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GE/RCA Agitator
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Post# 188753   2/5/2007 at 19:08 (6,289 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Post# 188797 , Reply# 1   2/5/2007 at 22:24 (6,289 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

I dont mind this agitator I wonder how it would work with a longer stroke.

Speaking of longer strokes I havent heard any feed back about the new GE's with the "Hydrowave" wash action? Pictures anyone?

I know its a GE and not that higly regarded but at least it is not ubiquitious like the DD Whirlpool design.


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Post# 188814 , Reply# 2   2/5/2007 at 23:13 (6,289 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

RCA Washers after 1994? I thought that Whirlpool was spun off from RCA back in the 60's.

Post# 188820 , Reply# 3   2/5/2007 at 23:46 (6,289 days old) by golittlesport (California)        

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I have to admit they are a handsome washer and dryer...better looking IMHO than anything in the Whirlpool/Kenmore/Roper/Maytag/KitchenAid clan. And the fact that they don't use that quick, jerky agitation stroke is interesting. Probably better for the clothes. Since these are DD, eliminating GE's problematic transmission, maybe they will prove to be more durable.

Post# 189260 , Reply# 4   2/7/2007 at 15:46 (6,287 days old) by vintagesearch ()        

hydrowave action? so i dont get it is it a washplate or agitator? it says "unlike agitators" hmmm...

Post# 189270 , Reply# 5   2/7/2007 at 16:18 (6,287 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Austin and I looked at this machine at Lowe's and Home Depot. It has a traditional auger-agitator, but supposedly has a longer stroke, 360° or more I assume. Would like to see it run. It may be direct-drive, but I suspect there's still a transmission.

Post# 189297 , Reply# 6   2/7/2007 at 18:35 (6,287 days old) by wiskybill (Canton, Ohio)        

I too would like to see this machine in action. Not that I want one, but it is a new design that's interesting mechanically.
I've looked at schematics for it and there is no traditional transmission. The drive train is similar to today's frontloaders only horizontal. There's a large pulley attached to the agitate shaft driven by a flat muli-rib belt and what I assume is a electronically controlled motor. Spin is accomplished with a electro-mechanical clutch of sorts, to engage the wash basket and a separate electric pump. All of this is suspended in a cradle, 4 rods with shocks, similar to the Harmony. Oh, and a large counterweight opposite the motor for balance I guess.
I think it's inovative from an engineering standpoint. Time will tell if it's robust enough to withstand normal use.


Post# 189299 , Reply# 7   2/7/2007 at 18:40 (6,287 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Sounds similar to F&P's first SmartDrive machine, which was belt-drive instead of direct-drive.

Post# 189300 , Reply# 8   2/7/2007 at 18:41 (6,287 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Oops. I think the F&P machine was called "Gentle Annie," not SmartDrive.

Post# 189306 , Reply# 9   2/7/2007 at 18:46 (6,287 days old) by exploder3211 ()        

Sounds Great


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