Unimatic WI-56 First Wash Pics

[fridgiman]

Finally got the washer up and running.
Here's some pics of the first wash
Hope you enjoy.

Establishing glamour shot

 

[fridgiman]

Loaded with a basket of darks

 

[fridgiman]

Adding the Cheer-- with color gaurd

 

[fridgiman]

Choosing Normal load
warm wash

 

[fridgiman]

Let's go for a full 10 min wash
well maybe 9

 

[fridgiman]

Filling

 

[fridgiman]

Pulsation on and running

 

[fridgiman]

Just love that up and down

 

[fridgiman]

Action shot

 

[fridgiman]

Lots of suds
Love that rollover that only a Unimatic can bring

 

[fridgiman]

Throwing the suds

 

[fridgiman]

Full on 1140 RPM

 

[fridgiman]

Rinse fill

 

[fridgiman]

Overflow Rinse

 

[fridgiman]

Final spin

 

[fridgiman]

All done
About 10 mins in the dryer and ready to be folded

 

[fridgiman]

We can all sleep peacefully in the neighborhood knowing that another load has been washed, folded and put away using the fabulous WI-56.
Peace to all
and to all a good night!

 

[toploader55]

Just Beautiful.

I remember all the Early Fridgidaires as a mechanical triumph.
May you have many 1140's and may your turnovers be sucessful with out tangles.
She's a beauty, Great Luck with that Classic. Eddie

 

[frigilux]

Great pics! Congrats on your '56; many carefree loads to you.

 

[polkanut]

Another revival, hallelujah!

 

[tuthill]

What a beautiful machine! Although it looks a tad underloaded

 

[JerseyMike]

Drool!

What an awesome machine. Thanks for saving it and thanks for sharing the pics of its maiden load.

Mike

 

[swestoyz]

Jim, you've got a beautiful machine there! The wash looked great, both spin and pulsation. Your tub appears to be in beautiful shape!

Question about your machine. If you read up in the Tech Talk's about the 56 Imperial machine, there was a bulletin published in regards to the timer dial having not been printed correctly. My machine will go into the first spin when the indicator shows it should be starting the overflow wash, and stops spinning when it gets to the first spin. It really is funny because the end of complete wash cycle is exactly where the end of dry is. I was wondering if the alignment was more accurate on your machine as they did correct this on the later machines. I noticed your machine had a nylon water valve so I was curious if it was later.

Thanks for posting these great shots!

Ben

 

[rickr]

Great restoration job Jim! And beautiful pictures as well. The 56 model just seems to have much more style than the earlier models. And yours is a stunning example of a 56 Frigidaire.

 

[appnut]

YAY Jim!!!!!!!

 

[fredfred9633]

congrats!!!!!

could you post pics of the dryer???

that would be nice

YAY JIM

 

[gansky1]

Red Sky at Night...Frigidaire Delight!

Beautiful pictures and stunning machine - congrats on getting it going so quickly!

Welcome to the Unimatic Club, now that you've been spoiled, you'll want them all!

 

[joelippard]

Once Again...

There is NOTHING like a Frigidaire! It's true, having one just makes you want another and soon I'll be adding to my collection.

Congratulations on a beautiful machine.

 

[fridgiman]

Thanks everyone

The dryer had a few issues.
First the fan was misaligned and hitting the fan housing. I got that fixed but the timer is not advancing until the dryer has been running for about 30 mins--- very strange.

The washer timer dial seems to be accurate. I have noticed that the overflow wash starts right at the black hash mark that is right between the "m" and "e" in the word "time" on the dial. Next load I'll pay more attention during the rest of the cycle
It does have a nylon water valve. So this might be a latter production machine.

Jim

 

[fridgiman]

Here's a pic of the matching dryer