The Best of 1955
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Thanks Robert.....
for posting things like this. I hope they get saved!
for posting things like this. I hope they get saved!
polkanut
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Oh my f*&%$#g gawd, someone needs these, ASAP!
mickeyd
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Hi
The other day I was stressed to the max and had to do laundry and NOT play and enjoy the chore as extreme leisure the way so many--probably all-- of us do. I can't summon the requisite tone right now to convey the sheer joy and efficiency and power of a Frigidaire when you need to move dirty laundry quickly.
And YES, it is tempting to go after these machines, especially since I was offered them, long ago, by an amazing and generous genius, but the Rochesterian, could not determine their working condition, and offered to let me drive over to check, just over an hour away. Kristen, the Rochesterian, is a real sweetheart, but I didn't go. A possibly non-working Frigidaire was beyond my skill last year.
To the point, a Unimatic is an indescribably fabulous washing machine, and it is my most sincere hope that anyone who has really wanted one for a long time gets
this dream machine, and that people who have one will give someone else a chance to experience the miracle of a Unimatic. Gentlemen, I beseech you, please allow a long-awaiting dreamer to have it. I had no idea the machines were in such beautiful condition. Thank you, see ya all later.
When shined up it is stark stunning black on black, me most prized possession ;'D
The other day I was stressed to the max and had to do laundry and NOT play and enjoy the chore as extreme leisure the way so many--probably all-- of us do. I can't summon the requisite tone right now to convey the sheer joy and efficiency and power of a Frigidaire when you need to move dirty laundry quickly.
And YES, it is tempting to go after these machines, especially since I was offered them, long ago, by an amazing and generous genius, but the Rochesterian, could not determine their working condition, and offered to let me drive over to check, just over an hour away. Kristen, the Rochesterian, is a real sweetheart, but I didn't go. A possibly non-working Frigidaire was beyond my skill last year.
To the point, a Unimatic is an indescribably fabulous washing machine, and it is my most sincere hope that anyone who has really wanted one for a long time gets
this dream machine, and that people who have one will give someone else a chance to experience the miracle of a Unimatic. Gentlemen, I beseech you, please allow a long-awaiting dreamer to have it. I had no idea the machines were in such beautiful condition. Thank you, see ya all later.
When shined up it is stark stunning black on black, me most prized possession ;'D
Frigidaire blond question:
Being a Unimatic, does that mean it has the 1140 spin? Given my recent positive experience with Youcrate, I'm sorely tempted.
Being a Unimatic, does that mean it has the 1140 spin? Given my recent positive experience with Youcrate, I'm sorely tempted.
golittlesport
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Oh my!
I hope this sister set to my Frigidaires gets a good home. Too beautiful to crush. All porcelain inside and out!
I hope this sister set to my Frigidaires gets a good home. Too beautiful to crush. All porcelain inside and out!
Being a Unimatic, does that mean it has the 1140 spin?
Yup, you got that right, 1140rpm. Some pieces are ready for your Frigidaire ironer
Yup, you got that right, 1140rpm. Some pieces are ready for your Frigidaire ironer
fltcoils
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My uncle-in-law lives in Rochester.....
Rochester NY..
Well, If nobody can get there quick, I have an uncle there. Perhaps he could pick them up.
But hasn't somebody already gotten them by now???
Rochester NY..
Well, If nobody can get there quick, I have an uncle there. Perhaps he could pick them up.
But hasn't somebody already gotten them by now???
What a find - beautiful!
A Frigidaire isn't beyond anyone's skill level - the right instructions and the right teacher and you'll earn your credentials in no time at all.
We had a Unimatic repair "party" for a '55 WV-65 a few years back - this is part of the group taking a break and the mechanism apart on the table in front of us. That was a fun weekend!
From left are; Jimmy, Rich, Don and Robert
A Frigidaire isn't beyond anyone's skill level - the right instructions and the right teacher and you'll earn your credentials in no time at all.
We had a Unimatic repair "party" for a '55 WV-65 a few years back - this is part of the group taking a break and the mechanism apart on the table in front of us. That was a fun weekend!
From left are; Jimmy, Rich, Don and Robert
mickeyd
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Boy, is he ever gonna get your pulsator for cutting him out
All that stuff for a UNI, i.e. ONE --matic. Thanks
I've been learning a ton from you mechanical dudes, and LOVE that no one will tell me what the little soap dish under the spin solenoid is for ;'D. Hey! I can wait for ever.
All that stuff for a UNI, i.e. ONE --matic. Thanks
I've been learning a ton from you mechanical dudes, and LOVE that no one will tell me what the little soap dish under the spin solenoid is for ;'D. Hey! I can wait for ever.
The 'soapdish' under the spin solenoid is to keep oil that may leak from the seal in the trip shaft above. I've never had a leak there, the lower motor shaft seals and pump seals have gone before that.
Testing the '55's transmission. There's the soapdish!
Testing the '55's transmission. There's the soapdish!
mickeyd
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My God, there it is, the soap dish
And it's only there to catch a leak that never comes. Frigidaire. Unbelievable forever. Thanks, now I won't have to spend another night in the hypnogagic state.
And it's only there to catch a leak that never comes. Frigidaire. Unbelievable forever. Thanks, now I won't have to spend another night in the hypnogagic state.
angus
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I, too am tempted to go after this. I am still smarting from yesterday's information. My best friend''s sister who lives in Tampa keeps a small house here since she and her husband visit so often. When she bought the house, it came with a MINT GE Dispensall (not a speck of rust or crud and all parts were there and working), but no dryer. The house was owned by an elderly widower who was there over 60 years. So the washer had very little use. She and her husband got themselves a BOL "plastic GE Dryer" to use on their trips up here
I reminded her repeatedly that if she ever decided to replace the washer, I would gladly pay her and get it out of the basement and she agreed. I hadn't seen them since last October, so when I went over yesterday to visit, I was surprised to hear her mention something about her new dryer. Being me, I asked about that. It turns out that she was here briefly just after Christmas and the dryer went, so they not only replaced the dryer, but the washer as well. Seems that she thought her husband called me and he thought she called me - when neither did. So when they didn't get a return call, they figured I was no longer interested.
A crushing (or should I say "Krushing") experience. Best part is that last summer, I offered to buy the machine from her outright and give her my barely used WP which is reposing in the garage, but she didn't want to give up the washer at that time.
I reminded her repeatedly that if she ever decided to replace the washer, I would gladly pay her and get it out of the basement and she agreed. I hadn't seen them since last October, so when I went over yesterday to visit, I was surprised to hear her mention something about her new dryer. Being me, I asked about that. It turns out that she was here briefly just after Christmas and the dryer went, so they not only replaced the dryer, but the washer as well. Seems that she thought her husband called me and he thought she called me - when neither did. So when they didn't get a return call, they figured I was no longer interested.
A crushing (or should I say "Krushing") experience. Best part is that last summer, I offered to buy the machine from her outright and give her my barely used WP which is reposing in the garage, but she didn't want to give up the washer at that time.
Stop fooling around------
and go get the damned things. Those are a faaaaabulous addition to any collection!
BTW, if that Trip-Shaft seal wears-out-------good luck finding one-----what a spiel! It is comical to think that the little dish would catch very much of the oil.
and go get the damned things. Those are a faaaaabulous addition to any collection!
BTW, if that Trip-Shaft seal wears-out-------good luck finding one-----what a spiel! It is comical to think that the little dish would catch very much of the oil.
Has anyone heard anything yet?
Normally when people say best offer, they are hoping for $1,000's of dollars.
Normally when people say best offer, they are hoping for $1,000's of dollars.
Maybe your thinking of the nut and seal assembly
BTW, if that Trip-Shaft seal wears-out-------good luck finding one
You must be confusing that seal with something else Steve, that trip shaft seal is a a 20 cent O-ring available at any hardware store, I replaced all of mine after having a small drip on my WI-57 mechanism.
"Soap Dish" lol, I always thought that part was to catch sparks. The parts book lists that as a "Shield, Trip Solenoid".
BTW, if that Trip-Shaft seal wears-out-------good luck finding one
You must be confusing that seal with something else Steve, that trip shaft seal is a a 20 cent O-ring available at any hardware store, I replaced all of mine after having a small drip on my WI-57 mechanism.
"Soap Dish" lol, I always thought that part was to catch sparks. The parts book lists that as a "Shield, Trip Solenoid".
7080swashertalk
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I have to hand it to those who take these older models apart.
It is one thing just to do that.
But if you need parts
and they are no longer made,
and we know how exciting it can be to get something up and running.
EHHH.
Then there is the hunt for the part.
maybe improvising?
challenge.
It is one thing just to do that.
But if you need parts
and they are no longer made,
and we know how exciting it can be to get something up and running.
EHHH.
Then there is the hunt for the part.
maybe improvising?
challenge.
fltcoils
Member
I emailed the seller
I asked if they were sold yet.
I also mentioned:
AW.org and the $300 bounty
How some photos of the insides would help.
How you CAN run a washer in the garage via garden hose and extension cord, and why that would be good to do.
How you can run a dryer on 115 and why that would be good to do.
I hope this helps.
But perhaps I'm missing the point. I do sometimes %)
I asked if they were sold yet.
I also mentioned:
AW.org and the $300 bounty
How some photos of the insides would help.
How you CAN run a washer in the garage via garden hose and extension cord, and why that would be good to do.
How you can run a dryer on 115 and why that would be good to do.
I hope this helps.
But perhaps I'm missing the point. I do sometimes %)
DO NOT HAVE THAT SELLER TURN THAT WASHER ON
Did anyone also happen to mention to the seller that you don't simply "try out" a 55 year old washer of any brand without giving it a going good over first?
For one thing, if you run that washer without putting some hot water in the pump first you are most likely going to destroy the pump seal.
55 year old washers do not work without some restoration work. Some might initially, but something is gonna go within the first few full washloads.
Did anyone also happen to mention to the seller that you don't simply "try out" a 55 year old washer of any brand without giving it a going good over first?
For one thing, if you run that washer without putting some hot water in the pump first you are most likely going to destroy the pump seal.
55 year old washers do not work without some restoration work. Some might initially, but something is gonna go within the first few full washloads.
