Thread Number: 73442
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Video of Dexter WCA20/Visit to Wash basket Laundromat |
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Post# 969777   11/25/2017 at 01:26 (2,335 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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My aunt lives in the East Lansing area and every year we go to her house for Thanksgiving. Charlotte is only about 40 minutes from her house thus I convinced my mother and we took a trip there. We took some of my aunt's rugs to wash, of which I recorded most of the cycle. While others went shopping on Black Friday, I went washing long distance!
Mark(bendixmark) has mentioned that these Dexter washers are close to being duos inside. The owner of the laundromat, Gary, wasn't in at the time, it seems as though he comes at beginning and end of day to open and close shop and the laundromat is otherwise unattended - eccept for cameras. I hope everyone finds this footage interesting. I pre-apoligize for any issues with the camera work and/or inaccuracies. |
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Post# 969799 , Reply# 1   11/25/2017 at 04:31 (2,335 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 969854 , Reply# 3   11/25/2017 at 11:43 (2,335 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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No key required. It is just a sturdy METAL knob!
Mark, I was unsure of what sign you meant? Gary has many signs, posters, and rule sheets. I would have done a walk through tour, but other customers arrived and I didn't want to look stranger than I already did. When I started filming, I was thr only person there, but after the cycle completed, there was both a family and an elderly gentleman that I didn't want to frighten. |
Post# 969866 , Reply# 5   11/25/2017 at 13:08 (2,335 days old) by jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA)   |   | |
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Photos 1 thru 9, I found this new in the box several years ago. CLICK HERE TO GO TO jeff_adelphi's LINK |
Post# 969878 , Reply# 6   11/25/2017 at 13:46 (2,335 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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That machine is very nice! These certainly seem well built, I wonder how the reliability compares to a modern commercial front load automatic washer-extractor?
Jeff, how does one go about bolting a machine like that down? How long of bolts, etc? I may just try and buy one of those machines from Gary. Even If I cannnot find a pump kit I am thinking I could wire an electric washer pump to the same wires as the drain valve solenoid. |
Post# 969943 , Reply# 7   11/25/2017 at 17:04 (2,335 days old) by jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 969965 , Reply# 8   11/25/2017 at 20:35 (2,335 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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Post# 970023 , Reply# 9   11/26/2017 at 04:05 (2,334 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia)   |   | |
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Post# 970024 , Reply# 10   11/26/2017 at 04:25 (2,334 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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I would have to guess that you are probably right. Probably also helps to make sure that the wash fill has the hottest water available as it flushes the lines after they cooled during the prewash. Don't trust me on this though, I'm certainly not the expert. What is your view on the post prewash spray rinse, Jeff? You know more than I do.
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Post# 970081 , Reply# 11   11/26/2017 at 11:42 (2,334 days old) by jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 970147 , Reply# 14   11/26/2017 at 19:57 (2,334 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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washers always seem to be no-nonsense machines even the newer WP VMW commercial TL machines, they dispense with the auto load sense routine.
These old commercial machines have a "its going to go through the cycle no matter what" mentality, when the solenoid latches, its going to spin, no ifs or buts about it. |
Post# 970148 , Reply# 15   11/26/2017 at 20:02 (2,334 days old) by johnrk (BP TX)   |   | |
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I noticed on the front of this Dexter that there was a sticker stating not to open the door while the drum was in motion. Did/do these machines not have a positive lock when they start like both of my residential FL's did? |
Post# 970157 , Reply# 16   11/26/2017 at 20:46 (2,334 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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Post# 970241 , Reply# 17   11/27/2017 at 10:49 (2,333 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Thanks for the video Richard! When that shifts into the high(-er) speed, it sounds exactly like at Duomatic when it shifts into high-speed spin.
Not trying to steal any of your thunder Richard, but here's a short video of Jeff's Philco/Bendix commercial washer and American Motex extractor (at nearly 1800 rpm!) mentioned above.
Kevin
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Post# 970332 , Reply# 19   11/28/2017 at 00:06 (2,332 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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As I have mentioned on this forum many times and in real life, I'm autistic. Hence my varied and obscure interests(vintage Vacuums, vintage snow blowers, vintage mowers(push and riding), old cadillacs, vintage electronics, in addition to washers). When I was very little, someone told me how wash was done by hand, scrub board and wringer to be precise. All I could ask for was a washboard and wringer. I got the washboard when I was maybe 4, my parents however couldn't find a wringer and I only got one much, much later.
I then heard of old wringer washers and my parents found one, a 1950s SQ with SS tub and the unpainted ramps up to the wringers. I got that when I was maybe 6 or 7. I had it for a while. I made a mistake a few years later and it was broke. I had 1/2 of SQ lint filter attachment(the strainer basket) and was using the drain pump as a recirculation device. The hose fell when I was out of the room and the machine pumped out upon the floor and the clothes jammed the agitator and the transmission seized. I replaced it with one of those 1990s Saudi made SQs and that thing was a piece of junk. The wringer kept tripping the release and the machine leaked. I subsequently found a Maytag N2L but it was so far gone that I couldn't even try it; nothing engaged properly. Automatic machines are a complete and separate memory in my mind. Some of the what I just wrote was happening whilst what I am about to write occurred; namely the destruction of the first SQ, ownership of the second SQ and the MT. When I was 9 or 10, I was searching Craigslist one day and I found an advert for a "Wonder Washer"(one of those buckets with a impeller at the bottom). The ad mentioned that one could be seen in operation on YouTube. At that time I had NEVER heard of YouTube(I had never been too much interested in tech; too modern) and I looked up the video.(Below is a link to the first video I ever watched on YT) I also saw the competing "Wonder Wash". My mom was new to YouTube too and told me to look up her Westinghouse "How Dry I Am" dryer and we found Lee Maxwell's demonstration of his. I subsequently watched most of the videos documenting Maxwell's museum. I just happened to stumble onto Ben's(swestoyz)video of his 1952 Unimatic. In the suggestions I found Robert's(Unimatic1140) "The Washers We Love and More" and I was hooked. I intended to make a 10 year anniversary thread about his video but forgot. After finding that video, I found this site but not the forum side. I spent hours reading the old Consumer Reports that used to be posted here and religiously watched the POD. I never had the opportunity to acquire a vintage automatic until this year with My MT A207 and Duomatic. As for what my parents owned, until I was 6 my parents had a stacked Kenmore DD unit. They replaced it with the worst washer ever in my opinion, a Chinese made GE FL set. That thing lasted only 4 years until it had a bearing failure and was cristened unrepairable by a service tech. It was replaced with a Roper(WP) DD that was one speed. It was gotten rid of about 1.5 years ago when the second fill flume(one piece assembly w/ ATC) sprung a leak. We got a SQ AWN432 to replace it. I signed up as a member 4 years ago but never posted until last year. To summarize I credit my interest as it stands now to you, the fine members of AW who posted videos of your machines. Does that mean I can blame you guys for the bullying I received for this ridiculous interest too? Just Kidding!!! *************************************************************** On to a bit of news. I called Gary again earlier and he agreed to sell me a machine for $250.00. He is going to call me back with the pump part number tomorrow. I'll post it here for you then. Also, you're welcome, it was a pleasure to make the video. So much more fun than Black Friday shopping to me. CLICK HERE TO GO TO speedqueen's LINK |
Post# 970365 , Reply# 20   11/28/2017 at 08:55 (2,332 days old) by jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 970387 , Reply# 21   11/28/2017 at 11:30 (2,332 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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Post# 970421 , Reply# 23   11/28/2017 at 17:05 (2,332 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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What Duo I have, you posted in my thread about it a while ago. 1954, missing that blasted solenoid still. I'll persevere though.
Here is the link to it: www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... To be more precise, it is Asperger's but I usually tend to say autistic though. |
Post# 970803 , Reply# 24   11/30/2017 at 15:06 (2,330 days old) by Speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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I didn’t realize what you meant with how helpful Gary was until this came in the mail today. I’m in shock as I did not even give him my address he went through the effort to look it up, make a copy of his service manual, and send it to me. I don’t know how in the world I could ever repay him. I have not even officially bought the machine from him yet.
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Post# 970846 , Reply# 26   11/30/2017 at 19:52 (2,330 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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For the bendix I used a private courier who Kevin knew that giving a delivery to Ben Swestka at the time. Can't give specifics as they don't want advertisement currently. Being only 100 miles from Gary, I intend to pick up the dexter personally.
No need for a comparison unfortunately as mine is before the slight 1956 transmission redesign. Ben said that the parts likely won't fit anyway. As for pictures I will have to relocate the bendix to our insulated shed first, my father's orders. He doesn't want stuff pileing up in the garage. Wacky hobbies means alot of stuff brought home and he isn't the biggest fan of that. To convince him to let me buy the Dexter, I agreed to sell my Maytag. |
Post# 971187 , Reply# 27   12/2/2017 at 20:06 (2,328 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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