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Post# 99286   12/21/2005 at 18:18 (6,671 days old) by automagic ()        

No pun intended!
Here are the first pics of my new 1-18 set!!





Post# 99287 , Reply# 1   12/21/2005 at 18:18 (6,671 days old) by automagic ()        
Jet Circle Fill

:-)

Post# 99288 , Reply# 2   12/21/2005 at 18:20 (6,671 days old) by automagic ()        
Washing with Fabric Softner Dispenser

:-)

Post# 99289 , Reply# 3   12/21/2005 at 18:21 (6,671 days old) by automagic ()        
Normal HA ...

:-)

Post# 99290 , Reply# 4   12/21/2005 at 18:21 (6,671 days old) by retromom ()        
YAY Donnie!

I'm so glad that Santa came early for you! Is that jet action and a fabric softener dispenser that we are seeing in that pic? :-D

They are beautiful! Enjoy them!

Venus :-)


Post# 99292 , Reply# 5   12/21/2005 at 18:25 (6,671 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Hey - nice set! Looks like this has turned into a 1-18 month. Love the softener dispenser. Enjoy!

Ben


Post# 99293 , Reply# 6   12/21/2005 at 18:28 (6,671 days old) by automagic ()        

Yes, my new machines came with the fabric softner dispenser, and the use and care manuals!! I'll scan them for all to see.

Intresting side note, according to the original slip of paper that came with the softner dispenser, it also doubles as a detergent dispenser when the automatic prewash is used... But only on the custom Imperial models!!
Donnie


Post# 99296 , Reply# 7   12/21/2005 at 19:16 (6,671 days old) by washaholic ()        

Great pics. I am from detroit would love to see it in action. I visit chicago often.

Darin


Post# 99297 , Reply# 8   12/21/2005 at 19:17 (6,671 days old) by washaholic ()        

Great pics. I am from detroit would love to see it in action. I visit chicago often.

Darin


Post# 99298 , Reply# 9   12/21/2005 at 19:27 (6,671 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
Great Pictures!!

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What you realy call real intensive Jetaction
Real nice set.
Peter



Post# 99308 , Reply# 10   12/21/2005 at 21:18 (6,671 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)        

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Cool--nice and sudsy!

If I may ask a stupid question, how does the fabric softener dispenser work? I'd think with all that pulsing the stuff would drip out.

veg


Post# 99319 , Reply# 11   12/21/2005 at 22:42 (6,671 days old) by automagic ()        

Hey Veg,
The Fabric softner despenser has a deep well in the center that gets shallower as it goes out toward the edges. It seems like the the majority of the softner sits in the well during the wash. (Since it's a solid peice of plastic, it's hard to tell what's actually going on inside.) Then like other dispensers, gravity pull's it into the outer chamber during the spin. I like it a lot, but the cap is a little to snug. I bet a lot of nails were broken trying to open it.
Donnie


Post# 99320 , Reply# 12   12/21/2005 at 22:58 (6,671 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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Oh Donnie:

It looks like we hit the same jackpot. Your machines are wonderful! So are mine - tee hee hee!

Steve


Post# 99334 , Reply# 13   12/22/2005 at 04:31 (6,671 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Oh Happy Day!

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Am so glad those units found a home with a member who truly loves and appreciates them. You certianly didn't waste any time getting them home, did you? *LOL*

Congrats on your new "toys" and many happy washings/dryings.

Regarding the dispenser and other goodies:

Isn't it so grand when a vitnage unit comes complete with manuals and other things which make the item whole? Sometimes one spends hours more with the manuals and extras than with the acutal item.

Launderess


Post# 99343 , Reply# 14   12/22/2005 at 06:32 (6,671 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        
how cool

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great set know youll love them!!!

Post# 99354 , Reply# 15   12/22/2005 at 09:50 (6,670 days old) by westytoploader ()        

WOOHOO! Congratulations Donnie from another proud Model WC owner!! And you have the fabric softener dispenser as well; I'd love to get my hands on one of those!

Are you using this pair as your main "daily driver" set? You'll notice your clothes becoming much cleaner, thanks to the Jet Action!

--Austin


Post# 99355 , Reply# 16   12/22/2005 at 09:52 (6,670 days old) by westytoploader ()        
Almost forgot...

How quiet is the washer, since it appears to have had little use? Mine was used by 3 people since 1978 and sounds like a diesel engine...:)

Post# 99360 , Reply# 17   12/22/2005 at 11:06 (6,670 days old) by hoover1060 ()        
YAY!!!

Congrats Donnie, They are beauties and I know how much you wanted a 1-18 set.
Can't wait to see those in person!


Post# 99362 , Reply# 18   12/22/2005 at 11:09 (6,670 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
YAY for Frigidaire

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Hi Donnie, congratulations on your new 1-18 Washer & Dryer set, they are just beautiful. You must be very excited, I know I would be. Enjoy.

Post# 99366 , Reply# 19   12/22/2005 at 11:14 (6,670 days old) by automagic ()        

Austin,
Yes they are very very quite. Much more quite then I remember a 1-18 being. Apperently the set was owned by a older lady who lived alone. I just love having 1-18's back in the house. It's been over a decade, since I had one!!! Thank god we never got around to repainting the laundry room, that's the original yellow paint from the early 70's!!!
Donnie


Post# 99372 , Reply# 20   12/22/2005 at 13:30 (6,670 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)        

Nice set Donnie!
BTW, Are you left handed?


Post# 99376 , Reply# 21   12/22/2005 at 13:53 (6,670 days old) by retromom ()        

Donnie:

Funny, I was just telling Austin how the laundry room walls matched the 1-18 set! Great job!


Post# 99408 , Reply# 22   12/22/2005 at 16:24 (6,670 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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BTW, Are you left handed?

or is your wall simply plumbed for the dryer on the left insead of on the right?

Was this where Bethann was going?


Post# 99413 , Reply# 23   12/22/2005 at 17:07 (6,670 days old) by automagic ()        
Left handed??

No, I'm not left handed, why do you ask?
Toggle is right, the sink and plumbing is to the right of the washer, and the 220v plug and the exhust hole is to the left of the dryer. It must be a chicago thing, alomst every laudry room I have been in is set up like this.
Donnie


Post# 99437 , Reply# 24   12/22/2005 at 19:46 (6,670 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)        

Toggle was right! Is it backwards or is it just me?

Post# 99451 , Reply# 25   12/22/2005 at 20:41 (6,670 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Congratulations! They're beautiful. I've never seen a 1-18 with the fabric softener dispenser. Thanks for answering veg's question about how it works and why it doesn't dispense during agitation. I was wondering the same thing...

Post# 99457 , Reply# 26   12/22/2005 at 21:03 (6,670 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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My W&D were dryer on left.
So I reversed the dryer door to hinge left.

Then I had the pipe extended (Can yo DO that?) to put the washer on left and dryer on right.

uhm, and once again reversed the door to hinge right.

OY VEY


Post# 99458 , Reply# 27   12/22/2005 at 21:09 (6,670 days old) by westytoploader ()        

Interesting how the hookups are reversed from the usual washer-left arrangement. I wonder what would happen with a Kenmore in its place? ;-)

Post# 99464 , Reply# 28   12/22/2005 at 21:21 (6,670 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Said: the sink and plumbing is to the right of the washer,

It might just be to keep the pluming runs short. Frequently the kit. and bath are back-to-back for just such a reason.


I grew up with (and have always coincidentally had) the DW to the left of the sink. Is the right better for righties? Don't know; I am a lefty myself.


Post# 99465 , Reply# 29   12/22/2005 at 21:23 (6,670 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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My house built in 2005 has washer on the right. The house in which I grew up, built in 1964 was washer on right. The house my parents bought in 1980, built in 1972, has washer on the right. It was done that way in all three cases so the dryer vents directly through an outside wall. The wall behind them was/is an inside wall -- can't vent the dryer into a bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen!

Post# 99609 , Reply# 30   12/23/2005 at 19:53 (6,669 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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My parents house built in 1961 had washer on right. The Timeline was hinged on the right. Fortunately the 64 Norge had the 3 position hinged door worked well. The house my sister is currently renting, about 10 years old, has washer on the right with dryer on the left.

Post# 99611 , Reply# 31   12/23/2005 at 20:04 (6,669 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
Thanks Donnie!

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Donnie was kind enough to email me scans of the his user guides and instructions to his beautiful new Frigidaire 1-18 set for all of us to enjoy.

Use and Care for Frigidaire Washer

Washing Tips for Frigidaire Washer

Use and Care for Frigidaire Dryer

Washing Tips for Frigidaire Dryer


Post# 99620 , Reply# 32   12/23/2005 at 20:50 (6,669 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Man Oh Man!!!!

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Have my weekend reading! Thanks Donnie!

Now I simply have to have one of these washers! Pity they never were made in a more compact "space saving" design.

My aunt had one of these machines, and during one long summer vaction at her house helped her do the laundry. Having never seen a washer where the agitator bobbed up and down, it was quite amazing to watch, oh but the noise!

Interesting thing about reading the manuals is all the neat information regarding laundry practices one hardly sees today in washer manuals. Things like starching, dyeing, washing pillows, and electric blankets. It does seem however many new front loading washers have dispensed with writing directions in their manuals,and just created special cycles to deal with all and sundry.

22 gallons of water per cycle, guess we'll never see the likes of these behemoths again, well not unless they can bring water use down to around a F&P top loader.

Launderess


Post# 99623 , Reply# 33   12/23/2005 at 21:01 (6,669 days old) by lightedcontrols ()        
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! !

Congratulations on the beautiful Frigidaire set! May you have many super sudsy washes!!! Mark

Post# 99674 , Reply# 34   12/24/2005 at 08:32 (6,668 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Said: Interesting how the hookups are reversed from the usual washer-left arrangement.

Here's a slant ya may not have thought of.....
Housing in my area is MUCH older than most of your are used to. You'd consider a 1950's house old. To us it's NEW!
Here electricity came LATER. Cental heating came later. Central (residential) cooling is just starting to become the norm (S L O W L Y ).

Although most homes now have 110/220v service it is not uncommon to see only 50a service. Many aparmtents still have 110v 30a service with only two 15a circuits.

Anyway, to make some sort of point finally..
Washers were added later. Certainly dryers came MUCH later and you squeeze them in where ya can. I guess I am saying here you don't always build new to suit...


Post# 99675 , Reply# 35   12/24/2005 at 08:49 (6,668 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Said: It does seem however many new front loading washers have dispensed with writing directions in their manuals,and just created special cycles to deal with all and sundry.

I find this interesting, in that we came away from that 50's and 60's mentality where a separate cycle was needed for each and every type of fabric or article to a basic 3 to 6 cycles /programmes.

Regular
PermaPress / EasyCare / Wash n' Wear
Delicate /Gentle

and the TOL fun stuff such as

Pre-Wash
Pre-Soak
(Automatic) Second Rinse.

I may like the quality or Euro-machines, but to me IMHO The limited capacity, the time factor and the multitude of cycles (read: overkill) just don't appeal to me.

I am actually sorry to see that we here are also going cuckoo with too many (ridiculous) cycles. How about some FUN cycles like:

Club / "Disco" (Cigarettes and booze, cologne perfume)
Beach (sand and greasy oils everywhere)
Holiday meal (stains, ya know)
Office (dark colors, maybe some wool, pencil and ink on cuffs)
Garage-wear/ painting clothes. Blue collar job (grease dirt, muck)
Gardening (mud,dirt, allergens) F&P has this already n'est ce pas?
SPANDEX-BE-GONE a cycle to destroy your family's really ill-fitting or inappropriate to age/gender/weight stuff.


OK'nuff said. LOL
We now return this thread to it's proper flow, already in progress.




Post# 99743 , Reply# 36   12/24/2005 at 17:20 (6,668 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Very fun - welcome to the Frigidaire Owners Club! You'll have hours of fun watching this baby wash your duds!

Post# 99891 , Reply# 37   12/26/2005 at 00:38 (6,667 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Toggle, I'd add an AFFAIR cycle to your list of frivolities; This cycle would specialize in getting rid of lipstick marks and the scent of perfume/cologne.

Post# 99917 , Reply# 38   12/26/2005 at 08:19 (6,666 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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I'd use the REGULAR cycle for that.

*LOL*

Lipstick on a date? MY DATE? Are you mad? LOL ROFL LMAO
You know what they say, "Marry a DQ who is your size and TRIPLE your wardrobe."


Post# 99919 , Reply# 39   12/26/2005 at 08:24 (6,666 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Thread Number: 4332
I feel like a Queen!!!!


OOOOH we have gone full-circle!


Post# 100093 , Reply# 40   12/27/2005 at 13:17 (6,665 days old) by hooverac216 ()        

i cant get the files to work u will have to send me pics
of them



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