mickeyd
Well-known member
Happy Friday Friends,
It's pouring here after yesterday's 61 degrees and sun. Homebound tonight, I've been keeping a secret, and Ben's thread has me eager to confess. When I thought fixing the WO 65-2 was not going to happen, and suffering severe Unimatic withdrawal, Ted offered a 56 at a really good price. I bought it and I love it.
I have been planning a movie showing a few suds-saving systems including the classic Unimatic method (you can read about in the Manuals section of our club's selection page), using the gorgeous 56, just like Ben's, a copper & brass beauty whose dial lights up in a shade of the sun.
Here is what I'd like to buy or borrow to make a perfect version of the Frigidaire portion. It's a HOSE. Rather than a gooseneck, it's a square-neck or an oblong that fits perfectly up, across, and down into the washtub. Some versions of this hose have a spring-loaded ball and cock. I'm not making this up. Ask any plumber. A metal cylinder is factory-fitted onto the end of the hose. A black ball, about the size of a large marble is attached by lateral springs to the cylinder. A nice clean snap pops the ball securely over the cock, making a perfect seal.
Even if you have one and don't want to lend it or sell it, would mind talking about it. No one has either shown one or mentioned ever having seen one since January of 06 when I joined. I have seen one only once in my life.
Thank you for any information on this rare part. Of course the movie will be fine without it, but inspired by all of you, I want to make it sweet.
It's pouring here after yesterday's 61 degrees and sun. Homebound tonight, I've been keeping a secret, and Ben's thread has me eager to confess. When I thought fixing the WO 65-2 was not going to happen, and suffering severe Unimatic withdrawal, Ted offered a 56 at a really good price. I bought it and I love it.
I have been planning a movie showing a few suds-saving systems including the classic Unimatic method (you can read about in the Manuals section of our club's selection page), using the gorgeous 56, just like Ben's, a copper & brass beauty whose dial lights up in a shade of the sun.
Here is what I'd like to buy or borrow to make a perfect version of the Frigidaire portion. It's a HOSE. Rather than a gooseneck, it's a square-neck or an oblong that fits perfectly up, across, and down into the washtub. Some versions of this hose have a spring-loaded ball and cock. I'm not making this up. Ask any plumber. A metal cylinder is factory-fitted onto the end of the hose. A black ball, about the size of a large marble is attached by lateral springs to the cylinder. A nice clean snap pops the ball securely over the cock, making a perfect seal.
Even if you have one and don't want to lend it or sell it, would mind talking about it. No one has either shown one or mentioned ever having seen one since January of 06 when I joined. I have seen one only once in my life.
Thank you for any information on this rare part. Of course the movie will be fine without it, but inspired by all of you, I want to make it sweet.
