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Thread Number: 73884
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 975965 12/29/2017 at 08:56 (2,302 days old) by Frigidaireguy  (Wiston-Salem, NC) |
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I have this exact duomatic thanks to Jerry Gay. I will say that the capacity is limited due to the fact that the drum is small. If it was your only machine and you were using it for a family it would take lots of loads to get the laundry done. Bob | ||
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Post# 975983 , Reply# 1 12/29/2017 at 10:31 (2,302 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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that thought might be why bigger capacities are wanted today, it may take over an hour for a load, but you will get a lot done in that time....
I do like the thought of once you start the machine, you return to a completed load, ready for folding.... but yeah, would take twice as long to do a load....as it has to wash, then dry...compared to separate units that would get the laundry done faster.. this would fit the bill for the time frame, to have two machines in one footprint... | ||
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Post# 975995 , Reply# 3 12/29/2017 at 12:44 (2,302 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 976005 , Reply# 4 12/29/2017 at 13:58 (2,302 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Spin speed With the exception of Bendix, the other early combos (that I know of) were limited to 200 - 225 rpm. I believe Bendix spun at 500 - 515 and the '61 and up Kenmore combos were 525 rpm. I would think that, had technology allowed, they could get away with a 700 - 800 rpm spin and the clothes will still come off the drum while turning slowly. I have a small LG combo (10-15 years old?) and that has a max spin of 1400 rpm, but I have yet to see anything release from the drum after being subjected to those speeds! Kevin | ||
| Post# 976006 , Reply# 5 12/29/2017 at 14:18 (2,302 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
Blessings? Well, I guess if you were singing along with Bing Crosby you could sort of count your Duomatic as a "blessing"...but I wouldn't let The Pope know.
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| Post# 976022 , Reply# 6 12/29/2017 at 15:30 (2,302 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN) | ||
I have the next model year.
Here's the 1960 Combo. Atomic age panel-in-panel control board styling. I got this four years ago and it cost me a FORTUNE to transport down from Knoxville because my helper flaked out on me and I had to spot-hire professional movers. It's not in working condition, but I hope to have the money this year to ask John to look it over and assess repair costs. In the mean time, it lies under cover in a dreamless sleep like Sleeping Beauty.
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Post# 976025 , Reply# 7 12/29/2017 at 16:04 (2,302 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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1959, 1960 and now 1961
Interesting how the control panel design changed every year.
I bought this '61 Duomatic from Ben, that it's *still* in transit.....
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| Post# 976042 , Reply# 8 12/29/2017 at 19:57 (2,302 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
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Post# 976045 , Reply# 9 12/29/2017 at 20:19 (2,302 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA) |
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Yogi speaks the truth. The only problem I had with my Equator combo was the final spin was so fast that most of the time the clothes would stick to the drum and never let go for the dry cycle. So the old guys may have had the correct idea all along. | ||
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Post# 976074 , Reply# 12 12/30/2017 at 01:36 (2,302 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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Love the "Master Control" on the controls bridge!!!We need this "Master Control" for our Masrter Control room at the VOA site! | ||
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