MANY THANKS, EUGENE
Not just for the wonderful commentary and vids, but for the new friend I made today at Lowe's, the Appliance Guy at the desk, two years out of college, very interested in washers. When he told me that Lowe's doesn't carry Frigidaire, he looked up the Affinity Immersion on his computer to direct me, and Holy Toledo, there was your thread from Aworg, and I said, Hey, that's my friend in the club I was telling you about. Not busy, he chatted me up for almost half an hour.
You are now famous. I wonder if Frigidaire is paying attention. Speaking of whom: someone over there must know and love the former glory of Frigidaire, and want to return the washer to at least some semblance of its past grandeur. Your new machine is meshing with the old on many levels: Gentleness, Water Economy, Unusual Agitation, Squirting Jets, Novel rinsing.
You made me laugh, Re: "Wait till you see the shirts cycle." I LOVED it, much more than the heavy towels cycle. The wash-spins were so exciting and satisfying with the water hurling back in, the relentless, abrupt shifts, and water jets ahoy, (Yes, they should be stronger). Also, in complete agreement with you that the spray rinses are more effective than the deep rinse. Leave it to the new unknown Frigidaire Engineer to crack that nut: thorough rinsing with minimal water.
Brandon found your new baby at the on-line store called Goedeker's for $495--there are four in stock-- and he's coming over to see my machines next week. Thank you, again!