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Thread Number: 79246
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
WCI washer thread |
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Post# 1031777 5/4/2019 at 11:23 (1,817 days old) by chetlaham  (United States) |
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Post# 1031778 , Reply# 1 5/4/2019 at 11:24 (1,817 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Post# 1031790 , Reply# 2 5/4/2019 at 15:04 (1,817 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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there are vids of them all across YT....
WCI, White Consolidated Industries, were sold under a bunch of different names....Frigidaire, Gibson, Kelvinator, Kenmore and so on.... you could almost spot them a mile away....most TLers were an indexing plastic tub...a variety of different agitators used, some gave better turnover than others... a real tinny machine....probably not the most durable unit, yet some have really held up well.... I got a stacked Kenmore version for my MIL back in 2002, never a repair, and still running strong....it has a dual action agitator | ||
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Post# 1031793 , Reply# 3 5/4/2019 at 15:15 (1,817 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1031794 , Reply# 4 5/4/2019 at 15:21 (1,817 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Post# 1031808 , Reply# 5 5/4/2019 at 18:21 (1,817 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1031818 , Reply# 6 5/4/2019 at 19:21 (1,816 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I had a 2005 Frigidaire top-loader—just for fun; my daily driver was a 2002 Frigidaire front-loader—and enjoyed watching the indexing tub.
These machines had a 2-piece auger-style agitator. Unfortunately, the tub indexed nearly half a turn on maximum-capacity loads, compromising rollover. Bed sheets tended to wrap about the bottom of agitator, causing large tears on one occasion. The counterclockwise stroke on these was much greater than the clockwise stroke when laundering large loads, so the auger, which would follow the long counterclockwise stroke on large, heavy loads, wasn’t very effective in doing its intended job. It handled the most insanely unbalanced loads imaginable. That was probably the machine’s greatest calling card. Video is a YouTube find; not mine. Oh, and unless you're in a meditative mood, skip the painfully slow fill by advancing to 13:45 on the timeline. Must be very low water pressure or a clogged screen in hose. Mine filled in the standard amount of time. post was last edited: 5/4/2019-19:40] | ||
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Post# 1031849 , Reply# 7 5/5/2019 at 03:29 (1,816 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Post# 1031868 , Reply# 8 5/5/2019 at 12:45 (1,816 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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The condo we just bought in Palm Springs has the full-size Frigidaire Gallery stacked unit in an outdoor laundry closet off the master bedroom. The spin lock is rather annoying, staying locked even if you shut off the timer for a couple minutes (watched pot never boils...ISTR that it's a thermal lock). The tub indexing is wild...and the coast-to-a stop spin is interesting. Seems to do an OK job both washing and drying.
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