The EASY Washes LIVE

[swestoyz]

Too Cool!

Hey Robert! Thanks for posting these cool vids on the Easy - it now all makes sense! You demo on the timer helped out a bunch - in a way the opperation reminds me of the Timeline on the Kelvy. Thanks for being the Master of your Craft!

Ben

 

[mrb627]

Penncrest?

As I watch these videos, I can't help but think about the last time I saw a Penncrest machine in action. (Like 1987) Is this design in any way related to the Penncrest in my memory?

MRB

 

[jasonl]

Dadoes: "Intead of pulling a ring out to get access to the crank-lever, it was just grabbed and pulled down repeatedly to set the cycle. Then turned to the right (I think) to turn the machine on. "

Sounds a little too kinky for me.

 

[mickeyd]

Easy livin'

Roberto

The pouding, jackhammer agitation is louder than mine. Isn't it fun.

What a treat, but I was hoping to see it throw the water. Is it a fast throw or a slow one?

Amazing.

Your diction is so crisp and precise.

Mikey

 

[westytoploader]

YAY!!! Thank you Robert for filming and posting these wonderful videos for all of us. The narrative explanation of the Easy timer ring control was very informative and fun to watch as well...like AppliancevilleTV! Definitely much easier to use than I initially thought from the pictures!

And the fill, wash, and 8-spray-rinse action; I'm not sure where to begin on these. The wide "waterfall" fill is awesome, especially on the spin-sprays (now THAT will probably throw some water out...), and the agitation...WOW. Very nice "dip-roll" ramp agitator action with the Spiralator, and unlike what I've seen on its successors/competitors (Roto-Swirl, Hotpoint, Westinghouse, GE Activator), there's a fun "spiral smackulation" with every turn!!

I also liked how it took a brief moment for it to start agitation after the motor came on. "Wooooooo--CLUNK!" Sort of like a vintage Kenmore, except faster.

Perhaps you could get the Easy a seat as well on the flight to Tucson, so we can see it live? ;-)

--Austin

 

[rickr]

Great job on the videos Robert. Thank you for sharing those with us. Nice to know how that control panel operates. Wonder how many 1950's housewives got fed up with the fussy timer operation? Does anyone know how long Easy used that design?

 

[gyrafoam]

Robert----

So when are you going to convert this machine to have a overflow rinse? What would need to be done? Obviously disconnect the re-circulation system UNLESS an additional electrical pump were used that could keep up with the volume of water entering the tub, and run constantly. Because of the DD system the original pump must only operate on this machine when spinning? i.e. motor reversed? Then there is the pressure type water level system----just disable and modify the timer to handle the water inlet valves?

Oh, if it can be done, you can do it. What an awesome overflow that would be with that fan-spray of water!

Timer system works about how I thought it would. Agitation somewhat slower than I thought it would be----I expected MUCH more splashing and roll-over. What are the normal speeds on the machine? Agitation OPM's and spin?

Thanks for sharing the videos!

 

[peterh770]

The agitator needs some flat fins, like on the Roto-Swirl, to push the clothes out of the way on the front stroke so that there is less "burp-up" on the front stroke and more "suck down" on the back stroke. The Roto-Swirl gives much better turnover in this regard, but is much more rough on clothes.

GE, and to a lesser extent Westinghouse, got pretty good rollover without too much burp-up by having their fins vertical around the ramp and more straight. If you look down at both these agitators, you see more of a right angel turn than a curve.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Mickey the water is thrown from the tub very slowly as the Easy has a relatively weak clutch. It takes about 1.5 to 2 minutes to get the tub up to full speed, which is the way the velva-power tranny was designed to help balance the wash load. The really exciting part of this machine is the agitation.

Steve, no overflow rinse in this machine because the pump wont pump out during agitation. Of course as you said a seperate electric pump could be added, but its not worth all the work for this machine. I'm not sure of the rated speeds of this machine, I would guess the spin speed to be around 625.

 

[retromom]

Fantastic videos Robert!

Robert:

Absolutely love the "how-to" video! What a fun washer! Love the water spray too! I can just see all of the little kids fighting over who gets to pull the ring! I know I would have!

Was the Easy a "regional" type washer, like the Blackstone. I never heard of them in the south or the southwest, for that matter.

Thank you for sharing!

Venus :-D

 

[DADoES]

There were a few Easys over this direction in the late 1960s and early 1970s. I recall going on a service call in the late 70s / early 80s, customer with a Whirlpool washer and Easy dryer (that looked more like a Hotpoint).

 

[peterh770]

I think when Murray sold Easy to Hupp was when they discontinued production and instead used rebranded Hotpoint machines.

 

[foraloysius]

Thanks for sharing the videos. What a deep hum that machine has!!

 

[lesto]

When I was a kid back in the mid-60's there was a laundromat in my neighborhood that had yellow unimatics like the one Robert just found and on the end of the row of machines were four blue Easys. They are the only Easys I recall seeing here in Atlanta. I never ran across any home versions.

 

[bethann]

So Cool!

The video's are great Robert! Can congrads on your new toys!

 

[norgeman]

Gansky1

Are you going to bid on the Easy Spindrier? It is only an hours drive from Omaha down to Lincoln it would be a catch of the century for your collection. I could never talk my wife Lynda into it. But I hope that someone bids on it as I don't want it to become next years Toyota. These washers are way cool, my mom used one when us kids were very small before she got her first automatic. Most of relatives on my mom's side had an Easy Spindrier and liked them very well. My Grandpa Joe had one. Put an Easy Spindrier and a realy good brand of detergent like Oxydol the old formula or when it was put out be P.& G. the combo was outstanding. The whites were whites and the colors were bright. Get this washer would be a shame to let it pass by.

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[knitwits1975]

Thank you for adding these to the mix, and for fixing the rinse-fill video.