the Frigidair machines
hi everyone thanks for the warm welcome. first of all i love the jetamatic advert its fab what it says is true they really were ahead of its time however it had two main problems the pump prone to leaking and the cluch plates replacing them was a big job the mecanism that makes the agitator go up and down had to be removed to get at them if i remember right they were held in with a spring that had to be held in place while the cover was refitted . I would usually go to a customers house with an engineer [this is all during my apprentiship]he would decide weather the machine could be repaired on site or in the workshop Jetamatics were usually brought in by the way it did have a heater will[great i got to play ]after being repaired the machine would be put on test with its cabinet off and a suitable instrument stuffed in the lid switch so that you could see everything i would be told to keep an eye on it [no need to be told twice needless to say the machine would of had a full service and a good clean inside befor being put back together then it would be tested again befor being returned to its owner . I may still have some spares in the shed somewhere that used to be part of my van stock . HC Troldhal were part of the GM empire i think we did repair machines for other companys as well COLston Ariston mainly guarantee stuff some times i would be sent to the CO OP i would spend all day repairing returned faulty machines taking parts from one to repair another the repaired machines were then put back on the shop floor . at this time there was a lot of part exchange going on there would be literally hundreds of Hotpoint Empresses Countesses Parnall ADA wringer washers out back most were scrapped i was allowed to take anything i wanted home i got my gran one of the later Empresses it had been on the shop floor but never sold because there was a dent in the side of it it had never seen water i gave the manager a fiver for it Grans gone now but the empress is still here in the shed there were also no end of vacuum cleaners but back to the Frigidair the twintub above with the lady bending over it [wish i could remember the model ]was verymuch like a rolls same pulsator same wash tub i also remember an English Electric version exactly the same just a diffrent name very basic machine . The version i mention above with two spin motors was quite noisy but there main fault was the spin bearing i was always having to fit new ones i can even remember what it cost to buy and fit a new bearing cost 35quid and afiew pence a lot of money in 1974 will have a look in the shed at the weekend i may still have some service manualsand other literature if so i will post it by for now Anthony
hi everyone thanks for the warm welcome. first of all i love the jetamatic advert its fab what it says is true they really were ahead of its time however it had two main problems the pump prone to leaking and the cluch plates replacing them was a big job the mecanism that makes the agitator go up and down had to be removed to get at them if i remember right they were held in with a spring that had to be held in place while the cover was refitted . I would usually go to a customers house with an engineer [this is all during my apprentiship]he would decide weather the machine could be repaired on site or in the workshop Jetamatics were usually brought in by the way it did have a heater will[great i got to play ]after being repaired the machine would be put on test with its cabinet off and a suitable instrument stuffed in the lid switch so that you could see everything i would be told to keep an eye on it [no need to be told twice needless to say the machine would of had a full service and a good clean inside befor being put back together then it would be tested again befor being returned to its owner . I may still have some spares in the shed somewhere that used to be part of my van stock . HC Troldhal were part of the GM empire i think we did repair machines for other companys as well COLston Ariston mainly guarantee stuff some times i would be sent to the CO OP i would spend all day repairing returned faulty machines taking parts from one to repair another the repaired machines were then put back on the shop floor . at this time there was a lot of part exchange going on there would be literally hundreds of Hotpoint Empresses Countesses Parnall ADA wringer washers out back most were scrapped i was allowed to take anything i wanted home i got my gran one of the later Empresses it had been on the shop floor but never sold because there was a dent in the side of it it had never seen water i gave the manager a fiver for it Grans gone now but the empress is still here in the shed there were also no end of vacuum cleaners but back to the Frigidair the twintub above with the lady bending over it [wish i could remember the model ]was verymuch like a rolls same pulsator same wash tub i also remember an English Electric version exactly the same just a diffrent name very basic machine . The version i mention above with two spin motors was quite noisy but there main fault was the spin bearing i was always having to fit new ones i can even remember what it cost to buy and fit a new bearing cost 35quid and afiew pence a lot of money in 1974 will have a look in the shed at the weekend i may still have some service manualsand other literature if so i will post it by for now Anthony
