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    Old Frigidaire Washer

    Actually a Maytag washer and 1957 Control Tower Washer.
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    1955 GE Filter-flo

    1961 with the new V line.
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    Trying to identify old GE washer

    That looks like Model AW-22/AW-22P from 1934
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    Samsung 240 volt Vented Combo!

    My testing over the years has shown this statement to be 100% spot on. Drum diameter is a piece of this puzzle but when I was testing a Unimatic at 1140rpm vs. a Rollermatic at 1010rpm with a wider diameter tub in the Rollermatic, the Unimatic still removed more water. Testing was done by...
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    Consumer Reports

    I especially agree with your statement #1: They will compare two machines made by the same brand that are essentially the same, and then say that one is better than to other. This isn't new and this behavior goes all the way back to the 1950s at least with Washing Machines.
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    1955 Frigidaire Unimatic WV-65 in Waterbury, CT

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/715598891306002/?rid=24855508904033694&ad_id&rt=1&refID=0&refType=0&referral_code=commerce_attachment This is the 2nd Unimatic found in Aug 2025, stuff is still showing up surprisingly so!
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    When did Maytag start to go bad?

    I've updated that thread with all the images properly inserted as I see it didn't make it through the conversion to the new site... https://automaticwasher.org/threads/opinions-needed-on-souping-up-a-1970s-helical-drive-maytag.79805/
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    When did Maytag start to go bad?

    The one you linked are the ones I've generally used. I believe I only have one pump with an external fan like in the image you show, although I've had no issue with it as well.
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    When did Maytag start to go bad?

    Okay I'll bite, what exactly is wrong with those GE electric pumps? I've used them for decades in my custom builds and not one has ever failed on me. I've even run them for 15 to 20 minutes at a time for recirculation without any issues, although they are not suppose to run for that long...
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    When did Maytag start to go bad?

    No that agitator is from a 1961 Easy Automatic Washer. I installed it by cutting a spare Easy agitator shaft down to a proper size to fit and used a shaft coupling. I designed this machine to spin at 1050rpm. The inside...
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    When did Maytag start to go bad?

    My soup'd up Maytag with a 3 phase DC motor installed and motor controller, all controlled by the Maytag's original timer lol...
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    Agitator fins keep breaking on Speedqueen top loader.

    Did you check that with a very full wash load? A small load might not cause the issue to show up.
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    An Interesting Lesson About Replacing Motors

    I have no doubt about that John now too. What threw me is that same motor has worked flawlessly in the Apex for the past few years. It just the difference in motor clutch designs. It's good to know about those motors codes now.
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    An Interesting Lesson About Replacing Motors

    An update so after asking AI about this and uploading to AI the images of both the Emerson and Dayton motors labels, it responded with an answer and now I understand why the Dayton motor couldn't properly start in the ABC vs the Emerson motor. From now on if I need to replace a motor I'll use...
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    An Interesting Lesson About Replacing Motors

    So for over a year the motor in my '49 ABC-o-Matic washer has been making a rattling/clicking sound when running. It didn't matter if the belts were attached or taken off to run with no load on the motor it made that odd sound. Last year I took out that motor out and took it apart to try and...
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