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the GREATER agitator |
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Post# 58105   2/23/2005 at 21:40 (6,972 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi)   |   | |
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in your opinion ,what is the BEST agitator design ever, for each decade, the 40s-80s,and why? |
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Post# 58106 , Reply# 1   2/23/2005 at 21:42 (6,972 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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Are we talking about looks or effectiveness? |
Post# 58109 , Reply# 2   2/23/2005 at 21:52 (6,972 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi)   |   | |
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all aspects, looks, cleaning, everything |
Post# 58130 , Reply# 3   2/24/2005 at 05:34 (6,972 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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Looks, Kelvinator, effectiveness Frigidaire Jet Action |
Post# 58132 , Reply# 4   2/24/2005 at 06:25 (6,972 days old) by Mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Looks - Maytag (Turquoise/Black w/ Stainless Steel Lint/Fab. soft disp.) - Could be borderline boring, but always kept the same primary look 40-80. (Whirlpool always had that little twist thing going on, caught my attention even as a child) Effectivness - Philco "Wonder Agitator" ya know the kind. That rubber thing that danced like a hoo la hoop. I guess that's why the POD the other day featured Miss America!! Most Fun - By far the All the GM Frigidaire's. The old Lady Kenmore's were a lot of fun too l;ike 1956 - 1965, especially when the that tranny would kick into gear on the rinse, stand clear especially if was not a full load, say med. water level. Best all time - sorry guys, have to give it to the front loaders for best all around cleaning, most fun, and resonably inexpensive to run! |
Post# 58136 , Reply# 6   2/24/2005 at 07:09 (6,972 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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Most of these classic washers had great agitators,but my favorite would be the Whirlpool surgilator for looks,design and effective turnover along with all the splashing. |
Post# 58142 , Reply# 8   2/24/2005 at 09:16 (6,972 days old) by jetaway ()   |   | |
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By far, it's Deep Action for me. That agitator looked like an Apollo Space Capsule ready to take off. #2 Speed Queen....The High-Vaned Agitator with the little crown on the top. Powerful and simple. |
Post# 58148 , Reply# 9   2/24/2005 at 10:30 (6,972 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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Kenmore Roto Swirl |
Post# 58149 , Reply# 10   2/24/2005 at 10:35 (6,972 days old) by Compwhiz ()   |   | |
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im not sure if this is from the 80's the dual action surgilator agitator |
Post# 58153 , Reply# 11   2/24/2005 at 12:34 (6,972 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 58155 , Reply# 12   2/24/2005 at 12:56 (6,972 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 58159 , Reply# 14   2/24/2005 at 13:48 (6,972 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 58161 , Reply# 15   2/24/2005 at 13:55 (6,972 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 58183 , Reply# 18   2/24/2005 at 17:47 (6,972 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 58187 , Reply# 19   2/24/2005 at 18:43 (6,971 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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I might as well add my two cents worth... The turnover is incredible with the Kenmore Super Roto Swirl, same with the Roto Swirl for that matter. The 67 Maytag really cleans well, although not as visually dramatic as others I own. Greg Nunn told me when I got those a year ago I would be very surprised at how well they clean-and he was right! Frigidaire is always so fun, in any of their pulsating variations! Another surprise I had was the rotoflex on my 65 LK. Not expecting much rollover, I was very surprised at how much there was. Those 6 fins really move clothes around. Just goes to show you, "You can't judge a fin by its size!"
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Post# 58190 , Reply# 20   2/24/2005 at 19:30 (6,971 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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That huge agitator in the Norge solid-basket machines is pretty cool, and that burp-up filter gets very high marks for drama! Oh, let's go watch the video again... CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK |
Post# 58192 , Reply# 21   2/24/2005 at 20:23 (6,971 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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I would vote for the WP Surgilator,the KN Roto-Swirl,and last but not least-the Norge Tall vane "Burp-I-Lator"a washer my mom had when I was very little had the Norge Agitator-it also had a shiny metal lint pan. |
Post# 58193 , Reply# 22   2/24/2005 at 20:45 (6,971 days old) by angus (Fairfield, CT.)   |   | |
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I have to agree with Greg - the Norge "Wave Agitation" was incredibly effective and didn't have to rely on "roll over". |
Post# 58271 , Reply# 24   2/25/2005 at 21:08 (6,970 days old) by doityrselfguy ()   |   | |
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Speaking of the Kenmore six vane Roto-Flex with no skirt, I remember a neighbor had a gold one when I was a kid, but I've never seen one on this site. Anyone have a picture? |
Post# 58287 , Reply# 25   2/26/2005 at 04:28 (6,970 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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I have a confession to make. At the convention Robert's Norge was my least favourite machine. I really liked the design of the machine but I found it really loud. I was also a fast learner and found that a good rollover is part of the fun of a toploader and the Norge didn't have that. Until now my favourites are 1. Solid tub Speed Queens agitators (I haven't seen a working perforated SQ seen yet). That agitator sure knows how to move the clothes. 2. The three ring agitator in the Unimatics and Multimatics (the 1959 Multimatic is my favourite). 3. The Kenmore Super Roto Swirl. I used a Kenmore machine in a hotel and was impressed by the action it caused. Together with Tide it really cleaned the laundry. |
Post# 58325 , Reply# 26   2/26/2005 at 14:21 (6,970 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 59146 , Reply# 30   3/5/2005 at 19:55 (6,962 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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