Pictures of a Rare Frigidaire Suds-Lock from the Guy Who Dies for Suds-Savers AND A PUZZLE !!! ;'D

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mickeyd

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Here we go Jed n' Jimmy n' Frigiman n' Frigilux n' Jaime n' Jon n' all you Frigidarians n' all you big-hearted men & women who come here for fun, pleasure, joy, washer sex,

freedom from pain & stress, and the sheer lust for life and positive vibes that you can only find at Imperial Aworg.

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When I was a boy, iIwas more like my mom: spend, have, throw

twice, but now as a man, I'm like my dad: buy rarely, do without, save everything, "Put some CLOTHES in that washer," i. e. stuff it, do Bobloads--and Bob, you along with my father, have definitely affected my washing habits, among other things.

Here's the beginning of the suds-lock..........

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Been--YES-- you too, BEN, how could I forget? Been using the

at cleaning and so much fun that it defies description--this from someone who THOUGHT he was done with them for good, having been overloaded with frigi's all thru childhood. But now, middle-aging and owning one, back in love, Bobloading the hell out of it, remembering how we'd rush to the laundry room when DAD was washing, grabbing random handfuls and packing the Uni to the max and beyond.

BLANKETS O' SUDS, flashing in tongues

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Oh yeah, my mother killed a Unimatic that way. I think the culprit was Wisk when it first debuted in the metal can. The old Tide formulae was another one.
If that didn't do it then Ivory Snow certainly could.
 
This one is overkill, but HEY!! Yay! Look at that lone white

Fo I became addicted to Bobloads, and to the superior cleaning power of the frigidaire's. Any load, any dirt, and color, any fabric, doesn't matter, ten minutes in the Unimatic--and NO-- I never use the RAYON setting--what a riot, that--everything comes out clean. Since I stopped using it, I have noticed the faint chocolate and berry stains of summer luxury on my white T's. That didn't happen ONCE all summer in the Frigi--I promise.

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Finally, I get to 'PUSH TO RESET' Waited all summer,

The band that shows when the button pops, and sorry I can't show it, is crimson, scarlet, orangey, purplish red--very genitaliesque.

LOOK REAL CLOSE under "Wash Time" and you can see the insanely comical "Rayon" setting, next to "Wool." I love it.

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Look at her all spent and wet after conquering and exuding a

She's really didn't even blink after I pushed her button. Must be the Frigidaire G-spot ;'D. Don't mind me: summer's end has me in a panic :>

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This is one load, so big I can't get it all in, taking u

I've finally learned to put some CLOTHES in that machine. And thus the puzzle begins. The over-loading has had its price. The suds-lock has been caused by a malfunction. Can you geniuses figure out what's wrong with my Unimatic that is causing the chronic suds-locks?

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SUDZ O RAMA

Mike, what a post! You are exactly right, this is <font size = 20> AW </font size=20> at its finest pure and simple!!!

God I just love all those suds! Seeing all this, and with you so fabulously describing how FUN, DRAMATIC, AND AMAZING a Unimatic really is... it makes me absolutely crave the moment when I get my Unimatic back home.

As far as the now "chronic" sudz-locking goes, I think I remember Robert saying something that once the motor protector goes once, it is more prone to going in the future. But that could be bogus, we'll have to wait and see for the experts.
 
Remembering ancestor and friends: When my gay great Uncle Fr

two Kirby's. This one stands on the deck in its permanent attachment mode, one leg n' foot crossed over the other, waiting to EAT SPIDERS coming out after the muggy rains.

Here's for the wonderful Vacuum dudes. I DID finally stain the deck, the rain pooling nicely instead of soaking in, risking rot. the Kirby bag is lusty and full of its summer bounty of spiders. God, how they hate a taste of their own treatment.

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Hi Steve and Greg and Jed

Happy to see you and thanks, but it's not the soap and not the motor protector button. There's something else going on. I already know, and will give a clue tomorrow unless everyone gets sick of it, then I'll just give it away. It's interesting and somewhat complex to figure out.

JED, I LOVE THE GIANT LETTERS. WILL LEARN HOW TO MAKE THEM.
 
Mickey I loved your pictures thanks for sharing what model is your Kirby on the deck. Love the color of the hose.
 
160073 ttttttttttllleeeeeeee How are you, Man?

That's the only number I can find; it's under the front hood behind the light. Would that be the place? Every other surface is worn clean. Terry, this thing is a beast. Notice the double long wand hook-up to get the high riding spiders. The Kirby is merciless. The blue hose is from a local shop that sells used Kirby parts, 10 bucks; the old brown one wore out. This WAS a brown Kirby, originally. The blue bag is bleached from many washings in the Hoover TT which handles the bag marvelously. Imagine the sweetness of the Irony. Only a Hoover can clean a Kirby.

Jed, I forgot your Uni was away at the Museum of Restoration. What better place to be except of course at home. I didn't know you were so hooked, What a fix they give! ;'D Love and appreciate your entusiasm; it's the fountain of youth.
 
Must be something blocking the drain-----perhaps a garment has been thrown over the top and now blocks the drain hole on the cabinet floor------those WO's are so famous for that.

Beware of over-use of that overload switch! A very wise old Frigidaire tech advised me a few years ago that those switches were not meant to "pop" more than a few times in their service lives! Makes sense as motor "overload" is not something one would want to inflict on a machine one wished to keep in service----especially one so rare!

Now, about that pipe------------
 
I think a chunk of fudge droped onto the wringer roller & fl

speaking of chucks of fudge: Mikey you make me laugh so hard that....well, I won't say it, but I feel explosive rumblings down below. ooo ooo ewwww

Steve, you're getting close, Buddy, but the drain is clear. I'll post a clue after lunch. Thanks for the warning, but she belly-buttoned up only once, and I switched from Lilac Tide to HE. As much fun as it is to press that button, instinctively sensed that it wasn't something to enjoy often!
 
O cmon

You want help, and YOU'RE the one doing the hinting?? I feel like begging you for more information, just cuz I want to see if I can put my new found unimatic knowledge to practical use. I think YOU should be begging the likes of uni, gansky, jetcone for some answers! OIY!!
 
OH JETHRO JETHRO JETHRO TULL;'D;'D;'D you have a

I want to play. I know what I did to my machine. I thought it would be fun if you guys wanted to figure out WHAT is busted and HOW I busted it. That's all it is.
If no one wants to play, that's okay. Hey IT'S FRIDAY AND I'm home and free, nothing on my plate today--YAY!--getting ready to photo Gansky's WP clone and Geoff's Model J twin, after my bike ride. I LOVE IT when I don't HAVE to do anything and am free to the whims of the hour, don't you, too?! We're usually so damned busy, so many demands.

CLUE NUMBER ONE, VISUAL: (With clue #2, anyone who reads what the club's pro's say in their tutorials to us, their beloved students, will guess the solution in seconds.)

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So now you know.

In a little bit, tonight or tomorrow, you can post it for me in your cool giant script.

Clue Number Three: When this part breaks, the machine does not notice, because everything else works, and there is no way for this part to disrupt any other aspect of the operation, and the Unimatic proceeds through all its cycles unfazed like a beautiful woman with a huge run in her hose.

You need to do only one thing to compensate, short of replacing the part, for which I will indeed soon be begging;'D
 
I'm not into torture, my friend but, no, it's not th

What rare tool did Steve say could be substituted with a worm auger if you didn't have that rare tool?

If you're at the point of freakin' out, I'll just tell you, Buckeroo.
 

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