It was a Frigidaire day, and a clamshell day to be exact!
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Absolutely fabulous!! I loved these in their physical,outer beauty but,after seeing the True Rapidry models that were direct drive or RollerMatics from '64 to '69. However, they seamed a bit quieter and had great agitation. A neighbor of ours had the same set in pink. The 1-18 s were also great and fun to watch but,my own,personal preferences are the front loaders. Thanks for saving such gems. Enjoy doingmany tons of laundry in them.
Good for you Ben, These look like great machines. Happy washing. Gary
Great Finds Ben
The early FD standing pilot gas dryers are easy to convert to the spark type electric ignition by using the parts from a later 60s FD gas dryer. This also makes the dryer much safer because changing it over means installing a dual gas valve so there is virtually no chance that the burner will ever fail to shut off when the dryer does.
Years ago I saw several MT and FD gas dryers where the burner did not shut off, it was worse on the MT HOH dryers because the flame [ under the dryer drum ] not only set the dry clothing on fire but it also burned the large felt seals that MT used on HOH dryers.
I once sold a 1962 pink FD gas dryer to a customer, and the gas valve ended up sticking open. When I caught it the porclean top of the dryer was beautiful shinny black because it was so hot on the right side above the burner. But when it cooled down it still looked like new so I put in another gas valve that I robbed from an old Norge dryer and the machine continued to work.
The early FD standing pilot gas dryers are easy to convert to the spark type electric ignition by using the parts from a later 60s FD gas dryer. This also makes the dryer much safer because changing it over means installing a dual gas valve so there is virtually no chance that the burner will ever fail to shut off when the dryer does.
Years ago I saw several MT and FD gas dryers where the burner did not shut off, it was worse on the MT HOH dryers because the flame [ under the dryer drum ] not only set the dry clothing on fire but it also burned the large felt seals that MT used on HOH dryers.
I once sold a 1962 pink FD gas dryer to a customer, and the gas valve ended up sticking open. When I caught it the porclean top of the dryer was beautiful shinny black because it was so hot on the right side above the burner. But when it cooled down it still looked like new so I put in another gas valve that I robbed from an old Norge dryer and the machine continued to work.
