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Thread Number: 18870
Pictures of a Rare Frigidaire Suds-Lock from the Guy Who Dies for Suds-Savers AND A PUZZLE !!! ;'D |
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| Post# 305707 9/25/2008 at 19:42 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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| Post# 305709 , Reply# 1 9/25/2008 at 19:51 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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When I was a boy, iIwas more like my mom: spend, have, throw | ||
| Post# 305712 , Reply# 2 9/25/2008 at 20:02 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Been--YES-- you too, BEN, how could I forget? Been using the
at cleaning and so much fun that it defies description--this from someone who THOUGHT he was done with them for good, having been overloaded with frigi's all thru childhood. But now, middle-aging and owning one, back in love, Bobloading the hell out of it, remembering how we'd rush to the laundry room when DAD was washing, grabbing random handfuls and packing the Uni to the max and beyond. BLANKETS O' SUDS, flashing in tongues 
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Post# 305713 , Reply# 3 9/25/2008 at 20:10 (5,684 days old) by gyrafoam  (Wytheville, VA) |
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Oh yeah, my mother killed a Unimatic that way. I think the culprit was Wisk when it first debuted in the metal can. The old Tide formulae was another one. If that didn't do it then Ivory Snow certainly could. | ||
| Post# 305714 , Reply# 4 9/25/2008 at 20:13 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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This one is overkill, but HEY!! Yay! Look at that lone white
Fo I became addicted to Bobloads, and to the superior cleaning power of the frigidaire's. Any load, any dirt, and color, any fabric, doesn't matter, ten minutes in the Unimatic--and NO-- I never use the RAYON setting--what a riot, that--everything comes out clean. Since I stopped using it, I have noticed the faint chocolate and berry stains of summer luxury on my white T's. That didn't happen ONCE all summer in the Frigi--I promise.
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| Post# 305719 , Reply# 5 9/25/2008 at 20:22 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Finally, I get to 'PUSH TO RESET' Waited all summer, | ||
| Post# 305723 , Reply# 6 9/25/2008 at 20:28 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Look at her all spent and wet after conquering and exuding a | ||
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Post# 305725 , Reply# 7 9/25/2008 at 20:31 (5,684 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Lapping tounges of sudz.... | ||
| Post# 305726 , Reply# 8 9/25/2008 at 20:35 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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This is one load, so big I can't get it all in, taking u | ||
| Post# 305731 , Reply# 10 9/25/2008 at 20:48 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Remembering ancestor and friends: When my gay great Uncle Fr
two Kirby's. This one stands on the deck in its permanent attachment mode, one leg n' foot crossed over the other, waiting to EAT SPIDERS coming out after the muggy rains. Here's for the wonderful Vacuum dudes. I DID finally stain the deck, the rain pooling nicely instead of soaking in, risking rot. the Kirby bag is lusty and full of its summer bounty of spiders. God, how they hate a taste of their own treatment. 
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| Post# 305732 , Reply# 11 9/25/2008 at 20:55 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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SO NOW, WHO WANTS TO PLAY ?????? WHAT THE FUDGE DID I DO TO | ||
| Post# 305736 , Reply# 12 9/25/2008 at 21:04 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Hi Steve and Greg and Jed
Happy to see you and thanks, but it's not the soap and not the motor protector button. There's something else going on. I already know, and will give a clue tomorrow unless everyone gets sick of it, then I'll just give it away. It's interesting and somewhat complex to figure out. JED, I LOVE THE GIANT LETTERS. WILL LEARN HOW TO MAKE THEM. | ||
| Post# 305738 , Reply# 13 9/25/2008 at 21:16 (5,684 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Mickey I loved your pictures thanks for sharing what model is your Kirby on the deck. Love the color of the hose. | ||
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Post# 305740 , Reply# 14 9/25/2008 at 21:51 (5,684 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 305741 , Reply# 15 9/25/2008 at 21:53 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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160073 ttttttttttllleeeeeeee How are you, Man?
That's the only number I can find; it's under the front hood behind the light. Would that be the place? Every other surface is worn clean. Terry, this thing is a beast. Notice the double long wand hook-up to get the high riding spiders. The Kirby is merciless. The blue hose is from a local shop that sells used Kirby parts, 10 bucks; the old brown one wore out. This WAS a brown Kirby, originally. The blue bag is bleached from many washings in the Hoover TT which handles the bag marvelously. Imagine the sweetness of the Irony. Only a Hoover can clean a Kirby. Jed, I forgot your Uni was away at the Museum of Restoration. What better place to be except of course at home. I didn't know you were so hooked, What a fix they give! ;'D Love and appreciate your entusiasm; it's the fountain of youth. | ||
| Post# 305763 , Reply# 16 9/25/2008 at 23:05 (5,684 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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You're welcome, Eugene. Was just mentioning you elsewher | ||
| Post# 305771 , Reply# 17 9/25/2008 at 23:44 (5,684 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Spiders and a taste of their own treatment | ||
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Post# 305802 , Reply# 19 9/26/2008 at 06:29 (5,683 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Frigi | ||
| Post# 305823 , Reply# 20 9/26/2008 at 10:16 (5,683 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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I think a chunk of fudge droped onto the wringer roller & fl
speaking of chucks of fudge: Mikey you make me laugh so hard that....well, I won't say it, but I feel explosive rumblings down below. ooo ooo ewwww Steve, you're getting close, Buddy, but the drain is clear. I'll post a clue after lunch. Thanks for the warning, but she belly-buttoned up only once, and I switched from Lilac Tide to HE. As much fun as it is to press that button, instinctively sensed that it wasn't something to enjoy often! | ||
| Post# 305853 , Reply# 21 9/26/2008 at 12:45 (5,683 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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HINT NUMBER ONE: VERBAL, ONLY. VISUAL TO COME. | ||
| Post# 305879 , Reply# 23 9/26/2008 at 15:58 (5,683 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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OH JETHRO JETHRO JETHRO TULL;'D;'D;'D you have a
I want to play. I know what I did to my machine. I thought it would be fun if you guys wanted to figure out WHAT is busted and HOW I busted it. That's all it is. If no one wants to play, that's okay. Hey IT'S FRIDAY AND I'm home and free, nothing on my plate today--YAY!--getting ready to photo Gansky's WP clone and Geoff's Model J twin, after my bike ride. I LOVE IT when I don't HAVE to do anything and am free to the whims of the hour, don't you, too?! We're usually so damned busy, so many demands. CLUE NUMBER ONE, VISUAL: (With clue #2, anyone who reads what the club's pro's say in their tutorials to us, their beloved students, will guess the solution in seconds.) 
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Post# 305880 , Reply# 24 9/26/2008 at 15:58 (5,683 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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That wierd suds-return system must be the culprit. | ||
| Post# 306109 , Reply# 25 9/27/2008 at 12:07 (5,682 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Clue Number Two | ||
| Post# 306114 , Reply# 26 9/27/2008 at 13:09 (5,682 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Thank you for that, Mike. LoL | ||
| Post# 306122 , Reply# 27 9/27/2008 at 14:24 (5,682 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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So now you know.
In a little bit, tonight or tomorrow, you can post it for me in your cool giant script. Clue Number Three: When this part breaks, the machine does not notice, because everything else works, and there is no way for this part to disrupt any other aspect of the operation, and the Unimatic proceeds through all its cycles unfazed like a beautiful woman with a huge run in her hose. You need to do only one thing to compensate, short of replacing the part, for which I will indeed soon be begging;'D | ||
| Post# 306168 , Reply# 28 9/27/2008 at 19:35 (5,682 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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The water valve is busted. | ||
| Post# 306172 , Reply# 29 9/27/2008 at 19:53 (5,682 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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I'm not into torture, my friend but, no, it's not th | ||
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Post# 306177 , Reply# 30 9/27/2008 at 20:10 (5,682 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Those damned bellows tools. Lawdy-----the water bellows is leaking! You'd better fix that issue mister! | ||
| Post# 306179 , Reply# 31 9/27/2008 at 20:16 (5,682 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Yeah, a plumbing family with lots o' tools, we've go | ||
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Post# 306186 , Reply# 32 9/27/2008 at 21:13 (5,682 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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I don't know about a "worm auger" but a "worm-gear clamp" will do the trick! | ||
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Post# 306190 , Reply# 33 9/27/2008 at 21:39 (5,682 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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My Steve, what a way to use your noggin; great idea! Mike, why did you have to go and stuff your Unimatic like that? ;-) The bellows are around. Just a few weeks/months ago someone posted a used, but in good condition, water bellows on ebay. I don't think it sold, maybe the seller still has it around? Love those open water shots off your porch/deck area. That is something you don't get very often here in the midwest. Ben | ||
| Post# 306192 , Reply# 34 9/27/2008 at 22:02 (5,682 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Thanks, Ben! Here's one in the sun--Well! almost--for yo | ||
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Post# 306268 , Reply# 35 9/28/2008 at 15:18 (5,681 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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I'm curious | ||
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Post# 306285 , Reply# 36 9/28/2008 at 17:48 (5,681 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Naw. Makes no difference. The old bellows likely just split from use/old age. | ||
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