Energized Water Does the Washing!

[mayken4now]

The answer to come soon, I bet. Don't feel left out Tom, we just have to be patient and understanding with all the experiments and their owners, as one works hard and long on these machines. Questions are always available, but the answers can take a while.

Steve

 

[Unimatic1140]

You're right Tom! I took a couple of towels and placed them in the machine dry and set it to the first spin. After three minutes of dry spin the spray rinse started and look, only the bottom of the towels get soaked, the tops are only very slightly damp.

Check out this Flash Freeze Frame Picture taken during the spray rinse...

 

[scott55405]

That's a fun little machine, and I thought you actually got quite a bit in it in that one piece at a time demo. There were probably standard capacity regular automatics that couldn't have handled that load as well as this did. It's a fun machine to watch work.

I love the shiny chrome top of the "flapper" and I even like the shade of formica she chose for the lid!

 

[brettsomers]

very nice photo. im starting to believe that spray rinses, in general, are as much for clearing the tub and pump of suds, as rinsing clothes.

 

[retromom]

Absolutely Amazing!!

Greg:

What a fun machine! It almost looks like it's "shaking" the dirt out of the laundry!! It sure has some rinsing action as well!!

This is definitely a keeper!!

Enjoy!

Venus :-D

 

[gyrafoam]

Yes, it is too bad they did not expand on the capacity of this machine. About double to 16 lbs. would have given it a chance to compete on a level playing field for years. 18 lbs. would have been better. It also helps explain where Philco came up with their "Blades-o-Water" design.

How is the "tangle" factor without a centerpost?

 

[Unimatic1140]

How is the "tangle" factor without a centerpost?

Steve it's too soon to tell, we wont know until October when can start wearing long sleeve shirts again. I find the only items that can really tangle in these machines are long sleeved, light weight, button down shirts if washed all together in one load.

 

[jmirawm]

ohhhh........

I am fine....I just had to give ya a little hell Robert

Thanks for the cool test !

Tom the ornery one

 

[tcox6912]

comparison

Since someone compared it to the automagic (philco) ... pardon my ignorance ... has anyone run an automagic without the top partion of the agitator in place (with the just the flapper portion working) ... if this can even be done? Does it look about the same with the turnover? I have never seen either in person, so I am wondering if the turnover is about the same with both of these machines? From the videos that I saw in the past, the Philco didn't seem to have as good a turnover as this little machine does? Or, am I wrong? Todd

 

[Unimatic1140]

So for some strange reason my PowerSurge washer originally had two gray rubber agitator disks mounted together on the top of the Energy Disk. So over the weekend I soaked them in hot water and got the two original disks to separate and we tried just the one disk and it worked much better for rollover as you had seen in the videos posted above. I have no idea why two disks were installed in this machine since the parts manual only calls for one disk. So after seeing that difference I wondered what would happen if I try some brand new rubber.. The old rubber on the agitator disk was very hard and it was going to crack, so I went to my rubber supply store and bought 1/4” neoprene rubber to match the thickness of the original disk. I cut a new disk in the exact same size as the original and look what happened…

http://68.89.57.239/VID/BENDIX-Power-SURGE/NewRubber.wmv

 

[westytoploader]

WOW, what a difference new rubber makes, I can't believe how FAST the turnover is now! Reminds me of a Unimatic! I'm willing to bet this increased the working capacity a little bit as well.

 

[brettsomers]

wow

you should thrown in a couple pairs of grandpas farm coveralls! imagine using Tide?

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Robert

Have you done any loads with detergent? How's the sudsation?
An incredible improvement. Even with a brittle energy disk it
is still a wonderful machine.

 

[norgeman]

Re: energy disk washer.

Great machine Robert. I would even consider owning one of these machines. With this type of wash action it would be gentle one the fabric and your clothes would last longer. I would like to see it with some Oxydol in it. washing a load of whites or white towels. Danf.

 

[westyslantfront]

Hi Robert. Yes, the new disk does make a difference. Thank you for the video....it was fascinating.

Ross

 

[peterh770]

How strange!!! When you had the new rubber disc cut for the Automagic, the rollover decreased, but with this one, it increased. Do you see any difference in the rubber between the two machines?

 

[Unimatic1140]

This Time It's Neoprene

Have you done any loads with detergent? How's the sudsation?
Yes I have done lots of loads with detegent Dan. I would say its a medium sudser, it would be a lot sudsier if there was an agitator post sticking up above the water.

Do you see any difference in the rubber between the two machines?
Peter I can't tell because in the '59 Philco the OEM Philco rubber is soft and pliable just like when it was new, but in the PowerSurge the rubber disk was hard and brittle. The difference here might be the type of rubber, six years ago when I cut the rubber for the my first Philco I used hard store gasket rubber, this time I used Neoprene which might make all the difference. Neoprene is the type of rubber that was mainly used in the 1950's on rubber style agitators.

 

[golittlesport]

Wow! What a difference new rubber makes! Thanks, Robert, for sharing this machine through all of your videos.

 

[gansky1]

Bursts of energy escaping at the surface!

Well, now that's Energized water!! I understand now why the lid/cover of the machine was dome shaped, the water splashed out could run back into the tub.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Soooo

What was the "Magic Moment" like....did we all enjoy it!!!