Frigidaire vs Kenmore 2006!

[agiflow]

Well Pete the proof is in the pudding. I always wondered how would these pulsators handle heavier weight fabrics such as denim.

As many here have learned from this site or/and experience, any
top load washer will have a harder time rolling heavier cottons,....but for the action to completely stop???

Peter even with a fully loaded kenmore there wlll be more movement for the simple fact that the agitator vanes will push and pull the load where the pulsator relys only on water currents.

 

[agiflow]

I remember that commercial too with the fade-off GM logo and you could still here the jetcone pounding away. That Kenmore had to have been overstuffed. I have seen many of these original DAA machines in use and rollover was always achieved.

At least GM picked real competition for the time

 

[washertalk]

excellent Jason

I think one would be hard pressed to see a commercial these days showing a washer IN ACTION. certainly not as entertaining as either of these machines.
great job!

 

[agiflow]

That BD DAA has much better wash action then the DD DAA i am currently using,..though the DD does roll the clothes over more consistently...the wash *DRAMA* is so much better with the older style.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hmmmm, something sounds fishy to me...

If the Unimatic didn't have the "perpetual off-balance" problem even after loading the tub in quarters, it would be the perfect washer! Perhaps I should start loading it in a circular fashion like I do with the rest?

That's strange Austin, if that is happening then something isn't right. Is the mechanism leaking oil? Is the unbalanced lever out of adjustment? Maybe its the difference between being installed on carpeting or on a cement floor. I only say its strange because I have four Uniamtics hooked up and they generally do not have unbalance load issues unless the load size is half or less of full capacity.

 

[peterh770]

Fun video, but it appears to me that the winner is underloaded and the loser is overloaded...

I'm really surprised that the original commercial still hasn't surfaced.

 

[peteski50]

Frigidaire vs Kenmore

In the real commercal the 1/18 came out on top. It had a different type of load that really moved. As Peter stated the Kenmore is underloaded. Someone must have the real commercal somewhere.
Peter

 

[jasonl]

But that's how the real commercial was setup. 1-18 underloaded, Kenmore Overloaded hehehe.

 

[jasonl]

All things considered, it was the commercial that got me interested in the Frigidaire washer, even though they were dissing Kenmore.

But it was the Kenmore commercial and the full page ad of the DAA that made me cut loose from my mom and haul @$$ through Sears just to look at the new agitator.

 

[jetcone]

jason

Honkin nice video there!

Love the music too, its perrrrfect!

BrettSomers found slapped in Texas ,film at eleven! (Although you are totally correct about the 1-18)
One needs to have the water level set 2 inches below the wet clothes for good turn over and grabbing action thats the key to the 1-18.

I did notice the lack of suds in the Kenmore, "If you don't have heaping suds you'll have cleaning failures"!

 

[jasonl]

Suds in the Kenmore

I was using Fresh STart in the KM when I shot the video. Belive it or not, I use TideHE in both the Oasis and the Frankenmore and it cleans well and even makes a little suds in the KM.

 

[westytoploader]

Hi Robert,

It's definitely not anything as serious as that; the mechanism is not leaking oil, and the unbalance lever isn't out of adjustment either. The fact that it's on carpet could be the culprit. I have it leveled as best as it could be leveled on an uneven surface; the feet don't vibrate during spin but the top sure does! Glenn also remarked during the wash-in about the entire time not seeing a load go through the whole cycle without at least one OOB situation. It was being operated by other members as well, so I wasn't the only one loading it. All machines are different; perhaps this one of the more sensitive? I have to do wash today anyway, so I'll experiment with more loading patterns and see what works!

 

[westytoploader]

Hmmm, that just reminded me! Demonstrating how to properly load a Unimatic...yet another fantastic excuse for you to fly down South and come to the next Texas wash-in!

 

[jasonl]

Well, Mr. if you remember, I loaded it very evenly. 4 bath towels, 4 hand towels, 4 wash cloths, using the perfect 4 sections method. I don't think it gets any more "proper" than that. Also, when I ran it the first time, the first spin after wash executed perfectly, but the one after the rinse didn't. So either the Frigidaire really liked me or it was just tired of washing the same towels over and over, or it was having stage fright hehehe.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hi Austin, if the washer is going out of balance on 50% of the spins then the Out of Balance Lever is not adjusted properly or it is bent. Loading properly is more to prevent tangling than to prevent OOB loads.

I would do this; I would disconnect the OOB lever for 10 or so wash loads and see if the washer spins properly without hitting the cabinet on most spins. If it does I would then adjust to OOB level to be as least sensitive as possible.

 

[DADoES]

50%?? In my observations with it, I'd say more like 85% to 90%!

 

[Unimatic1140]

No then something is really mechanically wrong. I would be very annoyed if my machines did that.

 

[westytoploader]

Hmmm, well that ain't good at all! I forgot all about Jason's towel load; theoretically it should have spun out balanced both times. It's not the off-balance switch either; when it trips, the tub is gyrating quite a bit and does come close to touching the cabinet.

When go back down to the Studio this evening I'll pull it out and examine for oil leakage again. I must mention that when I put new fill hoses on before the wash-in, I didn't really notice anything out of the ordinary mechanism-wise.

 

[jasonl]

Isn't there a snubber at the bottom of the machine? Maybe that's not holding the tub steady enough when it begins gyrating?

 

[westytoploader]

Damnit!!!!!!!!!

I double-checked under the mechanism and my worst fears were confirmed. Yes, the WO-65-2 is LEAKING OIL. Not good at all. The reason I couldn't see it was because it was clear oil that had leaked all over the cross brace and wasn't enough to get on the floor. So now I'm going to move the machine from where it has sat for the last 1.5 years into the main room and put the Dual-Tumble in its place until I have time to see what's wrong, which won't be until the next month or so. Thank God I caught it before any more damage was done; I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

As to the origin of the leak, I'm not quite sure yet...I must find out though.