Easy Does It -- The Mechanicals of the Easy

[JerseyMike]

Fascinating!

Wow. This whole thing has been simply amazing.

What luck that you had that unusual (and I might add n.l.a.) hose in stock.

What luck that the Speed Queen boot fit like a glove.

Everytime one of you restores one of these treasures, my mouth just drops to the floor in a amazement.

You guys sure are talented.

Cleaning that tub certainly isn't going to be Easy (pun intended!). I take it that this machine had an overflow rinse?

Was this a metered fill machine or a timed fill machine? (The water saver button suggests a metered fill, but are there any metered fill machines that had an overflow rinse?)

Mike

 

[toggleswitch]

I'm thinking a sold tub machine HAS to be timed fill; at least in terms of a pressure-activated switch as we know it today.

Other than a device like early Maytags that floats to trip a switch in the lid, how would you *measure* the water?

Just can't see it. Am I missing something here?

 

[brisnat81]

Measured Fill

My Simpson fills into the outer tub, where it measures the water level with a pressure switch.

Once the switch is satisfied, it then pumps the water into the solid tub where it washes. The rinses however are overflow.

 

[eddy1210]

congratulations

These are two fascinating machines! I'm surprised at the similarities of the Easy to Speed Queen. How many strokes per minute does the Easy agitation have and what's the degree of arc? I bet it will be a washday drama for sure. What kind of clutch system is used for spin? Can't wait for action pics...

 

[Unimatic1140]

Did the pump hold water?
So far so good, only a few drips through the cork seal, but that is normal until it gets saturated again.

overflow rinse?
I'm not sure yet, maybe its like the Philco that does a spin spray rinse and then a deep overflow rinse.

Was this a metered fill machine or a timed fill machine?
This is a METERED filled machine. If you look at the second picture I posted in this thread you can see where I pointed out the water level sensor. When the tub is full and it overflows a gallon or two into the outer tub, the rubber bladder on the water level switch is pressed down by weight of the water and starts agitation.

How many strokes per minute does the Easy agitation have and what's the degree of arc?
Hi Eddy, I have no idea, but since the Transmission is completely different from a Beam style tranny, I would think there would not be much similiarities there.

 

[peterh770]

JON CHARLES -- Isn't there a pic or 2 of your Easy around here somewhere? Do you still have your Yahoo! photo album?

 

[foraloysius]

There was one picture, but it was in the Photo-album of the old Yahoo club (now group). If you're (still) a member of it you can have a look at the pictures. Just click on the link below. I'm posting that picture here for those who aren't a member of that group.

http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/classicappliances/photos/browse/5e11

 

[foraloysius]

A lot of the Yahoo albums are still around too. Here's Jon's. No Easy pictures I think, but I didn't check all albums.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jetcone/my_photos

 

[bpetersxx]

here is Jon Charles Jetcone Easy washer pictures

 

[bpetersxx]

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[bpetersxx]

3

 

[bpetersxx]

Jetcone if u have anymore pictures please post them and I will put them in the Robert Seger archives

 

[mickeyd]

This is my dream to see such fascination with Easies--what a valentine and happy Saint Valentine's Day to all of you lovers. Washers are so lucky to be the object of so much love.

There are two Easy threads developing, On one, Jetcone says his Easy has 8 spray rinses, no mention of overflow. Can't help you there. Bit I can help with the following.

Regarding alunimum: Again, the economy models and perhaps all models of some given years used aluminum, and unless I am elementally challenged, --a distinct possibility--my spirilators are either cast iron or steel. The aluminum agitators I have held are very light while mine are distinctly heavy. They kick the feces out of jeans and cordoroys. Doesn't aluminum dent? These definately do not.

TRUST ME: the black plastic and the white metal Spiralators are interchangeable; if not I wll buy Jetblue tickets for a Key West wash-in for all comers.

My Easies were made in the late sixties. They have a center control panel with four levers; Wash, Drain, Spin, Drain, off/on buttons atop the controls, a timer in the middle, and a normal /gentle switch below the controls. The controls have no resemblance to the posted pics of Gregm's machhine.

The spiralator's stroke is swift: the clothes keep moving downwardsand inwards--spiraling like a football-- toward the center, but the difference is that ALL of the water keeps moving circularly as if the tub itself were turning. It's fast and fun and really different, but not as dramatic as an ABC-O-matic.

If you look at Robert's posted daigrams of Drive Shaft 09090, it is virtually identical to the shaft in my two Easy spins.

Please read the other Easy thread, esp., elephant trunks. Valenitnes to all.

Mikey

http://to those who give so much

 

[Unimatic1140]

Well I cleaned and reinstalled the wash tub, here is the water fill flume, it seems rather flimsy...

 

[Unimatic1140]

And here is the water flume reinstalled, boy it sure is close to the tub, I sure can see how if you overload the machine that clothes might just snag it.

Soon the first real wash will be done in the Easy, I just can't wait, this is going to be fun.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Splashy Splashy

See what you mean about the flume, you`d only need 8 spray rinses with that spray action...lol, I bet 8 sprays doesnt fill the tub up like 1 agi rinse would..

That is some massive agi I must say, and wings as well, looking forward to the action.

Jon jetcone, whatever are you thinking , keeping that Easy in "Secret Storage", haul that neptune out straight away and replace...LOL

 

[Unimatic1140]

Well the last thing mechanically to do was to clean and oil time line roller as it was squeaking when I pulled the ring. Much better now with a bit of oil. The first few washes were cool! I will post pictures in a new thread shortly.

 

[JerseyMike]

You're amazing!

Thank you for saving this treasure. (And, for everything else that you do.)

I can't wait to see the pics of the machine in action.

Mike

 

[mickeyd]

to Veg -- missed ya

Hey Veg

I've got a tiny basket with three of those chrome caps. They're cool, huh?

Maybe there's a heavy grade aluminum that looks like cast iron or steel and i just don't know about it. You got me wonderin' Man.

Mikey

 

[jetcone]

Okay

Mike my EASY is a priority I'll be digging it out shortly. Now where oh where am I going to put it???

I can tell you it does not have an overflow but it doesn't need one!
AND that spiralation is amazing for an agitator machine! My first load was sheets Queen size and she pulled them completely over and around so all surfaces were spiralated in the wash. The 8 spray rinses were so forceful it was like taking a shower with the lid up!!

When I get back home I'll take some comparason pics for here.

Cheers everyone
jet