Bendix Power Surge Testing!

A brief clip of a test performed on a recently restored Bendix Power Surge washer (the machine is owned by a friend).

[@dualactionsurgilator]

Very nice! Turnover is amazing.

[@MeinnameistDreck]

Holy crap!! This machine beats EVERY other washer, hands down...

[@martinbirdwell7986]

This is where the 1960s Philco Washers got their washing action from

[@Thedonsmoney25823]

​​@@martinbirdwell7986 you do know it's the same brand right Philco-bendix

[@martinbirdwell7986]

@@Thedonsmoney25823 I do, was just just surprised to know that they even had over Sea Versions Of American Built Washers and Dryers

[@Thedonsmoney25823]

@@martinbirdwell7986 is it the wascomat brand

[@carleneboulden4386]

Wow, fantastic rollover!!!!!!

[@FlickDad]

The first half was a joyful kaleidoscope of laundry.

[@kraftradler]

WOW! that's a really good agitation!

[@MovingOlives3437]

Back when washers cleaned.

[@swestoyz]

LOL - the washer in the film is not mine :D

[@rebelcolorist]

Wow!! Do you still have this amazing machine? And is it fully operational?

[@grandcarriage1]

Fantastic turnover. The rpm on the spin cycle seem very high as well. COVET!

[@ptlovefit]

@SpazChat yes we many of the new high efficiency top loaders have this same action but with much less water as it doesn't need so much to clean the wash, it does wash better with little wear on the garments washed

[@BroccoliBeefed]

Please they don't "wash" better. They can't even rinse the clothes thoroughly. And....they take too freakin' long to do the job. That's not efficient. I'll bet more electricity is used.

[@marcusmarkus3266]

great rollover... they should make the new he top loaders in this fashion

[@skr2488]

Yeah

[@jancoward4374]

marcus markus

[@martinbirdwell7986]

The Kenmore/Whirlpool Line Came Out With Their Calypso Washers But They Didn't Last Too Long

[@pawfan]

Calypso stole this idea. Bendix was way ahead of its time and produced a better product of this design. And it was just as easy on the clothes!

[@patcola7335]

There had to be some inherent flaw because these machines should still be in production I would think.

[@pawfan]

@@patcola7335 Depending on if the parent company still exist. Most of those companies and designers are all but gone...Along with the original designs.

[@patcola7335]

@@pawfan I think in the late 50s Philco merged with Bendix. I don't think this design was around long at all but the company continued to make front loading washers.

[@Thedonsmoney25823]

Maybe it was inspiration not stolen because the pulsator does look like an Bendix pulsator

[@pawfan]

Apex, Bendix, and Kelvinator laid the groundwork for the recent generation of top load HE washers....Except, the first generation was WAAAAAYYYY Better!

[@pawfan]

Just the concepts passed down to the generation of HE washer designs.

[@BroccoliBeefed]

What ground work? The predecessors were not high-efficiency. And I don't see any similar wash action.

[@pawfan]

Having been around someone who had a 50's Kelvinator, they used no more water than these "So-Called" HE washers.

[@albertcarello619]

Teddy Paw: I sure wonder if any of today's washers will ever be able to catch up and match the performance of this machine (s). Except for the Speed Queen TC5000 SERIES which have similar draining to this machine all the other top loaders have neutral draining. The Speed Queen TR3, TR5,and TR7 have like a neutral type drain.

[@aweyer312]

Unbelievable turnover, much better than the GE hydrowave

[@TheBeeshSpweesh]

The wash motion is like a Calypso washer.

[@pawfan]

Calypso got the idea from the Bendix and Apex models -_^

[@BroccoliBeefed]

Yes, but the Calypsos were full-on crap, so much so, that a successful lawsuit was thrown at Whirl"poop" over them

[@patcola7335]

@@BroccoliBeefed Ahh...but at the time Consumer Reports did their review on the Calypso they said it was the best cleaning washer they ever tested up to that point. I think the top load Maytag Neptune actually beat the Calypso out in their cleaning scores.

[@martinbirdwell7986]

The Calypso Washers Copied The Philco -Bendix Washer

[@jamessutton9169]

We had a GE that spun the water out like that (rather than "draining the dirty water out through the clothes!") but lost lots of sox.

[@blancanerybenitez1052]

Que hermosura de lavadora

[@c.b.6485]

The motion is created by a nutating wash disk at the bottom of the tub, like the calypso motion underwater

[@martinbirdwell7986]

Only thing different is the washplate is smaller so it's able to operate at a higher speed

[@bellidoify]

Like a Calypso motion

[@mcdadee2]

Wow, what great turnover!

[@BroccoliBeefed]

What in the world? Bizarre. How is it creating that wash action? Old school is definitely better when it comes to clothes washers.

[@bluskyz75]

BroccoliBeefed k

[@gm_construct_13_betaexplor38]

there is a tilted disk in the center that spins around at about 70 rpm that cleans the clothes

[@1911beauty]

They know how to create a washer that will wash superbly, use an exceptable amount of water and electricity, all with a 20 year lifespan. The problem is they can't charge enough for them. The closest machines were the old Maytag and Whirlpools. But the was action was kinda rough sometimes. After factory's went out of business, now you don't have much need for all that. So now they have to sell you a machine that has a 3-5 year lifespan, which will not wasj all loads well, and the customer will dump that one in three years for the next joke of a washer. Our whole economy is based on come artistry.

[@soap1919jt]

Wow!

[@ViniciusHenriqueize]

Que rollover!!!

[@SPCWAUKESHA6170]

I wonder if they sell these kind of washers any more?

[@BroccoliBeefed]

They don't. This is from, the 1950's.

[@mrtodd3620]

How does it create that wash action?

[@martinbirdwell7986]

Wash Plate, Angled Driveshaft

[@02chevyguy]

Which spin would be faster? This machine or a GM Frigidaire?

[@martinbirdwell7986]

Frigidaire

[@Gaygarious]

Is this similar action to the Philco???

[@martinbirdwell7986]

Yes

[@HurricaneForceGaming]

How does it work?

[@firealarmtechguy4444]

Like a Calypso. but a full tub of water

[@Organgrinder1010]

Amazing turnover!

[@mariopasquali2350]

Io ho avuto il piacere di fare come lavoro il tecnico per elettrodomestici nella fattispecie proprio per la Philco Italiana che produceva a Ponte San Pietro elettrodomestici a marchio Bendix Crosley Ford e ovviamente Bendix però erano già avanti del modello con la vasca verticale in quanto era una macchina semi autonomatica prodotta anche dalla Hoover a ponte San Pietro veniva prodotta la March.l l che era una macchina sopra nominata gira gira perché il cestello era già in orizzontale ma girava solo in un senso dopo venne il modello Echos con vari marchi ed era completamente automatico

[@JBF-GST-Tanda]

Extreme rollover

[@noahmiller628]

Faster than an LG

[@henene4]

why dont they build tem agin. it would work better than any othe HE washer with even as a low waterlevel, as a dry agitaion would show.

[@BroccoliBeefed]

Naive person. None of us asked for HE washers. It was done because of gov't regulations...

[@martinbirdwell7986]

Because In This Day And Age They Build Garbage

[@SPCWAUKESHA6170]

who said oppsy

[@toniparent2227]

😂

[@benjobinuya2649]

Yes marcus marcos

[@charliedavisthearchitect3874]

wtf is that thing

[@dicasdoadriano]

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[@katherinefarioly3900]

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