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Thread Number: 11973
GE Thrash-O-Matic!! |
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Post# 212286 , Reply# 4 5/25/2007 at 22:29 (6,173 days old) by dadoes  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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A ramp Activator shouldn't be as aggressive as a straight-vane. FWIW, the load you describe, I probably would have done on low water level. FFs fill fairly high even on low. I never wash good shirts with jeans. Your load included only one, however, and you said it was a wear-worn pair. Did the jeans maybe come unbuttoned/unzipped during the wash? How many loads all-told have you done in the FF? Seems like there's something unusual at fault, if not with the machine in general, then specific to the load. | ||
| Post# 212293 , Reply# 6 5/25/2007 at 22:56 (6,173 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Yeah, I would say something's up with the shirt and it should be returned, if the jeans didn't come undone and there are no obvious issues inside the tub. I think you loaded and timed prudently and should not have had that issue. | ||
| Post# 212297 , Reply# 7 5/25/2007 at 23:27 (6,173 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
Daaaang! Did you have that bad boy plugged into the 220 line? lol!! Have had a 1964 Filter-Flo for several years. Has the ramp Activator. It is not gentle, that is for sure, but it has never ripped anything for me. If I were you, I would look for a sharp cut/nick on the Activator. If you find one, file it down, or replace the Activator. Those machines have a very short and fast stroke, so if a garment is snagged on a sharp nick or cut, it would be shredded in no time. I have no doubt that the vintage GE machine is rougher on clothes than a vintage Maytag or Whirlpool, only because of the short fast stroke the GE has. However it was a good design that was used for many years, so they are capable of washing lightweight fabric without shredding it, if the machine is in good condition. Good luck with your Filter-Flo. :> | ||
| Post# 212304 , Reply# 8 5/25/2007 at 23:55 (6,173 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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Well, Well, Well!!!! It looks like I issued that Journey Man Collectors Status prematurely after all!!!! The only thing that's going to be sent to the Crusher is your insolence young man!!!! | ||
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Post# 212351 , Reply# 10 5/26/2007 at 09:10 (6,172 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I'm sorry you had such a bad experience with your FilterFlo; they're cool machines. I washed clothes in one (ramped agitator) for 4 years while at college and don't recall anything so drastic occuring. But if the Frigidaire Goddess has spoken, then I think you're probably asking for trouble if you don't heed the call, LOL! | ||
| Post# 212355 , Reply# 11 5/26/2007 at 09:26 (6,172 days old) by thirtyater () | ||
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Something it wrong with this picture. Mom has been washing on Filter Flos since 1959 except for the seven years it took to wear out a Frig. rollermatic. Not once has a garment been torn by the Filter Flo. However, mom would NEVER wash shirts with jeans! | ||
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Post# 212359 , Reply# 12 5/26/2007 at 10:05 (6,172 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 212361 , Reply# 13 5/26/2007 at 10:21 (6,172 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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OK, what year is this Filter-Flo and you haven't answered the question yet whether this is a straight or spiral activator! Posting a pic of this machine, inside and out, would be helpful. I will admit that my Grandmother kept her GE washer set to GENTLE speed at all times. I was always looking for a near-TOL GE so I could set it to Gentle activation and FAST spin. GE's were always vigorous; they were always oversudsing.
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| Post# 212370 , Reply# 14 5/26/2007 at 11:12 (6,172 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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See Thread Eleven Thousand Nine Hundred For pictures of this unfairly judged "WORST" washing machine. The only thing really incorrect is that it is most likely post 1985!!!! | ||
| Post# 212380 , Reply# 16 5/26/2007 at 12:09 (6,172 days old) by soapnsuds () | ||
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Baha.. I did say...it's a ramped agitator. :) | ||
| Post# 212399 , Reply# 17 5/26/2007 at 14:42 (6,172 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Hey Buddy-boy--you need a crash course!!!!
Never ever wash a good shirt with jeans, especially a new one. Don't even think about it. How could you not know that???? How could I NOT KNOW what you're going to read next. I wish we could trade GE's. Mine now has a single speed weak motor; it barely washes. Hoping to get a rebuilt or new two speed 1977 motor. I broke the original last winter, determined to use it, on an winter morning, ice-jammed the pump and burned up the motor. (It is a garage machine, unprotected from the cold.) We pay for our lusts. I never ever should have even thought about using the GE in the winer, but I HAD TO, and I killed it. How moronic is that?! Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone; we're having a short rain break here in Buffalo--Heaven's tears for the Sabres' loss. It's the OJ Simpson curse on all Buffalo athletics. | ||
| Post# 212472 , Reply# 18 5/26/2007 at 23:27 (6,172 days old) by geextrarinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
I'm sorry but...
I realize you all know I'm a HUGE GE FAN... I have been washing in GE's all my life and I do appreciate their thoroughness when it comes to cleaning but in all honnesty - Quicksilver, though a fun young brand is NOT a well made garment line and I DO suggest you take the shirt back to where you got it because this is unacceptable. Also, alot of garments these days have extra distressing done to them because thats the look. It is possible that this shirt had a fabric finish that weakened the fibers and caused them to fray or tear when you washed them - this obviously was a mini basket item! And yes - don't wash shirts with jeans - thats just asking for trouble. iI I was there I'd come buy the GE from you, but I'm a little too far away! Good luck! | ||
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Post# 212500 , Reply# 19 5/27/2007 at 06:28 (6,171 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Something is wrong with this picture.
Once, and only once. I had such machine set for the Mini-basket (tiny amount of water) for a full load. I heard it struggling all the way from the shower, water running. GadgetGary came to the resuce and reset the water level to full where it needed to be. In my case it was an ID-TEN-T operator error (Id10t operator). I'm with the others. Methinks the agitator came up from the drive-shaft and caught the shirt underneath, or the shirt was of questionable quuality/construction. | ||
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