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[philcoford]

Loving the Philco

I fell in love with Mark's Philco when he let me try it out, so very different wash action, but it seems to work great. Thanks for sharing the repairs and restorations and the videos. As you can tell by my screen name, I am a Philco fan.
Scott

 

[nmassman44]

I have to admit that I keep watching the videos that you made Jon and I am amazed at how well this machine works after all these years. They seem to be built like a tank and well...everything was thought out from the stainless steel screws to making sure one can get to parts easily.

 

[jetcone]

I wish I could get to parts !

Easily, although its in terrific shape I'd love to have a few more spares "just in case" .

 

But I have to say I am lovin this machine. I'm glad John FORCED it on me !!

 

Now I can't wait to get the dryer up and going !!!!

 

 

 

 

[nmassman44]

I love that...forced it on you! Lol ...I would have thrown myself at it! Thrown I say! Lol

 

[jetcone]

LOL !!!

Yes I have absolute faith you would have!!

 

 

[keymatic3203]

Well done John

on another great restoration. The Hulatator, wonderful.

Apart from the great styling of all the earlier American automatics, is that each manufacturer has come up with such different methods for washing a load of clothes, from tumbling, oscillating agitators, jetcones and this quite simple but effective Hulatator plate, and each with a different precision made drive mechanism.

And as for spares `just in case' well I can only sleep soundly, when knowing I've at least a dozen of every spare in stock, almost at arms reach.

I've had the condition identified as `low stock anxiety'

Well done again, look forward to reading about the dryer.

Mathew

 

[a440]

I think they are very good machines Jon!

Do you remember the Dexter Badges Philco machines? 

Beautiful.

Black / Red / White Lettered Raised Lighted control panels.  Beautiful!!

 

 

[jetcone]

Mathew

I have some vitamins for LSA - "low stock anxiety" if you need some ! LOL 

 

Brent, I've never heard nor seen the Dexter badged Philcos, were the top loaders? Or front loaders?

 

[jetcone]

Well here it is

1966 Philco does Queen Sheets with Rosalie's Zero Suds ---

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkgivq4ceCk

 

[a440]

Jon, 

I have seen two.  They are top loaders. Jimmy in Ohio had a beautiful one.  I had taken picture of it but have no idea where they could be.  Perhaps someone here may have pictures of it they can post.

The agitator is Red to match the black and red on the panel.  Very smart looking machine.  

I have only seen the Dexter branded Washer.  Not the dryer.

B

 

[DADoES]

1959 Dexter by Philco

 
Is this be it? 

 

[mrb627]

9 Minutes?

The max wash time is only 9 minutes? It must beat the dirt out of clothing lickity split!

Malcolm

 

[a440]

Glen you are so Awesome!  

I was starting to think I imagined this washer!  Have been looking for pictures for hours!

And it is a Solid Tub!!!  Were all the original "Hula's" Solid Tubs?

Brent

 

[nmassman44]

That's a great video of the sheets washing...it makes sense now why with my aunts machine that sheets just went in circles...she always used Large so the Flex A Wash agitator never grabbed them to pull them under...I guess with commn sense this machine does quite well.
I did notice that your rinse water had a tint of brown to it. When I drove by last week, I noticed road work at the front of your street....I was on my way to friends in Stoneham to install their dishwasher on Saturday.....

 

[jetcone]

Yes MIKE

they are installing new wide sidewalks - hallelujah ! People cut that curve at 45 MPH so I'm very glad to see that. But the brownish water comes from a 100+ year old iron pipe in the street. I try to triple filter it before the washers but some still gets through.

 

Glenn, that Dexter is purdy !!

 

 

[nmassman44]

That whole area from the train tracks up to your street needs help...but I do see people flying thru there...are they planning on replacing that water main any time soon?

 

[marty]

Pump ring

Jon,

I have a philco as well. The agitator was base was broken, and I had a part made to replace it. Upon inspection, I realized I see no sign of what the service manual calls a pump ring. Do you have a picture of this? The boot is intact, and the retainer pump ring.. No actual pump ring. I can't figure out how the boot attaches to the agitator? What am I missing?

Regards
Marty

 

[marty]

Pump ring

More pictures..

 

[jetcone]

Nice job Marty on the machining

I do have pictures of that assembly, let me dig. It was the hardest part to get back together. 

The boot goes up inside the bottom part you made, look at the old one , it sits against the inside of that part and then the pump  - which is actually just a strip of corrugated rubber goes inside that then the pump ring - which is a hard metal ring sized just enough to squeeze inside of all of the above and expand the pump ring and lock everything in place.

 

I found them, you can see the upper pump ring and presser installed in the first 3, then they are all apart on my bench in the vertical order from upper to lower. The ring pushes the skirt up into the inner surface of the agitator bottom, and I now see on your part your missing that inner surface, maybe you can machine it out more?

 

 

[this post was last edited: 10/16/2014-17:57]

 

[jetcone]

Mike

they did the mains in the street 5 years ago but not the main up my hill, they camera'd it and said it was fine.