There are many, many videos on RU-vid of Frigidaire Unimatic washing machines (including some from myself), but this one tells a story.
This Unimatic came from the Dallas/Ft.Worth area to Iowa back in the fall of 2008. Before she arrived in Waterloo, I already knew it had a hole in the tub, but the machine looked especially minty otherwise. Upon arrival I quickly learned that the minty state of the machine was more than likely due to a broken torque spring, which would have caused the machine to be shoved into a corner early in life.
With a little help from some great friends (unimatic1140, gansky1, and roto204), a trip to Omaha in November of 2008 cured most of the mechanical issues, but we discovered that the pump seal wasn't up to snuff after 50 years of sitting dormant in Texas. Due to an on-going home renovation I put the '56 project off for a rainy day, which just happened to come along last week. I changed out the pump seal on the old lady. She finally has a new lease on life.
This video was a first for many things, including different lighting and camera techniques. While not perfected, I'm trying with each project. I'm not sure when the next one will come, but it will someday.
Until then, enjoy the film. It was certainly one of the more fun projects I've been able to piece together.
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13 мар 2010
