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Thread Number: 9589
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Post# 177421 12/22/2006 at 15:32 (6,333 days old) by jetaction  (Minneapolis) |
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Time to switch out machines again, and what better than beautiful Fridigaire's with lights! Great dryer, I got this last spring and this is the first I have used it. A Filtrator with some air flow, the best of both worlds in my opinion! There was a device called the Veritas Pump assembly. From what I can tell, it was like a siphon that attached to the washer drain hose which would pull the water from the drip pan and drain it. The previous owner must have used it because all of the hoses are attached but alas, I am sure nobody thought that piece was for the dryer and it probably got thrown out with the washer or just left on! Anybody have any experience with these?
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Post# 177422 , Reply# 1 12/22/2006 at 15:37 (6,333 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Thats a beautiful pair! | ||
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Post# 177440 , Reply# 2 12/22/2006 at 17:06 (6,333 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Holly Cow Don - that is one magnificent looking set! So many buttons for the pushing, how can you go wrong? Is it possible you can rig something up in place of the missing pump? If I'm reading correctly, once the dryer has completed the cycle, it triggers this pump to take the water from the drip tray to the washer drain hose? What a great idea! You don't happen to have a way of contacting the previous owner's still? Ben | ||
| Post# 177467 , Reply# 3 12/22/2006 at 20:08 (6,333 days old) by mcmodern () | ||
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Complete with Jet Action! Those seem to be fairly rare, that is the model with separate timer knobs and windows. I think the later rollermatics had rectangular dials, didn't they? Great machines! Kelly | ||
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Post# 177471 , Reply# 4 12/22/2006 at 20:13 (6,333 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 177478 , Reply# 5 12/22/2006 at 22:16 (6,333 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Don, what a great pair, they look just MINT! Love those lights! | ||
| Post# 177491 , Reply# 6 12/22/2006 at 23:23 (6,332 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Don, those machines are just beautiful!!! They look to be in perfect condition. You just have to love the lights.... | ||
| Post# 177535 , Reply# 8 12/23/2006 at 08:44 (6,332 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 177542 , Reply# 9 12/23/2006 at 09:14 (6,332 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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Update, with tub shot
The pump assembly worked when the washer was draining. It acted as a siphon and pulled the water out of the condensor tray from the dryer, pretty cool huh? The directions for it said that you could dry up to about 2 loads in it before the washer should be ran to siphon out the water. Would love to see a pic of this gizmo. (am I spelling siphon correctly??) Here is a tub pic, the machine is really nice to have up and running, so fun and brings back memories of my Grandma's, hers was the model one step down from this. She never had a dryer. 
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Post# 177545 , Reply# 10 12/23/2006 at 09:38 (6,332 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Wow Don, that is a clean looking tub! Those Deep Action Agitators are always so fun to watch, and listen to. Thanks for the info on the drain system! I did some looking in the parts books and I now see what is going on. Is there a drain outlet on the upper right hand side on the back of your dryer? It looks like a hose then connected to a piece that would fit over the normal washer drain. The hose connected at a 45 degree angle, guessing to provide a vacuum draw from the drain down to the drip tray to pull the water out when water is being channeled through the drain via the washer draining. Very cool looking system! Did you need a scan of the parts picture? Ben | ||
| Post# 177547 , Reply# 11 12/23/2006 at 09:57 (6,332 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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Post# 177554 , Reply# 12 12/23/2006 at 10:07 (6,332 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 177589 , Reply# 13 12/23/2006 at 13:45 (6,332 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 177594 , Reply# 14 12/23/2006 at 13:53 (6,332 days old) by cny4 (Central New York) | ||
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Why did manufacturers stop making light control panels? It would seem to be a nice convenience. Does anyone know when the last light ones were made and what brand? | ||
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Post# 177619 , Reply# 15 12/23/2006 at 16:04 (6,332 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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Thanks for the kind words,,,
Would love a scan Ben, maybe I could make that work somehow. These are from 1965. As far as the lights, I just love machines with lights and turn them on all the time. Don't they clean better with the lights on????? I will say though that when I was a kid, I never remember anyone who had a machine that had a light on it that actually turned them on. Kenmore's lights just came on, but those with a manual switch like these Frigidaire were never turned on..... unless I was visiting!
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| Post# 177628 , Reply# 16 12/23/2006 at 16:33 (6,332 days old) by exploder321 () | ||
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Beautiful set | ||
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Post# 177665 , Reply# 17 12/23/2006 at 19:12 (6,332 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Yay!! Thanks for the interior shot, Don. I love those space capsule agitators. Question for anyone: Is the space capsule agitator known only as Deep Action? Which type is called Jet Action? I thought it was the mid-to-late 60's machines, but I must be mistaken. Is Jet Action for the 1-18s? I thought those were Jet Cone agitators. Signed, Confused (again) | ||
| Post# 177700 , Reply# 18 12/23/2006 at 20:54 (6,332 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Hi Eugene, The Deep Action agitator is the space-capsule type on the solid-tub machines. The Jet Cone or Jet Action agitator is on the 1-18s. | ||
| Post# 177704 , Reply# 19 12/23/2006 at 21:02 (6,332 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Beautiful, Jet | ||
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Post# 177713 , Reply# 20 12/23/2006 at 21:22 (6,332 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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A scan | ||
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Post# 177714 , Reply# 21 12/23/2006 at 21:25 (6,332 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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So today, I thought to myself, where have I seen a setup like this before? At my parents house, of course! While this was intended as a siphon break vent, it could easy be converted to pull a vacuum and draw the water from the drip tray. I would suggest that all fittings would need to be air tight in order for the water to cause a drop in pressure in the line from the dryer to the actual drain. I hope this helps ~ Ben 
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Post# 177726 , Reply# 22 12/23/2006 at 22:07 (6,332 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 177741 , Reply# 24 12/23/2006 at 22:26 (6,332 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 177751 , Reply# 25 12/23/2006 at 22:37 (6,332 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Post# 177869 , Reply# 26 12/24/2006 at 09:38 (6,331 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL) |
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My Experience | ||
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Post# 177877 , Reply# 27 12/24/2006 at 09:52 (6,331 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL) |
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But also
it must have the inner spiral piece. It's not actually a spring, but a piece of very stiff wire twisted in that shape. For whatever reason, the water must go through the venturi and create a clockwise whirlpool effect of some sort. Also please note that Frigidaire inserted a piece of brass tubing inside of the side port.
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Post# 177878 , Reply# 28 12/24/2006 at 09:56 (6,331 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 177895 , Reply# 30 12/24/2006 at 11:56 (6,331 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Kelly I would loved to have seen those gems all aglow!! | ||
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Post# 177985 , Reply# 31 12/24/2006 at 21:05 (6,331 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Post# 178381 , Reply# 32 12/26/2006 at 21:04 (6,329 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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