What a gem! I like the rapid advance timers, I'm a sucker for those. Watched this video over and over! lol
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vacerator
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Eie like it!
Qualestei! Some former G.E. design ingenuity from Schenectady above the waist? Omaha too.
Dayton Ohio below the waist. Good appliance dna. Love the poppy red too, since they didn't ever do royal blue or plum crazy.
Qualestei! Some former G.E. design ingenuity from Schenectady above the waist? Omaha too.
Dayton Ohio below the waist. Good appliance dna. Love the poppy red too, since they didn't ever do royal blue or plum crazy.
potatochips
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Ahh the venerable 1-18, something I'd love to use one day. Thanks for posting and congrats!!
1/18!
This is actually awsome - I love it -
Best Of Luck with it!
Peter
This is actually awsome - I love it -
Best Of Luck with it!
Peter
I have two 1-18's in perfect working condition. I have one hooked up and the other as a back-up. Right now I use the hooked-up 1-18 for perm press and large loads and a late 60's solid tub Speed Queen for sheets, towels and smaller loads.
Last TOL 1-18 Washer
Thats really cool Jon, now all I have to do is install the Zone Of Silence Kit that Jason and I installed on our 1-18 and it will no longer sound like a rock crusher.
Bruce these were very reliable washers, I have had mine in a daily driver position at home for around 20 years and it has had NO REPAIRS, 1-18 washers usually out lasted the matching dryers and were certainly the most reliable and long lived of any Frigidaire washer ever built.
And while the FD 1-18 dryers were not the most rugged dryer ever built they were great performers, remember they were the top rated dryer in the early 70s for overall performance and over I would put their overall reliability on a par with MT SOH dryers, both designs had too many plastic parts in them.
I have had a FD 1-18 electric dryer in our W Va house for over 25 years and it is fast and even, it sits next to a 1984 LKM Limited Edition electric dryer and they both perform about the same in terms of drying speed and load size.
John L.
Thats really cool Jon, now all I have to do is install the Zone Of Silence Kit that Jason and I installed on our 1-18 and it will no longer sound like a rock crusher.
Bruce these were very reliable washers, I have had mine in a daily driver position at home for around 20 years and it has had NO REPAIRS, 1-18 washers usually out lasted the matching dryers and were certainly the most reliable and long lived of any Frigidaire washer ever built.
And while the FD 1-18 dryers were not the most rugged dryer ever built they were great performers, remember they were the top rated dryer in the early 70s for overall performance and over I would put their overall reliability on a par with MT SOH dryers, both designs had too many plastic parts in them.
I have had a FD 1-18 electric dryer in our W Va house for over 25 years and it is fast and even, it sits next to a 1984 LKM Limited Edition electric dryer and they both perform about the same in terms of drying speed and load size.
John L.
Wow! I saw one of these in the D.H. Holmes clearance center in the early 1980's while stove shopping. I really wanted it. Only had money for the stove at the time. The first house type of crisis, wants and needs. Congrats it is beautiful. A
vacerator
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Mother Superior?
War?
War?
WOW
This washer is.... is... is.... I have no words to describe how wonderful it is.
This washer is.... is... is.... I have no words to describe how wonderful it is.
Mother Superior
Mike surly you know who MS is.
Mike surly you know who MS is.
philr
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Wow, I missed that!
I just got a few more 1-18s! Not all working but I should have a few interesting projects! But still no Elites!
Among them, the rare CSA-approved DECI-CAN dryer!
I just got a few more 1-18s! Not all working but I should have a few interesting projects! But still no Elites!
Among them, the rare CSA-approved DECI-CAN dryer!
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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]
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]
vacerator
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John,
I've known a few MS from my upbringing, but I may have missed anyone here being called one. Can you give me a clue?
In high school, my buddy's dad called his mom one as well. If he disagreed with her, it was an occasional war.
I've known a few MS from my upbringing, but I may have missed anyone here being called one. Can you give me a clue?
In high school, my buddy's dad called his mom one as well. If he disagreed with her, it was an occasional war.
philr
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In the period where it was trendy to write Heavy Duty on laundry machines, Frigidaire also had to write it on it's 1-18 washers but for some reason, they skipped doing that on their dryers!
potatochips
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CSA Approved?!
Why was the DECI-CAN rare? Did the 1-18 have much saturation up here in Canada?
Why was the DECI-CAN rare? Did the 1-18 have much saturation up here in Canada?
philr
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Frigidaire closed it's Canadian factory in 1970 and they didn't sell that many washers and dryers here compared to their other product lines like built-ins, ranges and refrigerators.
Then, they went away from the Canadian market for a few years (I think GM wanted their appliances , which were built along with auto parts at the Canadian factory to be exempt from import taxes from the Auto pact but that didn't work).
In the mid-seventies (around 1977) a company named Elitech started to distribute a partial line of Frigidaire appliances. Dryers and ranges were made by Frigidaire in Ohio to meet the CSA requirements (most of the other appliances already sold in the States were also CSA approved at about the same time so they didn't need modifications)
But their distribution was marginal in the Canadian market and the prices were not very competitive. That is until WCI took over from GM...
Then, they went away from the Canadian market for a few years (I think GM wanted their appliances , which were built along with auto parts at the Canadian factory to be exempt from import taxes from the Auto pact but that didn't work).
In the mid-seventies (around 1977) a company named Elitech started to distribute a partial line of Frigidaire appliances. Dryers and ranges were made by Frigidaire in Ohio to meet the CSA requirements (most of the other appliances already sold in the States were also CSA approved at about the same time so they didn't need modifications)
But their distribution was marginal in the Canadian market and the prices were not very competitive. That is until WCI took over from GM...
So unfair
Not only do you folks have washers in cool colours but they knock spots off the machines we had at that time.
Love the red and in particular love those machines that bob up and down I only ever remember seeing one in a laundrette which sadly has long since gone.
Not only do you folks have washers in cool colours but they knock spots off the machines we had at that time.
Love the red and in particular love those machines that bob up and down I only ever remember seeing one in a laundrette which sadly has long since gone.
I didn't really believe it so I drove down to Boston to see for myself.... lol
It's beautiful, really really beautiful !
And you'll save hundreds in manicure costs from not wrecking one's nails on a timer dial...
It's beautiful, really really beautiful !
And you'll save hundreds in manicure costs from not wrecking one's nails on a timer dial...
Now that's "TOL" with a capital Top of the Line!! Thanks for the pics/posts!
