Heavenly Washday

[davy1063]

Jet Flow Lint Filter

That always cracked me up on the 1-18. Jet Flow with a prostate problem. Makes you wonder if they named it before they actually saw it operate.

 

[toploader55]

The Jet Flow...

Actually needs cleaning half way through the Wash. I have found that after two loads of wash, it's very effective,although there is no motion like a Filter Flow,it really filters out alot of "crap". But I'll tell you... like the guys say,"The washing a rinsing of clothes in any Fridgidaire is amazing". I did my Matress Pad and my Sheets in that machine last night and truely, my bedding never smelled so fresh. (That leaves alot open, but I'll leave it at the machines capability. LOL) There was hardly any odor from the detergent, and trulu everything smelled clean. I can only use Tide and no Fabric Softner otherwise my skin gets itchy. More photos in a short while.

 

[joelippard]

Sheets...

There is nothing like sheets washed in Tide in the Frigidaire that have been air dried... When I first got my 1-18 I wanted to wash and re-wash everything I had because of all the junk that jet-flo caught that was being left in by the Whirlpool DD.

 

[toploader55]

The Temperature Dial

On the Whirlpool... It has all the selections one could want.

 

[toploader55]

Cycle Control Dial

Who needs more ?

 

[toploader55]

1-18

Control Dial. Note the Genuine Wood grain.

 

[toploader55]

The Handsome Machines

Whirlee

 

[toploader55]

And The Fridge Master

What a Butch Machine. And helets you know with the noise

 

[tuthill]

The 1-18 control panels are my favorite of all time. I remember my grandparent's had a "fake" Westy 1-18, and I absolutely loved that washer. I hadn't the slightest idea that it wasn't real haha.

 

[tuthill]

Also, what are the cool down parts of the cycles, and the sanitize part?

 

[washerlover]

Yeah, I have a '74 1-18, and I've never figured out what that "sanitize" thing meant, either! It certainly doesn't appear to do anything different or special during the rinse cycle...

 

[DADoES]

Sanitize is to run a rinse with a cup of chlorine bleach (or some specific amount, it's stated in the instruction manual), for purpose of sanitizing the machine, I suppose after washing something particularly nasty.

 

[appnut]

"Sanitize", just like DdDoEs said, bleach or ammonia added during a rinse cycle after washing a ill family member's laundry. Cool Down was a series of one or two partial drain and fill (with cold water) and brief agitation before the complete spin between wash & rinse. For perm press & knitted fabrics. Had an automatic forced gentle spin speed on those cycles and user instructed not to use the fabric softner dispenser on these cycles.