Thread Number: 1980
Frigidaire Washer Restoration Part II |
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Post# 65090   5/2/2005 at 03:52 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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This is the washer mechanism, at rest on its side, waiting for the new tub so it can come to life again!............. |
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Post# 65091 , Reply# 1   5/2/2005 at 03:54 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Washer mechanism removed and on the bench so that I can remove the rusted remains of the tub, clean up the boot, and find new bolts for re-installation......... |
Post# 65093 , Reply# 3   5/2/2005 at 03:59 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Rapidry 1000 clutch and rollers.........very very neat design! |
Post# 65094 , Reply# 4   5/2/2005 at 04:00 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Time to clean up the boot. WD-40, a chisel, vise grips, and pliers took care of this......... |
Post# 65095 , Reply# 5   5/2/2005 at 04:01 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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New tub installed, vacuuming it out with my Air-Way Sanitizor |
Post# 65097 , Reply# 7   5/2/2005 at 04:05 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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This tub is NOT as bad as it looks! Here its about half way done.......... |
Post# 65098 , Reply# 8   5/2/2005 at 04:07 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Tub coated with POR-15. I usually wait 24hrs for it to cure before using anything that I have painted with it. In this case, I went ahead with the reassembly while it was drying...... |
Post# 65099 , Reply# 9   5/2/2005 at 04:08 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Next day,,,,,,24hrs later! Washer is back together and ready for a test........Its Filling! |
Post# 65100 , Reply# 10   5/2/2005 at 04:09 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Selecting the wash options........... |
Post# 65101 , Reply# 11   5/2/2005 at 04:10 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Wash dial, medium soil........ |
Post# 65102 , Reply# 12   5/2/2005 at 04:12 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Hurray! It works! No leaks, nice and quiet and smooth running! Its just a fantastic machine. Thanks for the wonderful washer Rich! This is a load of whites pulsating and getting very clean!.......... |
Post# 65103 , Reply# 13   5/2/2005 at 04:16 (6,905 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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New set installed and running. I just admire this design and style so much......Another slilent prayer to the repair angels that watch over us an help us with our fixes........ |
Post# 65105 , Reply# 14   5/2/2005 at 04:39 (6,905 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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strange how the matching dryer doesn't have the chrome trim strips the washer does. Sort of a glaring omission, makes the dryer look like a lower line model. |
Post# 65115 , Reply# 15   5/2/2005 at 07:21 (6,905 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)   |   | |
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I love it when you guy's post these kind of pictures! Good job Jimmy! |
Post# 65117 , Reply# 16   5/2/2005 at 07:32 (6,905 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 65126 , Reply# 18   5/2/2005 at 08:49 (6,905 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 65129 , Reply# 19   5/2/2005 at 09:16 (6,904 days old) by TrainGuy (Key West, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 65143 , Reply# 20   5/2/2005 at 10:29 (6,904 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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Very Nice Job Jimmy, one can sure see that you have been busy. That is one beautiful set. Love that Airway Sanitizor too. Terry |
Post# 65144 , Reply# 21   5/2/2005 at 10:32 (6,904 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 65163 , Reply# 22   5/2/2005 at 12:36 (6,904 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Does this Frigidaire have metered or timed fill? Judging by the 'SMALL LOAD' button, I'd guess it's metered; however, the soak cycle 'FILL' setting says otherwise. Or is this like some '60's Coronado machines, in which the 'Partial Fill' button just stopped fill and started agitation when it was pressed. If this is a timed fill, how can it have HEAVY, NORM, and LIGHT Soil settings on the wash cycle? How would that work? Thanks to anyone who can provide me with an answer! |
Post# 65192 , Reply# 24   5/2/2005 at 17:58 (6,904 days old) by drmitch ()   |   | |
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Jimmy it looks great! Man the way that tub was rusted,you would think they washed in salt water! Glad to see them working, enjoyed the pics! |
Post# 65201 , Reply# 26   5/2/2005 at 18:45 (6,904 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Jimmy--thanks for the info you were able to provide. Now I'm REALLY curious as to how the timed fill works. I have only one trick left up my sleeve. Let me pull out the magic lamp and turban, and see if I can conjure up Robert.... "Oh, Uni, knowing sage of all things Frigidaire! I humbly beesech thee to explain to us how the timed fill on a '65 Frigidaire works! How can there be both a timed fill AND a soil selector for the wash cycle? What mysterious, 4th dimensional process takes place for such a miracle to exist?" I see a little smoke coming from the spout...could it be...COULD IT BE............ |
Post# 65216 , Reply# 27   5/2/2005 at 20:43 (6,904 days old) by david (CA)   |   | |
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for the informative and instructional pix and dialogue. And also, airways rock! So does Frig. Hopefully, I'll get lucky and need to repair/restore one too. |
Post# 65218 , Reply# 28   5/2/2005 at 20:57 (6,904 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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OK, here goes. Yes, the small load option speeds up the timer so that it has shorter time between timer increment moves. Now, sometime in the early 1960s, I believe 1960 or 1961, the tiemr reverts back to regular time increments after it finished the fill. Thus, wash time was always the same for each soil setting, whether regular or small load. The 1958 & 1959 models kept the faster time increments throughout the cycle, which I can personally attest to.
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Post# 65224 , Reply# 30   5/2/2005 at 21:22 (6,904 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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I missed that in Doctrine. Can you enlighten me please? Rich , do you mean the "jetcones" as opposed to the "energy rings" of the 50's? Jimmy Nice machines brought back to life! Gotta Love that Jet Action!! Does that POR paint stink alot? And how long is the working time?? Several minutes I am guessing? Did you need to prepare the surface chemically or just brush the rust scale off the tub? The dirt will jump out of your clothes now! Jet |
Post# 65237 , Reply# 31   5/2/2005 at 21:50 (6,904 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Good pics Jimmy, nice to see the set shining brightly again! Gotta love the POR-15! The solenoid timer models began with only the Custom Imperial models in 1959, my WCI-59 has this feature as Bob (appnut) described. The timer energizes the solenoid at the beginning of the fill which changes the escapement and de-energizes it when the fill is completed so the timer goes back to the standard running time. |
Post# 65293 , Reply# 35   5/3/2005 at 07:02 (6,904 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Appnut and Gansky---Thanks for your explanations of how the timed fill works on the Frigidaire. I thought all machines with timed fills had a FILL setting, then it went into the longest time available for the WASH portion of the cycle. I thought if you wanted a shorter wash time, you'd have to manually advance the timer after the fill. I appreciate your time and knowledge! Thanks! |
Post# 65297 , Reply# 36   5/3/2005 at 07:27 (6,904 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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BTW, congratulations on the restoration! The control panel on those machines really catch my eye...not to mention the Frigidaire action of course! |
Post# 65319 , Reply# 40   5/3/2005 at 16:59 (6,903 days old) by FilterFlo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Hi Brent, I think I have 16 sets now. I will be selling some of them, but its just so hard part with any of them! And yes, I have washers stacked all over, there is not an empty spot anywhere anymore. Boy, does the extra space diappear fast! |
Post# 65329 , Reply# 41   5/3/2005 at 17:54 (6,903 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Now it makes perfect sense thanks for answering my question, Do not know how i missed that one. Your Frigidaire project turned out beautifully thankyou. arthur. |
Post# 65346 , Reply# 42   5/3/2005 at 19:53 (6,903 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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