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Post# 110718   2/19/2006 at 21:29 (6,612 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Well I know everyone here who likes videos are going to enjoy these. Here are some wash action videos of the 1962..
Video #1 (2.5mb) is a demonstration of how to use the Easy Ring Control since its confusing unless you actually see it
Video #2 (2.5mb) is a bit of Fill and Wash of a wash load consisting of four sweatshirts, one pair of jeans and four t-shirts
Video #3 (2.5mb) is a continued view of the wash load in video #2 enduring Spiral Smackalations
Video #4 (5.3mb) is Easy's exclusive eight spray rinses
Video #5 (2.5) is a very heavy wash load, probably 1 and 1/2 wash loads stuffed into the machine to see how well it handles a overloaded wash
Enjoy everyone, I will add these to our permanent "See It Wash" video library.





Post# 110723 , Reply# 1   2/19/2006 at 21:41 (6,612 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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omg omg OMG!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! lol! It's a lot quieter and slower than I expected, but still, that seems to be some great action!!! When can I come see it? lol!

Post# 110726 , Reply# 2   2/19/2006 at 21:56 (6,612 days old) by hoover1060 ()        
amazing!!

Those smackulations are something else, and the ring thingy is way cool
Thanks for the videos Robert!


Post# 110727 , Reply# 3   2/19/2006 at 22:12 (6,612 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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I love those spray rinses. How's the rinsing? Quite brisk agitation.

Post# 110731 , Reply# 4   2/19/2006 at 23:02 (6,612 days old) by bingwsguy (Binghamton NY)        

Thanks for the videos :)

Post# 110734 , Reply# 5   2/19/2006 at 23:13 (6,612 days old) by jerseymike ()        
Wow!

Was that cool or what?

I think that the control ring would drive me nuts at first.

Did you find any evidence of Consumer Reports complaint -- i.e., that an overloaded machine could damage the water fill flume?

Thanks for sharing. I love it, love it, love it!

Mike


Post# 110735 , Reply# 6   2/19/2006 at 23:20 (6,612 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Very cool, on all points! Agitation is a bit similar to Norge, moving all the items on each stroke. The rollover is also somewhat like a Roto-Swirl. The recirculation looks like an overflow fill in-progress!

Post# 110738 , Reply# 7   2/19/2006 at 23:39 (6,612 days old) by brettsomers ()        

that agitation is fabulous. i love it. thanks robert.

Post# 110739 , Reply# 8   2/19/2006 at 23:48 (6,612 days old) by brettsomers ()        
mr seger

im david, still fairly new here. is that you doing the demo of the controls? VERY nicely done. when i first looked around the site i suspected the creator HAD to be quite sharp to put it all together the way he had. of course i was right. the demo of the controls is just too much for words. the CONTROLS are hilarious! god bless you for giving us this site!! David Cibrian

Post# 110742 , Reply# 9   2/20/2006 at 00:23 (6,612 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
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How very cool! The timer-tongue looks like a bit of a pain, but still gets acclaim for the best crustacean panel design. That was not what I thought it would sound like, much louder than I thought for a direct-drive mechanism. The big mouth fill flume gets an A for drama, those spray rinses were spectacular! The Spiralation Replenishment System assures a full tub of water throughout wash and rinse cycles, without it, you'd suffer the dreaded dry agitation as with the ABC/Kelvinators.

Post# 110763 , Reply# 10   2/20/2006 at 03:44 (6,611 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Very interesting and unusual!!The agitation reminds me of a Roto-Swirl or the GE "Roto-Swirl"-but the Easy seems slower-longer and more powerful-esp with the film clip of the "heavy load"-seems to circulate the load just fine.I-d be happy to find one of the Easy twin tub "spinner" washers-would think the agitation would be the same-sadly older washers are as rare as hens teeth around here in my area.

Post# 110764 , Reply# 11   2/20/2006 at 04:00 (6,611 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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Robert real cool machine - was their supposed to be a recirculating lint filter being water kept flowing during the washing phase? Many spray rinses surprised me. To bad their is no overflow rinse. It would be dramatic!
Best Wishes and Jetaction!
Peter


Post# 110765 , Reply# 12   2/20/2006 at 04:13 (6,611 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
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Post# 110766 , Reply# 13   2/20/2006 at 04:30 (6,611 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
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Thats not far off a 190d sweep, sounds like the Norge to me...How effective where the 8 rinses??

Pleny of undertow action...The timer pull ring is interesting, I thought it would complete one sweep of the panel with one pull, I think you would soon get irritated by the pulling push especially if its so precise.

Happy renovating, Mike


Post# 110768 , Reply# 14   2/20/2006 at 05:24 (6,611 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Also I meant to put in the "Timer pull Ring" is most strange-would take getting used to.Once you get used to it-that does work OK.It would take practice in "Q-ing" the cycles.

Post# 110774 , Reply# 15   2/20/2006 at 06:32 (6,611 days old) by westyslantfront ()        

Great videos Robert....I sure enjoyed watching them......Ross

Post# 110787 , Reply# 16   2/20/2006 at 08:01 (6,611 days old) by jamman_98 (Columbia, SC)        
WOW

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That's some agitation! Great videos. Very interesting timer. I'm wondering about the lint removal too. Is it suposed to have a lint filter like the GE since I did not see an overflow rinse?

Joe
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Post# 110789 , Reply# 17   2/20/2006 at 08:06 (6,611 days old) by mulls ()        
suspension

This machine must have a great suspension system-even with the huge load there is no side to side movement of the tub/agitator-must be very well built.
Tom


Post# 110796 , Reply# 18   2/20/2006 at 08:15 (6,611 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)        
Woohoo!

That agitator looks mighty powerful! Love how the load gets sucked in then thrown out as the agitator moves back and forth! The dial looks cool too, although I guess as you said if it was your primary machine or all machines had it it would get kinda annoying. Very cool way though, another example of 50s washer engineering where design actually came into play with washer control panels :-).

Love the fill flume too - it reminds me of one of those wet and dry carpet cleaners! The spray rinses look really cool too - is the rinse water drinkable? :-)

Take care and best of luck with this machine, I absolutely love it!

Jon


Post# 110799 , Reply# 19   2/20/2006 at 08:25 (6,611 days old) by tcox6912 ()        

Great videos! What is supposed to be the capacity of this machine? Todd

Post# 110804 , Reply# 20   2/20/2006 at 08:41 (6,611 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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It's like the Hotpoint on steroids! You see the load moving up and down, but don't really see the rollover, but you know there is no escape from that thing!

I'd call that timer mechanism a "pump timer". How bizarre.

Congrats on a great machine!


Post# 110812 , Reply# 21   2/20/2006 at 09:02 (6,611 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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Amazing video. A lot of drama in the fill flume and agitation. The slide timer is way to awesome.

Steve


Post# 110817 , Reply# 22   2/20/2006 at 09:15 (6,611 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
Lots of Questions this Morning

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How's the rinsing?
It's just fine, but it would be even better with an overflow rinse.

Did you find any evidence of Consumer Reports complaint
No actually I haven't, I stuffed that machine in that second video load and still the wash load didn't reach the fill flume.

is that you doing the demo of the controls?
Yup that was me, although I hate hearing my own voice on video or audio. Thank you David for your kind words.

was their supposed to be a recirculating lint filter being water kept flowing during the washing phase
I wasn't sure at first but I'm almost certain now there was never a filter. There is no bracket or any indication that there was a bracket to hold a filter and if the pan was inserted on the agitator it would had to have been so large that it would have gone under the clothes guard because the stream comes almost straight down. With other agitator mounted filters, the stream comes out towards the agitator. Also Greg and I looked in our parts books and found no reference to any agitator mounted filtered for this era of Easy automatics.

How effective where the 8 rinses??
Well its better than nothing, the Easy has a weak clutch so if there are a lot of suds its going to get suds locked really bad and the spray rinses will do nothing. I have yet to suds lock the machine but its coming.

This machine must have a great suspension system-even with the huge load
It has a pretty good Beam style suspension, but with large loads it’s usually balances well.

is the rinse water drinkable?
Only if I use Dash

What is supposed to be the capacity of this machine?
Hi Todd, so nice to see you posting again. I suppose it’s around 10lbs. The tub is large, but the agitator takes up a lot of room in it like the Norge.

but don't really see the rollover
The clothes definitely roll over, but with that large load it takes more than 60's to really see it happen.


Post# 110835 , Reply# 23   2/20/2006 at 11:02 (6,611 days old) by agiflow ()        

Love the videos Robert! That is some powerful wash action on that heavy load. Especially towards the end of the video you can see the water splashing out..too cool.

Post# 110864 , Reply# 24   2/20/2006 at 13:22 (6,611 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Hi Robert, Thanks so much for the neat videos. Yur voice added so much to the beginning explanation of how the timer worked. Love that fill flume, such drama. Those spray rinses look like they would do a great job. Any idea of the spin speed? Looks like you had a nice "controled suds" wash, what detergent were you using? Thanks again for taking the time to make these and share with us. Terry

Post# 110866 , Reply# 25   2/20/2006 at 13:29 (6,611 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        
It's phallic

That timer-puller thingy. Yep. What do you think that housewife is thinking when she has to repeatedly pull that metal shaft over and over?

Washers, designed by men to stimulate women. Just look at all those pulsing Frigidaires.

Easy smackulation. WOW! Lord forgive me for what I'm about to say, That spiralator turns over faster than a Roto Swirl. I feel so sinful now.


Post# 110871 , Reply# 26   2/20/2006 at 13:46 (6,611 days old) by maytagmom ()        
Cool washer Robert

I've never seen an Easy before. Enjoyed the videos. I'll have to listen to them later, as cubicles have ears :-)
Is it me, or was on Vid #3 colors changing in the washer?
Must have been having a flashback....


Post# 110874 , Reply# 27   2/20/2006 at 14:12 (6,611 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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That's quite a basso profundo purr the machine has during agitation. If a great, big lion was a washer and that washer could purr, it would be an Easy.

So, what's with the recirculating water if there's no lint filter? Is Gansky right? Is it just recirculating water spilled into the outer tub?

So THAT's how the ring thingy works. What some of us didn't understand (and by 'us' I mean 'me') was that you had to pull on the thing repeatedly to advance the timer.

A very interesting washer with very vigorous agitation. Thanks for the vids, Robert! And there's not a thing wrong with your voice, either.


Post# 110890 , Reply# 28   2/20/2006 at 17:19 (6,611 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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The time-line Kelvinator that my grandmother (and which have been found recently) worked similarly. Intead of pulling a ring out to get access to the crank-lever, it was just grabbed and pulled down repeatedly to set the cycle. Then turned to the right (I think) to turn the machine on. Or back left to turn off or pause the cycle.

Post# 110900 , Reply# 29   2/20/2006 at 18:31 (6,611 days old) by southernmdgeguy ()        
Thanks Robert

Great videos as well as pictures in the other threads on the repairs to this machine. Once again I thank you for taking the time to teach us all new things. I love that timer, sort of like the old early 60's Buick and mid 60's T-bird speedometers too.
Scott


Post# 110902 , Reply# 30   2/20/2006 at 18:42 (6,611 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        
Too Cool!

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Hey Robert! Thanks for posting these cool vids on the Easy - it now all makes sense! You demo on the timer helped out a bunch - in a way the opperation reminds me of the Timeline on the Kelvy. Thanks for being the Master of your Craft!

Ben


Post# 110905 , Reply# 31   2/20/2006 at 19:09 (6,611 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
Penncrest?

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As I watch these videos, I can't help but think about the last time I saw a Penncrest machine in action. (Like 1987) Is this design in any way related to the Penncrest in my memory?

MRB


Post# 110912 , Reply# 32   2/20/2006 at 19:27 (6,611 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

Dadoes: "Intead of pulling a ring out to get access to the crank-lever, it was just grabbed and pulled down repeatedly to set the cycle. Then turned to the right (I think) to turn the machine on. "

Sounds a little too kinky for me.


Post# 110925 , Reply# 33   2/20/2006 at 20:25 (6,611 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Easy livin'

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Roberto

The pouding, jackhammer agitation is louder than mine. Isn't it fun.

What a treat, but I was hoping to see it throw the water. Is it a fast throw or a slow one?

Amazing.

Your diction is so crisp and precise.

Mikey


Post# 110938 , Reply# 34   2/20/2006 at 20:44 (6,611 days old) by westytoploader ()        

YAY!!! Thank you Robert for filming and posting these wonderful videos for all of us. The narrative explanation of the Easy timer ring control was very informative and fun to watch as well...like AppliancevilleTV! Definitely much easier to use than I initially thought from the pictures!

And the fill, wash, and 8-spray-rinse action; I'm not sure where to begin on these. The wide "waterfall" fill is awesome, especially on the spin-sprays (now THAT will probably throw some water out...), and the agitation...WOW. Very nice "dip-roll" ramp agitator action with the Spiralator, and unlike what I've seen on its successors/competitors (Roto-Swirl, Hotpoint, Westinghouse, GE Activator), there's a fun "spiral smackulation" with every turn!!

I also liked how it took a brief moment for it to start agitation after the motor came on. "Wooooooo--CLUNK!" Sort of like a vintage Kenmore, except faster.

Perhaps you could get the Easy a seat as well on the flight to Tucson, so we can see it live? ;-)

--Austin


Post# 110961 , Reply# 35   2/20/2006 at 21:10 (6,611 days old) by rickr (.)        

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Great job on the videos Robert. Thank you for sharing those with us. Nice to know how that control panel operates. Wonder how many 1950's housewives got fed up with the fussy timer operation? Does anyone know how long Easy used that design?

Post# 111059 , Reply# 36   2/21/2006 at 07:12 (6,610 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        
Robert----

So when are you going to convert this machine to have a overflow rinse? What would need to be done? Obviously disconnect the re-circulation system UNLESS an additional electrical pump were used that could keep up with the volume of water entering the tub, and run constantly. Because of the DD system the original pump must only operate on this machine when spinning? i.e. motor reversed? Then there is the pressure type water level system----just disable and modify the timer to handle the water inlet valves?

Oh, if it can be done, you can do it. What an awesome overflow that would be with that fan-spray of water!

Timer system works about how I thought it would. Agitation somewhat slower than I thought it would be----I expected MUCH more splashing and roll-over. What are the normal speeds on the machine? Agitation OPM's and spin?

Thanks for sharing the videos!


Post# 111093 , Reply# 37   2/21/2006 at 09:32 (6,610 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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The agitator needs some flat fins, like on the Roto-Swirl, to push the clothes out of the way on the front stroke so that there is less "burp-up" on the front stroke and more "suck down" on the back stroke. The Roto-Swirl gives much better turnover in this regard, but is much more rough on clothes.

GE, and to a lesser extent Westinghouse, got pretty good rollover without too much burp-up by having their fins vertical around the ramp and more straight. If you look down at both these agitators, you see more of a right angel turn than a curve.



Post# 111110 , Reply# 38   2/21/2006 at 10:20 (6,610 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Mickey the water is thrown from the tub very slowly as the Easy has a relatively weak clutch. It takes about 1.5 to 2 minutes to get the tub up to full speed, which is the way the velva-power tranny was designed to help balance the wash load. The really exciting part of this machine is the agitation.

Steve, no overflow rinse in this machine because the pump wont pump out during agitation. Of course as you said a seperate electric pump could be added, but its not worth all the work for this machine. I'm not sure of the rated speeds of this machine, I would guess the spin speed to be around 625.


Post# 111115 , Reply# 39   2/21/2006 at 10:33 (6,610 days old) by retromom ()        
Fantastic videos Robert!

Robert:

Absolutely love the "how-to" video! What a fun washer! Love the water spray too! I can just see all of the little kids fighting over who gets to pull the ring! I know I would have!

Was the Easy a "regional" type washer, like the Blackstone. I never heard of them in the south or the southwest, for that matter.

Thank you for sharing!

Venus :-D


Post# 111157 , Reply# 40   2/21/2006 at 13:17 (6,610 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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There were a few Easys over this direction in the late 1960s and early 1970s. I recall going on a service call in the late 70s / early 80s, customer with a Whirlpool washer and Easy dryer (that looked more like a Hotpoint).

Post# 111162 , Reply# 41   2/21/2006 at 13:54 (6,610 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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I think when Murray sold Easy to Hupp was when they discontinued production and instead used rebranded Hotpoint machines.

Post# 111182 , Reply# 42   2/21/2006 at 14:36 (6,610 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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Thanks for sharing the videos. What a deep hum that machine has!!

Post# 111190 , Reply# 43   2/21/2006 at 14:47 (6,610 days old) by lesto (Atlanta)        

When I was a kid back in the mid-60's there was a laundromat in my neighborhood that had yellow unimatics like the one Robert just found and on the end of the row of machines were four blue Easys. They are the only Easys I recall seeing here in Atlanta. I never ran across any home versions.

Post# 112595 , Reply# 44   2/28/2006 at 18:53 (6,603 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)        
So Cool!

The video's are great Robert! Can congrads on your new toys!

Post# 112849 , Reply# 45   3/2/2006 at 03:38 (6,601 days old) by norgeman ()        
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Post# 112853 , Reply# 46   3/2/2006 at 04:52 (6,601 days old) by knitwits1975 ()        

Thank you for adding these to the mix, and for fixing the rinse-fill video.


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