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| Post# 196591 3/11/2007 at 13:27 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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I'll give you a hint...it's NOT the increase in vacuums or the decrease in space! :) 
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| Post# 196593 , Reply# 2 3/11/2007 at 13:33 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Interior shot Standard-capacity tub (which I had been wanting) and Ramp Activator. Now I wish I had hung onto the standard-capacity Mini-Basket that goes with it! 
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| Post# 196595 , Reply# 3 3/11/2007 at 13:35 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Left shot of the control panel showing the speed controls. I'm at a toss-up as to what I like more...the earlier toggle switches, or the later chrome pushbuttons! 
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| Post# 196596 , Reply# 4 3/11/2007 at 13:36 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Infinite water level, and 3 temperature combinations. 
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| Post# 196601 , Reply# 6 3/11/2007 at 14:02 (6,247 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Great machine Austin! | ||
| Post# 196602 , Reply# 7 3/11/2007 at 14:07 (6,247 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Austin, thats one of my favorties too. Arthur | ||
| Post# 196606 , Reply# 8 3/11/2007 at 14:26 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Since I saved up laundry all last week... Here are some wash shots! This is the first real load I did this morning, with sheets and towels. 
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Post# 196609 , Reply# 9 3/11/2007 at 14:31 (6,247 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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| Post# 196610 , Reply# 10 3/11/2007 at 14:32 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Washing away...Tide w/Bleach added to the filter pan! 
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| Post# 196611 , Reply# 11 3/11/2007 at 14:33 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Filter action from above...look at that nice, relaxing, well-formed stream! Doesn't get water everywhere like the Dispensall! 
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| Post# 196612 , Reply# 12 3/11/2007 at 14:34 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Nothing like Ramp Activation...very good dip-roll movement with this load! 
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| Post# 196613 , Reply# 13 3/11/2007 at 14:35 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Spin-drain 
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| Post# 196614 , Reply# 14 3/11/2007 at 14:36 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Full speed on the first spin! 
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| Post# 196615 , Reply# 15 3/11/2007 at 14:36 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Closeup of the rinse fill 
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| Post# 196616 , Reply# 16 3/11/2007 at 14:37 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Rinse away! Looks like we trapped a good amount of hair in the filter... 
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| Post# 196617 , Reply# 17 3/11/2007 at 14:38 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Those air bubbles didn't stand a chance... 
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| Post# 196618 , Reply# 18 3/11/2007 at 14:38 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Stream head-on shot 
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| Post# 196619 , Reply# 19 3/11/2007 at 14:39 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Final spin-drain...did I mention that this one likes to backflush the bleach dispenser in the process? 
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| Post# 196620 , Reply# 20 3/11/2007 at 14:40 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Rapidry 600 
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| Post# 196621 , Reply# 21 3/11/2007 at 14:41 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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...And check out what fits in here! The blue straight-vane which I've always wanted to try! 
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| Post# 196622 , Reply# 22 3/11/2007 at 14:41 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Washing a load of DIRTY rags 
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| Post# 196623 , Reply# 23 3/11/2007 at 14:42 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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With those huge vanes, the action is just WICKED at 100 oscillations per minute... 
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| Post# 196624 , Reply# 24 3/11/2007 at 14:43 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Now to try the straight-vane on some jeans... 
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| Post# 196625 , Reply# 25 3/11/2007 at 14:44 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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Lots of thrashing and ker-sloshing but not much else. 
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| Post# 196626 , Reply# 26 3/11/2007 at 14:44 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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However...with 3/4-cup of Roma in this load, it did make a sudscake! 
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| Post# 196630 , Reply# 27 3/11/2007 at 14:47 (6,247 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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The suds eventually got a little too out-of-control, so I had to add some Ensueño. The power-spray rinse took care of the rest... 
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| Post# 196634 , Reply# 28 3/11/2007 at 15:03 (6,247 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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YAY! Now that's the kind of GE I remember. Those are great machines and were so different and fascinating from the Kenmores and Whirlpools that I was used to. Great pix! | ||
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Post# 196635 , Reply# 29 3/11/2007 at 15:05 (6,247 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 196637 , Reply# 30 3/11/2007 at 15:32 (6,247 days old) by sudsman () | ||
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Austin What color green is that and what brand I do love it... it makes all the machines stand out but is not overbearing and so fresh too.. | ||
| Post# 196638 , Reply# 31 3/11/2007 at 15:38 (6,247 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Austin. Congratulations on your new machine. It looks like a fun machine. That was when GE's were still good machines. Ross | ||
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Post# 196649 , Reply# 33 3/11/2007 at 16:42 (6,247 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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| Post# 196651 , Reply# 34 3/11/2007 at 16:45 (6,247 days old) by andrewinorlando () | ||
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I still think those were some of the best washers ever built. My cousin still has my '82 Filter Flo. She raised three kids with it, and two of them are still coming back home to do their laundry!! Nothing like a filter flo...congratulations, Austin!! | ||
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Post# 196668 , Reply# 35 3/11/2007 at 18:23 (6,247 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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I've seen a similar model a hundred times, identical to yours except that around here it was always an "Extra Large Capacity" machine. I'm curious, what's the model # of that beautiful machine? Here's my version of your find, an earlier filter-flo with the blue straight-8. Unfortunately, I think this one needs a new motor; 2 speed clutch works but the machine's high speed spin is almost too painfully slow to watch. 
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Post# 196680 , Reply# 36 3/11/2007 at 19:27 (6,247 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 196705 , Reply# 37 3/11/2007 at 21:10 (6,247 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Beautiful GE, Austin! The straight vane agitator is the same one I grew up on. Well, not literally but I spent many an hour mezmerized by that wash action. Do you have the filter pan that goes with it? You would have had suds pouring down the front of the machine if so - we somehow (?) had suds-cakes a lot when I was young.
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Post# 196736 , Reply# 38 3/11/2007 at 22:20 (6,247 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 196737 , Reply# 39 3/11/2007 at 22:20 (6,247 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 196740 , Reply# 40 3/11/2007 at 22:30 (6,247 days old) by bosch2460 (Harrisonburg, VA) | ||
Nice GE, Austin..... Its very similar to my sisters Filter Flo. Hers has the temps and two speeds on the toggles, and the ramped activator. I am not sure what year it is, though. I bought her the used, matching set over 3 years ago, and I know it washes thru about 15-20 loads a week and shows no signs of slowing down. I adore the straight vaned agitators....My aunts Dispensall had one, and could just sit and watch the entire cycle. Hers seemed to turnover pretty well...but I know they cant beat the ramped activators for turnover. But I just love the way the straight vanes whip up suds. I can still envision my aunts Dispensall washing, with suds oozing out of the lid and spilling over onto the floor. Have fun with your new machine!!!
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Post# 196745 , Reply# 41 3/11/2007 at 22:35 (6,247 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Congrats Austin
Grew up with Filter Flo washers. Boy was I in for a shock when I got a Maytag last year. No comparison to the sound of a Filter Flo. That tub brake...and the shaking of the cabinet during the spin. No signs of that with the Maytag. There is something about seeing how much lint was removed in the filter pan...Simply amazing machines! | ||
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Post# 196746 , Reply# 42 3/11/2007 at 22:37 (6,247 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Good to see another FF
Nice machine! My grandmother still uses her GE FF, circa 1978 or so. It is a MOL model, of unknown capacity, with a "white" straight-vane agitator. She just put on a new pump. I love that machine and although it may not be a Maytag, it will clean circles around just about anything else. Great save, Dave | ||
| Post# 196753 , Reply# 43 3/11/2007 at 22:54 (6,247 days old) by ~sudsshane () | ||
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Austin~ How exciting! Thanks for sharing the pics of your filter flo. Those were fantastic machines! I would love to get my hands on one. Happy washing! ~Shane | ||
| Post# 196754 , Reply# 44 3/11/2007 at 22:56 (6,247 days old) by ~sudsshane () | ||
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Austin~ Where did you find Bold Plus?.I had no idea P&G even made that detergent anymore. That was a very good brand. | ||
| Post# 196761 , Reply# 45 3/11/2007 at 23:37 (6,247 days old) by washoholic (San Antonio, TX) | ||
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| Post# 196764 , Reply# 46 3/12/2007 at 00:12 (6,247 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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no youtube vid, austin? the str8-vane agi would be cool to see in action. is that why you wanted standard capacity? | ||
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Post# 196771 , Reply# 47 3/12/2007 at 02:55 (6,247 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Congrats, Austin! Thanks for all the great pictures, too. There's nothing like a Filter-Flo and it's great you can change-out the agitator whenever you feel like it. One of my friends had a FF when I was in college and I remember water backflushing into the bleach dispenser on that one, too. Must be a common trait with them.
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Post# 196784 , Reply# 48 3/12/2007 at 06:14 (6,246 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL) |
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| Post# 196797 , Reply# 49 3/12/2007 at 07:23 (6,246 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
Cool Austin. Hey, wonder if you could try the "mini basket" water level without the mini basket in it. Bet the spalsh action would drench you. I have aquired a Filter Flo as well. Mine leaks all over the floor when spinning. I am not sure if I will keep it. Gyrafoam and I fooled with it for about 2 hours one day, and I was over it. Steve | ||
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Post# 196803 , Reply# 51 3/12/2007 at 07:48 (6,246 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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GEs would spin drain then stop, pause and spin again. | ||
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Post# 196805 , Reply# 52 3/12/2007 at 08:13 (6,246 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass) |
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I remember my mom's 52 GE washer doing that. I thought it was to settle the clothes down away from the top of the tub. GE washers were known for small articles of clothing going past the clothes guard and into the outer tub. Sometimes just blocking the drain outlet, sometimes wrapping around the pump impeller. | ||
| Post# 196819 , Reply# 53 3/12/2007 at 09:56 (6,246 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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| Post# 196860 , Reply# 55 3/12/2007 at 13:34 (6,246 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
GE Filter Flo's
Nice Filter Flo Austin! Looks to be in mint condition for the land of rust too! The FF does a great job on cleaning, but they are water hogs, and a bit rough on clothes. I use my 64 FF mostly for "car towels" ect. Things that are REALLY dirty. They are great for washing sheets and blankets also, as they do not tangle, even if you wind the material around the Activator. I will be selling my FF soon. Hate to see it go, but same old story.... Running out of room, for new arrivals. <: 
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Post# 196861 , Reply# 56 3/12/2007 at 13:43 (6,246 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Something happened to the later perforated tub FFs. They did get noisier and shakier than the earlier models. Don't know if thinner grade metal was used in the cabinet or what, but there is a world of difference between one from the 60s and one from the 80s. GE found a cheaper way of making them, for sure. | ||
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Post# 196988 , Reply# 59 3/12/2007 at 21:03 (6,246 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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~the solid tub GEs would spin-drain then stop, pause and spin again. While the pause was to help kill suds. How does this kill suds? Yes as described, the wiring would make the washer perorm as stated. My thought was that the pause may have been PURPOSELY engineered-in to allow clothing to fall back to the bottom of the tub before the last portion of the spin to prevent items from being flung out of the inner tub. IIRC my mother's Norge (early 70's) would not allow the spin-brake solenoid to be energized (i.e. allowing spin) unless the tub water-level was sensed as "empty". The timer would not even try to spin until a minute or so after the tub emptied. Looks like it was a somewhat similar wiring configuration, such that the circuit for spin was established through the water-level sensing switch. | ||
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Post# 196991 , Reply# 60 3/12/2007 at 21:16 (6,246 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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~Unfortunately, it still has a mildew smell. It always amazes me how people let these machines get so bad--- then wash their clothes in them. Lesson #1- Leave the lid UP to dry the machine. Lesson #2- Mold /mildew is fed by SOFTENER buildup. Lack of bleach and hot water occasionally contributes as well. BTW=> Mold grows on hard surfaces. Mildew is mold on fabrics (soft surfaces). :-) | ||
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Post# 197066 , Reply# 62 3/13/2007 at 08:16 (6,245 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Mold and Mildew | ||
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Post# 197071 , Reply# 63 3/13/2007 at 08:46 (6,245 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 197092 , Reply# 64 3/13/2007 at 11:44 (6,245 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Filter-flown
We had two GE filter-flo's at the same time when I was growing up. One was(I believe and am still trying to find out) a 1960 solid tub model(pictured below and if anyone knows its model number, please let me know--my educated guess is that it's a WA650T {or U???})that we bought used from Bombaci's appliance store in Centerbrook CT (loved that man, loved that store on the side of his Shell station) and the other was our main machine, a 1962 perforated tub V-12. Despite very different tubs and activators, they both shared similar maladies. Both machines only needed service whenever a sock would "jump ship" and clog the inner tub drain, both oversudsed (I remember the first repairman telling my Mother to use only Dash in the machine) and both had a spray rinse between the wash and rinse cycles. I don't remember either machine pausing during the spin. Occasionally, the V-12 (which had what seemed like a 5 minute pause between the end of the wash and beginning of the first spin), would just passively drain a couple of inches before the spin started. That always improved the spin because the load would compress a bit and shift the center of gravity to a lower point in the washbasket. Although both machines were heroic, I especially loved the solid tub one because it had a blue filter pan and the lid switch didn't trip until the lid was practically at a 50 degree angle. The V-12 lid switch tripped at a 20 degree angle. I still remember my Father, bless his heart, using his medical tools and and cavity mirror to examine the lid switch behind the hinge inside the outer tub. Pity we didn't realize that one could "snap open" the cabinet top and simply bypass that *&$%#@@*!! spin safety switch. Viva vintage GE's they were my favorite toys! 
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| Post# 197489 , Reply# 65 3/14/2007 at 18:49 (6,244 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Austin 617 & 618 are so satisfying and cool and unusual
Is the Frig, the double rinse model of my infancy or the overflow? This thread is so interesting. Seems the GE is so versatile in its timers. Mine is a 77 and it came from my friend Maddog with the front legs higher than the back;he never knew why. Also, after the wash spin mine does a ten second or so flush before filling for the rinse. I though it was a vestigial suds-flush, left over from the older models. Robert said he thought it was a bad timer, but the macine has always done this and everything else is in order. The General Electrician plot thinkens--or as you would have it, the Filter "Florian"--the old accordianist from the Lawrence Welk Show. What a beautiful studio you have and such desirable machines. | ||
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Post# 197529 , Reply# 66 3/14/2007 at 21:28 (6,244 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Nice Pics
Austin. You can't change tubs in a front loader thats for sure, we can't but Mike can! HAHA! Now I'm going to have to fix my 56 FF and get it runnning tiptop. As for the question on the Linty Combo I used my 1962 machine that matches your machine. So beware and clean out that trap under the tub door after washing linty things. | ||
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