Frigidaire SDJ Automatic Spin Dryer made 1969

[launderess]

The Holy Grail!

Have an older model of Laundry Alternative spin dryer. Prior to that used the extractor of the Hoover TT. All serve their purpose well, but have been on the hunt for one of these:



One member has an Monex extractor, the other known in existence (that is in good nick) resides in the laundry room of Martha Stewart's Maine estate.

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Larger unit would allow doing of blankets and other thick/heavy items done by hand or with Maytag wringer washer.

Getting back on topic, no extractors/spin dryers never really caught on in USA, at least for domestic use. Commercial laundry was another matter.

Housewives went from wringers to automatics for most part. Either way thanks to vast reserves and cheap energy (gas, electric, or whatever) clothes dryers in 1940's though much of the 1960's sold here were often quite capable of literaly baking things dry thanks to high heat settings.

General Electric, Easy and others with their twin tub washer/extractor units didn't gain large market share either. This even when those spin dryers though having less rpms than what is found today still beat wringers in terms of extraction.

 

[golittlesport]

Hi Mike! Yes, my son and his wife still have the 2006 Frigidaire set. They have run like tops, with one repair to the washer a few years ago (a new door latch.) They have a baby now and are planning to build a laundry room upstairs this year and get a new set. They will leave the Frigidaires in the garage to do dog blankets, cleaning rags and such.

This is the second set of laundry appliances I have passed down to my son. The Frigidaires I bought new in 2000 were given to him when he got his first apartment (2006)and he stacked them. I noticed the bearings started grinding on that washer about four years ago when he got married and moved into a new house, so I passed on the 2006 square-door set to them and bought myself a new LG set, which I've been very pleased with.

RevinKevin was given the 2000 round-door washer as a parts donor for his Gibson and my cousin was given the dryer.

 

[anthony]

Hi Mike

I worked for Frigidaire back in the early 70s .Repaired loads of those spinners .There was an even older version .Identical in every way but in a cream colour.If i remember correctly it came out around 1958/9 .I am sure i have a service manual somewhere with a colour photo on the front .Will have a look.Going a bit of topic i once fitted the motor from one of these into mu mums Qualcast concorde lawn mower

 

[anthony]

just to add

The earlier cream version i am sure had red rubber trim around the bottom and the lid along with a red spout and no timer the rubber spin mat was also red .The master twin spin assembly was indeed the same [a bugger getting the spin can off i can remember bashing away at the centre nut with a suitable socket welded to a steel bar hoping and praying you didn't damage the enamel tub ] I seemed to spend a lot of time replacing them usually in a customers house .back in 1973 the whole repair including labour would cost around 50 Quid .The pumps did fail the rubber impeller coming away from the shaft or corrosion caused by soap residue .The rubber impeller were replaced in the mid 70s with a more durable plastic version

 

[keymatic3203]

Hi Anthony

don't mind going off topic, especially when you mention old electric mowers, started my interest in home appliances with replacing the belts on the old blue qualcast concordes, then whilst others had paper rounds I used to have a round mowing lawns for the neighbours. Mum always said I wasn't really working as I was just enjoying the electric mowers. Mostly qualcast concordes, rota-mos, my favourite at the time being the old electric panther with the rear roller drive and cable arm. I've got most of these in my collection, my most recent project I want to finish is a black and decker lawnrazor.

On the flip side, I've seen those qualcast concorde motors, I know qualcast bought them in, used in the servis supertwin 100 and the electrolux 160,170 upright cleaners.

Mathew

 

[anthony]

i fitted

the wash motor from a Hoovermatic tt onto my mums Qualcast panther mower .It worked a treat but you had to walk really fast with it.