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Thread Number: 92429
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Where to find a Frigidaire Jet Cone washer |
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Post# 1170482 , Reply# 1 1/27/2023 at 05:07 (448 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Looking for Frigidaire jet, cone washer | ||
| Post# 1170499 , Reply# 2 1/27/2023 at 12:09 (448 days old) by bluecheer (Grover) | ||
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Looking for a Frigidaire Jet Cone Washer I would like a Jet Cone washer from the 1970's, but I would consider one as far as 1962. | ||
| Post# 1170506 , Reply# 4 1/27/2023 at 13:37 (448 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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rollermatics once very common despite the shortish production span,~1964.5 through '69, 3-4 rollermatics could usually be found behind the appliance shop 1976-77,and plenty at the dump 1982-83:enough that i was able to fill a 5-gallon bucket with transmission rollers salvaged from the junked rollermatics :) | ||
| Post# 1170507 , Reply# 5 1/27/2023 at 13:52 (448 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 1170514 , Reply# 6 1/27/2023 at 17:05 (448 days old) by bluecheer (Grover) | ||
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And John, my apologies for not finishing giving the answer to your question! I'm from North Carolina. | ||
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Post# 1170517 , Reply# 7 1/27/2023 at 19:22 (448 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1170532 , Reply# 9 1/28/2023 at 02:07 (448 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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 Back around 1965 we lived in a flat in SF. The landlord lived upstairs, we lived downstairs. There was a Frigidaire Jet Cone washer in the first floor garage area. It was explained to me by the landlord that his wife didn't like it, so he "donated" it to the other tenant(s).
I found it interesting to use, but it had its issues. Mainly, it would make a terrible tangle out of clothing, wrapping shirt arms and pant legs together. And turn sheets into ropes. Other than that, it was fine ;-).
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| Post# 1171815 , Reply# 10 2/10/2023 at 17:36 (434 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1171882 , Reply# 11 2/11/2023 at 07:44 (433 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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"Mainly, it would make a terrible tangle out of clothing, wrapping shirt arms and pant legs together. And turn sheets into ropes. "
Ahh the infamous "rope maker" washers. IIRC only early Westinghouse front loaders received same moniker. IIRC with Frigidaire many claimed if loaded correctly tangling and rope making were reduced. www.automaticwasher.org/c... | ||
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Post# 1171889 , Reply# 12 2/11/2023 at 08:32 (433 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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A family I knew had a Frigidaire clamshell washer with the Jetcone agitator, at least that’s what I saw about a twenty-year-old one thrown out, and one young family member drove a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado and worked at a gas station so he was the one handy at fixing things so his family got a lot of life out of it and maybe the matching dryer…
And they dressed neatly enough that I certainly would never have guessed their clothes to have been washed in such a rough machine or had some method to avoid the tangling—and surely it was equipped with a gentle, delicate cycle for what little I got a glimpse of what one gal family was wearing, I don’t think she took any time to just wash by hand and either line dry or use the low heat in the dryer… — Dave | ||
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