Thread Number: 72372
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 956504 , Reply# 1   9/7/2017 at 09:06 (2,394 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 956508 , Reply# 2   9/7/2017 at 09:30 (2,394 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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The wash period on these machines was too short to clean really heavily-stained loads well using tumble action. However, increasing the wash time would have exacerbated the tangling issue caused by continuous single-direction tumbling.
I had 1986 (or was it '87) Frigidaire, the last of the solenoid clanking, continuous tumbling machines. I'd spend 10 minutes detangling a load of kitchen whites only to find stains at the center of the knot were still there. The other issue that compromised cleaning: People using standard, high-sudsing detergents often had to lower dosages to minuscule amounts to avoid over-sudsing---especially in soft water. They didn't spin very fast, either. Having said all that, I loved my Frigidaire. It was the beginning of my dedication to the front-load format. The best of today's HE front-loaders are the gold standard for laundry as far as I'm concerned. I've adjusted to the SQ toploader after about six weeks of use. It's a fine washer and does a good job...but I'm not gonna lie; I miss my 2015 Maytag 8100 pair! |
Post# 956547 , Reply# 3   9/7/2017 at 15:56 (2,393 days old) by wft2800 (Leatherhead, Surrey)   |   | |
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Frigilux, what did those Frigidaire front-loaders look like? I had no idea the American market was making them at the time. |
Post# 956548 , Reply# 4   9/7/2017 at 16:16 (2,393 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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The consoles of Frigidaire front-loaders from the mid 1980s looked like those of their top-loading counterparts. The machine itself was a clone of the Westinghouse/WCI washers. Frigidaire sold them for only a few years.
I can't remember if the little compartment on top of the washer dispensed both bleach and fabric softener or just fabric softener. |
Post# 956549 , Reply# 5   9/7/2017 at 16:21 (2,393 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 956551 , Reply# 6   9/7/2017 at 16:23 (2,393 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 956568 , Reply# 7   9/7/2017 at 19:41 (2,393 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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That westy / fridg is a beauty! Their was another model that had a bleach and fabric softner on top! So many would kill to have a machine like that today! They would live with the tangeling. To me it had a long enough wash time. If the clothes were really dirty you can do a prewash before hand. The only negative was the poor spinning. I have had a few customers tell me they would pay anything to get a westinghouse back compared to todays machines! I actually liked the frigmores the best of all the FL ever made!
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Post# 956569 , Reply# 8   9/7/2017 at 19:50 (2,393 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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