Yesterday, I went up to Roanoke, VA to visit with Steve S. (Gyrafoam). I had a wonderful time, he cooked a great meal and was a wonderful host. I brought some laundry up there to do, and WOW! I was very impressed with the machines I had chosen. I used a late 60s Frigidaire Rollermatic with RapidDry for some towels.
I brought my blanket and used the 1963 Frigidaire Custom Deluxe with the rare agitator, I thought the blanket was a little too big for the washer, but that old girl just rolled it over and over, into knots! LOL. My work shirts and other shirts ended up the the early 60s Norge. This machine cleaned the hell out of these clothes, we used Mexican Detergents (with Phosphates). Everything came out clean as a whistle!
The last machine I used had my work pants in it, my absolute favorite machine that I used, the 1958 Frigidaire Custom Imperial. OMG, that thing washed the hell out of those pants, small blanket, and a pair of sweatpants. It spun them crazy fast too, I need to get me a Unimatic or 2 or 7 lol.
Overall, I was very impressed with the performance of these machines. Steve has a beautiful '69 Whirlpool gas dryer, with a 25,000 BTU burner. That thing dried the clothes in no time!
It was a great day and I can't thank you enough Steve, I had a wonderful time and I am looking forward to my next visit! The food was great and it felt just like home. I even threw the ball for the dog and made a new friend lol. My girlfriend also wants me to take her clothes up to get them washed now, go figure. She thought they smelled so good and was thoroughly impressed with the machines.
I did take videos and will be uploading them to Youtube. We also used a beautiful Speed Queen, and the Dexter. Steve swapped out the agitator in the Speed Queen with an "Easy swirl". That machine rolled over the clothes and was aggressive! The Dexter was a treat all in itself. Very impressed with the fill and the rinse on that machine. The last rinse, in the final spin is about 30 or so seconds and it's hot. The first spray rinse is cold, very interesting how they did that.
Thank You again Steve and I had a blast, looking forward to our next get together and using some other washers!
-Tyler
I brought my blanket and used the 1963 Frigidaire Custom Deluxe with the rare agitator, I thought the blanket was a little too big for the washer, but that old girl just rolled it over and over, into knots! LOL. My work shirts and other shirts ended up the the early 60s Norge. This machine cleaned the hell out of these clothes, we used Mexican Detergents (with Phosphates). Everything came out clean as a whistle!
The last machine I used had my work pants in it, my absolute favorite machine that I used, the 1958 Frigidaire Custom Imperial. OMG, that thing washed the hell out of those pants, small blanket, and a pair of sweatpants. It spun them crazy fast too, I need to get me a Unimatic or 2 or 7 lol.
Overall, I was very impressed with the performance of these machines. Steve has a beautiful '69 Whirlpool gas dryer, with a 25,000 BTU burner. That thing dried the clothes in no time!It was a great day and I can't thank you enough Steve, I had a wonderful time and I am looking forward to my next visit! The food was great and it felt just like home. I even threw the ball for the dog and made a new friend lol. My girlfriend also wants me to take her clothes up to get them washed now, go figure. She thought they smelled so good and was thoroughly impressed with the machines.
I did take videos and will be uploading them to Youtube. We also used a beautiful Speed Queen, and the Dexter. Steve swapped out the agitator in the Speed Queen with an "Easy swirl". That machine rolled over the clothes and was aggressive! The Dexter was a treat all in itself. Very impressed with the fill and the rinse on that machine. The last rinse, in the final spin is about 30 or so seconds and it's hot. The first spray rinse is cold, very interesting how they did that.
Thank You again Steve and I had a blast, looking forward to our next get together and using some other washers!
-Tyler
