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Frigidaire vs Kenmore 2006! |
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Post# 164797   11/3/2006 at 08:41 (6,381 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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I still haven't found one of my favorite commercials, so I reinvented only this time, we're rooting for the underdog! |
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Post# 164826 , Reply# 1   11/3/2006 at 09:53 (6,381 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 164831 , Reply# 2   11/3/2006 at 10:05 (6,381 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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It wasn't the EXACT load but it was similar mixed load. |
Post# 164916 , Reply# 3   11/3/2006 at 15:21 (6,381 days old) by jmm63 (Denville, NJ)   |   | |
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Post# 164923 , Reply# 6   11/3/2006 at 15:56 (6,381 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Btw, that would be a good "intermission" video on the DVD...time for a commercial break! :) |
Post# 164950 , Reply# 7   11/3/2006 at 17:37 (6,381 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 164968 , Reply# 9   11/3/2006 at 19:17 (6,381 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 164973 , Reply# 10   11/3/2006 at 20:06 (6,381 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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When the new two speed coppertone jetcone arrived at our home, replacing the tower unimatic, and when I saw the magnificent HUGE agitator with two enormous cones that dwarfed the former circulator and lint chaser, I went absolutely gaga, drooling and speechless, just imagining how fast they'd go and how unbelievable the ride would be. Then when I saw them in action, I nearly cried. How could this possibly be? How could this visibly more powerful agitator have difficulty taking the clothes under, when the old one had them whirling? The downward slope of the cones and their wide circumference impeded the curents in the upper half of the tub. I never got over that. And although, I give a lot to have a 1-18, nothing commpares to the sheer joy and freedom of movement provided by a unimatic or a pulsamatic. The cones just don't do it. Many of us were in denial about that for a long time. And yet, the soothing waterfall sound of the rollermatic as it eased into the low speed first minute of spin, then the click and rush of the dial and pump as it hit high speed and the whoosh of fast water out the hose; the beautiful dial-free multi-colored control glass lit up in the dark; the fun of watching a frigidiare agitator on delicate--that was one gorgeous machine. |
Post# 164977 , Reply# 11   11/3/2006 at 20:30 (6,381 days old) by zipdang (Portland, OR)   |   | |
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Excellent video Jason! The original commercial is one of my all time favorites, and I would sit mesmerized in front of the TV every time it aired. Thanks for bringing back the memory, as well as for making an awesome recreation. In one of my boxes of childhood treasures I have a VHS tape with a commercial from 1986 introducing the GE Spotscrubber Filter-Flo. It's the one where all the different packages of detergent (Wisk, All, Cheer, etc.) assemble to form the washing machine, and then there are shots of the machine in action. My goal is to one day convert it to digital format and share it with the group. |
Post# 165001 , Reply# 12   11/3/2006 at 22:00 (6,381 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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He will deny any claim that Frigidaire 1-18 or 1 18 wichever way you choose to capture the name turns clothes. "If you are washing a load of jeans, then you must put some towels in the load to achive the turnover". I said I will not. Then gave an example of laundry preference of softner in Jeans and not in Towels, it was excused as well. In addition, I have only White towels/linen, so was I suppose to mix with with denim???? The conversation came to a close. Am I confrontational? NO, just FACTS. You go Kenmo! Steve |
Post# 165009 , Reply# 13   11/3/2006 at 22:14 (6,381 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 165025 , Reply# 14   11/4/2006 at 01:19 (6,381 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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Great vid Jason. I love that wildly swinging tub on the kenmore. |
Post# 165055 , Reply# 15   11/4/2006 at 07:38 (6,380 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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Yeah, the tub really rocks with the DAA in it, as opposed to the gentle back and forth of the Rotoswirl. |
Post# 165180 , Reply# 17   11/4/2006 at 23:57 (6,380 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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I have saw the 1/18's do a much better turnover than that. I do remember with certain types of loads it was a slow turnover. But most of the time the 1/18 outshined them all. The kenmore didnt look fully loaded anyway. I remember the origional commercial the 1/18 came out on top. But it is true the rapid dry still had a better turnover than the 1/18. But the 1/18 will always be superior to me. Peter |
Post# 165188 , Reply# 18   11/5/2006 at 00:42 (6,380 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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Post# 165208 , Reply# 21   11/5/2006 at 05:49 (6,379 days old) by washertalk ()   |   | |
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I think one would be hard pressed to see a commercial these days showing a washer IN ACTION. certainly not as entertaining as either of these machines. great job! |
Post# 165711 , Reply# 22   11/7/2006 at 01:40 (6,378 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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That BD DAA has much better wash action then the DD DAA i am currently using,..though the DD does roll the clothes over more consistently...the wash *DRAMA* is so much better with the older style. |
Post# 165776 , Reply# 23   11/7/2006 at 09:31 (6,377 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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If the Unimatic didn't have the "perpetual off-balance" problem even after loading the tub in quarters, it would be the perfect washer! Perhaps I should start loading it in a circular fashion like I do with the rest? That's strange Austin, if that is happening then something isn't right. Is the mechanism leaking oil? Is the unbalanced lever out of adjustment? Maybe its the difference between being installed on carpeting or on a cement floor. I only say its strange because I have four Uniamtics hooked up and they generally do not have unbalance load issues unless the load size is half or less of full capacity. |
Post# 165792 , Reply# 24   11/7/2006 at 10:39 (6,377 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 165794 , Reply# 25   11/7/2006 at 10:43 (6,377 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 165909 , Reply# 26   11/7/2006 at 16:50 (6,377 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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But that's how the real commercial was setup. 1-18 underloaded, Kenmore Overloaded hehehe. |
Post# 165996 , Reply# 28   11/7/2006 at 22:18 (6,377 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Honkin nice video there! Love the music too, its perrrrfect! BrettSomers found slapped in Texas ,film at eleven! (Although you are totally correct about the 1-18) One needs to have the water level set 2 inches below the wet clothes for good turn over and grabbing action thats the key to the 1-18. I did notice the lack of suds in the Kenmore, "If you don't have heaping suds you'll have cleaning failures"! |
Post# 166057 , Reply# 29   11/8/2006 at 06:23 (6,376 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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I was using Fresh STart in the KM when I shot the video. Belive it or not, I use TideHE in both the Oasis and the Frankenmore and it cleans well and even makes a little suds in the KM. |
Post# 166100 , Reply# 31   11/8/2006 at 08:35 (6,376 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Hmmm, that just reminded me! Demonstrating how to properly load a Unimatic...yet another fantastic excuse for you to fly down South and come to the next Texas wash-in! :) |
Post# 166125 , Reply# 33   11/8/2006 at 10:05 (6,376 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Hi Austin, if the washer is going out of balance on 50% of the spins then the Out of Balance Lever is not adjusted properly or it is bent. Loading properly is more to prevent tangling than to prevent OOB loads. I would do this; I would disconnect the OOB lever for 10 or so wash loads and see if the washer spins properly without hitting the cabinet on most spins. If it does I would then adjust to OOB level to be as least sensitive as possible. |
Post# 166204 , Reply# 34   11/8/2006 at 14:12 (6,376 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 166207 , Reply# 35   11/8/2006 at 14:24 (6,376 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 166242 , Reply# 37   11/8/2006 at 16:32 (6,376 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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Isn't there a snubber at the bottom of the machine? Maybe that's not holding the tub steady enough when it begins gyrating? |
Post# 166249 , Reply# 39   11/8/2006 at 16:48 (6,376 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 166416 , Reply# 41   11/9/2006 at 08:32 (6,375 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Oh Austin, I am so sorry. That would explain the OOB due to the snubber plate being under the transmission. No where for the machine to hold it's ground. Well, on the positive side, you are in good hands with repair help. Thanks to Robert for being presistant about checking for that leak. Last December at the washin it was doing that, but not too bad, so I guess it has been leaking for sometime now. Good Luck! Steve |
Post# 166427 , Reply# 42   11/9/2006 at 08:58 (6,375 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Yes its probably something simple Austin like an oil leak at the spin trip shaft lever. After you clean up the oil you need to remove the trip shaft lever and take it to the hardware store and get a new o-ring seal to put on it. I'm sure it is nothing serious, becuase I changed most of the other seals in the mechanism when I worked on in. We want pictures of your repair! |
Post# 166684 , Reply# 43   11/10/2006 at 06:55 (6,374 days old) by irishwashguy (Salem,Oregon.............A Capital City)   |   | |
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Post# 166704 , Reply# 44   11/10/2006 at 10:08 (6,374 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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Great fun Jason, thanks for sharing. |
Post# 166989 , Reply# 46   11/12/2006 at 09:11 (6,372 days old) by spats ()   |   | |
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Very nice video :) |
Post# 166991 , Reply# 47   11/12/2006 at 09:25 (6,372 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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