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Thread Number: 67822
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
1965 Frigidaire Introduces the Roller-matic Washer |
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Post# 905328 11/3/2016 at 15:25 (2,729 days old) by Unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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I just added to the Ephemera Library the HUGE 168 page service manual that was produced to explain the new 1965 Roller-matic washer line as well as it's brand new transmission.
I love this picture on the cover lol! It's totally the expression I would do if I had that Custom Imperial model delivered brand new! 
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Post# 905332 , Reply# 1 11/3/2016 at 16:19 (2,729 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Robert, you are in a long line. I would do the same. They truly did look futuristic and solid when they hit the market. Rapidry without most of the tangling issues. | ||
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Post# 905352 , Reply# 2 11/3/2016 at 18:12 (2,729 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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As Dr. Lecter said, " LOVE your suit!" GM really understood the whole "Jet Age" thing. I think these were the first Frigidaire machines I was aware of, mostly because they did more TV commercials at the time than any other washer manufacturer.
I still remember that marvelous TV commercial where the little boy drags the see-through washbasket with the new Jet-Action agitator inside of it, pours several gallons of milk inside, then squeezes a bottle of chocolate syrup and then turns the thing on to demonstrate the effectiveness of the pulsing. Always thought it was a great idea.
I've looked for this commercial on YouTube many times but nobody has uploaded it as yet.
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| Post# 905361 , Reply# 4 11/3/2016 at 18:50 (2,729 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
One of my favourite models!
The Jet Action agitator doesn't tangle much, the rollover is usually not as fast as with the earlier 3 ring agitators but I just love these Rapidry 1000 machines! Ken, here's the 1969 commercial you're looking for! This is a video of my WCI-65, just click on it: 
I already have a paper copy of the manual but I had to download this one too! Thanks Robert for making this available! | ||
| Post# 905363 , Reply# 5 11/3/2016 at 19:14 (2,729 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
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| Post# 905365 , Reply# 6 11/3/2016 at 19:19 (2,729 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 905369 , Reply# 7 11/3/2016 at 20:42 (2,729 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Oh Thank you Phil!!! | ||
| Post# 905376 , Reply# 9 11/3/2016 at 22:02 (2,729 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Even the solid tub machines usually get better rollover on the "small load" setting. But they still get about 3/4 full on small load or with the infinite control at the lowest setting on the models that have metered fill. And the overflow rinses do raise the level to full at the end of the wash and rinse cycles anyway.
Unlike the solid tubs, 1-18 has the capability to fill at very low levels and when you get it filled to the appropriate level, the rollover is great. The 1-18 also has slightly faster strokes at 360 per minute compared to the solid tub models that had 330 (with the exception of the Pulsa Matic of course!). | ||
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Post# 905437 , Reply# 12 11/4/2016 at 09:58 (2,729 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Ummm I think the Unimatic mechanism was actually designed by a Bendix engineer in the late 1930's. GM bought the rights to the Patent? Seems like I had a conversation with Jon Charles about this years ago. | ||
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Post# 905470 , Reply# 13 11/4/2016 at 13:40 (2,729 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Idea of pushing up and down upon laundry
Along with creating vacuum action was not new nor unheard of; since the Victorian era if not before there were "possers" (metal, usually copper) devices attached to a stick.
I have a vintage "Rapid Washer" plunger and am here to say the thing works very well for washing and rinsing. Looking at later incarnations of Frigidaire's "Jet Action" agitators they bear some resemblance and seem to operate upon the same principles as a "rapid washer". The up and down motions force water though washing while at the same time creating currents that force same down to bottom of tub, up the sides and around top again. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK
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