Two very different but similar automatics!
Let's Wash in the Unimatic and Pulsamatic at the Same Time
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for the relaxing video of two beautiful machines!
for the relaxing video of two beautiful machines!
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Thanks for posting this video Robert!
The load of towels in the Unimatic created a more noticeable layer of suds than the load in the Pulsamatic.
Would this also have been the case with the same load of towels in the Pulsamatic?
Thanks for posting this video Robert!
The load of towels in the Unimatic created a more noticeable layer of suds than the load in the Pulsamatic.
Would this also have been the case with the same load of towels in the Pulsamatic?
Thanks Robert,
its fun to see comparisons like this....
fascinating machines...
its fun to see comparisons like this....
fascinating machines...
Robert, thank you for making this video. So soothing to hear the "irrk" I'm assuming the pumps were different in each model. I could hear the pumping and cavitating in the Pulsamatic. I think I could actually hear some similar sounds coming out of the Unimatic pump during initial wash agitation and during the overflow wash & rinse. If so, that is a FIRST in my nearly 60 years of being around Unimatics. Also, please give both the Norge washer & dryer (impersonating as Montgomery Wards) very affectionate pats as I've become very nostalgic for our equivalent Dispense-o-Mat washer & Wrinkle-Out dryer that entered my life during the 2nd half of my age 9 life and have been pouring over the documents downloaded a long time ago recently.
arbilab
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Hyp-mo-tizing!
Thanks for the comparison. Robert you should film more vids of your machines...seems to be quite the thing on YouTube with all these folks filming their washers. Couod you please film your early 50s Speed Queen doing a full cycle ?
The load of towels in the Unimatic created a more noticeable layer of suds than the load in the Pulsamatic. Would this also have been the case with the same load of towels in the Pulsamatic?
Darryl, yes I believe so. Heavy towel wash loads always seem to create slightly more suds than regular clothes and that usually happens in any machine. They did rinse out beautifully.
Other than spin speeds, what advantages/disadvantages does one design have over the other?
Hi Dan, the Unimatic wash action I'd say is superior in my opinion. It is easier to control tangling with proper loading than in the faster pulsing Pulsamatic. The high speed spin before the rinse also makes for better rinsing overall. The cycle time is also shorter in the Unimatic due to no need for pauses to reverse the motor and the higher spin speed allows for a shorter spins. I'll post the cycle charts below.
I think I could actually hear some similar sounds coming out of the Unimatic pump during initial wash agitation and during the overflow wash & rinse.
Hi Bob, yes you can hear the pump cavitating in a Unimatic, it's just not as pronounced as it is in the Pulsamatic. Some loads you don't hear a thing out of a Unimatic pump, other times it is clearly heard. Not sure why exactly maybe it is the makeup of the detergent concentration and water temperature.
Darryl, yes I believe so. Heavy towel wash loads always seem to create slightly more suds than regular clothes and that usually happens in any machine. They did rinse out beautifully.
Other than spin speeds, what advantages/disadvantages does one design have over the other?
Hi Dan, the Unimatic wash action I'd say is superior in my opinion. It is easier to control tangling with proper loading than in the faster pulsing Pulsamatic. The high speed spin before the rinse also makes for better rinsing overall. The cycle time is also shorter in the Unimatic due to no need for pauses to reverse the motor and the higher spin speed allows for a shorter spins. I'll post the cycle charts below.
I think I could actually hear some similar sounds coming out of the Unimatic pump during initial wash agitation and during the overflow wash & rinse.
Hi Bob, yes you can hear the pump cavitating in a Unimatic, it's just not as pronounced as it is in the Pulsamatic. Some loads you don't hear a thing out of a Unimatic pump, other times it is clearly heard. Not sure why exactly maybe it is the makeup of the detergent concentration and water temperature.
Thanks Robert. Great comparison!
I swear that high strung Pulsamatic must run on 100% pure caffeine instead of electricity.
The turnover is impressive in both machines. I can see why Frigidaires have such a loyal following.
I swear that high strung Pulsamatic must run on 100% pure caffeine instead of electricity.
The turnover is impressive in both machines. I can see why Frigidaires have such a loyal following.
Frigidaire!
Robert thanks for the Great video!
Robert thanks for the Great video!
Neat comparison of the two washers
The PulseAmatic machine was built because it was much less expensive to build they only needed one speed reduction from the 1725 RPM motor which is why it ended up with 660 pulses per minute and 660 RPMs of spin speed.
This is also partly why the direct drive washer had a fast short stroke and Maytag went to a fast short stroke orbital transmission it saved production cost.
John
The PulseAmatic machine was built because it was much less expensive to build they only needed one speed reduction from the 1725 RPM motor which is why it ended up with 660 pulses per minute and 660 RPMs of spin speed.
This is also partly why the direct drive washer had a fast short stroke and Maytag went to a fast short stroke orbital transmission it saved production cost.
John
Awesome video! Brings back good memories of seeing them in real.
Brings back good memories of seeing them in real.
Yes Luigi, that is very true. Hard to believe it's been 20 years ago right now. I wonder if that is a reason why Robert made the video. And who could not forget my eraction seeing a Pulsamatic pulsate for the first time in my life. the kakle/laugh heard from basement to attic in Roberts house.
Yes Luigi, that is very true. Hard to believe it's been 20 years ago right now. I wonder if that is a reason why Robert made the video. And who could not forget my eraction seeing a Pulsamatic pulsate for the first time in my life. the kakle/laugh heard from basement to attic in Roberts house.
Oh yes Bob, you were ecstatic!
norgeway
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Robert,,,
Isnt that pulsamatic the same one you brought to Gregs in 05 ??
Isnt that pulsamatic the same one you brought to Gregs in 05 ??
Isnt that pulsamatic the same one you brought to Gregs in 05 ??
Hi Hans, it sure is! I loved the reactions of many at that gathering who had previously seen a Unimatic, Multimatic and/or Rollermatic in the past but never had seen a Pulsamatic.
Hi Hans, it sure is! I loved the reactions of many at that gathering who had previously seen a Unimatic, Multimatic and/or Rollermatic in the past but never had seen a Pulsamatic.
