As a kid I wondered why Frigidaire hadn't made a wringer washer. I see pictures of Australian branded Frigidaire wirngers, but haven't seen inside.
I emailed an aquaintence, who is Dave of Dave's Appliance, well known on line.
I haven't brought him here, since he is a Fundy and there wasn't much reason to start that kind of repair discussion!
All that said and before I digress, here is his answer.
Kelly
'Morning Kelly,
Wow, my name and the word 'legend' have certainly never been used
in the same sentence before, LOL! Just ask my wife, ha, ha!
I started with a GM/Frigidaire dealer in '72 and went through Frig
training school in Moorestown, NJ, attaining their highest tech level
called 'Master Accredited Technician' (sounds more impressive than
it actually was <grin>), and I've never seen or heard of a Frigidaire
wringer washer.
Doesn't mean one didn't exist, but I worked for a really business-savvy
Frig dealer in Lancaster, PA, for 5 years, and we rebuilt a lot of Unimatic,
Multimatic, and Rollermatic machines for resale there. Moved here in
northern PA in 1977 and spent another 10 years with a long-time local
Frig dealer here.
I don't say all that to brag or anything, but just to say that if there would've
been a Frig wringer, these guys would definitely have been selling them.
We sold a TON of Speed Queen wringers back then at both dealerships,
and a lot of new Frig and SQ autos. (And scrapped a whole room full of
old Mayag wringer parts in the 80's, incl engine parts [sob!] )
In both Frig dealerships, we had a complete set of parts and svc literature
that dated back to the Frig's beginning, and none of it listed wringers under
the Frig name.
I don't know where the story started, but if it's true, (and if there's more
than one custom machine in existence), I'd love to see a Frig-built wringer.
I have to agree with you; 'can't imagine how there's be any type of clutch
that involved pushing down on the top of the pulsator.
I'm looking at an exploded parts breakdown of the Pulsamatic (a lot like the
later Multimatic) as I write this, and can't figure out how you'd engineer such
a thing (or why).
But ya gotta love the Internet! Who knows, maybe someone can provide a
picture of one for us. 'Course, we'll have no way of knowing if it's a PhotoShop
image or not <grin>.
Thanks for the mental excercise <grin>! It'd be great to hear of your experiences
at Sunbeam. I'll bet you have some stories to tell!
PS - If you get a chance, let me know where that discussion's going on. I'd love
to read it, and maybe even add my $.02 worth. .
God bless,
Dave Harnish
Dave's Repair Service
New Albany, PA
I emailed an aquaintence, who is Dave of Dave's Appliance, well known on line.
I haven't brought him here, since he is a Fundy and there wasn't much reason to start that kind of repair discussion!
All that said and before I digress, here is his answer.
Kelly
'Morning Kelly,
Wow, my name and the word 'legend' have certainly never been used
in the same sentence before, LOL! Just ask my wife, ha, ha!
I started with a GM/Frigidaire dealer in '72 and went through Frig
training school in Moorestown, NJ, attaining their highest tech level
called 'Master Accredited Technician' (sounds more impressive than
it actually was <grin>), and I've never seen or heard of a Frigidaire
wringer washer.
Doesn't mean one didn't exist, but I worked for a really business-savvy
Frig dealer in Lancaster, PA, for 5 years, and we rebuilt a lot of Unimatic,
Multimatic, and Rollermatic machines for resale there. Moved here in
northern PA in 1977 and spent another 10 years with a long-time local
Frig dealer here.
I don't say all that to brag or anything, but just to say that if there would've
been a Frig wringer, these guys would definitely have been selling them.
We sold a TON of Speed Queen wringers back then at both dealerships,
and a lot of new Frig and SQ autos. (And scrapped a whole room full of
old Mayag wringer parts in the 80's, incl engine parts [sob!] )
In both Frig dealerships, we had a complete set of parts and svc literature
that dated back to the Frig's beginning, and none of it listed wringers under
the Frig name.
I don't know where the story started, but if it's true, (and if there's more
than one custom machine in existence), I'd love to see a Frig-built wringer.
I have to agree with you; 'can't imagine how there's be any type of clutch
that involved pushing down on the top of the pulsator.
I'm looking at an exploded parts breakdown of the Pulsamatic (a lot like the
later Multimatic) as I write this, and can't figure out how you'd engineer such
a thing (or why).
But ya gotta love the Internet! Who knows, maybe someone can provide a
picture of one for us. 'Course, we'll have no way of knowing if it's a PhotoShop
image or not <grin>.
Thanks for the mental excercise <grin>! It'd be great to hear of your experiences
at Sunbeam. I'll bet you have some stories to tell!
PS - If you get a chance, let me know where that discussion's going on. I'd love
to read it, and maybe even add my $.02 worth. .
God bless,
Dave Harnish
Dave's Repair Service
New Albany, PA
