Frigidaire skinny mini, I think?

[bellalaundry]

Hi all. Today at the local reuse/recycle store I saw a Frigidaire washer dryer (vertically stacked and attached at the back). It had an odd looking agitator, I think I've seen a picture of a skinny mini agitator here, and it looks pretty much the same.

They have a price of 110.00 Canadian dollars for it. So...are they fun to use? How much does that cute little tub hold? Are they easily fixable?

Fill me with your knowledge and advice please!

Guy

 

[goatfarmer]

If it's a Frigidaire Laundry Center (skinnie minnie), it will say Frigidaire General Motors on the tag, and on the front somewhere.

They're fun machines, don't know about parts availability any more.

kennyGF

 

[golittlesport]

The General Motors "agitub" looks like this.

 

[bellalaundry]

Yah,

that's what it looks like. Do they wash well? How does the agitator work?

Guy

 

[appnut]

Guy, it washes just fine. Even has an overflow rinse!1 It is a definte cool washer.

 

[westytoploader]

The Synchro-Swing Frigidaires are fun machines and have surprisingly good action. By all means grab it...it would have already been brought home if I saw one!

 

[bellalaundry]

Can I wire

the laundry center to operate on 110v? I only have one 220v circut in the laundry room. If I can get my friend to meet me with a truck, I'll go and see if it's still there.

Guy

 

[mayken4now]

Forget the wiring, grab the machine and quit playing around. You can worry about the wiring later.

Steve

ps, look on the "See it Wash" tab on this site and there will be a video of one of these Frigidaire's.

 

[golittlesport]

Pick up this machine for its historical value if nothing else...it's GM Frigidaire's final washing machine transmission/agitation design, and the only one that oscillated back and forth instead of up and down. Plus, as has been said, it is a fun machine with a solid tub and overflow rinse.

 

[goatfarmer]

They can be wired for 110V. It'll take forever to dry clothes, but everything else would be OK.

 

[gansky1]

From the factory the 110v machines had a relay that turned off the heat in the dryer while the washer was agitating and spinning as a 110-120v line likely won't have enough amps to run both. You can wire the 220v model to 110v, but you won't be able to run the washer and dryer at the same time without blowing the fuse/breaker.

 

[toggleswitch]

~Can I wire the laundry center to operate on 110v? I only have one 220v circut in the laundry room.

Or you could have a "power strip" made such that your one circuit has both this and the other item (dyrer?) plugged in. Of course you'd only be able to use one dryer at a time.

One dryer and this washer at the same time (via the power strip) MAY work as well.