) cycles. How about some FUN cycles like: Club / "Disco" (Cigarettes and booze, cologne perfume) Beach (sand and greasy oils everywhere) Holiday meal (stains, ya know) Office (dark colors, maybe some wool, pencil and ink on cuffs) Garage-wear/ painting clothes. Blue collar job (grease dirt, muck) Gardening (mud,dirt, allergens) F&P has this already n'est ce pas? SPANDEX-BE-GONE a cycle to destroy your family's really ill-fitting or inappropriate to age/gender/weight stuff. OK'nuff said. LOL We now return this thread to it's proper flow, already in progress. |
Post# 99743 , Reply# 36   12/24/2005 at 17:20 (6,690 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 99891 , Reply# 37   12/26/2005 at 00:38 (6,688 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 99917 , Reply# 38   12/26/2005 at 08:19 (6,688 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 99919 , Reply# 39   12/26/2005 at 08:24 (6,688 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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