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Thread Number: 9961
LONG OVERDUE--TUCSON WASH-IN 2006 VIDEO! |
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| Post# 183586 1/16/2007 at 15:18 (6,308 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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My first endeavor into Premiere Elements: The flight up, and Day 1 at Roger's, with footage of the Westinghouse, Blackstone, & Hotpoint! CLICK HERE TO GO TO westytoploader's LINK | ||
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Post# 183587 , Reply# 1 1/16/2007 at 15:33 (6,308 days old) by frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Yay!! Great job, Austin! Liked the way you showed agitation and then spin for the respective machines. Question for you: Is that wonderful Westy's tub indexing? I also tried to see if the counterclockwise stroke was shorter than the clockwise stroke (as with my machine). Did those Westys have a Franklin transmission or did that come when WCI bought out Westinghouse? My '86 Frigi TL'er indexed about as much as mine, so I know the early WCI's are similar to the '06 ElectroFrigis. I would love to put one of those deeply ramped agitators in my Frigidaire to get some action going. | ||
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Post# 183595 , Reply# 2 1/16/2007 at 16:13 (6,308 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Great video, Austin! I recognize those orange cleaning cloths - I have a set just like 'em! Who loaded that Hotpoint, Bob? ;-) The Westinghouse is similar to the one I had - the agitation stroke is the same distance each way, but with the indexing tub it just appears to be shorter. If you hold the tub from moving, the difference in turnover is remarkable. | ||
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Post# 183597 , Reply# 3 1/16/2007 at 16:18 (6,308 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Greg---I grabbed and held the tub on my machine and rollover was better, too. On the other hand, it's more fun to watch the clothes circling and rolling over (albeit quite slowly) at the same time. And I made a mistake in my last post: The counterclockwise stroke is the long one and the clockwise stroke it the short one on my machine. The exact length of each stroke depends on how far the tub indexes. If you spin the tub counterclockwise constantly and don't let it stop, the clockwise agitation stroke disappears altogether and you get a near-360 degree counterclocwise stroke. Probably not good for the tranny to be forcing the tub to do things it isn't supposed to, but it was fun to experiment a bit to see what would happen. | ||
| Post# 183602 , Reply# 5 1/16/2007 at 16:57 (6,308 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Oops I meant to say "Definitely an event NOT to be missed!" | ||
| Post# 183603 , Reply# 6 1/16/2007 at 17:02 (6,308 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 183607 , Reply# 7 1/16/2007 at 17:12 (6,308 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 183620 , Reply# 8 1/16/2007 at 19:02 (6,308 days old) by sudsman () | ||
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Austin GREAT VIDEO !! You have done a supurb job on it! | ||
| Post# 183627 , Reply# 9 1/16/2007 at 20:09 (6,308 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX) | ||
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Post# 183634 , Reply# 10 1/16/2007 at 20:17 (6,308 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 183643 , Reply# 11 1/16/2007 at 20:27 (6,308 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Austin/Greg--- The reason I asked about the indexing was because the clothes didn't seem to be circling counterclockwise as they do in my '06 Frigi TL. The tub in my machine indexes about a quarter of a turn at a time with a medium-to-large load. And this might make a difference, too: My tub isn't perfectly round and smooth like the tub in a Westy. It's actually has about 100 vertical 'sides'---thin vertical strips, kind of like some of the newer GE tubs I've seen. Maybe the many-sided tub tends to grab the clothes and pull them counterclockwise more than a smooth tub would. As you might have seen in the videos I've made, the clothes really circle around in my machine. I've found I get the best water action and clothes rollover with a medium-sized load. THAT's fun to watch. The many little vertical strips on the tub create these cool water currents every time the tub indexes and the clothes really rollover well. Maybe I'll have to make video #3 sometime and show you what I mean. I think the main problem with my washer is the tub is too large (too deep, to be specific) for the agitator. There's just not enough oomph when the tub is full of water and clothes. The four narrow, shallow little vanes at the bottom of the agitator are no match for the deep, 3.0 cu. ft. tub. | ||
| Post# 183649 , Reply# 12 1/16/2007 at 20:42 (6,308 days old) by rogera608s (Tucson,AZ) | ||
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Austin, That is a great video. I can hardly wait till we do it again....with a few new additions. Roger | ||
| Post# 183696 , Reply# 14 1/16/2007 at 22:56 (6,307 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Thank you Austin, you did a great job with this. | ||
| Post# 183697 , Reply# 15 1/16/2007 at 22:56 (6,307 days old) by spats () | ||
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Wow, that was awesome! | ||
| Post# 183698 , Reply# 16 1/16/2007 at 22:59 (6,307 days old) by vintagesearch () | ||
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cool vid! cool looks like fun! the second washer if im correct its a ge filter flo yea they rock for some reason that machine brings me quite a few memories. ;)_ | ||
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Post# 183725 , Reply# 19 1/17/2007 at 05:49 (6,307 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 183738 , Reply# 21 1/17/2007 at 07:49 (6,307 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Austin. You did a great job on the video. It was a great way to start my day. Ross | ||
| Post# 183853 , Reply# 22 1/17/2007 at 21:25 (6,307 days old) by exploder3211 () | ||
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Wow... I am so syked to be comming | ||
| Post# 183855 , Reply# 23 1/17/2007 at 21:30 (6,307 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Chad....We look forward to meeting you..... Ross | ||
| Post# 183887 , Reply# 24 1/17/2007 at 22:57 (6,306 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Sadly, if memory serves, the Westinghouse has gone to the great wash-in in the sky, so I'm esp. glad we have it immortalized on tape. I had never really seen one running in their heyday, and they're much nicer machines than I'd imagined them to be. | ||
| Post# 185425 , Reply# 25 1/24/2007 at 11:11 (6,300 days old) by norgeman () | ||
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Re: Westinghouse washer Westy I absolutely love the Westinghouse washer wish I had one like it. It has very good roll over. awsome video by the way. Danf. | ||
| Post# 185500 , Reply# 26 1/24/2007 at 14:44 (6,300 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Dan. Glad you liked the Westinghouse. I have two slant fronts. The white one is from 1951 and the blue one is 1962 and a coin op, 25 cents a wash. Ross 
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| Post# 185501 , Reply# 27 1/24/2007 at 14:45 (6,300 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Here is another shot of Westinghouse. 
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| Post# 185930 , Reply# 29 1/25/2007 at 17:54 (6,299 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Austin, thanks for another dream come true
I have never seen a Blackstone wash, and although we all have our favorites and are inherently biased, it is undeniable that the clothes are virtually flying in the Blackie way faster than in the other two comers. Look at 12 o'clock in the video where the suds are open. It's the Wizard of Oz. Auntie Em Auntie Em-- Ah my pretty ! Thanks so much; the video is wonderful! And a treat for you if you didn't see it--the 1500 dollar Blackstone in the new thread has an awesome diagram in red of the cycle operation, pic # 12. RAWWWWSSS OH ROOOOOSSSSSS I SPY AN EASY--A REALLY REALLY OLD EASY NEXT TO YER WESTY-- AND IS THAT A HAMPERFUL OF ALBS? | ||
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