A New Interface for the Super Unimatic 2.0

[Unimatic1140]

Well after doing quite a few loads with the Double Pulsator, I've gone back to using just one. It seems that with a normal 10lb or 12lb load the double pulsator works great, but throw a 14lb or 16lb load to it like I usually do in the Super Unimatic and the double pulsator setup fails to turn anything over, where as a full tub of recirculating water and a single pulsator/detergent column has no problem turn that load over. Oh well, that's the fun of getting to experiment downstairs in my secret lavatory, ooops I mean laboratory LOL <br
By the way the reason I can wash a 16lb load in the Super Unimatic is due to the recirculation keeps the tub at its absolute fullest level of water constantly which is the key to doing super-sized loads in that machine.

 

[mickeyd]

I can almost see the top fin holding down the clothes the way the first version of the jetcone did, before they adjusted the ports, but God! how I'd love to see a short flick of the waterworks in the photos. I'd rent a jet, pick up Frigi's Pesto and Sudsy's Figs and deliver, if you'd video the double pulsator. It's just too fast for the camera.

 

[liamwa]

Fantastic machine!!!

I can't believe all the work you have done on it Robert, you really are multi talented. Dumb question but, how do you get a solid tub washer to recirculate water? Or is it not a solid tub <br
Liam

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hi Liam, not a dumb question at all, it's very simple. In order for a solid basket washer to recirculate, the water level has to be filled up to the very top to the water exit holes and overflow out into the outer cabinet or tub. Then the recirculation pump picks up the water and throws it back into the wash tub. You can see it happening in this picture here, the water coming out of the holes is making a continual round trip between the wash tub and the cabinet. The suds in the outer cabinet act as a lint filter to catch dog hair and other floating lint. The lint cannot make it through the layer of suds and down through the few gallons of water at the bottom of the cabinet to get to the pump. Once the drain pump pumps the water and suds down the drain the lint are disposed with it, like magic! No messy filters to clean here.

 

[mielabor]

Overflow...

I would love to see a video of that overflow action!

 

[foraloysius]

I uploaded an older video to Mediafire, so everybody can download it without using bandwidth of this site. As long as it's available you can download it by clicking on the link. The file is around 30Mb. It's the Supermatic from before the improvements. Fascinating machine <br
Louis

http://www.mediafire.com/?cmxynm2odby

 

[Unimatic1140]

Thanks Louis, that video is really old, a lot has changed so I have to do a new one sometime soon <br
Well I think Eugene is right, it's official, I'm ready for the men in white coats to come and take me to my padded cell...

http://automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/...pg&dir=/COLLECTIONS/_SUPER_UNIMATIC_2_point_0

 

[frigilux]

Westy impeller: Cross-pollinating from an entirely different species. You're in unchartered waters, now, Robert <br
: <br
Unrelated: As much as I loved representin' for the gets-no-love Franklin transmission by using the Wizard background wallpaper, I just couldn't face that yellow-headed, diet pill-addicted, Town 'n' Country housewife, anymore. Time for a change.

 

[70series]

Awesome job on that washer Robert <br
Since it is a Unimatic, the Imperial Forum is best place to post IMHO <br
Good Luck
James

 

[hydralique]

Just Awesome . . .

all it needs now is a graceful chrome script on the backsplash proudly proclaiming "Super Unimatic 2.0" . . .

 

[jetcone]

OH my gawd

You have gone crazy! A DW impeller?? A GE Dial? <br <br
Whats next a vegetable strainer?? I bet that would make lots of jetty suds............. <br
I love the DW impeller but I will not commit to that publicly <br
You can't make me

 

[mickeyd]

Livin' the dream

In #20, the impeller looks almost like the black Darth Pulsator in your green dialed Pulsamatic. Wonder how the Darth would perform at the slower speed <br
You know, Robert, in the first pic, it looks totally believable, a really cool futuristic agitator <br
If you have the really old Norge agitator in the house, 4 large black paddles, arrays of holes on the plate, open ring around the middle to squirt water, she'll fit, with a few washers under the screw-cap, on the Speed Queen shaft. Try that and see if you like it. The power of that agitator at that speed is dazzling <br
Your newest work is clearly insane and I feel right at home with you and Jetcone.

 

[bundtboy]

frigihouse agitator

Now THAT'S funny~ <br
You are the most creative and fun loving person I have ever met <br <br
May you live to be 120 years old <br

 

[Unimatic1140]

It's a Norgeadaire

<i>Whats next a vegetable strainer??</i
If I knew what a vegetable strainer was I would try it LOL <br
Oh Mikeyd, hmmmmmm, I dont think the huge base of the Norge agitator will fit into the small opening of the Speed Queen. But wait, what would happen if we did this?????????????? Anyone care to guess the results, I do wonder myself <br
Tonight after work we will all find out mwhahahahahaha.

 

[scoots]

I'm not going to say anything because there is nothing l

This is absolutely the most sensational piece of hardware I've seen in years. What do you say after that, besides, congratulations <br
Perhaps you would consider hosting a party when your creation is ready for its débutante ball Dr. Franenfur... I mean Dr. Unimatic? <G> At least a full technical exposé <br
Scoots

 

[gansky1]

Oh, you just ain't right. Next he'll have that James dishwasher bolted to the top <br
All this messing around is going to snap that torque spring, break the pump seal and burn out the motor all at once <br
So far, the Westinghouse impeller is my fave.

 

[frigilux]

For God's sake, Gansky, don't give him any ideas! I've mailed Neal an economy-sized bottle of sedatives with instructions to dissolve one each night in Robert's martini.

 

[mickeyd]

forgot to tell you my SQ is a late model wringer with a very

The plate will surely cause some serious pulsation, and the burpolation may work, but I think it is the lateral sweep that shoots the water up; not sure what the vertical scoop will do, although it may be amazing. I can't wait. This is truly Christmas and Hanukah in July, Funny Guy! Thank You. ;- D

 

[Unimatic1140]

The Norgidaire

The results are in with the "Norgidaire", you decdied <br
Link is a full-res video, it's 14.5mb, so right click and save target as to your hard drive, then watch it.

http://www.automaticwasher.org/VID/TEMP/Norgidaire_Washer.mpg

 

[pdub]

blasphemy

It's sacrilegious I tell ya <br
The Frigidairians are turning over in their graves.

 

[frigilux]

Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle; That Norge agitator didn't create half the havoc I thought it would. Hey, Neal! You can leave the sedative out of Robert's martini, tonight.

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Robert
All that I can say is Wild!
You are a wild man
What were you washing? Did you run a full cycle? I am interested if the items got cleaned
This Agitator from the Norge would be cool because of the holes that are in it. In my brain, I would think that with this type of movement, the suction through the holes would cause the same type of "agitation", if not better
Could you hear any "strain" on the motor using this agitator
I have always been so impressed with your creation
I bet it is a super washer
Brent

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hi Brent, I was washing some play clothes just to see the action. The turnover with the Norge 'tator was OK, but it's better just with the plan old Unimatic agitator. There was no unusual strain sound on the motor. I suppose it's time to go back to the normal agitator.

 

[gansky1]

Back to the normal agitator? Noooooooo! It's just starting to get good <br
Try a newer Maytag agitator - or a long-neck Hotpoint, something with a smaller base/skirt than the Norge. Maybe a Roto-Swirl or Spiralator? That could be really cool.. <br
Pretty please with jam on top? Just one more!!!!!! <br

 

[toggleswitch]

How do you like it, how do you like it? MORE MORE MORE!

Inverted SS mixing bowl, drilled and secured, looking like a bell <br
What was the name-brand of those very old copper-tub (ouoter finish) wringer washers that had inverted bowls in them which moved up and down? <br <br
ah, la voila c'est une laveuse de...
EASY BRAND Corporatio
Syracuse, N <br

 

[gansky1]

Easy! <br
Yes, that's a good idea - a much larger bowl shape would be an interesting experiment too - I wonder if it would lift clothes up into the air and let them drop like the Easy cups did. Cooooool!

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

FUN!

 

[laundryshark]

These Downloads Made My Day!

Hey Louis and Robert <br
Thanks for those downloads of your strange washer monster creations. Way too cool <br
With Best Regards <br
Laundry Shark

 

[mielabor]

Excitement...

Hmmm, some members of this forum are even more in need of medical attention than the webmaster himself.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Agitation.!!!!

Morning Robert, Have you been sniffin to much DASH again...LOL, me thinks you should go for the finale and stick the Pigs (Wizard) Agi in, followed up by an Easy Spiralator......have fun. <br
AND,I hope not too many ASKO machines have been torn apart for parts,although a very good cause its just too much of a washer sin, that would get you 5 westy slantflonts and 2 rounds of the laundryroom, at the Confessional of the Washer Gods.. <br
Cheers, Mike