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Thread Number: 46609
POD 5/15/13 EASY TOL WASHER |
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Post# 679456 5/15/2013 at 08:36 (3,992 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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The control panel on this machine looks so much like the TOL AMC washers from the early mid 60s. | ||
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Post# 679467 , Reply# 1 5/15/2013 at 09:01 (3,992 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles) |
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Handsome machines, plus I love the window in the dryer door and you could even have the dryer in gas . . . I want them, preferably in turquoise! Were these the last Easys built by Easy? | ||
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Post# 679520 , Reply# 2 5/15/2013 at 15:24 (3,991 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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? What pictures of the Easy are there and where do I find them? Thanks, Gary | ||
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Post# 679521 , Reply# 3 5/15/2013 at 15:32 (3,991 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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"Never Mind" I just had a senior moment. lol | ||
| Post# 679561 , Reply# 5 5/15/2013 at 18:03 (3,991 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA) | ||
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I wonder how the measured fill on the solid-tub washer worked. | ||
| Post# 679562 , Reply# 6 5/15/2013 at 18:04 (3,991 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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HOTPOINT BUILT WASHER??????????? It sure looks like a Hotpoint, and has a Hotpoint looking agitator, anyone know if this is a Hotpoint built washer? Mike | ||
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Post# 679568 , Reply# 7 5/15/2013 at 18:26 (3,991 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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How did they measure the fill on the solid-tub washer?
Possibly the same way they do on my '77-'78 Speed Queen.
There is a little tank between the outer tub and the cabinet. When the washer is filling, some of that fill water goes into this tank and when the float is at the right point, the water shuts off and it starts agitating.
When the washer pauses before the spin, a solenoid lifts the drain plug and the tank drains. I'll see if I can post a photo in an hour or so.
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Post# 679587 , Reply# 8 5/15/2013 at 20:10 (3,991 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Here is the tank... | ||
| Post# 679613 , Reply# 9 5/16/2013 at 00:06 (3,991 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 679634 , Reply# 10 5/16/2013 at 06:36 (3,991 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Mid 1960s Easy Washers & Dryers These were interesting machines and they were ALL Easy designed and built, they shared nothing with any other machines. The washer was the first automatic automatic to have a directly driven transmission and water pump that used a horizontally mounted motor [ GEs AW6s and the famous Unimatics of coerce are directly driven mechanisms ]. Easy seemed very concerned about clothing getting thrown over the wash tub and had a huge plastic screen in the outer tub to catch stray socks, these screens could become a gross mess of smelly lint, [ could imagine this design today with cold water washing, it would be MOLD CITY, LOL ] Probably the worst thing about these washers was that they all seemed to come with Westinghouse motors which were not as durable as the other popular motors of the day made by GE, Delco and Emerson.
The dryers biggest weak point was a very fast running [ noisy ] blower, it also had a stretchy rubber blower belt that was not very durable.
By this time in US laundry history every brand was selling Gas Dryers, Frigidaire added them in 1961, Westinghouse and GE-HP added them in 1964 to there lineups. Most other makers had them from the beginning of their automatic washer and dryer lines. | ||
| Post# 679745 , Reply# 11 5/17/2013 at 01:52 (3,990 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.) | ||
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So, when did Easy go out of the Laundry/Appliance Business???? I tried looking them up elsewhere on the internet, and so far, I couldn't find them NOWHERE.... --Charles-- | ||
| Post# 679747 , Reply# 12 5/17/2013 at 02:00 (3,990 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Combo52, thank You! i noticed that slatted plastic device under the tub. You are a wealth of knowledge. arthur | ||
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