Pics Of New Frigidaire TL'er At Work: The First Load

[frigilux]

I was going to pull the front off, but there are a couple of pieces of what appears to be shipping tape along the side edges of the front panel. I'm wondering if this is to alert a service person if someone has tampered with the machine while the warranty is still in play. Decided I'd best leave it alone for now. The washer seems to work perfectly, but I'd hate to jeopardize my warranty just yet. Or maybe the tape was just there for shipping and my dealer/installer just forgot to remove it.

I'll have to listen for the pump motor. It does sound a little different when changing from agitation to spin. I haven't noticed the 20 seconds of a pump motor at the completion of the cycle, but I haven't been listening for it, either.

Glad you like your Frigidaire, too. They're really not a bad machine at all, just plain.

 

[frigilux]

Just saw my Frigidaire dealer and he said there's no way to adjust the water level higher on my new machine. Apparantly the pressure domes are pre-set and that's, that. Damn it. Oh, well; worse things happen at sea, as my Dad used to say...

 

[launderess]

Guess word is getting back to appliance makers that people are "hacking" their washers to add more water, which defeats the government's purposes in terms of water usage; so they are installing systems that cannot be adjusted.

L

 

[frigilux]

You're probably right, Launderess. I keep reminding myself that it's only 2" of water---nothing to grind one's teeth over.

Besides, I may still figure out a way to fool it. There are little gear teeth connected with holding the pressure thingy in place for whatever water level is chosen. If I can jam it a bit and make it skip a few teeth over, it will fill with more water. I just don't want to break the plastic doohickey with the little plastic gear teeth on it.

Please excuse my Luddite terminology. Having never seen a service manual, I don't know the proper names for all the parts.

 

[westytoploader]

Congratulations Eugene...great matching row of, ummm, "FrigiLuxes"! I've always wanted to see how one of these agitators would work with an indexing tub. Very neat!

I get that same problem sometimes in the Studio with the "standpipe foam"; probably has to do with the detergent-laden water crashing at the bottom of the pipe and, of course, sudsing in the process! Annoying to say the least!

And those damn non-adjustable pressure switches...can't believe they're putting them in TLs as well! It's nice having a Reset option (and for those Kenmo' people without that setting at the end of the dial, just hold the dial between the level indicators to fill higher), but I definitely understand the convenience of a preset higher level!

--Austin

 

[frigilux]

Thanks, Austin. My final plan of attack is to see if my dealer can order an older-style, adjustable pressure switch. He confirmed (as did Bill, above) that slightly older versions of this washer filled to the top row of holes.