A Frigidaire Unimatic Only A Fool Would Love

[joelippard]

What a Great Job

you did in restoring that machine. It certainly is a looker! I hope she gives you many more years of trouble free service. Nothing is like a Frigidaire!

 

[toploader55]

Beauty...

Thanks for the Video Ben.

Fantastic Job as always... And you pick out the Best Music for your Videos. Eddie

 

[mickeyd]

So elegant, so beautiful! Thank You.

Looking at the tiny fingers on the leaking 1140 rpm pump makes me think of the fire hose we'd need if the Uni pumps had the big impeller blades other machines have--a six second monster gush!

The close-up photo of the control panel reveals its stunning beauty. Have you ever rested your head on your hands, and looking forward, seen your reflection in the chrome/bronze darts? There's a veritable mirror, there, on the '56.

The love song to the machine was so stirring I almost blushed. What a nice touch!

I have a question: During the pause before the rinse, I hear a pump chugging. Would you identify it?

"I'm fixing a hole where the rain comes in...Keeps my mind from wonderin'.... where it will go oh..." The Beatles.

A hole in the tub and you didn't walk away. Amazing!

 

[swestoyz]

Andy - considering I try and use the Neptune as the daily driver and keep the miles down on the collectables, it will stay put. It is actually one of the better washers in the basement....

Leslie - good to see your post. GM certainly got something right with the Delco motor. I don't think we'll see such beefy electrical engineering ever again.

Mikey - the pump on this particular Unimatic is slower than others I've seen, more than likey from the missing fingers. The noise you heard during rinse was the pump retireving the left overs from the spin, as well as the overflow from the rinse water. Also, I love me some Melody Gardot. Wonderful female Jazz performer, and she's easy on the eyes too!

Thanks again everyone,

Ben

 

[joelippard]

I'm curious

How did you fix the hole in the tub?

 

[swestoyz]

How did you fix the hole in the tub?

Plumbers epoxy, with a coat of JB Weld over the hole on the inside and out. Unfortunately the mix of JB turned out brown instead of grey, so I need to re-do it for esthetics. Otherwise, it is a liquid tight seal.

Ben

 

[mickeyd]

Even more curious

Between the wash spin and the rinse fill, as in all Unimatics, there is a pause, when everything is off, except the hum of the timer motor; but in your video, there is a distinct pump chug, chug, chugging like that of a conventional Tag or an early 90s DD WP. (Was your Maytag on?) Please take another listen, when you get a sec. Hey, you'll be able to hear Melody crooning again.

Of course Ben, I could be hearing things. ;->

 

[swestoyz]

Oh, that noise!

It is the timer motor/escapement. Quite the noisy little bugger. I need to swap it out with another two speed timer escapement to get the whisper quiet opperation that we all have come to know and love from Frigidaire

Ben

 

[tlee618]

What Fun!!

Another great job Ben!! That machine is just beautiful and I bet that it didn't run one bit better the day it left the factory than it does today. Thanks so much for taking the time to do the great video!!

Terry

 

[mickeyd]

"Oh, that noise!"

Intriguing. My '56 has a replacement timer, a Murray, I believe, with one minute advancements rather than the usual 40 second clickers, and it is quite loud, for a timer. Will be interesting to hear what it sounds like on film, once I get the suds hose here and connected, and the cameras start rolling. Maybe just like yours.

Thank you.