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I have not had quite the same experience with the 1-18 washers as you have had I guess. I did use them at the commercial laundry I ran for about 20 years and they worked quite well. I also had them at home off and on for many years. On a reliability level, I don't think they could come close in comparison to an old Maytag of the same vintage. They were also a lot of trouble to work on. I personally found the roller matic machines that Frigidiare made just previous to the 1-18 machines to be far more reliable and easier to maintain than the 1-18 machines. Frigidiare machines in general had more parts that would wear out with excessive use than most other machines. For instance, if the tub seal on a 1-18 model failed, it usually mean you had to completely tear down the entire machine and replace the bearings. With the previous solid tub models, that was seldom an issue. The 1-18 dryers constantly had air flow and drum roller problems and the lint trap baffle warped on many of them. I just think that Frigidiare really could have done a better job designing these machines. When they worked, they worked quite well and the trouble seemed to vary from machine to machine. They just had many weak points that caused problems. That is probably one of the reasons Frigidiare sold the appliance line. I will have to say that I enjoyed my Frigidiare set while I had them running and miss them. Perhaps I can rebuild yet another set at some point to use again.[this post was last edited: 12/4/2016-06:49]
