Does anyone have videos of the complete cycle or pictures of the agi tub laundry center? Surprisingly I've never seen one in person and there isn't a whole lot on the internet about them.
Frigidaire Agi Tub Washer Laundry Center
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cfz2882
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somebody on here bought one and played with it when they came out.I have never seen one either.
somebody on here bought one and played with it when they came out.I have never seen one either.
cfz2882
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"skinny mini"?
Do you mean the 1970-79 GM agitub?-initially i thought you meant the "immersion care"agitub machines,but those are "delux" era.
Do you mean the 1970-79 GM agitub?-initially i thought you meant the "immersion care"agitub machines,but those are "delux" era.
Yes, the ones from the 1970s. I found the service manual to one of those, fascinating machine.
cfz2882
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Not much out there.
I looked around and could not find much either-found one agitation video-looked like a fairly fast ~170* stroke.Have only seen two of these in person-one at the dump in 1983,another at a used shop in 1990,sold in about a day...
I looked around and could not find much either-found one agitation video-looked like a fairly fast ~170* stroke.Have only seen two of these in person-one at the dump in 1983,another at a used shop in 1990,sold in about a day...
It is sad to think the machine you saw in 1983 is probably long gone and no longer in existence.
Here is the service manual I found. The mechanism is fascinating to say the least like nothing I've seen before. I wonder if this could've been done on a full sized machine. The fills are timed, also something which peaks my interest. I wonder if that could've been a hold over from the solid tub days of Frigidaire or if there is simply no risk of clothing damage if someone accidentally advanced the machine into dry agitate so a simpler control system could've been afforded.
Considering how few seem to have existed these might have either been trouble prone or just didn't clean well.
BTW the 120 volt electric model seems to have a relay that turned off the heater when the washer's motor ran.
Here is the service manual I found. The mechanism is fascinating to say the least like nothing I've seen before. I wonder if this could've been done on a full sized machine. The fills are timed, also something which peaks my interest. I wonder if that could've been a hold over from the solid tub days of Frigidaire or if there is simply no risk of clothing damage if someone accidentally advanced the machine into dry agitate so a simpler control system could've been afforded.
Considering how few seem to have existed these might have either been trouble prone or just didn't clean well.
BTW the 120 volt electric model seems to have a relay that turned off the heater when the washer's motor ran.
Impressive for an agi tub washer.
Sounds a bit noisy or is that just the background?
Sounds a bit noisy or is that just the background?
These were noisy. They were sometimes part of a prize packagee on The Newly Wed Game show or Let's Make A Deal.
Doesn't Thomas have one?
Wouldn't it be nice if everybody would just film their very rare washers from start to finish ? I mean now that we've had YouTube for the last 20 years it would be a great way for people to see machines they otherwise never saw or only heard about.
golittlesport
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The Skini Mini in the video has made its way around the club. I acquired it from Gary Ball and added the rare SM fabric softener attachment from another member, Don. I then passed it along to RevinKevin, where Red Carpet Drew filmed it at a wash in at Kevin's years ago. From Kevin it went to Thomas a couple years ago and as far as I know is still with him.
It was an interesting design from GM Frigidaire and had a bigger washtub than the WCI stacked version which used the same cabinet. You can easily tell the GM design by looking at the control panel, as the GM version has two washer control knobs and the WCI has three. GM had no water level control knob. It was a solid tub with a timed fill. It had an overflow rinse.
It was an interesting design from GM Frigidaire and had a bigger washtub than the WCI stacked version which used the same cabinet. You can easily tell the GM design by looking at the control panel, as the GM version has two washer control knobs and the WCI has three. GM had no water level control knob. It was a solid tub with a timed fill. It had an overflow rinse.
Do you know if the version with the pressure switch was GM or WCI? Did the pressure switch trip in the cycle? And where did it sense water?
WCI, redesign from the GM version. That's how to tell if a given specimen is GM or WCI. WCI has a water level selector, GM does not ... as Rich details above in Reply 11. GM version being timed-fill has no need for a pressure switch.
The pressure switch version also has a timed fill, the timer motor is energized regardless of the pressure switch being opened or closed. Thats what makes me so intrigued.
That sale has been up for at least six months. I have the pics saved on 10/23/2024 from a previous share of it.
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I wish there were more videos of these.
I wish there were more videos of these.
That really does look like a solid tub. The cycle sequence appears to indicate a continuous overflow rinse if I am reading it correctly.
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