Agitator needed

[sharples]

I know i have been asking a lot from the club in the last few months (you guy's have been some of the most helpful and fun loving, generous guys i know) but i was wondering if anyone had a spare agitator for my new Frigidaire (i will pay $$$) which i am going top recieve in the next few weeks. Thanks a bunch.

 

[sharples]

Oh, here is a picture of the cabinet...

YAY, i am going to have the complete set. It comes with the matching dryer...YAY...Pic's coming soon!

With all my new additions i am going to have to host a wash-in soon. Anyone up for a college town wash-in bar tour? hehe (i'll make the shirts)

 

[trainguy]

Congrats Graham!

I'm thinking that when you picked up your DI-59 you got this set at an appliance store while on your trip. This kind of thing really does pay off.

I just wish I could help you out with an agitator for your WO-65. Mine was also replaced with a 3 ring agitator and the WI-56 I got from Mrs. Revak also had the original agitator replaced but with a jet cone agitator. It did make for some interesteing wash action though.

Do the washer and dryer both work? Good luck with your search for the agitator.

Rich

 

[christfr]

thats a cool set.. i love mine and you will too

 

[48bencix]

Did you say?

Graham,

Did you tell the story of this washer somewhere else? If not, fill us in. Where did you get it, what model is it etc.

Thanks,

Martin

 

[sharples]

Heya

I purchased this set in upstate Pennsylvania, i didnt have room to bring it home so i have to pick it up when time allows. I'm a grad student at PSU working on raspberries and it is harvest season, ugh (kill me now) and the 16-20th im going to an ASHS meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Any collectors out that way i could visit?

-G

 

[sharples]

So...

I have yet to have a visitor from fellow aw.org members...i'd be more than happy to host a get together. hehe

 

[fridgiman]

Great find Graham. Pennsylvania must be the Frigidaire state. Seem you guys find more vintage Frigidaires there than any where else.
Good luck on finding an agitator. I've been looking for the past year for just the agitator cap on my '63 Multimatic with no luck.
Anyway, even with the agitator that's in it you should still get some good wash action.
And just what are you doing with those raspberries?

 

[sharples]

haha

Well, i am now officially sick of raspberries, i have about 100 1/2 pints in my fridge molding away. Any takers? lol

 

[Unimatic1140]

WOW, Graham once again congratulations! You are just on Fire, you go boy! You remind me of how I was when I first started collecting automatic washers back in 1996. For three years I was constantly on the go calling stores all over the 4 state region, placing newspaper ads, driving all over looking for parts and machines and I was quite successful, but as you know it takes A LOT of work! Do you know the operating condition of your Unimatic?

As for the agitator, a Unimatic agitator is really made up of a bunch a parts put together into one unit. You have to be careful which pulsator you use (because there were three tub designs during that period) otherwise it wont work properly and in the worse case scenario it can hit the bottom of the tub causing a huge strain on the motor and transmission. It appears from the picture that your washer is a WO-65-2 model, but I really can’t tell for sure because it is a small picture. It looks like the only parts that are missing from your agitator are the Lint Chaser Ring (or as it was called then Splasher Ring) and Detergent Cap. Here is some part information that might help for both models.

By the way the main difference between the WO-65 (1950 & 1951) and the WO-65-2 (1952-1954) was that the WO-65 had two full deep rinses and the WO-65-2 had a new tub design and one deep rinse with overflow rinses. If you look at the tub designs at the bottom of the chart you can see a big difference around the outer rim. The earlier tub isn't designed to carry away lint during an overflow rinse like the later tub design.

 

[sharples]

Thank you Robert

Once again, you have gone above and beyond to help me understand my new appliance. Thanks again...i owe you one.
-G

I do not know the exact model as of yet cause i couldnt stay long, but i will know in a week or two and show you all a picture of the pair in my home. YAY again.

P.S. Robert, i agree with you how much work it has been to acquire these peices, i've definitely been all over the tri-state area and beyond for my beauties. But it is so addictive, get one and you want another one. hehe Thanks again

 

[sharples]

WO-65-2

Mine is a WO-65-2, thanks for the diagram.