drh4683
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I went to a local estate sale on 11-22 and spotted a matched pair of Avocado Frigidaire 1-18's in the basement. They are 1977 models and were still attached and in service. They were $50 bucks for the pair, so I thought that was a good deal. They were somewhat difficult to get out of the basement as the original owner had a large printing press anchored to the floor near the machines which was blocking the most direct way to the stairs. I was able to move things around down there in which to clear a path and with the help of the people running the sale, we successfully got them up and out of the basement without issues. I had my appliance dolly of course so that always makes things easy. Fortunately, the back door was in line with the basement stairs for straight access. Nobody likes dealing with the dreaded 90° turn in the stairs.
What is interesting to note were the number of people shopping at the sale who complimented these machines when I was moving them. I got all kinds of positive comments from people who loved the color to more typical comments on how "the old stuff was built better". Could Avocado be a loved color again by the general public? I could only hope.
They were typical of machines found in an unfinished basement. Full of dust, sticky residual detergent on the top of the machines and running down the sides... But they cleaned up well. I was able to test them out and all functions work on both machines. The washer is very quite, the bearings are quiet in the spin cycle and the agitator is also quiet with no detection of rattling in the agitator arm bearing. The inside of the machine is also dry and doesn't appear to have ever leaked any water from within. This is my 2nd pair of Avocado 1-18's. My primary machines are from 1973 and have been using them in my laundry room since 2010.
I always welcome another set when they cross my path which isn't too often these days.
What is interesting to note were the number of people shopping at the sale who complimented these machines when I was moving them. I got all kinds of positive comments from people who loved the color to more typical comments on how "the old stuff was built better". Could Avocado be a loved color again by the general public? I could only hope.
They were typical of machines found in an unfinished basement. Full of dust, sticky residual detergent on the top of the machines and running down the sides... But they cleaned up well. I was able to test them out and all functions work on both machines. The washer is very quite, the bearings are quiet in the spin cycle and the agitator is also quiet with no detection of rattling in the agitator arm bearing. The inside of the machine is also dry and doesn't appear to have ever leaked any water from within. This is my 2nd pair of Avocado 1-18's. My primary machines are from 1973 and have been using them in my laundry room since 2010.
I always welcome another set when they cross my path which isn't too often these days.
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