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Thread Number: 11010
The Harvest Gold Ge Filter Flo has sprung a leak! |
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| Post# 199381 , Reply# 1 3/24/2007 at 21:48 (6,234 days old) by nasadowsk () | ||
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Tub boot would be my guess. Check it before it goes *pop*, cause it's really 'exciting' when that happens... | ||
Post# 199417 , Reply# 2 3/25/2007 at 07:20 (6,234 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 199419 , Reply# 3 3/25/2007 at 08:03 (6,234 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Have you taken a look at the outer tub yet? Many of our GE's suffered rust spots on the outer tub that turned into holes. I was forever telling my Mother to leave the lid open after she washed to let the machine dry out. She opened the lid to find a garter snake snoozing in the filter pan once and that was the end of that. In my Mother's world of logic, it was better to leave the lid down so she wouldn't see the snake until it was too late. It explains my whole life.
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| Post# 199436 , Reply# 4 3/25/2007 at 10:27 (6,234 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
Austin (Westytoploader) knows a lot about all the leaks that can come from older Filter Flo's. There are several ports attached to the outer tub that can drip water if there is a rust or corrosion issue. I would start by running the machine with the back off and see where and when it leaks. Hopefully it is not the "splash" over from when it is starting to spin due to a bad top to tub seal. Steve | ||
| Post# 199566 , Reply# 6 3/26/2007 at 11:20 (6,233 days old) by geextrarinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
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Hi - The best thing I ever did on my filter flos was to get a roll of 1" wide weather stripping and put it on the underside of the top of the machine. If you lift the top up to investigate the seal - you will see that it has probably left a mark on the top of the machine where it has sat during its years of use. Wipe the surface clean and then follow the seal marks with weather stripping. When you press the machine top down again it will be noticably tighter but it is exactly what you need to solve the problem without the expense or headache of replacing that seal. I have done it on 3 leaky GEs and it works great, costs under 10.00 and is done in 5 mins! Also while you are under there - you SHOULD check for leaks or rust holes around the top of the tub just under the lip of the seal. Let us know how you make out! Matt | ||
| Post# 199567 , Reply# 7 3/26/2007 at 11:21 (6,233 days old) by geextrarinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
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