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Thread Number: 21696
The Award For The Best Agitator Design Goes To........ |
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Post# 341475 4/10/2009 at 22:36 (5,493 days old) by launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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| Post# 341485 , Reply# 1 4/10/2009 at 22:57 (5,493 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
agitators | ||
| Post# 341497 , Reply# 2 4/10/2009 at 23:34 (5,493 days old) by hooverzodiac12 (Melbourne, Australia) | ||
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| Post# 341498 , Reply# 3 4/10/2009 at 23:36 (5,493 days old) by hooverzodiac12 (Melbourne, Australia) | ||
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| Post# 341504 , Reply# 4 4/11/2009 at 00:03 (5,493 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Alex I will take Rotoswirl for $100. :-) | ||
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Post# 341505 , Reply# 5 4/11/2009 at 00:06 (5,493 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Maytag Power Fin. | ||
| Post# 341518 , Reply# 6 4/11/2009 at 01:41 (5,493 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
Hello guys...Laundress very nice post. THE BEST UP RIGHT SHAFT BASE AGITATOR SYSTEM I THINK, AND IV'E SEEN VERY MANY OF THEM IS...DRUM ROLL...... P H I L C O F L A P P E R S T Y L E A G I T A T I O N ( AND MY DREAM MACHINE ) 1. THE WASH SYSTEM IS VERY ORGANIC AND FLUID, LIKE A WHIRLPOOL BUT ONLY WITH CLOTHES IN THE BASKET I LOVE IT.... I THINK IS VERY GENTLE ON FABRICS AND PRETTY QWITE SYSTEM OVERALL. AND A BEAUTIFUL ROLL OVER. RUNNERS UP... 1. Super roto swirl 2. Roto flex 3. Blackstone swirl agitator 4. Surgeulator The most exciting and advanced washing system iv'e seen in vintage is that Apex washer is simply amazing! Never seen nothing like it before i am in still in shock and speachless. This is hard lol. Darren k | ||
| Post# 341520 , Reply# 7 4/11/2009 at 02:10 (5,493 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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Whirlpool Supersurgilator. Gentle on clothes. Excellent Rollover. Excellent Cleaning. | ||
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Post# 341525 , Reply# 8 4/11/2009 at 02:16 (5,493 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 341527 , Reply# 9 4/11/2009 at 03:55 (5,493 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Best Agitator Design....
Hotpoint Spiralator with Filter-Flow... First produced mid 60`s until end of production in the 90`s, used on Hotpoint TwinTubs & Top Loading Autmatics.... Great roll over & water movement Simplistic Design Easily Removed Filter Flow Tray for effective lint removal Usual colour was white, managed to find very rare turquoise!!! 
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Post# 341528 , Reply# 10 4/11/2009 at 03:57 (5,493 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Hotpoint Spiralator...!!! | ||
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Post# 341546 , Reply# 11 4/11/2009 at 07:55 (5,493 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 341547 , Reply# 12 4/11/2009 at 07:58 (5,493 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 341554 , Reply# 14 4/11/2009 at 09:58 (5,493 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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It's a toss-up for me, so I say either the Whirlpool Surgilator / Super-Surgilator, or the Kenmore Roto-Swirl. I say this because the Surgilator survived almost completely unchanged from 1952 (maybe earlier?) into 1987 when commercial belt-drive washers were finally discontinued. It began as a metal agitator, moving to bakelite, then into modern plastics. When anything survives that long on the market largely unchanged, it's not because it's bad! The Roto-Swirl and Super Roto-Swirls in my mind are tied with the Surgilator for the same reason. The early 50s bakelite 'pregnant' Roto-Swirl was reborn into the Super Roto-Swirl in 1963 (one day I'm going to compare the two side by side) and that agitator also survived the transition completely unchanged into modern plastic form. There was even a stint in the early 70s with this agitator in steroid form for the 18-pound machines. The last commercial Kenmores with the Roto-Swirl were made in later 1987. It seems very fitting that of all the Kenmore agitators that were available (4 designs of the Straight Vane, the Roto-Swirl, Roto-Flex, Vari-Flex, Penta-Vane, Pent-Swirl, and Dual-Action) that the Roto-Swirl was dominant in the early days of the belt-drive design, and closed it out as well. That's my vote anyway.... Gordon | ||
| Post# 341585 , Reply# 16 4/11/2009 at 14:33 (5,493 days old) by deeprinser () | ||
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Hi All. C.Mikes Hotpoint agitator wins hands down !. Also the old Servis top loader "snap on " agitator. Lou. | ||
| Post# 341628 , Reply# 17 4/11/2009 at 18:01 (5,493 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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I will put the Whirlpool Surgilator as the best, and Kenmore Rotoswirl (pregnant and Super) as the number 2. Both move clothes very effectively, and with great rollover. The Surgilator gets the edge because they are best at turning over large loads. Have a good one, James | ||
| Post# 341666 , Reply# 18 4/11/2009 at 20:49 (5,492 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
As much as I love the solid tub SQ agitator, I have to give it up for the spiral ramps and go with the GE Activator. Can't give it to the Easy Spiralator or the Hotpoint Siloette. Watching them wash, there's too much "back roll" on them to make them efficient. Can't give it to the Roto-Swirl, Super or pregnant. The straight vanes at the end make it too rough. Can't give it to Westinghouse. The indexing tub lowers the washability. So the GE Activator wins as the best. More gentle than any straight vane. Can really move a load through the water, including denim jeans. The flat of the ramp pushes the clothes out of the way so there is little back roll. | ||
| Post# 341675 , Reply# 19 4/11/2009 at 21:07 (5,492 days old) by norfolksouthern () | ||
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Frigidaire 3-Ring! Bring back the Jet Cone! NorfolkSouthern | ||
| Post# 341687 , Reply# 20 4/11/2009 at 22:25 (5,492 days old) by strongenough78 (California) | ||
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| Post# 341690 , Reply# 22 4/11/2009 at 22:30 (5,492 days old) by frapdoodle () | ||
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no way its totally the Kenmore Penta-Swirl | ||
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Post# 341803 , Reply# 23 4/12/2009 at 12:59 (5,492 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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Easy with spiralator action! Maytag gyrofoam action. | ||
| Post# 341817 , Reply# 24 4/12/2009 at 13:47 (5,492 days old) by jeffg () | ||
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Not even close Sears Roto-Swirl. You can find agitators with better rollover, or ones that are gentler on clothes, but not a better/more flexible (depending on agitation speed) combination of the two. | ||
| Post# 341819 , Reply# 25 4/12/2009 at 13:50 (5,492 days old) by jeffg () | ||
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BTW, it's the one on the right in Kevin's post #341525 above. | ||
| Post# 342209 , Reply# 26 4/14/2009 at 05:42 (5,490 days old) by whitekingd () | ||
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Absolutely! The Kenmore Roto - swirl!! Excellent cleaning at both regular and delicate speeds. Tried and true! | ||
| Post# 342220 , Reply# 28 4/14/2009 at 07:13 (5,490 days old) by jaxsunst () | ||
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Kelvinator centric action. | ||
| Post# 342235 , Reply# 29 4/14/2009 at 08:56 (5,490 days old) by kenmore81 () | ||
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Kenmore Roto and Maytag Power-Fin For thier turn over and gentleness. I also jliked watching the roto swirl "swish" away lol | ||
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Post# 344378 , Reply# 32 4/23/2009 at 18:19 (5,480 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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