Thread Number: 68948
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
if they remade the fridgedair 1-18 washer dryer models how would you see a 2017 fridgedair 1-18? |
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Post# 917291   1/24/2017 at 08:29 (2,621 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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if fridgedair decided to make as an special edition model for there 2017-2018 washer dryer line how would you see a fridgedair 1-18 model today compared with its vintage version today?
me the diffrence i would see in a 2017 1-18 would be as the agitator do its up and down washing action i would see the washer heating the wash water to make sure the wash water would stay hot for the whole wash process until the washer decide to send in cold water to prevent clothes from wrinkleling but stay true to the original vintage design even if it would be a special edition model if they where celebrating many years of the brand feel free to post your toughs and on how you would see a modern version of the fridgedair 1-18 in 2017? |
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Post# 917299 , Reply# 2   1/24/2017 at 09:03 (2,620 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio))   |   | |
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screwed up every old brand they got paws on. If GM got their brand back & made 1-18s again, I would be the first in line, and would not care if they cost as much as Speed Queens. But that will NEVER happen.
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Post# 917304 , Reply# 3   1/24/2017 at 09:22 (2,620 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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Yep, it's a nice thought. The 1-18 would definitely rival the speed queens of today in performance and durability. |
Post# 917358 , Reply# 4   1/24/2017 at 13:10 (2,620 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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A new 1-18 would have a stainless steel tub, automated dispensers for detergent/bleach/softener, the pulsator would be 1 piece (no cap to lose), and have the lid open toward the back rather than the side. Maybe some more insulation too. As for the dryers, might as well have them made by Whirlpool with a Frigidaire case.
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Post# 917371 , Reply# 5   1/24/2017 at 13:39 (2,620 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 917420 , Reply# 6   1/24/2017 at 18:16 (2,620 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 917575 , Reply# 10   1/25/2017 at 19:57 (2,619 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio))   |   | |
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when automakers owned them they did make the best (sometimes better than the cars & trucks they made) they sold them off to the highest bidder,& the new owners w/ no care about the brand they were buying, & thinking of we will ride the gravy train of that brand name then just sell it to another company,when the public finds out what kind of shit were making now.My opinion,but seems true if you look at the crap thats out there today.PRIME EXAMPLE FRIGIDAIRE
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Post# 917580 , Reply# 11   1/25/2017 at 20:56 (2,619 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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it is such a wild dream but who could make it?? and with all these energy restrictions it is impossible - but actually you would get great turnover with less water in the tub. and what about that long long spray rinse - that most certainly could never happen. it is the most wild dream that we all wish would happen! it would probably have a stainless tub with a white pulsator and of course a self clean filter. such a shame it couldnt be made!
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Post# 918180 , Reply# 13   1/29/2017 at 22:23 (2,615 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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A new 1-18 would not have to be wasteful. Perhaps a new version would not have to fill all the way up. The circle fill would help wet down the clothes faster and later, the circle fill can be activated during a slow spin cycle to spin-rinse the clothes and not have to completely fill up. If dispensers were at the side and independently activated, softener and bleach could be handled at the right time. If the spin speed could be up to 1000 rpm that would help, although I think a 1-18 was better than average back then. But would anyone be willing to manufacture it?
Have any of you heard of the Impossible Project, where a company was formed to once again make Polaroid instant film and now, cameras? They took over the last Polaroid plant in the world and are now selling film and cameras. Somehow they made it work, could anyone do that with a 1-18 (or a washer/dryer combination or a classic Maytag)? CLICK HERE TO GO TO neptunebob's LINK |