frigidaire Rapidry 1000 find

[swestoyz]

Very nice machine Brian - no money shot though? ;-) Did you leave the 15 series KA behind?

If you need to remove the wash tub make sure you have a 1-1/2" slugging wrench to remove the tub nut.

Also - the water bellows from a 1-18 washer WILL NOT fit a 1965-1969 Rollermatic. Make sure that your source knows the difference, if not - the hole in the top should be a 'D', as the 1-18 water bellows has a completely round pulsator shaft hole, let alone being taller than the earlier Uni/Multi/Rollermatic water bellows.

Ben

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1APM9

 

[oldappliancenut]

dishwasher

was scrapped I asked and the washer is in many peices LOL...I found the bellows from a local collector

 

[soberleaf]

actually the guy i bought my bellows from

has both 1-18 and rollermatic bellows. i bought both from him so if you are interested he still has some left, as of this writing. he doesn't have the oil bellows (which is the same for both machines) i found mine from a different source.

if you can't find a water bellows from him i have a total of 9 now that i have been buying up from anywhere i can, i will be happy to sell you one.

 

[soberleaf]

and when i say "sell"

i am not out to make any profit or anything like that. i would always sell anything i have for the same price it cost me. i have just been buying up a lot of rollermatic and 1-18 parts as i know they are hard to come by.

 

[everythingold]

The Rollermatic Pete got from me had a plastic bag blocking the outer tub. I removed it after several long hours of monkeying around. But it beats taking out the tub. matt

 

[soberleaf]

i found that when

i tuned up my rollermatic i got from matt (everythingold) that there was a lot of space between the inner and outer tub. i took the top of the washer off but i also did not remove the inner wash basket as there was no need to do anything like that. matt had already gotten the bag out. but again there is a lot of space there and i could clearly see the drain hole at the bottom. there was also enough room to work in that i could have cleaned the drain holes at the top of the wash basket had they been clogged. but they were perfect! this machine runs great, used it 3 times today!

can't wait to dig into a complete tear down when i get these other rollermatics this tuesday. 2 are fine, one has issues, it will be the one to rip apart (carefully) and i hope to learn a lot. will share all i discover in pics posted here!

 

[norfolksouthern]

How do you people get all these Rollermatics? I just don't seem to have luck finding anything around these parts.

NorfolkSouthern

 

[soberleaf]

i have a vintage appliance angel that blesses me

with mine. his sole job is to fly around heaven and earth all day rearranging my future so i find these beautiful old dishwashsers and washers!

actually both my mother and my aunt and uncle who raised me knew how much i loved working on washers and dishwashers. they are all long passed away, mom died when i weas 12 and my aunt and uncle have been gone over 15 years now. i think my mom gets me the dishwashers and my aunt and uncle get me the rollermatics! my aunt had a rollermatic and my mom was a dishwasher for an elementary school. she used a hobart! so there you have it!

and yea, i actually believe that!

 

[norfolksouthern]

I guess I'll need to invest in a Frigidaire divining rod!

NorfolkSouthern

 

[soberleaf]

just say this simple prayer

now i lay me down to snooze
a 1-18 i sure could use
i pray the lord to make one mine
if not a rollermatic will do just fine!

 

[rickr]

Great looking old Rollermatic! Congratulations on finding this one! Keep us posted on the progress.

 

[gansky1]

Money-shot please!

Nice washer - metered fill, lots of options and dispensers! Good find!

 

[oldappliancenut]

money

shots with hols lol ....at least I know where the leak is....and I didn't use a slugging wrench ....I use a channel lock came off very easy about 6 hits....so what should I use to seal the holes????

 

[oldappliancenut]

pic 2

shot

 

[oldappliancenut]

tub

pic

 

[gyrafoam]

Yeah! I told 'ya so! Well, I'm glad to see you got to the root of the problem and are restoring this machine to its former self.

I know this will be a great machine for your collection!

 

[oldappliancenut]

what can

I use to paint the bottom of the tub after I fix the holes????

 

[gyrafoam]

Just get some Rust-O-Leum spray paint, and give it a couple of good coats. Spray the rib supports on the outside of the inner-tub as well.
Don't forget to take some hi-temp liquid gasket and cover the rubber cap on the top of the tub balance ring. That will eliminate the threat of problems with that down the road.