AFTER 13 LONG YEARS THE SEARCH IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!

[chestermikeuk]

And There He Is!!!

Wow, what a wobble speed, seems much faster than the Bendix or Philco FlapMagic...we need facts, spin speed, wobble speed?? how many flying saucers per minute???

You`re gonna need to take your Sanatogen Tonic...you wont be sleeping this week!!!

Enjoy, Mike

 

[bethann]

Well, I'll be damned ! A huge congrads ! I bet your adrenaline is still rushing. Your probably still up just looking at it !

You know when I posted a couple of weeks ago? Maybe it was a premonition. LMAO.

I'm soo happy for you!!!!!!!

Now, get your butt back over there and give the guy his twenty bucks. The Washer Fairy is watching! LOL !

PS. don't wear the poor thing out in one night !

 

[gyrafoam]

Just as I remember it.
Unusual to see a T/L that has good roll-over without any water in the tub!

Would love to see under that skirt and get an idea of the mechanics involved in operating the machine!

 

[westie2]

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy you finally found another APEX.

 

[washendry]

Appex Manual

Robert
Congrats, I have a Manual for that machine, if you'd email address, I'll sent it off to you. Nice Find!!!
Kim

 

[joelippard]

Congratulations Robert!!!

I can't imagine how happy you must feel after waiting so long. That's one of the coolest machines I ever saw, so awesome.... again, congratulations.

 

[74simon]

A dream machine...

Working?

four miles away??

Free???

Wow! That's excellent, so glad you've found one at last, Robert! And in such nice condition!

Congratulations

 

[toggleswitch2]

OMG!

(Madam has the vapours and is hyper-ventilating).

COMGRATULATIONS to you!

 

[rickr]

WOW! That thing is a trip to watch! And it even works! This is amazing! I bet you thought you were dreaming when you first saw this parked out at the curb.....

I am SO happy for you Robert!

 

[cornutt]

Wow, what a show! I noticed you put that lid down in a hurry at the end of the spin... does the fill flume actually fire upwards at the lid?

 

[re563]

WOW!!!

Congrats Robert!!!

You always find the greatest machines. The vid's are awesome.

 

[geoffdelp]

Wow, Robert ... those videos are great; thanks for posting!

That's really interesting about the water level decreasing; makes sense. It's almost like the "Magic Minute", but in reverse.

When the water comes out of the tub, does it pump out during the wash cycle or stay in an outer tub until the spin starts?

What are the mechanics of it like? Is it sort of like a Frigidaire transmission wise?

 

[soberleaf]

amazing video

that is the "strangest" washer i have ever seen! and i don't mean that in a negative way, i just feel like i have seen a UFO!

thanks for the superb videos, that washer definately has a mind of it's own! i wouldn't want to piss it off!

 

[westyslantfront]

Hi Robert. Congratulations. I know how long you have waited to find an Apex bounce-o-matic. I watched each video that you posted and it brought back childhood memories of the Apex bounce-o-matics in communal laundry room in apartment complex that I grew up in. I spent many hours watching the Apexes.
Enjoy the machine and hope to see it some day.

Ross

 

[pdub]

The videos are amazing. I'm assuming you have taken the day off today as you probably stayed up all night with this machine. I know I would have!

Thanks again for providing us with great history and entertainment.

So I guess now the search is on for the elusive Coronado.

Patrick

 

[redcarpetdrew]

My bet would have been on Robert

if he had pulled up and saw someone else in the process of loading her up!

Truly a fantastic find. I've always heard of an Apex in the same way one hears about the Lost Ark of the Covenent (apparently just as easy to locate as well...).

QUESTIONS! Can you please give us who do not know this machine an idea of the insides? What kind of seals up top does it have to keep all that water in the machine without splashing down the insides and rusting out the cabinette? I'd love to see the mechanicals. It looks almost like a Jetcone (not our Jetcone LOL) set to 'turbo'! Please, enquiring minds just HAVE to know!

This is a good sign for ALL of us! If you can find your Apex then the rest of us have a chance at our dream lists! YAY!

RCD

 

[peterh770]

Holy cow! Congratulation! The story and the machine are just amazing! Who'da thunk this day would ever come!

Throw a house warming party for it. We will all be there, full of ooh's and ahh's!

But my question is -- WHAT'S NEXT? The AMC/Coronado? A Blackstone?

CONGRATS!

 

[maytagmike]

Congrats, Robert

Congrats Robert on your find, what a beautiful machine. All the best. Mike

 

[mistereric]

w00t!

Congrats Robert! You Won The Internets! Yay!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Thanks so much everyone for your kind words and good wishes. Monday was a very special day for me, finally after all these years. I am so grateful to the person who led me to this machine.

Just to be clear though the machine did not work when I got it home. Over the past two days I did the following:

The mechanism was jammed, I freed it.

The timer motor was inoperative (imagine that), I replaced it.

The hose from the Spin water valve to the Spin Balloon Clutch was cracked and needed replacing.

The safety valve (for unbalance loads) was out of adjustment so I fixed that.

The Hose from the water valve to the flume was also cracked.

The cord was changed to a safe 3 prong cord (I used the cord from that 2nd Duet I had lol).

The wiring in the machine is cracking and certain points need replacing.

I'm going to be pretty busy over the next few days, but hopefully I will get back to the machine next week.

The way the spin works is simply amazing. There are three solenoids on the water valve, HOT, COLD and SPIN. When spin is called for the SPIN valve is energized which fills a rub water balloon which expands and raises the entire mechanism 1/2" which shifts the machine from wash/brake into spin. When spin is done the water pressure is relieved and the balloon (and mechanism) sinks down back into wash/brake mode.

Here are a few quick shots of the mechanism...