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My first endeavor into Premiere Elements: The flight up, and Day 1 at Roger's, with footage of the Westinghouse, Blackstone, & Hotpoint!
LONG OVERDUE--TUCSON WASH-IN 2006 VIDEO!
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Yay!! Great job, Austin! Liked the way you showed agitation and then spin for the respective machines.
Question for you: Is that wonderful Westy's tub indexing? I also tried to see if the counterclockwise stroke was shorter than the clockwise stroke (as with my machine). Did those Westys have a Franklin transmission or did that come when WCI bought out Westinghouse? My '86 Frigi TL'er indexed about as much as mine, so I know the early WCI's are similar to the '06 ElectroFrigis.
I would love to put one of those deeply ramped agitators in my Frigidaire to get some action going.
Question for you: Is that wonderful Westy's tub indexing? I also tried to see if the counterclockwise stroke was shorter than the clockwise stroke (as with my machine). Did those Westys have a Franklin transmission or did that come when WCI bought out Westinghouse? My '86 Frigi TL'er indexed about as much as mine, so I know the early WCI's are similar to the '06 ElectroFrigis.
I would love to put one of those deeply ramped agitators in my Frigidaire to get some action going.
Great video, Austin! I recognize those orange cleaning cloths - I have a set just like 'em! Who loaded that Hotpoint, Bob? ;-)
The Westinghouse is similar to the one I had - the agitation stroke is the same distance each way, but with the indexing tub it just appears to be shorter. If you hold the tub from moving, the difference in turnover is remarkable.
The Westinghouse is similar to the one I had - the agitation stroke is the same distance each way, but with the indexing tub it just appears to be shorter. If you hold the tub from moving, the difference in turnover is remarkable.
Greg---I grabbed and held the tub on my machine and rollover was better, too. On the other hand, it's more fun to watch the clothes circling and rolling over (albeit quite slowly) at the same time.
And I made a mistake in my last post: The counterclockwise stroke is the long one and the clockwise stroke it the short one on my machine. The exact length of each stroke depends on how far the tub indexes. If you spin the tub counterclockwise constantly and don't let it stop, the clockwise agitation stroke disappears altogether and you get a near-360 degree counterclocwise stroke. Probably not good for the tranny to be forcing the tub to do things it isn't supposed to, but it was fun to experiment a bit to see what would happen.
And I made a mistake in my last post: The counterclockwise stroke is the long one and the clockwise stroke it the short one on my machine. The exact length of each stroke depends on how far the tub indexes. If you spin the tub counterclockwise constantly and don't let it stop, the clockwise agitation stroke disappears altogether and you get a near-360 degree counterclocwise stroke. Probably not good for the tranny to be forcing the tub to do things it isn't supposed to, but it was fun to experiment a bit to see what would happen.
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Thanks guys! If this video and Mike's DVD don't convince more members to attend this March, I don't know what will! Definitely not an event to be missed!
Eugene--The Westinghouse's tub was indexing in the video, though with this particular load, the turnover was actually better with the indexing tub, as the ramp agitator seemed to counteract it. When I held the tub still, it was more like a ramp Activator with the "dip-roll" motion.
Greg--I was the one who loaded the Hotpoint, LOL; this particular Bob-load consisted of two separate loads if I remember correctly. I believe we were playing with the Highlander when it decided to dump its water on the ground about a minute into the wash cycle. One load of rags was used to mop up the water, and both that and the Highlander's sopping wet "test load" were put into the GE Filter-Flo, which filled up with a decent amount of water and handled it well. I then put the load in the Hotpoint (which Roger put in the Highlander's place), and it filled up considerably less than the FF so I had to add more water. Even then, it didn't turn it over as fast as the FF did.
--Austin
Eugene--The Westinghouse's tub was indexing in the video, though with this particular load, the turnover was actually better with the indexing tub, as the ramp agitator seemed to counteract it. When I held the tub still, it was more like a ramp Activator with the "dip-roll" motion.
Greg--I was the one who loaded the Hotpoint, LOL; this particular Bob-load consisted of two separate loads if I remember correctly. I believe we were playing with the Highlander when it decided to dump its water on the ground about a minute into the wash cycle. One load of rags was used to mop up the water, and both that and the Highlander's sopping wet "test load" were put into the GE Filter-Flo, which filled up with a decent amount of water and handled it well. I then put the load in the Hotpoint (which Roger put in the Highlander's place), and it filled up considerably less than the FF so I had to add more water. Even then, it didn't turn it over as fast as the FF did.
--Austin
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Oops
I meant to say "Definitely an event NOT to be missed!"
I meant to say "Definitely an event NOT to be missed!"
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Thanks for posting Austin. Was wondering if a video was gonna be shown of the wonderful time you all had there.
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Greg, I was watched pretty closely the few times I did load a machine lol. Now the KitchenAids, that was a different matter all together. I was left to my own dvices, well Nate kept watching me, he was fascinated watching me load and rearrange as needed lol.
WOW! Thanks, Austin!
Austin, I was so bizzy witht he BobLoad comment I forgot to compliment you on the video quality. I think you & Jason ought to go into business together!!!
Austin/Greg--- The reason I asked about the indexing was because the clothes didn't seem to be circling counterclockwise as they do in my '06 Frigi TL.
The tub in my machine indexes about a quarter of a turn at a time with a medium-to-large load.
And this might make a difference, too: My tub isn't perfectly round and smooth like the tub in a Westy. It's actually has about 100 vertical 'sides'---thin vertical strips, kind of like some of the newer GE tubs I've seen. Maybe the many-sided tub tends to grab the clothes and pull them counterclockwise more than a smooth tub would.
As you might have seen in the videos I've made, the clothes really circle around in my machine.
I've found I get the best water action and clothes rollover with a medium-sized load. THAT's fun to watch. The many little vertical strips on the tub create these cool water currents every time the tub indexes and the clothes really rollover well.
Maybe I'll have to make video #3 sometime and show you what I mean. I think the main problem with my washer is the tub is too large (too deep, to be specific) for the agitator. There's just not enough oomph when the tub is full of water and clothes. The four narrow, shallow little vanes at the bottom of the agitator are no match for the deep, 3.0 cu. ft. tub.
The tub in my machine indexes about a quarter of a turn at a time with a medium-to-large load.
And this might make a difference, too: My tub isn't perfectly round and smooth like the tub in a Westy. It's actually has about 100 vertical 'sides'---thin vertical strips, kind of like some of the newer GE tubs I've seen. Maybe the many-sided tub tends to grab the clothes and pull them counterclockwise more than a smooth tub would.
As you might have seen in the videos I've made, the clothes really circle around in my machine.
I've found I get the best water action and clothes rollover with a medium-sized load. THAT's fun to watch. The many little vertical strips on the tub create these cool water currents every time the tub indexes and the clothes really rollover well.
Maybe I'll have to make video #3 sometime and show you what I mean. I think the main problem with my washer is the tub is too large (too deep, to be specific) for the agitator. There's just not enough oomph when the tub is full of water and clothes. The four narrow, shallow little vanes at the bottom of the agitator are no match for the deep, 3.0 cu. ft. tub.
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Austin,
That is a great video. I can hardly wait till we do it again....with a few new additions.
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That is a great video. I can hardly wait till we do it again....with a few new additions.
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Austin that was fantastic, brought back some great memories. You got a great shot of the Blackstone tube going down! We have Mike, Jason, and now you all coming to the gathering this year, can you imagine the great productions you three will come up with? Thanks so much for sharing.
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Thank you Austin, you did a great job with this.
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cool vid!
cool looks like fun! the second washer if im correct its a ge filter flo yea they rock for some reason that machine brings me quite a few memories.
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cool looks like fun! the second washer if im correct its a ge filter flo yea they rock for some reason that machine brings me quite a few memories.
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What most of the group doesn't know is getting the DVD files into Premiere Elements is not the easiest task in the world! You did an excellent job of that and you are to highly commended on that. I'm very impressed.
I'll let you take the baton for the video for the Tuscon Washin this year. The trip is still up in the air for me due to job commitments at this time. So keep up the excellent work and I'll await your DVD of the event.
What most of the group doesn't know is getting the DVD files into Premiere Elements is not the easiest task in the world! You did an excellent job of that and you are to highly commended on that. I'm very impressed.
I'll let you take the baton for the video for the Tuscon Washin this year. The trip is still up in the air for me due to job commitments at this time. So keep up the excellent work and I'll await your DVD of the event.
My mother had a pre-wci Westinghouse,..funny i do not remeber the agitation being that fast,..but maybe it was..very nice rollover at any rate. I was surprised the Blackstone had very good wash action, never really thought it would with those tiny base vanes..learn something new. Thanks Austin for doing this. Excellent vids!
Austin - nice video and good job! Thanks for taking the time to put this together ~
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What a great way to wake up this morning----watching this video while sipping my coffee.
Great video, thanks for sharing it!
Love those old Westy T/L's. Those things were really aggressive-----another machine capable of washing "field-hands" clothes with ease.
Those Blackstone's are also fun to watch. And what a powerful fill spray and overflow they have! You know your clothes have been well-rinsed in those machines!
Great video, thanks for sharing it!
Love those old Westy T/L's. Those things were really aggressive-----another machine capable of washing "field-hands" clothes with ease.
Those Blackstone's are also fun to watch. And what a powerful fill spray and overflow they have! You know your clothes have been well-rinsed in those machines!
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Hi Austin. You did a great job on the video. It was a great way to start my day.
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Wow... I am so syked to be comming
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Hi Chad....We look forward to meeting you.....
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Sadly, if memory serves, the Westinghouse has gone to the great wash-in in the sky, so I'm esp. glad we have it immortalized on tape. I had never really seen one running in their heyday, and they're much nicer machines than I'd imagined them to be.
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Hi Dan. Glad you liked the Westinghouse. I have two slant fronts. The white one is from 1951 and the blue one is 1962 and a coin op, 25 cents a wash.
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Here is another shot of Westinghouse.
Re: Westinghouse washer
Thanks for the pictures of the slantfront laundrymats. The 1951 is the same one that my Aunt Hellen had when she lived in Genesee/Hickox, Pa. Remember when she would be washing clothes how I loved to watch that machine except when it would start to spin then it was time to get out of there. This was when I was very little about 2yrs or 3yrs old. One time I was on the toilet and of course the bathroom was were the washer was and it went into the spin and the thing would walk the floor and I went running out of the bathroom with my pants around my ankles it was going to get me. lol. I just love the westy slantfront washers they are the best and they washed very well. Thanks for your time. Danf.
Thanks for the pictures of the slantfront laundrymats. The 1951 is the same one that my Aunt Hellen had when she lived in Genesee/Hickox, Pa. Remember when she would be washing clothes how I loved to watch that machine except when it would start to spin then it was time to get out of there. This was when I was very little about 2yrs or 3yrs old. One time I was on the toilet and of course the bathroom was were the washer was and it went into the spin and the thing would walk the floor and I went running out of the bathroom with my pants around my ankles it was going to get me. lol. I just love the westy slantfront washers they are the best and they washed very well. Thanks for your time. Danf.
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Austin, thanks for another dream come true
I have never seen a Blackstone wash, and although we all have our favorites and are inherently biased, it is undeniable that the clothes are virtually flying in the Blackie way faster than in the other two comers. Look at 12 o'clock in the video where the suds are open. It's the Wizard of Oz. Auntie Em Auntie Em-- Ah my pretty !
Thanks so much; the video is wonderful!
And a treat for you if you didn't see it--the 1500 dollar Blackstone in the new thread has an awesome diagram in red of the cycle operation, pic # 12.
RAWWWWSSS OH ROOOOOSSSSSS I SPY AN EASY--A REALLY REALLY OLD EASY NEXT TO YER WESTY-- AND IS THAT A HAMPERFUL OF ALBS?
I have never seen a Blackstone wash, and although we all have our favorites and are inherently biased, it is undeniable that the clothes are virtually flying in the Blackie way faster than in the other two comers. Look at 12 o'clock in the video where the suds are open. It's the Wizard of Oz. Auntie Em Auntie Em-- Ah my pretty !
Thanks so much; the video is wonderful!
And a treat for you if you didn't see it--the 1500 dollar Blackstone in the new thread has an awesome diagram in red of the cycle operation, pic # 12.
RAWWWWSSS OH ROOOOOSSSSSS I SPY AN EASY--A REALLY REALLY OLD EASY NEXT TO YER WESTY-- AND IS THAT A HAMPERFUL OF ALBS?
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