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Thread Number: 427
1968 Frigidaire Rollermatic set on ebay |
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| Post# 48702 , Reply# 1 11/6/2004 at 07:47 (7,467 days old) by wigwag (San Diego) | ||
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bounce up Hello, Just wanted to push this up to the top in case some members hadn't seen it... ~Steven | ||
| Post# 48726 , Reply# 2 11/6/2004 at 19:04 (7,467 days old) by danelto (State College, PA) | ||
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Timed Fill I'm making an assumption here: timed fill means that the washer just fills-up for a set amount of time? If you have low water pressure, you'd get less water in the tub; high water pressure, and you'd have water all over the floor? Has anybody had one of these? Are there any stories to share? | ||
Post# 48737 , Reply# 3 11/6/2004 at 21:59 (7,467 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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water pressure and timed fill
Most of the timed-fill machines were pretty reliable for ensuring a proper amount of water in the machine for each cycle. There is a flow restrictor in most water valves so that only a fixed amount of water will be let through into the tub. Only in extreme cases would a washer "short-fill" or over-fill to the point of spilling out onto the floor. I think most machines were calibrated to be functional from 10 to 120 psi of water pressure. Often times when a machine does over-fill, it's only a small amount and is caused by that flow restrictor getting weak and allowing more water to enter than it's original design. Remember too, the outer tub in most solid tub washers is huge and would hold twice as much or more water than the wash tub itself. Too little or no water entering the machine would more likely be caused by faulty valve parts. My little pink Maytag Highlander washer was originally a time-fill machine with a water valve flow restrictor that was allowing too much water to pass through and if you weren't paying attention, could have easily spilled water on the floor as it was a perforated tub washer and there was nowhere else for the water to go except up and over the top of the tub. This was the exception to the time-fill machines though, most were solid tubs. | ||
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Post# 48753 , Reply# 6 11/7/2004 at 07:55 (7,466 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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I want to apologize for all the "typo's" in post #48751. I should know better then to try typing when I first wake up! -Steve | ||
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Post# 48754 , Reply# 7 11/7/2004 at 07:58 (7,466 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Reply to WASHENDRY Those machines are quite hefty. Get online with Craters and Freighters web site and using your zip code and the sellers zip code you can guess at the weight (600 lbs. would be close) and get an idea of the cost. Good luck! -Steve | ||
| Post# 48864 , Reply# 9 11/8/2004 at 22:09 (7,465 days old) by wigwag (San Diego) | ||
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weight? Anyone in here know the approximate weight? 600 lbs seems excessive? | ||
| Post# 49063 , Reply# 10 11/12/2004 at 07:34 (7,461 days old) by WASHENDRY (pinconning,mich) | ||
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HELLO EVERYONE, I GOT THE PAIR OF FRIGIDAIRE'S, ARANGING SHIPPING AND PAYMENT I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THEY ARRIVE, THIS CHOULD BE THE FINAL INCENTIVE TO GET MY COLLECTION ON THE LINK TO SHARE THANKS AGAIN KIM | ||
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