Frigidaire Washer Restoration Part II

[tlee618]

Very Nice Job Jimmy, one can sure see that you have been busy. That is one beautiful set. Love that Airway Sanitizor too. Terry

 

[rickr]

Duh... Part two.

Didn't see this thread.
Wow it turned out looking and working like a new one!
What is a the "anti tangle option"? I never heard that term before.
Thanks

 

[frigilux]

Does this Frigidaire have metered or timed fill? Judging by the 'SMALL LOAD' button, I'd guess it's metered; however, the soak cycle 'FILL' setting says otherwise. Or is this like some '60's Coronado machines, in which the 'Partial Fill' button just stopped fill and started agitation when it was pressed.

If this is a timed fill, how can it have HEAVY, NORM, and LIGHT Soil settings on the wash cycle? How would that work?

Thanks to anyone who can provide me with an answer!

 

[filterflo]

This is a timed fill washer, and the SMALL LOAD button energizes a solonoid that changes the escapment in the timer to make it run faster and provide a shorter time for filling. Somehow the timer "knows" when to start filling and agitating no matter where you set it within the soil settings on the dial, but how it does it is beyond me.........It does work very well, maybe someone else can tell us how it works. Id kind of like to know myself!

 

[drmitch]

Yaay!

Jimmy it looks great! Man the way that tub was rusted,you would think they washed in salt water! Glad to see them working, enjoyed the pics!

 

[lightedcontrols]

WOW!!!

Jimmy! What beautiful machines!!! Thanks goodness for people like you that have a love for these babies and want to not only collect them BUT restore them and run them like they should be. I just know you'll have the whitest whites that will be cleaner than clean :~) Congratulations on another restoration! Mark

 

[frigilux]

Jimmy--thanks for the info you were able to provide. Now I'm REALLY curious as to how the timed fill works.

I have only one trick left up my sleeve. Let me pull out the magic lamp and turban, and see if I can conjure up Robert....

"Oh, Uni, knowing sage of all things Frigidaire! I humbly beesech thee to explain to us how the timed fill on a '65 Frigidaire works! How can there be both a timed fill AND a soil selector for the wash cycle? What mysterious, 4th dimensional process takes place for such a miracle to exist?"

I see a little smoke coming from the spout...could it be...COULD IT BE............

 

[david]

thanks Jimmy

for the informative and instructional pix and dialogue. And also, airways rock! So does Frig. Hopefully, I'll get lucky and need to repair/restore one too.

 

[appnut]

OK, here goes. Yes, the small load option speeds up the timer so that it has shorter time between timer increment moves. Now, sometime in the early 1960s, I believe 1960 or 1961, the tiemr reverts back to regular time increments after it finished the fill. Thus, wash time was always the same for each soil setting, whether regular or small load. The 1958 & 1959 models kept the faster time increments throughout the cycle, which I can personally attest to.

 

[alr2903]

now how does that go together?

Filterflo does the spin tub sit right on top of the boot? or does the boot protude some into the spin basket. Seems i always overlook, or miss that picture shot. I guess i am asking if you took a pic after you applied the POR, and the spin tub was back in place. prior to reinstalling the pulsator. We do not get to see these restorations in this neck of the woods. You do good work and thankyou for sharing your photo's. The final product is GREAT. Thanks arthur.

 

[jetcone]

Anti Tangling Feature??

I missed that in Doctrine. Can you enlighten me please?

Rich , do you mean the "jetcones" as opposed to the "energy rings" of the 50's?

Jimmy Nice machines brought back to life! Gotta Love that Jet Action!!
Does that POR paint stink alot? And how long is the working time?? Several minutes I am guessing?
Did you need to prepare the surface chemically or just brush the rust scale off the tub?

The dirt will jump out of your clothes now!

Jet

 

[gansky1]

Good pics Jimmy, nice to see the set shining brightly again! Gotta love the POR-15!

The solenoid timer models began with only the Custom Imperial models in 1959, my WCI-59 has this feature as Bob (appnut) described. The timer energizes the solenoid at the beginning of the fill which changes the escapement and de-energizes it when the fill is completed so the timer goes back to the standard running time.

 

[filterflo]

Hey Jet, The POR-15 is kind of stinky, but not as bad as something like Kilz, if you have ever used that. I always let it cure for 24hrs before using anything Ive painted it with, be it a car frame or a washer tub. The problem with POR-15 is that it has a rather short shelf life after you open the can and expose it to air. Its working time is long, Ive found it stays wet for over an hour or so, but its nasty to get off your hands and never comes off clothes. I always just throw my paint brush away after using it.

 

[filterflo]

alr2903, It you go back to my other post of Frigidaire Washer Restoration Part I, you will see a pic of the tub before I took it out. The tub nut is still installed on the shaft. Scroll down to pics of the mechanism and you will see the threads on the shaft where the tub nut would go. The tub actually sits on top of a carbon seal that is shown in the pics and the threads for the tub nut will indicate the orientaion of the tub when its installed.....hope that makes sense to you! and helps.......

 

[westytoploader]

POR-15

Just might be the trick for the 1-18...has some mild surface oxidation in the outer tub and a coat would help. Looks like it really covers things up too.

Will definitely pick some up at NAPA when the spin seal comes in!

 

[frigilux]

Appnut and Gansky---Thanks for your explanations of how the timed fill works on the Frigidaire. I thought all machines with timed fills had a FILL setting, then it went into the longest time available for the WASH portion of the cycle. I thought if you wanted a shorter wash time, you'd have to manually advance the timer after the fill.

I appreciate your time and knowledge! Thanks!

 

[westytoploader]

BTW, congratulations on the restoration! The control panel on those machines really catch my eye...not to mention the Frigidaire action of course!

 

[rocky2]

Thanks Jimmy

This is truly a testament that these machines were built to last. Thanks for sharing the restoration pics. For someone like me that has never done a repair, let alone a restoration, the pics give a better understanding of what is involved and actually doesn't look as scarey as it sounds.

And I just love the frigidaires. Makes me that more determined to find a set of my own.

Thanks again to you and all the other members for sharing your pics and knowledge.

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Great Work Jimmy!

Thanks for the pictures Jimmy!
That is such a beautiful set!
How many sets do you have now?
Are you trading sets out to make room for more sets? Or did you start a island of sets in the middle of your garage?
Brent

 

[Cybrvanr]

Another good thing to mention about POR 15 is that it is hardened by moisture. If you decide to use the stuff, I would recommend doing it on a dry day, or in a location that you can de-humidify the air. If you wait till a sticky summer day, the stuff will "dry" so fast that you will not have enough time to apply it!

I put some of that stuff on the cast iron keel to my sailboat several years ago, and it has remained in great shape ever since!