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Thread Number: 13184
Demise of the Pulsator was __________? |
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| Post# 228736 8/8/2007 at 18:17 (6,095 days old) by machinehead () | ||
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Hey folks-- Quiz for you Frigidaire freaks like me: what was it and what year was it that led to the downfall of the famous Pulsator agitator? Is this the "shreditator" i hear mentioned from time to time? | ||
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| Post# 228844 , Reply# 1 8/8/2007 at 22:50 (6,095 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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They ended in about 1979. General Motors sold the Frigidaire division to White Consolidated Industries, who unfortunately started making the Frigidaire washers with their design rather than retaining the Rollermatic design. | ||
Post# 228849 , Reply# 2 8/8/2007 at 22:54 (6,095 days old) by peteski50  (New York) |
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Demise of the Pulsator was  | ||
| Post# 228899 , Reply# 3 8/9/2007 at 01:59 (6,095 days old) by washinsheen () | ||
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My mom had to replace her 1972 Frigidaire washer after Frigidaire "went through the change" (ha!) This was after she'd had a 1958 and the 1972 models. And then the inferior Frigidaire was just a total disappointment. | ||
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Post# 228926 , Reply# 4 8/9/2007 at 07:19 (6,094 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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1980 I spoke to an engineer
at GM about the change. I was trying to get my Mom a JetAction machine. He told me all the machines that made the washers had worn out ,they were from the 40's. So instead of redoing the whole plant they sold the business to WCI. And they retrofitted the plant to making Chevy Luv trucks! So next time ya'll see a Chevy Luv truck you will know where it came from. | ||
| Post# 228958 , Reply# 5 8/9/2007 at 09:47 (6,094 days old) by retroguy () | ||
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I always thought....... That that truck looked a lot like a washing machine. =) | ||
| Post# 228966 , Reply# 6 8/9/2007 at 10:11 (6,094 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) | ||
Oh, now you got me going...
GM divested the Frigidaire appliance division in 1979 because the workers at the appliance factories had the unmitigated gaul to want the same pay scales and the same benefit plans as the auto workers(better union). They argued that if they were doing what was essentially the same work they deserved essentially the same compensation. Meanwhile, back in the corporate offices, GM's wonderful pride of corporate lawyer's figured out that if they simply eliminated Frigidaire they could cut them all loose (i.e. fire their asses), they wouldn't have to deal with the problem at all. God Bless GM! What's good for GM is good for America. | ||
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Post# 228975 , Reply# 7 8/9/2007 at 10:55 (6,094 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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GM Frigidaire!
The biggest mistake WCI made was not obtaining the factories with the purchase of Frigidaire. They ended up paying general motors for awhile to continue production. They made even a bigger mistake when they pulled out to not continue production on their own. They should have at least kept the washing machines, refrigation and air conditioner business part of it. If they did at least that they would have at least maintained the Frigidaire name. Peter | ||
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Post# 229028 , Reply# 8 8/9/2007 at 15:24 (6,094 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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And now we come full circle 30 years later | ||
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Post# 229091 , Reply# 9 8/9/2007 at 18:43 (6,094 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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It's nice to talk about the old days, and how great the washers were, etc. But there were a LOT of warranty problems with the 1-18 washers. We used to have at least 4-5 a week in the shop for transmission changes. The weak link, the bellows seals, would leak, and take out the bearings, and the rest of the mechanism would usually follow shortly. If you'll notice on the later ones, there's a little plastic diverter tray, so when (not if) the washer leaked, the water would be diverted away from the motor, at least saving the motor.. | ||
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Post# 229163 , Reply# 12 8/9/2007 at 22:13 (6,094 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 229170 , Reply# 13 8/9/2007 at 22:26 (6,094 days old) by saltysam () | ||
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clean the machine Thanks DADoES.......would never have thought of that.... what does IIRC mean? | ||
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Post# 229178 , Reply# 14 8/9/2007 at 22:48 (6,094 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 229186 , Reply# 15 8/9/2007 at 22:58 (6,094 days old) by bundtboy () | ||
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iirc well do you or don't you? | ||
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Post# 229193 , Reply# 16 8/9/2007 at 23:22 (6,094 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho) |
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My 1-18 had a fabric softener dispenser disk that fit over the top of the jet cone. | ||
| Post# 229247 , Reply# 17 8/10/2007 at 08:56 (6,093 days old) by saltysam () | ||
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My 1-18 had a fabric softener dispenser thanks rinso! I thought they might have something but wasn't for sure.....i keep a lookout for one to go on my machine. | ||
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