Frigidaire vs Kenmore 2006!

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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!
 
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! :)
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
isn't that Kenmore quite a bit newer that the Frig.? I had a 1967 Kenmore with the str8 vane gold agitator. It had absolutely no turn over whatsoever. If I wanted all the clothes to get clean I had to stop it occasionally and pull the bottom of the load to the top.
 
Oh Austin, I am so sorry. That would explain the OOB due to the snubber plate being under the transmission. No where for the machine to hold it's ground. Well, on the positive side, you are in good hands with repair help. Thanks to Robert for being presistant about checking for that leak.

Last December at the washin it was doing that, but not too bad, so I guess it has been leaking for sometime now.

Good Luck!

Steve
 
Yes its probably something simple Austin like an oil leak at the spin trip shaft lever. After you clean up the oil you need to remove the trip shaft lever and take it to the hardware store and get a new o-ring seal to put on it.

I'm sure it is nothing serious, becuase I changed most of the other seals in the mechanism when I worked on in. We want pictures of your repair!
 
What i really never understood about this obsession about turnover is that most conventional agitators did it pretty well.

S***t even if they couldn't,...brands like early Norge which sloshed the entire load aback and forth had the best cleaning scores in the mid 50's. To Frigidaires credit...best at rollover, but basically sucked at an all denim load? It is a personal let down to me..only because the pulsator force can't move a jeans load.

I used to love my aunt's late sixties rollermatic, but never actually saw it in action...to me that is a downer because my particular loads are heavier cottons.

To me i love the idea...but as i have mentioned, these machines are not the best with heavier cotton fabrics?
 
It is a personal let down to me..only because the pulsator force can't move a jeans load.

Scratching my head, my Unimatics have no trouble turning over jeans, and I wash at least four pair at a time, sometimes five.
 
the frigi was overloaded

to me the compotion was unfair both machine should i've been loaded evenly we would've seen is master. if that load that in the frigi in the kenmore i think the same thing would've happened, i've put 4 pairs of jeans in my dual agitator and they just stood looking at my face. The frigi cones are way too wide, the top one is barely if not anything, the older three ring pulsator does better job to me
 
"Scratching my head, my Unimatics have no trouble turning over jeans, and I wash at least four pair at a time, sometimes five."

This is good to know Robert. I always wondered how powerful the currents of this particular agitator was capable of making.
 

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