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Frigidaire skinny mini, I think?
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Post# 209406   5/10/2007 at 14:55 (6,188 days old) by bellalaundry (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)        

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Hi all. Today at the local reuse/recycle store I saw a Frigidaire washer dryer (vertically stacked and attached at the back). It had an odd looking agitator, I think I've seen a picture of a skinny mini agitator here, and it looks pretty much the same.

They have a price of 110.00 Canadian dollars for it. So...are they fun to use? How much does that cute little tub hold? Are they easily fixable?

Fill me with your knowledge and advice please!

Guy





Post# 209441 , Reply# 1   5/10/2007 at 17:19 (6,188 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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If it's a Frigidaire Laundry Center (skinnie minnie), it will say Frigidaire General Motors on the tag, and on the front somewhere.

They're fun machines, don't know about parts availability any more.

kennyGF


Post# 209452 , Reply# 2   5/10/2007 at 19:25 (6,188 days old) by golittlesport (California)        

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The General Motors "agitub" looks like this.

Post# 209455 , Reply# 3   5/10/2007 at 19:40 (6,188 days old) by bellalaundry (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)        
Yah,

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that's what it looks like. Do they wash well? How does the agitator work?

Guy


Post# 209463 , Reply# 4   5/10/2007 at 20:20 (6,188 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Guy, it washes just fine. Even has an overflow rinse!1 It is a definte cool washer.

Post# 209464 , Reply# 5   5/10/2007 at 20:22 (6,188 days old) by westytoploader ()        

The Synchro-Swing Frigidaires are fun machines and have surprisingly good action. By all means grab it...it would have already been brought home if I saw one!

Post# 209484 , Reply# 6   5/10/2007 at 21:42 (6,188 days old) by bellalaundry (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)        
Can I wire

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the laundry center to operate on 110v? I only have one 220v circut in the laundry room. If I can get my friend to meet me with a truck, I'll go and see if it's still there.

Guy


Post# 209518 , Reply# 7   5/11/2007 at 06:56 (6,187 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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Forget the wiring, grab the machine and quit playing around. You can worry about the wiring later.

Steve

ps, look on the "See it Wash" tab on this site and there will be a video of one of these Frigidaire's.



Post# 209538 , Reply# 8   5/11/2007 at 09:37 (6,187 days old) by golittlesport (California)        

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Pick up this machine for its historical value if nothing else...it's GM Frigidaire's final washing machine transmission/agitation design, and the only one that oscillated back and forth instead of up and down. Plus, as has been said, it is a fun machine with a solid tub and overflow rinse.

Post# 209570 , Reply# 9   5/11/2007 at 14:34 (6,187 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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They can be wired for 110V. It'll take forever to dry clothes, but everything else would be OK.

Post# 209595 , Reply# 10   5/11/2007 at 17:47 (6,187 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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From the factory the 110v machines had a relay that turned off the heat in the dryer while the washer was agitating and spinning as a 110-120v line likely won't have enough amps to run both. You can wire the 220v model to 110v, but you won't be able to run the washer and dryer at the same time without blowing the fuse/breaker.

Post# 209615 , Reply# 11   5/11/2007 at 20:19 (6,187 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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~Can I wire the laundry center to operate on 110v? I only have one 220v circut in the laundry room.

Or you could have a "power strip" made such that your one circuit has both this and the other item (dyrer?) plugged in. Of course you'd only be able to use one dryer at a time.

One dryer and this washer at the same time (via the power strip) MAY work as well.



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