Bendix Economat staying in Rhode Island

[frigidaireguy]

EDDIE:

The dial on the right side was to select either 1 rinse or 2 rinses. The temperature setting was part of the timer.
Bob

 

[ea56]

Thanks for the clarification Bob. I haven’t seen one of these machines in person since 1963, so I’m just going from childhood memories
Eddie

 

[tomturbomatic]

Have you found a model number yet? We might be able to determine her age and why a semi-automatic is badged an Economat.

 

[kenmore58]

Hey guys,

A couple of updates on the Economat. I did a water test on it today and the good news is everything works fine and no leaks!

I took a couple of videos of the machine in action, but can’t get them uploaded to the site. What am I doing wrong?

According to the info on the back of the machine, the model number is N602 and the serial number is 57N 919 and it also had the number H50 below the serial number.

Ron

 

[tomturbomatic]

WOW! Your machine is a 1951-1952 Dialamatic, but I can't explain it being labeled an Economat. What a find that it is that old and still works. You are a lucky collector! Have fun!

Onen thing I will warn you about that killed many of these machines is water leaking into the transmission so if you start seeing drops of oil under the machine you are going to have to find some replacement seals. Let's pray that does not happen.

 

[DADoES]

 
<blockquote>Kenmore58:  I took a couple of videos of the machine in action, but can’t get them uploaded to the site. What am I doing wrong?</blockquote> Videos cannot be uploaded directly into a post.  They must be placed online via some other hosting service, typically YouTube, then linked into your post.  The site coding automatically recognizes YouTube links and handles them properly -- view your video via YouTube as anyone would after it uploads there and finishes processing, copy the URL from your browser and paste it into the body of your post.  The clip will appear in the preview before committing the post, the URL is wrong if it does not.

 

[kenmore58]

Thanks DADoES for the info. I’ll try to get those up on YouTube today.

 

[kenmore58]

Okay, so thanks to everyone's help, I was able to figure out how to upload videos to youtube.  However, something seems to be getting "stuck" at the end of the process.  It brings me through all the steps.  Then says it's uploading to Youtube and then just seems to do nothing.  When I go into Youtube, there's no video. 

 

Help. I'm anxious to show you guys my Economat in action!

 

Ron

 

 

[mickeyd]

Hi Ron, I can't wait to see these. It can take quite a while for Youtube to upload, especially if your vid is 10 or 15 minutes. I once waited hours for even a three minute one. As it uploads you may see a fine red horizontal line on your phone screen showing the per cent of upload that can fluctuate comically. Now you're 42% uploaded, then suddenly only 33%. What the fudge?

If you are uploading 2 or 3 vids simultaneously, it can take many, many hours. And then there's Youtube traffic to consider which is heavy on weekends. When I uploaded my Blackstone Hydractor videos, one of them took an overnight ! "Holy cow, Homer" ~ Bart Simpson.

Great Anticipation, and what a wonderful find!

 

[kenmore58]

Hey Mike,

Thanks for the info. I've been told that I have the patience of a boiling tea kettle!

I'll try it once again and see what happens.

Ron

 

[mickeyd]

Just disable the whistle.......... wheeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[DADoES]

 
Videos are LARGE files, and higher resolution = bigger file.  Best not to do uploading via a phone IMO unless an unlimited data plan is involved.  The upload process will advise when it's complete, don't close the YouTube session until then or it probably will abort and you'd have to start over.

 

[kenmore58]

Hello, again, Guys.

I have tried several times to upload these files to Youtube, without success. The last file (35 seconds long) I waited almost 2 days before canceling the upload.

I'm stumped. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Ron

PS: I really am anxious to showoff this recent acquisition.

 

[mickeyd]

Hello. Whistler

You can tell us step by step what you're doing to upload and whether from camera or phone, and one of the wunderkind here can troubleshoot. But if you have a younger person in your orbit, let him or her do it. That's the easiest and quickest way. Just off the top of my head, your Youtube username has to be spot on and active. The anticipation is growing and exciting.

 

[henene4]

Which video format

I think YT prefers a streamable format, can't remember if they preffered MP4 or wmv.

 

[kenmore58]

Okay, Guys,

 

Let's give this a try. 

 

http://https//youtu.be/IVMlKcMWn8c

 

[kenmore58]

Here's a video after the machine has completed the extraction process (without clothes in the tub)

 

 

[ea56]

Good job Ron! Boy it sure does thrash around doesn’t it! Thanks for the video.
Eddie

 

[kenmore58]

Hope everyone enjoys the videos. I will try to get a longer video posted with actual clothes in the machine so you can see the extraction process in all it’s glory.

Ron