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Check out the very earliest "Angel Wing" agitator! This is the very beginning of the WCI Angle Wing style agitator, from 1965.
Yes and the money shot of course...
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And if it looks like it's splashy during wash, that's because it is!
Is that an off-balance switch that *beam* hits to shut off the spin? Or is it simply a buzzer of sorts?
Steve that is the off-balance relay and buzzer, by the way.
Steve that is the off-balance relay and buzzer, by the way.
yay for the pig
Oh I love this machine, good to see it back Robert. I was fortunate enough to experience this in person and it's more than a pig, it's a HOG.
And Greg, how DARE you find me over in the Modern forum! I can't get away with anything these days LOL
Oh I love this machine, good to see it back Robert. I was fortunate enough to experience this in person and it's more than a pig, it's a HOG.
And Greg, how DARE you find me over in the Modern forum! I can't get away with anything these days LOL
mixguy
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Wizard Washers
Looking at the tranny, were Wizard washers made using some GE parts? My grandfather had the matching dryer in coppertone. My grandmother loved her semi automatic wringer washer. She used to brag how she get her whole wash done in the time those automatic washers to do just one load.
Looking at the tranny, were Wizard washers made using some GE parts? My grandfather had the matching dryer in coppertone. My grandmother loved her semi automatic wringer washer. She used to brag how she get her whole wash done in the time those automatic washers to do just one load.
Wizard
Hi Robert,
You did a real beautiful job on restoring the wizard. I enjoyed the video you sent out very much. The top of the adj reminds me of the goose neck Hotpoint. This is a real gem of of washer. Did these models always stay solid tub?
As much as I enjoyed the Wizard my eyes went to the wonderful Kelvinator next to it (now that is a real show piece)
Best Wishes
Peter
Hi Robert,
You did a real beautiful job on restoring the wizard. I enjoyed the video you sent out very much. The top of the adj reminds me of the goose neck Hotpoint. This is a real gem of of washer. Did these models always stay solid tub?
As much as I enjoyed the Wizard my eyes went to the wonderful Kelvinator next to it (now that is a real show piece)
Best Wishes
Peter
Wizard!
Robert,
The above inspired me to play the CD of the Wizard you distributed last year. It was great viewing and fun to hear so much water running and see splashing. Nothing like we see in todays machines.
Thanks again,
Peter
Robert,
The above inspired me to play the CD of the Wizard you distributed last year. It was great viewing and fun to hear so much water running and see splashing. Nothing like we see in todays machines.
Thanks again,
Peter
YAY Wizard!!
Yay, Robert!! How cool!! I had fun watching this go on a DVD that Roger showed me. I have to say, you wouldn't have itchy clothes with the amount of water that this thing uses!
Those mechanicals are amazingly GE-esque. I had not the slightest clue. Did this design stay basically in place as the machines evolved--i.e., did a mid-seventies WCI Kelvinator have essentially the same mechanical layout underneath, I wonder?
Love that agitator
Yay, Robert!! How cool!! I had fun watching this go on a DVD that Roger showed me. I have to say, you wouldn't have itchy clothes with the amount of water that this thing uses!
Those mechanicals are amazingly GE-esque. I had not the slightest clue. Did this design stay basically in place as the machines evolved--i.e., did a mid-seventies WCI Kelvinator have essentially the same mechanical layout underneath, I wonder?
Love that agitator
Cool Machine!
Hey Robert!
That's a very cool machine! Now i know what the rest of it looks like after seeing the "montage" video you did!
And that agitator looks VERY similar to the one in my Simpson.
Leon
Hey Robert!
That's a very cool machine! Now i know what the rest of it looks like after seeing the "montage" video you did!
And that agitator looks VERY similar to the one in my Simpson.
Leon
Well, since I'm one of the few with a Franklin transmission, I'd better step up and say YAY!! Wish mine was in such a cool, solid-tub machine.
wow
OK, my first thought was GE or Hotpoint. But then,hmm, that is exactly what Samantha would want Darrin to think.
Then I noticed the tranny. Hmm, thought I, I have seen that somewhere before...and it was not under the skirts of a GE or Hotpoint...
Then I gave up and read the rest of the links.
Pig is a nice name for him. But, gosh - at least there is real metal in there.
Question: What does the "reset" button do? The motor? Or the water level? Enquiring minds want to know!
OK, my first thought was GE or Hotpoint. But then,hmm, that is exactly what Samantha would want Darrin to think.
Then I noticed the tranny. Hmm, thought I, I have seen that somewhere before...and it was not under the skirts of a GE or Hotpoint...
Then I gave up and read the rest of the links.
Pig is a nice name for him. But, gosh - at least there is real metal in there.
Question: What does the "reset" button do? The motor? Or the water level? Enquiring minds want to know!
This machine also reminds me of a childhood neighbor's similar Coronado. It had a most unique and unusual operating sound---not completely unlike a pig, as Robert has noted---and it was a fairly unrefined machine all 'round.
There was a partial fill button; I notice yours has a 'water level selector' button. If you wanted less than a maximum fill, you'd press the fill button which would shut off the fill and start the agitation. I remember the vertically angled clothes guard, like the one in the photo above. I don't recall it having an angel-wing agitator, though.
Gotta love the solid tub.
There was a partial fill button; I notice yours has a 'water level selector' button. If you wanted less than a maximum fill, you'd press the fill button which would shut off the fill and start the agitation. I remember the vertically angled clothes guard, like the one in the photo above. I don't recall it having an angel-wing agitator, though.
Gotta love the solid tub.
Oh that thing is a PIG!
Right down to the deluxe "Rah Hah" styling and silkscreened information on the panel.
The original Wizard operators drank VO heavily and smoked a "pack" over that machine while the steaks with the really thick fat band sizzled on the new K-mart aluminum cookeware in avocado green. And right next to the machine was a huge jug of store brand pink fabric softener called "Fluffy Best" with that bright pink smell! oh Yeah! Fine Livin'!
It's technology comes down direct from caveman times "beat your clothes hard on a good solid rock"! That machine can save you a fortune in prewashed jeans! Just buy the regular unwashed jeans and toss them in for one load and they are as soft as butter after! I've seen it with myne owyne eyes!
Klunk-smash-0-matic that's what that machine is!
Robert isn't it funny how storage can kill a machine as bad as heavy caustic detergent use can. I am surprised the pump seized and it grew pin hole leaks there. Did you whip out your magic purse and slap on the JB Weld?
ducks and runssssssssssssssssss
Right down to the deluxe "Rah Hah" styling and silkscreened information on the panel.
The original Wizard operators drank VO heavily and smoked a "pack" over that machine while the steaks with the really thick fat band sizzled on the new K-mart aluminum cookeware in avocado green. And right next to the machine was a huge jug of store brand pink fabric softener called "Fluffy Best" with that bright pink smell! oh Yeah! Fine Livin'!
It's technology comes down direct from caveman times "beat your clothes hard on a good solid rock"! That machine can save you a fortune in prewashed jeans! Just buy the regular unwashed jeans and toss them in for one load and they are as soft as butter after! I've seen it with myne owyne eyes!
Klunk-smash-0-matic that's what that machine is!
Robert isn't it funny how storage can kill a machine as bad as heavy caustic detergent use can. I am surprised the pump seized and it grew pin hole leaks there. Did you whip out your magic purse and slap on the JB Weld?
ducks and runssssssssssssssssss
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very nice
Beautiful machine Robert, whats the vintage?
Beautiful machine Robert, whats the vintage?
Looking at the tranny, were Wizard washers made using some GE parts?
No, not to my knowledge, although the pump coupler looks very similar, there are some slight differences and the bottom of the transmission looks similar as well, but it’s not the same.
I have to say, you wouldn't have itchy clothes with the amount of water that this thing uses!
I agree Nate, I don’t think this machine could use any more water if it tried. 49 Gallons for a complete wash cycle! It has a spray rinse in the wash spin as well as the final spin, a three minute overflow rinse (at full pressure, not like a Frigidaire that cuts the water pressure flow down by 40%). Plus to top it off "pardon the pun", 2/3rds through the wash cycle the machine has a one minute "replenishment fill" to restore the water level in the wash tub because of all the splashing that has splashed water over the top of the tub and down the drain.
Did this design stay basically in place as the machines evolved--i.e., did a mid-seventies WCI Kelvinator have essentially the same mechanical layout underneath, I wonder?
The transmission is similar, but I know they changed the pump for the perforated basket machines of the 1970’s. Nate can you take a picture of the mechanicals under your Franklin/WCI/Kelvinator? It would be interesting to see.
What does the "reset" button do? The motor? Or the water level? Enquiring minds want to know!.
Ken the reset is the motor protector button, and the water level button simply stops fill and starts agitation when you press it.
I am surprised the pump seized and it grew pin hole leaks there. Did you whip out your magic purse and slap on the JB Weld?
Not quite Jon. The pump was seized when I first acquired the washer, so I unseized it with a pair of vice grips, I’m not surprised it reseized up in the few years I had it in storage. But since I was going to install the machine now in the collection I figured it was time to put on a brand new shiny pump. As for the pin holes, they were there before storage, I just put down a towel before, but this time I needed to go in and fix the problem. I didn’t use JB Weld, I prefer two part plumbers epoxy, it dries and ready for testing in less than an hour. No need to wait overnight like with JB.
No, not to my knowledge, although the pump coupler looks very similar, there are some slight differences and the bottom of the transmission looks similar as well, but it’s not the same.
I have to say, you wouldn't have itchy clothes with the amount of water that this thing uses!
I agree Nate, I don’t think this machine could use any more water if it tried. 49 Gallons for a complete wash cycle! It has a spray rinse in the wash spin as well as the final spin, a three minute overflow rinse (at full pressure, not like a Frigidaire that cuts the water pressure flow down by 40%). Plus to top it off "pardon the pun", 2/3rds through the wash cycle the machine has a one minute "replenishment fill" to restore the water level in the wash tub because of all the splashing that has splashed water over the top of the tub and down the drain.
Did this design stay basically in place as the machines evolved--i.e., did a mid-seventies WCI Kelvinator have essentially the same mechanical layout underneath, I wonder?
The transmission is similar, but I know they changed the pump for the perforated basket machines of the 1970’s. Nate can you take a picture of the mechanicals under your Franklin/WCI/Kelvinator? It would be interesting to see.
What does the "reset" button do? The motor? Or the water level? Enquiring minds want to know!.
Ken the reset is the motor protector button, and the water level button simply stops fill and starts agitation when you press it.
I am surprised the pump seized and it grew pin hole leaks there. Did you whip out your magic purse and slap on the JB Weld?
Not quite Jon. The pump was seized when I first acquired the washer, so I unseized it with a pair of vice grips, I’m not surprised it reseized up in the few years I had it in storage. But since I was going to install the machine now in the collection I figured it was time to put on a brand new shiny pump. As for the pin holes, they were there before storage, I just put down a towel before, but this time I needed to go in and fix the problem. I didn’t use JB Weld, I prefer two part plumbers epoxy, it dries and ready for testing in less than an hour. No need to wait overnight like with JB.
mayken4now
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Robert:
Very fun machine to watch. Love the tub shots. That was a machine purchased at the Western Auto, correct?
Steve
Very fun machine to watch. Love the tub shots. That was a machine purchased at the Western Auto, correct?
Steve
I knew what it was, but didn't want to spoil all the fun. My parents had a Co-op washer made by Wizard. I remember removing socks from the pump several times.
