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Thread Number: 765
Frigidaire washer........ |
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| Post# 51801 , Reply# 4 12/26/2004 at 09:18 (6,659 days old) by kenmore1978 () | ||
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WCI/Frigidaire Electrolux didn't just buy Frigidaire from WCI, they bought WCI! | ||
Post# 51806 , Reply# 5 12/26/2004 at 10:21 (6,659 days old) by peteski50  (New York) |
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Frigidaire washer........ | ||
| Post# 51827 , Reply# 6 12/26/2004 at 19:47 (6,659 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
Electrolux buying Frigidaire
Maybe not,Pete.Remember,GM needed the North Taylor St buildings in Dayton,Ohio (the old Frigidaire appliance plant) to set up for mid size cars,trucks and SUV's to compete with local as well as foreign companies.They truly "slammed the car door on Frigidaire" forever and wanted nothing to do at all with any home appliances.It was a horrible divorce and caused greaf as well as havuk around the world.GM sold the Frigidaire name ,label,design, and licensinsing to White Consolidated Industries.All WCI did was put the Frigidaire name and label on a few Westinghouse and Kelvinator washers and dryers,Westinghouse dishwashers,Gibson refrigerators,Franklin freezers,Kelvinator electric ranges,Vista gas ranges and had a contract with Raytheon to make their microwave ovens.For a few years,WCI kept some of the washer features the same i.e.Jet Circle Spray System,See thru lid.They also introduced the Gemini front loading stackables( a poor copy of the Westinghouse Laundromat Space Savers)that lasted about two years as well as a new version of the Touch 'n'Cook range that was a real flop.Today now that WCI is owned by or better known as Electrolux of Sweeden and a few new factories here and abroad have cropped up,some things have improved but not by much unfortunately.The sad part of this is None of the competetors have gotten any better either.In fact,Their falls in quality have brought Frigidaire's low ratings up quite a few notches in CR as far as frequency of repair goes.Chuck
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Post# 51835 , Reply# 9 12/26/2004 at 21:44 (6,659 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Dayton Plant
Laundromat has some of the story. I spoke with one of the Engineers there in Dayton in early 1980. He was kept on and now worked for WCI but had worked at the Frigidaire assembly plant. He told me GM was faced with a big decision back in 1978. All the machines in the plant that made the appliances had worn out, they were produced in the late 1940's. GM was faced "he said" with a product line that was always losing money and retooling an entire plant for that line so GM decided to sell the whole kit "n Kaboodle rather than reinvest in new machines to make the laundry machines. He told me that plant now made (1980) the Chevy Luv Trucks. He said if I was looking for the cleaning power of the old Jet Cone machines that the key to cleaning was the "turbidity" of the water in the tub and that the "new" Frigidaire's with the Indexing tubs came close to the old Jet cones! OFCOURSE I didn't buy that!, nor the machines made in 1980.! ALmost nothing cleans like a Jetcone. Ah History.................so many twists and turns. jet | ||
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Post# 51848 , Reply# 11 12/27/2004 at 07:04 (6,658 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Electrolux buying Frigidaire
Actually when GM sold Frigidaire to WCI in 1979 WCI - GM still made the appliances until the end of 1980. WCI had paid GM to make tha appliances for awhile. But the relationship was poor. The origional plan was WCI was supposed to move the factories but had decided to drop all the products and keep the Frigidaire name to spare the expense. It failed big time. If they would have at least kept the washers and refrigation / air cond part of the business it would have probably worked a lot better. Goes to show the people that make the decisions realy don't know whats going on. Peter | ||
| Post# 51857 , Reply# 14 12/27/2004 at 12:47 (6,658 days old) by pulsator-power (connecticut) | ||
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Frigidaire top loader Yeah the WCI Frigidaire didn't turn over real well. I would get frustrated especially coming from a 1-18 being the previous washer in the house, but I do remember the sound it made while washing- unlike any other | ||
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Post# 51864 , Reply# 15 12/27/2004 at 14:57 (6,658 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 52571 , Reply# 16 1/5/2005 at 20:34 (6,649 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Westinghouse indexing | ||
| Post# 52578 , Reply# 17 1/5/2005 at 20:53 (6,649 days old) by fixerman () | ||
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Frigiscare? Did it agitate so fast is scared you? | ||
| Post# 54569 , Reply# 20 1/25/2005 at 08:26 (6,629 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Frigiscare
I call the top loading Frigidaire washers the "Frigiscares"because I'm too scared to sell them.When I worked at Lowes and a customer would insist on buying one,4 out of 5 times it was either repaired or returned within 1 month.I will admit they may have improved them a bit but I still do not like the indexing during agitation.
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