Summer at Grandma's! My Grandma had one, I loved to stand there alone and watch the agitator and water spray out. I was as tall as the washer and would use a stool to see. Late as an adult, my mother said Grandma was there the whole time watching me. She said he's so cute he stays for the whole cycle. She couldn't understand my interest but thought it was so cute. She died in 1980 I always wondered about her washer. I like to think you have it now and are taking good care of it for Grandma.

OMG, I LOVE it. I raised my two sons using a Frigidaire like this.They are now 48 and 51. I had it for 35 years. The BEST top loading washer EVER!! It literally beat the dirt out of the clothes. Even the sound brings back memories. I remember all of it, the chirp in the spin cycle, the squeaky, grinding brakes. What a hoot! Thank you for posting.

@barbaravendro913

3 жыл бұрын

I had the same machine for years. You couldn't ask for a better washer. Folks are now buying these machines used because the new machines suck.

@robertbecker4917

2 жыл бұрын

Best top loading washer ever made, really got clothes clean and spin dry was off the hook. Very little time in dryer. Wish we still had it, raised 10 kids with this machine and it kept up fine for +30 years👍👍

@michaellowry6924

2 жыл бұрын

Grand memories you have treasure them.

@One-Day-After-Another

11 ай бұрын

I'm 51 too and my grandma had this type of Frigidaire... and I remember it would scare me when she used it (I got over that after a while)... it made this noise during agitation that sounded spooky to me as a kid...We had a whirlpool at our house and I always remember thinking her machine was so much better than ours the way it agitated. I too think these were the BEST

My grandma still speaks very fondly of her Frigidaire washer. She hates her new washer and would give anything to have it’s back.

@WasherGames2023TVAnimation

2 ай бұрын

My dad once had a Frigidaire washer, too! We replaced it in October 2021 because the Frigidaire dryer we had wasn’t heating when it was activated. Because of the fact that we couldn’t fix the heating problem, we got an LG WM3600 washer, and I like LG a whole lot. I mean, I still like Frigidaire. In fact, I wish we could’ve kept the Frigidaire at the very least in our backyard for me to own in the next few years when I get older.

These were the best washing machines ever!!! THEY were number one on getting your clothes clean. Was rated the best washing system... Wish they still made them...

I'm 37 yrs old. My Frigidaire washer and dryer are both from 1976. Who can say that they own an appliance that's 41 yrs old and work's better than what's produced today!

@nikkilove4934

5 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1976. I'm 42 of age soon be 43 next month. That's a very old Frigidaire

@firealarmtechguy4444

4 жыл бұрын

Keep that 1-18 going for AS LONG AS YOU CAN. IT TOOK ME 6 YEARS TO FIND ONE. They are even rarer then Calypsos

@NVHSChadSheppard1

4 жыл бұрын

Used to have a 1979 Kenmore BD washer, way better than these newer belt drive ones today

@featheredcoyote5477

4 жыл бұрын

@David No sir. It's 44 yrs old and we've never replaced anything on it. Used 3 times a week. Love the ole green machine

This machine needs to be manufactured again & sold on the appliance market!

We had one of these growing up in the 70s. Best machine ever. My mom cried when it stopped working. They sure don't make them like this anymore.

my mom had it in avocado green, it was amazing. that machine worked like a charm, and never broke down. 18 years not a repair!!!

Whoever loaded this washer is a true veteran when it comes to doing laundry, they know the correct settings for the perfect turnover, and right amount of detergent. From the looks of some washers past, not very many people know how to do laundry. However, the person that loaded this washer knows what they are doing. They can do my laundry anytime. Good Job!!

I don't feel guilty watching these videos. Compared to some other KZread vids, these are very CLEAN.

Frigidare made some fantastic kitchen appliances during this time. Their "Flair" range is still sought after today and remains both beautiful and functional. We had Frigidare cooktop, wall oven and refrigerator in the early 60's and they all worked well for many years.

I never get tired of looking at this great machine. Those towels really get scrubbed - I can only imagine how clean they come out! Thanks for posting, I'm a big fan!

@gogolay4877

6 жыл бұрын

Billy Nage I

My mother had one. It lasted forever. It was back when it was GM built. simple engineering and built like a tank

@reihankhan6980

4 жыл бұрын

you are so hot😍

@hyperlexis

2 жыл бұрын

Built like a tank but that roller drive was definitely not simple engineering. Unfortunately one reason why stopped using in favor of simpler, cheaper designs.

@isfeldt34

2 жыл бұрын

Good ol reliable General Motors! there quarkyness lol.

This is a great machine. I am amazed at its rollover action.

I remember using this "agitator" - type washer from 1967 through 1975. Washed the clothes thoroughly! My father kept it in tip-top shape by servicing this machine himself!

@haroldfannin9554

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Plott Frigidaire called it a pulsator!

I really miss Swestoyz' older 1-18 youtube video-the one where he comments "This is the 1978 Frigidaire 1-18" and later washes grease rags in it-it had been deleted. I wished it were still on KZread.

The BEST washer ever produced ! Got clothes cleaner than anything today and held up well. PLUS, I've just had to come to terms with the realization, that I have no life. I'm sitting here watching a washing machine run, Really ??

@randyporter3491

6 жыл бұрын

I just realized that I'm actually sitting here watching a video of a washing machine run. Never thought I would say that ! LOL! But, the fact that someone was good enough to make this video, is testament to a classic, well made piece of machinery, that is fondly appreciated by so many. I'd love to own another one.

@drott150

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the laugh. I've recently developed an obsession with classic washing machines and have been asking myself the same question: Has it really come to *this?* LOL

@alecvip7562

5 жыл бұрын

What about the direct drives?

@fixman88

4 жыл бұрын

I listen to the sounds to help me concentrate while i study. That, and I've worked on a few.

@Michael-uu9nv

Жыл бұрын

We have something in common

Look at that!!! Its a HE washer that actually kicks ass

the turnover in this washer is awesome, because the operator knew just which water setting to set the machine on. I would have this person wash my clothes anytime. Great Job!

@russ5024

10 ай бұрын

looking at the load level on the agitator made it easy

These were the best Frigidaire washers. The unimatics also.

Frigidaire Jet-Cone: The most fun you'll ever have washing cloths!

yes I bought my first at an auction in 1970 and then two more sets one burned in a house fire and the last was given to a family member because she liked it so much....miss those machines no other machine cleaned like them

Frigidaire used to be a division of General Motors & I remember the old classic Frigidaire, Maytag, Whirlpool, GE washers & dryers.

@Channel-cm7yc

4 жыл бұрын

I got to sell what remained of those classic names back in the 80’s. I honestly couldn’t sell it today knowing what piles of crap everything is today!

I could watch this video over and over...my dad used to work on these machines...and he loved the engineering that went into it. There were no belts in this machines...only a clutch and a bunch of hefty rubber rollers...I was so mesmerized...😊😊

Excellent agitation action - really get the clothes to roll over and not so much ripping at the clothes. And that spray rinse before the final deep rinse really is fabulous! Your clothes will be well rinsed with that step.

That's great. I hope someday they be buyable again 😔

Had a version of this washer, but without a window in the lid. The transmission that controlled the agitation (up/down), finally broke, then my dad bought a Frigidaire front loader (1980), but that thing never cleaned clothes well enough. The up/down agitation was awesome, in that the clothes actually got pretty clean. The top loader had a very noisy agitation, and the other thing that kept breaking was the mixing valve (Hot/Cold), would know it when water pooled under the Frigidaire washer.

Wow, whoever loaded this washer knows what to set the washer on, they know how much detergent to add, the water level setting, and the wash and spin speed, not to mention the great turnover. Awesome, you can come and do my laundry anytime. Great job!

@BroccoliBeefed

6 жыл бұрын

McCormick Norris .LOL! It's not rocket science. Pretty easy to figure out ;)

Oh my God, wow thanks for posting this! This really takes me back! My mother had one of these washers (and the matching dryer) they were "harvest gold" in color. I was in 3rd or 4th grade, and I could remember how I wanted so bad to "sit" on the agitator because I thought it would be fun! Never happened though. . . everytime you open the washer lid, it would stop! Oh well!

God I wish that washers were still made like this

My mom had the 1971 equivalent to this model Wash cycle and soak cycle on timer. At a lower water level you are straining the washer and wearing clothes more. (Had in avocado color Model WAIS or WIAS --not sure) Spin speed advertised 880 rpm. One model listed 1,000 rpm but was not the top of the line model 9t was a 3 speed washer with two wash cycles, soak cycle and extra rinse option. 3rd slowest speed called handwash

this was one of the best washing machines i ever had

Like the Cerrone Music at the beginning and the Up and down motion of the agitator

My father bought one for my mother. The first time she washed in it, it sounded like a jackhammer inside the house. My father promptly loaded it back on a truck and took it back to the appliance dealer for his money back. And the load of laundry it attempted to wash was loaded with lint! Exchanged it for a Speed Queen washer that lasted 41 years before it finally died. My mother never liked automatic machines. We had a wringer washer for years for my dad's work clothes and our jeans. That was probably a 50 year old Dexter. Think the last dryer my parents had was a GE. When I started selling appliances, I would sell mostly Maytags and Kelvinators (which were the same as a Frigidaire, but sold for a lot less), then Whirlpools with another company, then Magic Chef (Norges), which were easy to sell because they had really big tubs in them. I just got rid of my old Magic Chef washer after 34 years, and I did laundry practically every day for that time. I still have the matching Magic Chef gas dryer which I think I had to put 1 belt on in all the time I owned it. Now everyone gets these front loaders. Good washers, but a pain in the ass to fix most of them and really expensive. People still call me for washers, even though I have not sold appliances now for 10 years. I send them to the little mom and pop dealers who still service what they sell. SO glad to see the demise of Sears and Whirlpool pulling the plug on them after 100 years. Their salespeople hardly knew what they were selling, and the service department was the biggest collection of idiots on earth.

I'm going to say this: Since 2005 I've had a FL washer and I love it and would never want to go back to a top load washer ... with the EXCEPTION of this one... If they still made these machines in 2023....this is the one I would buy... seriously.

We had one in harvest gold with matching dryer . Best machine ever ! 1973. I'm sure

My parents had it in green. Was the best machine. Years and years of quality

This is a new obsession i have adapted since being pregnant 😂 washing machines ....i actually enjoy it

Awesome turnover! These thumpers could really bring it to a load of dirty clothes. You've done a great job wioth this one.

@izabelaradziszewska6427

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you

Those were awesome machines. My mom had a couple of them when I was a kid. There was nothing those machines couldn't clean. If one of these manufacturers were to bring back the up/down agitator, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

I love old appliances I like that washing machines that's right next to the one that you're showing right now

That spray rinse wow !! Amazing

Oh, the song. The whole vibe. Love.

I feel cleaner just watching this.

Awesome washer I Love that spray rinse! Why cant current manufacturers make a spray rinse like this? and wash too?

These are the finest Frigidaire washers ever made! With this vigorous agitation it's best to use LOW SUDSING HE DETERGENTS.

I have that washer

the person that loaded this washer knows just how much water to set the machine to fill with, they know just how much detergent to add, they know just how many clothes to add for the right water level, it creates the perfect turnover, I would have to do my laundry ANYTIME!

aww this brings back memories.. we had this exact same one... i loved these kind.... even though they ripped some my clothes.

These Are My Favorite Machines

Holy cow what a nice spray rinse :)

I dont think there were defects, it was just a more complicated and temperamental design. These 'jackhammer' washers, as I've always called them were extremely noisy. They cleaned like nobody's business, but they were very noisy and splashy, in addition to not being reliable.

@haroldfannin9554

6 жыл бұрын

BroccoliBeefed I always thought that a Norge was much more loud!!

@patcola7335

5 жыл бұрын

Our family had a Fedders Norge 20lb. Capacity washer from 1974 to 1983 and to this day I have never heard any washer that was louder than that thing. We had it in our basement and you could still hear that thing going. Cleaned like nobody's business though. HEAVY DUTY INDEED !

People are probably fine with that because although these washers cleaned your clothes like nobody's business, they sounded like jackhammers and were almost just as loud. I also heard they were maintenance nightmares.

Best agitation and best spin of any design, ever, period.

Great washer and love the music!!

they should bring this machine back, and ditch the top loaders with the spinning agitator on the bottom

What a fantastic machine

now thats a spray rinse..speed queen take note.

@fargeeks

4 жыл бұрын

tb717 oh they did

I was trying to describe this to a millennial friend. Had one growing up. Super clothes movement through the water but certainly not the quietest washer 😄. I'd love to find one in good working condition!!!

Very interesting wash action.

And the jet flow lint filter?

My grandmother had a washer like this in early 70s. I don't know what brand it was but that thing was louder than this. I was little so it would scare me 😄 BOM-BOM-BOM-BOM-BOM-BOM-BOM-BOM-BOM-BOM

Ah yes the fabulous spray rinse 😍

We can only imagine what changes would have been made with the washers, if GM still owned Frigidaire. Frigidaires from 1980 & up don't compare.

Now these washer have added elbow grease unlike today's washers!

I forgot which sears detergent I used for my 1979 kenmore, it was a great detergent too. My 1979 Kenmore still works to this day.

I like this washing machine

why you change your washer? this one is awesome.

Disco should come back

great machine.. My Aunt had one for years in Advacado Green.. It really was a good washer and the clothes came out so nice and clean. Never tried the Sears Ultra Detergent.. Looks like great sudsing action in this video. Enjoy watching.. Keep em coming!!

It looks like a young man pleasuring himself,LOL!

Why did these washers never fill up to tub capacity? It seems they were he before there time.

@dave8168

6 жыл бұрын

'cause the dial was set for medium. If set to large, the machine would fill all the way up.

The clean better than any washer I have ever had .. They last forever also cause there is no transmission in them..Yes they are loud but it never bothered me plus they spin really fast.. They are so hard to find though a good used one.. They were always rated number one in cleaning until W.C.I. bought and ruined the company..

@rogercamp6071

4 жыл бұрын

Yes we had one of the WCI Frigidaire washers from 1986 and it was a complete POS,replaced it with a Kenmore and it wasn't much better,first washer barely lasted a year and dealer wouldn't make it right until my wife got the number for Sears in Chicago and the dealer brought another one that the motor gave out on, finally went to a Maytag set that went 14 years with only repair was a dryer belt,wish we'd kept it

@mythicky They clean like the dual action agitators. The clothes get turned over.

Nice spins.

Those where great machines

In THOSE days GM really WAS The Mark Of Excellence

I think this is the first time I've witnessed Sears Ultra-Plus detergent suds up like that. All the times I've used it, there's been practically none to very little suds.

They actually cleaned better, but despite what fans of them say on here, they were also extremely noisy, they were maintenance nightmares, and the technology was more costly than the oscillating agitator designs, hence their demise. ______________________________ mythicky wrote: did those pulsing agitators really clean as well as the oscillating ones?

@kenst2470

10 жыл бұрын

they were when working properly a quiet machine. considering the amount of cleaning action they produced. Not only did they clean better it didn't take nearly the recommended amount of detergent other machines required. The competition back then had agitations that would lazily move the clothes back and forth like it had a hangover. The market wanted a more inexpensive machine and in the trade clothes that were not as clean.

@BroccoliBeefed

10 жыл бұрын

***** , that might be true, but the reason the market shift was made to the Kenmore swivel agitator was because of the reasons I state. And you are absolutely fucking nuts to think the machine depicted here was ever quiet. They sounded like jackhammers. Give me a break.

@kenst2470

10 жыл бұрын

lol the market shifted when gm sold to white consolidated and sold the westinghouse under the frigidaire name. oh and calm down were just talking. i can still look at a screw and tell you where it went on those machines. i know its not something to be proud of it just describes how many i fixed in my dreams at night as well

@kenst2470

10 жыл бұрын

not if working properly most of the time people would either over adjust or underadjust the knuckel on the agitation arm. and there were a couple screws that would come lose on the part the agitation arm slides into. but what i said was considering the washing action compared to other machines you can say that it was a quiet machine

@BroccoliBeefed

9 жыл бұрын

***** Dude please. This machine was not quiet by any stretch of the imagination. What the hell is wrong with you, are you deaf? Stop going to rock concerts please. Or if you do, take some ear plugs.

I have a WC-6, that I used up until yesterday... really mad I have to go get a new one and none of the newer ones have agitators... how do they get the clothes clean just by swishing around.

Nice agitation movement, agitates the load well!

Dont know if this washer is as loud as its sounds if they could design it to wash quieter it could sell as a decent top loader great rollover and gentle agitation .....would like to see a extra large load to see if the roll over is as good with a small load

@unolegguy7

9 жыл бұрын

marcus markus They are loud as hell ..There called the thumper cause that is all you heard but all washers were loud.... back then.. They had no transmission just some silicon rollers that would drive this metal drum that had a tie rod like design to pull up and down....

@Critique808

9 жыл бұрын

marcus markus It was pretty noisy but it washed well.

@Euluanatabata

8 жыл бұрын

' - aaa

@BroccoliBeefed

6 жыл бұрын

marcus markus . Yes they were louder, actually. I can't believe the two on here claiming they were quiet machines. Please! They were anything but.

Why doesn't someone renew the infamous pulsating action? Cost preventtive, prolly!

@dave8168

6 жыл бұрын

'cause it cleaned TOO well.

@Channel-cm7yc

4 жыл бұрын

To expensive too manufacture. A lot of things changed in the late 70’s. I didn’t like these Frigidaire’s as well as earlier machines.

2:36 Whooooaaaaaaaa! Still though, I bet this pounding action is pretty easy on the clothes unlike a rotating agitator that seems ready to shred everything!

@BroccoliBeefed

6 жыл бұрын

Kg277 , suction cups

@patcola7335

5 жыл бұрын

Back and forth agitators were around for the last century. If the design didn't work it would have been scrapped long ago . All you naysayers hating on agitator washers saying it rips the clothes don't know what you are talking about. Yeah....you all know better than the engineers who made them and the people who used them for decades.

Ben my 1-18 has the same squeak , I'm thinking its a loose motor pulley, did you solve it?

@KazantzidisRomanos

9 жыл бұрын

its more like ballbearings i think

I like it

That noise the machine makes when it comes to a complete stop sounds like the GE portable washer I used to have when it came to a complete stop.

So friggin cool

Sears ultra detergent is the best!

Thus needs to recover but a modern designed washing machine

There with the Unimatic with HD that same washer was there

@SpazChat why did it break so often? where there some defects or something like that?

@haroldfannin9554

6 жыл бұрын

DELFO2907 because nobody ever had them serviced until they quit!

they make 2018 washer what was wrong with 1963 washers at least 1963 uses water -_-

Estoy de acuerdo con esos videos son.bastante informativos ojala pudieran enviar mas.

@DELFO2907 GM stopped producing appliances in 1980 when they sold the Frigidaire division to WCI. After the WCI acquisition, Frigidaire washers were built using the Franklin mechanism, forever leaving the GM pulsating agitation as a thing of the past.

@Channel-cm7yc

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah 1980 was a year of changes for Speed Queen and Frigidaire among many other things in the appliance world. Oh god WCI era which I sold was just purely junk to just about anything on the market. A huge embarrassment as the store I worked for sold them. Lots of warranty work on those transmissions you name it! A heavily tarnished reputation!!!

See, that action, you'd think, would shred clothes.

@gettison

8 жыл бұрын

Actually, the cleanliness of the clothes were amazing!! I had one of these back in the late '80s, and all I can say is..."Wow!!" I washed a lot of dirty, grimy jeans in there, and they were never worn out by the agitator! Freakin' awesome!!

@BroccoliBeefed

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Barlow . didn't shred anything. They were like multi-plunger cups

@dave8168

6 жыл бұрын

Nope. Only thing that got shredded was the dirt and grime in the clothes.

@BroccoliBeefed

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Barlow . No because the clothes are actually being shook to "death" not shredded. Although they are being scrubbed a little. But...they cleaned your clothes and removed stains like nobody's bizniz! Imagine that. Unlike today's crappy machines which can't even remove grime from collars and sleeves.

Cleans cloaths?

@patcola7335

3 жыл бұрын

Frigidaire washers had a reputation for excellent cleaning.

While washing a load today mine started jumping up and down off the floor at the start of the rinse cycle. The tub is loose in the cabinet and moves side to side much more than before. Something broke inside and it may be the last hurrah for this old timer. Anyone have any suggestions for things to check? I have never had the cabinet open but I think the top comes off somehow to check inside. I've owned it since 1982 when we bought our house and it was probably from the mid :70's. Only repair was about twenty years ago when the hot water valve solenoid went out.

They should of gave them an internal heater.

2:36 agitator jumpscare lol