hoover1060
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how about spin?
How fast does it spin? as fast as a Unimatic?
How fast does it spin? as fast as a Unimatic?
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I think printing the loading directions on the underside of the lid helped a lot.
Did CR ever rate the pulsamatics during their four-year production run?
I think printing the loading directions on the underside of the lid helped a lot.
Did CR ever rate the pulsamatics during their four-year production run?
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Unfortunately Jeff that's one of the drawbacks, I think the spin is only in the 600s range, as compared to 1140 for the Unimatic. The wash action is sure fun to watch though!
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Hi Robert. Great video. Enjoyed the waves created by pulsamatic action.
Ross
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Robert, thanks for sharing, what a magnificant design. Never saw that before.
Steve
Steve
Laundry harmonics
It would be interesting to have that video looked at by a physicist. The continuous "bumps" of water on the surface of the load indicate that there might be a lot more going on in that washbasket than simple "turnover". I wonder if the cleaning ability of the Pulsmatic wasn't augmented by some low-level sonic wave activity. Pity that the spin speed wasn't anywhere near as vigorous and the wash action.
It would be interesting to have that video looked at by a physicist. The continuous "bumps" of water on the surface of the load indicate that there might be a lot more going on in that washbasket than simple "turnover". I wonder if the cleaning ability of the Pulsmatic wasn't augmented by some low-level sonic wave activity. Pity that the spin speed wasn't anywhere near as vigorous and the wash action.
Hi Jeff, the pulsamatic pulsates and spins at the exact same rate, 630ppm and 630rpm respectively.
Consumer Reports nor Consumer Research Bulletin never tested a Pulsamatic as far as I ever found.
It is a very fun machine to watch to say the least and after the White Perforated Double Tub early Unimatic its the next most rare Frigidaire washer.
Consumer Reports nor Consumer Research Bulletin never tested a Pulsamatic as far as I ever found.
It is a very fun machine to watch to say the least and after the White Perforated Double Tub early Unimatic its the next most rare Frigidaire washer.
Who all has Pulsamatics?
me (not working)
Robert
Don Haggarty
Somebody Down Under has the semi-automatic one
Greg M? Jetcone? Tomturbomatic?
me (not working)
Robert
Don Haggarty
Somebody Down Under has the semi-automatic one
Greg M? Jetcone? Tomturbomatic?
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very cool...
That pulsator is smaller too than the Unimatic's right?
Thats a belt drive mechanism too?
That pulsator is smaller too than the Unimatic's right?
Thats a belt drive mechanism too?
Peter I think there are three surviving models in the USA and two in Australia if I remember correctly.
Jeff the rubber Pulsator is the exact same size between the Unimatic and Pulsamatic (same part number), but the plastic agitator column above the rubber pulsator is slighly smaller on the Pulsamatic.
Jeff the rubber Pulsator is the exact same size between the Unimatic and Pulsamatic (same part number), but the plastic agitator column above the rubber pulsator is slighly smaller on the Pulsamatic.
Who has the surviving ones??
Hi Peter and Robert,
Robert is correct: Nathan (Brisnat81)has the semi automatic version and somebody in Victoria has a fully automatic one: i was outbid on it from ebay a few months ago...see the attached pic.
Leon
Hi Peter and Robert,
Robert is correct: Nathan (Brisnat81)has the semi automatic version and somebody in Victoria has a fully automatic one: i was outbid on it from ebay a few months ago...see the attached pic.
Leon
Cool picture Leon, are you sure that is a Pulsamtic in the picture and not a Multimatic? Greg and I once tried putting the Deep Action Agitator in the Pulsamatic and it couldn't turn over anything with the short fast stroke.
Multimatic: I think so...
Hey Roebrt,
I think you are correct:I think this one was a Multimatic, the owner at the time couldn't really say.
Leon
Hey Roebrt,
I think you are correct:I think this one was a Multimatic, the owner at the time couldn't really say.
Leon
Thank You
Robert,
This was very exciting to watch. It certainly is a beautiful machine.
Rich
Robert,
This was very exciting to watch. It certainly is a beautiful machine.
Rich
Thanks Rich, I sure do love my Pulsamatic! It was the washer that started my love of washers.
I believe they were Lee, but I have no way of knowing for sure. Pulsamatics are just very rare machines as they were only made for four years.
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Pretty Freaky, Robert
As you know, the Tower unimatic, which we had at home thru most of my childhood, has a hidden lid switch which I was too young to figure out how to bypass. But on the weekends at my grandmother's I could not get enough of her pulsamatic which had NO LID SWITCH at all. YAY ! I played with it for hours, and one summer when i was about 10 or 11, the fill selenoid broke and I got to fill the machine with the hoses, each one hooked at the sides of the lid. I'm sure you can read my mind: overflow rinses of course, but killer SPRAY RINSES as long as I wanted--and long before Frigidaire wanted them too,haha. It became a semi-automatic automatic. We waited the whole summer for that part, and i was so sad when it came. Your machine with the aqua/turk dials is the same model as Grammy's. I really like the slower, steadier throw of the water in the pulsamatic; the sound is way cooler, don't ya think? So nice to be back, Robert--missed everyone.
As you know, the Tower unimatic, which we had at home thru most of my childhood, has a hidden lid switch which I was too young to figure out how to bypass. But on the weekends at my grandmother's I could not get enough of her pulsamatic which had NO LID SWITCH at all. YAY ! I played with it for hours, and one summer when i was about 10 or 11, the fill selenoid broke and I got to fill the machine with the hoses, each one hooked at the sides of the lid. I'm sure you can read my mind: overflow rinses of course, but killer SPRAY RINSES as long as I wanted--and long before Frigidaire wanted them too,haha. It became a semi-automatic automatic. We waited the whole summer for that part, and i was so sad when it came. Your machine with the aqua/turk dials is the same model as Grammy's. I really like the slower, steadier throw of the water in the pulsamatic; the sound is way cooler, don't ya think? So nice to be back, Robert--missed everyone.
OK, I see what you're talking about, now. That must have been fun, mickeyd!
I wanted a Frigidaire washer so badly when I was a kid. Ours was a Kenmore/Sears household.
Much to my delight, my Dad worked for Miller-Meteor in Minneapolis for the last year of his life. They sold/leased/serviced hearses and ambulances. I spent the summer of 1971 with him and worked in the garage washing vehicles ( I was 12). A horrible job, you say? Yes, you're right. Ever had to clean the interior of an ambulance that's just come from the scene of a car accident? But there was a '58 Frigidaire washer/dryer pair in the garage to wash all the towels/rags. Guess which lucky kid got that job? Over the freakin' MOON, I was. I got to wash several loads every day all summer.
I wanted a Frigidaire washer so badly when I was a kid. Ours was a Kenmore/Sears household.
Much to my delight, my Dad worked for Miller-Meteor in Minneapolis for the last year of his life. They sold/leased/serviced hearses and ambulances. I spent the summer of 1971 with him and worked in the garage washing vehicles ( I was 12). A horrible job, you say? Yes, you're right. Ever had to clean the interior of an ambulance that's just come from the scene of a car accident? But there was a '58 Frigidaire washer/dryer pair in the garage to wash all the towels/rags. Guess which lucky kid got that job? Over the freakin' MOON, I was. I got to wash several loads every day all summer.
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Thanks for the awesome videos, Robert!
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Thanks for the awesome videos, Robert!
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