Review 1969 Philco Ford Washer - a Wiggler

[mickeyd]

Close-up of the extraction

which pauses twice during the insane procedure.

Notice the glaze is now being applied to the doughnut. Mmmmmmm. Wish I had one now at bedtime, but a Creamsickle will have to suffice.

 

[ozzie908]

Fascinating machine

I saw a video of something like this on youtube and I have to ask if you could explain how it works please?
Does anyone have any videos of one of these machines working with explanations its almost like its ultrasonic the speed of turnover.

Austin

 

[tolivac]

Could that washer double as a blender?Dennis the Menance could make his "Washer Milkshake" in that one!

 

[peterh770]

If you look at the flapilator, you see that the flap is highly undulated.  There are three, small, nipple-like folds that force water out horizontally, but conversely there are three large fold pointed to the bottom of the tub.  So there isn't enough force generated to push the load up and plenty of force down to roll the load into one big...doughnut!  At first I was amazed at the amount of clothing I could continually feed into the machine when it was washing, but then I found the entire load hugging the bottom of the tub in one massive, dense...doughnut around the agitator.

 

[macboy91si]

Contourfill

My favorite thing about these washers, which has nothing to do with the actual washing ability, is the lovely turquoise color of the tub and the design of the agitator. That is my favorite color, and something about them just looks neat. I've never seen one actually work though of the later style. Also, maybe it's the opening of the tub, but the capacity looks huge in these things.

-Tim

 

[jetcone]

Gorgeous green tub Mikey!

Flapulation is worth the visit just for the green tub!

 

 

[mickeyd]

Manta Ray undulation

Have loved Mantas all my life. Hope one day to catch a ride on the wavy black fin. Saw that once in a film. When I first saw a Philco flapper working I was in Manta Ray Heaven.

 

Alas, dear Jon, this beauty does not reside here; it is Jimmy Flterflo's machine. Was treated to its wonders a few summers ago at a Canton Wash-in.

 

There was a video of Robert feeding an already fully loaded Philco with more pieces, one at a time, and the machine just kept swallowing them up without a blink, and the load continued to move with just as much speed no matter how many things he kept adding. Checked See it Wash, etc, and could not find it. It will make you want a Philco NOW. If one of our club members finds it, please link it.

 

The white pants in the load were soiled, but came out sparkling. Gain detergent, a light load though, with the medium-high water level you see in the pic.

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[tolivac]

Would be interesting to see the mechanism for this washer-how it "flapulates" the agitator base.

 

[alr2903]

MickeyD,  it's still in the "see it wash" section.   I like all the TM things the philco has "flex-a-wash",  "contour fill".  alr

http://www.automaticwasher.org/see_it_wash.htm

 

[arbilab]

I knew about "see it wash" YEARS before I knew there was a forum.

The action looks pretty effective and stuff keeps rising to the surface. Not what you'd expect to see in the 'donut' scenario.

 

[peterh770]

No doughnut in those earlier models.

 

[mickeyd]

Thanks Art

I must have had a brain fart.

 

These three vids are wonderful. I really love the width and trajectory of the fill flume.

 

Fun to see Robert packin' that thing. Wondering how much more it would take to slow the flapper down.

 

Thanks again. Was really befuddled about not being able to find them.

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[gansky1]

 
 
 
This is the (in)famous flapulator from 1966

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[gansky1]

Another shorty:

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[ozzie908]

Don't understand...!

Ok I know I am english and have never seen one of those before but I still do not understand how it works?

I have watched the videos including the slow motion one and all I see is a disc going round at the bottom of the machine.

Can someone please explain the mechanics of how it works to a dim but intrigued person...!

Austin

 

[chestermikeuk]

Flap Magic

Hi Austin, Im sure someone will come along & explain the workings as far as I understand it uses an up and down motion at 575 strokes and converts that to the agi making it oscillate up down and around?? with the rubber discs and moulding on the agi it creates currents in the water which is how you see th clothes rolling over!! It doesnt use a gearbox as we know it like the hotpoint and has a ball point balance system that sounded like the Philips twinny when it was explained!!

Im sure there is a video of Robert with a mechanism out the cabinet and showing us how it works but cant find it!! heres a thread about the clutch, the trouble is theres sooo muchgood info on these threads but sometimes it takes a lot of searching for!!

Hope this helps until the teccys come along!!

Let's Talk About Clutches

This post is a continuation of the 1956 Philco Washer thread, but concentrating on it's motor clutch issue

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[DADoES]

 
It wobbles somewhat akin to a Calypso. There's a u-joint sort of mechanism by which the lower disc wobbles, covered by a rubber boot when everything is assembled.

This video was done by Robert during a bearing repair of his 1959 Automagic in January 2001. He posted a photo-essay of the repair but the searchable site archives don't go back far enough to include it. I do have the pics saved.

1959 Philco mechanism flapping without tub
Note that the lower flapper/disc part of the agitator wobbles but it does not rotate.

 

[chestermikeuk]

Philco

Hi Glen, many thanks for the video link and explainations, nowthen you posting was very ironic....Austin - this is Glen (DAEDOES) I was telling you about with the F & P dishdraws that you where wanting explainations about....so now you can start conversing...LOl

 

[jetcone]

Think of it as a

HULA, its Hula Action!

 

 

[cfz2882]

would love to find one of those-so pretty and interesting!Actually found one at the
dump in 1983,i took the motor-had a black bakelite turbine pump on one end-pump
was much like the drain section of a T/L westy 4 port pump though the philco
had a cast-aluminum impeller that was quite corroded.On the other end of the motor
was a pulley with kind of a concentric spring vibration damper like thing.