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1975 #WCD doesn't say Energy Saving Options on the console, doesn't have ColdCold, here's a pic. Also doesn't have a water level diagram of the agitator on the level switch. Other than that, exact same controls and cycles.

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dryer

I've only done one load of clothes, but the owner's manual says it goes into Press Saver only if the Knit-PP heat is chosen on the Automatic cycle. 1978 DGCIB. I know the upper models had on or off buzzer. This one has no choices and is an aggravating long loud buzz.

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Hello Phil

Your set, with the console lights, is TOL or next to it. I know there's been a thread here about a rare all pushbutton model ELITE, I think it was not offered every year. So yours are the most common TOL models, both my 75 and new 78 are the dead center of the line up. On a variety of other washers---Maytag and WP come to mind, I'd really like an extra rinse option. But the 1-18's do an excellent spray rinse that works well for me, better than many other machines I use.

 

Everything you said about the buzzer is right, I think I'd prefer wrinkles to hearing it. All it takes is neutering the wires.
 
Aferim!

Very nice. I love these machines.

 

I thought Frigidaire deserved big kudos from the ratings magazines in the early Seventies when they overhauled their designs, but I guess GM didn't have enough baksheesh at that time to  kick in to their hoppers.

 

In the history of US home appliances that I am aware of, I've never seen a company respond so proactively to criticisms as did Frigidaire. Although I have to say I think the rollermatics were wonderful; I think they were a little too retro for the times that they were slammed.

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Awesome machines! I have always wanted to own ANY Frigidaire washer from the 60's or 70's but so far I have not been lucky in finding one....The 62 dryer is AWESOME! The washer gods have definitely smiled down on you! You have a nice collection!
 
Ken, your illustrations are awesome! I don't know how you achieve that but they are really nice!

 

Mark,

Frigidaire downgraded it's model lines at the end of the seventies and model numbers used in the late seventies are quite confusing! Not speaking about the 3 other "parallel" series which had about the same features as the MOL models of the regular line: the Crown (with control panel design very similar to the ones of the regular series with woodgrain/black panels but the black parts being replaced by silver trim and the addition of window lids), the Custom (with different-looking controls and more woodgrain/ less black trim than the regular models) or WS series (with another different design of brown<span style="font-size: small;">-(not woodgrain!)</span>/silver panels and window lids like the Crown).

 

So about the regular series (with the woodgrain/large area of black controls from 1975-79): 

The 3speed WCI was discontinued at the end of 1976 calendar year and replaced by the WIC and WIC-A. The WIC was exactly the same as the previous WCI but the lid switch was moved from the hinge to above the (still bed of nails) lint filter. I think the WIC was discontinued soon after it's introduction and the WIC-A with the same features less the 3 speed motor replaced it.

 

The 1978 documentation I have recently downloaded from this site doesn't mention your exact model  but 4 models for 1978, the WD-A 16lbs model, the WC which has the same features as your WIB and the later (1979) WIG, the WID which has a "fabrics" selector just like the previous WIA and like the later WCIB and (1979)WCIG and the WIC-A which is almost unchanged from 1977 (changes during production were I think, the switch from shaded to non shaded colors and maybe the lint and filter and fabric softener dispenser styles).  Somewhere between 1978 and 1979, they replaced the WIC-A by the Elite, the WID was renamed WCIB and WCIG and the WC was renamed WIB and WIG.  So it seems they changed model numbers more than once a year but changes between some models are hard to tell. Custom Deluxe models became Imperials, Imperial models became Custom Imperials and Custom Imperials became Elite...  
 
I thought the 1962 Custom Imperal's were the best looking washers ever made. What I wouldn't give for a set of them today.
My parents had a set in their laundry room and used the lights on the washer/dryer as night lights for the room. And they really lit the room up nicely. You didn't have to have the washer or dryer on to use them. In their home the laundry room was the rear entrance to the house.
 
Congrats

Great new machines you got Mark. Sounds like the 1-18 needs a new tub seal or the base plate gasket needs to be replaced and resealed.

Ask me how I know!

Love the matched set and the clamshell dryer. Very nice!

Patrick
 
Mark,

 

Your 1962 dryer should have a drum light. This model lacks the ozone lamp but it still has a drum light. Look through the holes at the back of the drum with a flashlight, you should see the lens. The light can be replaced from the back of the dryer. 
 
Paging Phil and Pdub

Phil---Yes I found the drum light, caked in lint. I am beginning a disassembly of the 1962 dryer and will post pics of its construction in a few days. The amount of lint inside looks pretty bad at age 50, I can't blame it, so I'm definitely cleaning it out before another load of clothes. It looks like very solid construction, you remove the bolts for the spindle from inside the drum and then remove the front round door assembly, not any entire back or front of the machine, then lift the drum up and out. So the cabinet is almost one entire square solid piece(sort of). And I'll bet the motor hasn't been delinted or oiled in 50 years either.

 

Pdub----I'm gonna live with the leak probably until after Labor Day, then I'll have more time for a 1-18 rebuild. Not easy, but well worth it, this machine has been properly maintained and cared for all of its life, and I totally enjoy 1-18's. I like and enjoy all my washers in various ways for various reasons, but 1-18's top the list.
 
Mark -

I too share your love for the 1-18's. Large capacity, great rinsing, and decent spin speed make these work horses. It's always nice to find ones where someone took good care of them.

Patrick
 
Mark

fantastic find there! Love that dryer but they were known for a cabinet defect , if you moved the cabinet it was quite easy for the drum to pop off a roller and then the next time you used it the drum edge would cut up the roller.

Your washer probably has either a worn out seal under the tub or one of the eight bolts holding the seal plate down in the outer tub has worked loose in 34 years of jetactionism. Those seal plate bolts were threadlocked into place so if you tighten one you''ll need to extract it first and threadlock it before putting it back in place.
 
Poppy 1/18!

Ken that is a beautiful drawing. - That set is almost the exact match for the set my Aunt bought in 1974. She also painted the wall Poppy to match!
Peter
 
That 62 clamshell is stunning. I LOVE IT! My favorite appliances all hint of autos in their designs... Case in point.
 
motor

Oh Crap. One note----the motor mount has off-center holes, caution as to mounting it 1/2 inch forward or rearward, it could have saved me 2 hours had I known or looked before disassembly. The motor cleaned up well, runs quietly, I lubed all bearings.

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