I love it when it's time to do a load of towels, not quite sure why but I think it's fun. I wanted to share my experience this morning with the club. Here are the photos
Sunday Morning Towel Wash in the Frigidaire
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The Contenders
8 Full size bath towels, 6 hand towels and 4 wash cloths.
8 Full size bath towels, 6 hand towels and 4 wash cloths.
The Challenger
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The sweet smell of Tide and the water mixing together
and we're off
the turnover gets quickly underway
the turnover gets quickly underway
Dirt floating on top of those suds!
and the Tide smells heavenly.
and the Tide smells heavenly.
away goes all those dirty suds and water
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The Deep Rinse
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My Best Girl Samantha helping out with the wash
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Final Rinse
Nice clean looking water now...
Nice clean looking water now...
The Final Destination
The matching 1-18 dryer.
The matching 1-18 dryer.
dj-gabriele
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Wow! That seems impressive 
Can I ask how big are the towels? I wouldn't ever be able to fit that many in my washer! At most 4 bath towels and the drum is full!
I love that poppy red washing machine!
Can I ask how big are the towels? I wouldn't ever be able to fit that many in my washer! At most 4 bath towels and the drum is full!
I love that poppy red washing machine!
Can I ask how big are the towels?
I'd say around 32"x48" standard full size, heavyweight cotton blend.
I'd say around 32"x48" standard full size, heavyweight cotton blend.
Poppy 1/18
Love the Poppy color - my aunt had the same set it look like. Can we get a picture of the control panel.
Peter
Love the Poppy color - my aunt had the same set it look like. Can we get a picture of the control panel.
Peter
Great photos! I had a 1-18 for about a year, and I kick myself regularly for having sold it. Love the huge dryer drum, too. They're beautiful in poppy, that's for sure.
Nice load Joe
And that Poppy Red is supreme! They had another poppy red a while back that was really brick red YUCK!
Yuo have the matching dryer too! EXCELLENT.
I have the three speed machine do you? I can tell you it is the best for washing hand knit wool sweaters! Very gentle!
thanks for posting!
jet
And that Poppy Red is supreme! They had another poppy red a while back that was really brick red YUCK!
Yuo have the matching dryer too! EXCELLENT.
I have the three speed machine do you? I can tell you it is the best for washing hand knit wool sweaters! Very gentle!
thanks for posting!
jet
Here is the Control Panel
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and a close up
Mine is the two speed model, A 1973.
Mine is the two speed model, A 1973.
Very nice photos and machines! That is one of my favorite panel styles of the 1-18's.
Wow, your poppy set is almost majestic! Great photos, thanks for sharing.
Ben
Ben
Poppy 1/18!
This is almost just like my aunts 1/18 set from 1974 except hers didn't have the window. The control panel is exactly the same.
Best Wishes and JetAction!
Peter
This is almost just like my aunts 1/18 set from 1974 except hers didn't have the window. The control panel is exactly the same.
Best Wishes and JetAction!
Peter
pturo
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I did enjoy that, even though, or especially since I sold my Poppy red, but to a memeber here! They are nice, big, rugged machines that use tons of water. Thanks for the memories, espeically the color.
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Very nice machines, I love the poppy red. My neighbor when I was growing up had the same machine in white. I loved watching it through the window. I wonder if they still have it or if it has been replaced.
I think you should get a high efficiency front loader. LOL
I'm going to hide under the bed now.
I think you should get a high efficiency front loader. LOL
I'm going to hide under the bed now.
launderess
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Wonder if there is any way to make such machines energy efficient to meet today's standards?
One of my aunt's had a Frigidaire "Jet Action" washer, and when we spent summers at her home always thought her washer was "weird" compared to ours. Lord knows it made enough racket to wake the dead. *LOL*
One of my aunt's had a Frigidaire "Jet Action" washer, and when we spent summers at her home always thought her washer was "weird" compared to ours. Lord knows it made enough racket to wake the dead. *LOL*
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I think you should get a high efficiency front loader
LOL, there is no way I'll ever have one of those things
Laundress, I'd sure love to get my hands on one of those noisy old Jet Action machines! I grew up with one myself. BTW, there are methods of quieting them, as for efficency in today's "government" standards I'm not sure that their definition of efficency and the thoroughness the machines are noted for go hand in hand.
If anyone on here has one they want to sell... just let me know!
I think you should get a high efficiency front loader
LOL, there is no way I'll ever have one of those things
Laundress, I'd sure love to get my hands on one of those noisy old Jet Action machines! I grew up with one myself. BTW, there are methods of quieting them, as for efficency in today's "government" standards I'm not sure that their definition of efficency and the thoroughness the machines are noted for go hand in hand.
If anyone on here has one they want to sell... just let me know!
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If I had your poppy red Frigidaire's they would definitely become my daily drivers! Absolutely beautiful they are!
autowasherfreak
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When did Frigidaire stop using "bouncy" agitators. I'm really impressed with the rollover on the Unimatic, Rollermatic, and Jet Action machines. It's a shame the don't make them anymore.
bobbyderegis
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Neat I-18. As to Launderess' statement, wouldn't a solid tub Unimatic exceed today's standards?
Bobby in Boston
Bobby in Boston
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