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Post# 248776 11/17/2007 at 20:19 (5,997 days old) by sudsmaster  (SF Bay Area, California) |
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This looks to me like a mid-70's GE Filter-Flo. It looks to be in pretty good shape - the lack of a speed difference may mean that the clutch needs attention, though. I already have a later model, a '78 "Programmed" version, otherwise I'd snap this one up myself... ;-) One potential advantage of this one, over the one I have, is that it doesn't hide the temperature selections behind fabric options. Not sure if it allows hot wash - warm rinse combinations. Would be nice if it did! CLICK HERE TO GO TO sudsmaster's LINK on San Francisco Craigslist 
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Post# 248786 , Reply# 1 11/17/2007 at 22:37 (5,997 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 248791 , Reply# 3 11/17/2007 at 23:06 (5,997 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 248798 , Reply# 4 11/17/2007 at 23:48 (5,997 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 248802 , Reply# 6 11/18/2007 at 00:30 (5,997 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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I may be mistaken, but older, pre-70's washers rinsed at the same temp as the wash water. If you selected hot for the wash, they'd do hot for the rinse(s). Warm wash/warm rinse. Cold wash/cold rinse. Warm or hot water will help relax natural fibers so that not only soil but also soap/detergent residues are more completely released. The Maytag Neptune "Stain Cycle" selection on their front loader forces the first rinse to be the same temp as the wash. I use this feature routinely, with very good results. There may be other reasons as well for an advantage for a warm rinse for a hot wash, such as for certain fibers like silk and wool, but these are what spring to mind. There is also the not insignificant desire that if the machine is designed to prevent a certain wash/rinse temp combination, then it is limited in flexibility and an irritation to one's spirit of freedom of choice. | ||
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Post# 248819 , Reply# 8 11/18/2007 at 07:34 (5,996 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Laundress, back me up here
Warm water allows more salts to go into solution. If any residue remains in the fabrics, they're likely to dissolve faster and more completely in warm water. One of the reasons that I began to doubt Consumers Union's reporting. When the energy crunch hit they reported that there's no difference between a cold and warm rinse. I don't have exact measurements, but warm water would always extract more residue.
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Post# 248820 , Reply# 9 11/18/2007 at 07:35 (5,996 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 248830 , Reply# 10 11/18/2007 at 10:00 (5,996 days old) by retro-man (- boston,ma) |
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warm water rinses I have found this option very useful when washing plastic shower curtains, they will shred in our cold water. I also use a warm rinse when doing scatter rugs with rubber backing. It seems keep the rubber from cracking and breaking up. Jon | ||
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Post# 249027 , Reply# 11 11/19/2007 at 06:43 (5,996 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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Yes-I had the same problem with vinyl shower curtains cracking and tearing when rinsed in cold water.You have to wash the curtains frequently around here because of the humid conditions-the curtain will mildew.In the summer around here though the cold water is really "warm" so I can rinse them in that without tearing. | ||
| Post# 249131 , Reply# 12 11/19/2007 at 18:21 (5,995 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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Maytag provided warm rinses on all machines with hot or warm wash up until the 08 series in the late seventies. It seems to tie in with the energy crunch. Bobby in Boston | ||
| Post# 249329 , Reply# 13 11/20/2007 at 17:07 (5,994 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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Post# 249333 , Reply# 14 11/20/2007 at 17:47 (5,994 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Warm or even hot water rinse has several functions. The first and perhaps several rinses following a wash where pure soap was used, must always be in hot or warm water. Using cold water will cause the textile fibers to clamp down, trapping soap and muck. This not only leads to poor rinsing, but tattle-tale grey laundry as well. Warm water rinsing in general, when washing cottons and linens, does give a better results, even when using non-soap detergents. Again keeping the textile fibers open allows dirt and muck to flow freely out of the wash. The only problem with warm water rinsing is that it can cause more wrinkles can creases from spin cycles, than cold. This is quite true of man made fibers such as polyester which are themoplastic. That is to say heat can cause the textile fibers to reform (and even melt). This is why most permanent press cycles have "cool down care), and or do not spin and or spin at low rpms. Back to the GE The 1970's would have still seen some housewives laundering with soap. Ivory Snow was still a pure soap then, and very popular with mothers for laundering nappies and baby's things. I tried rinsing some a few loads in the Miele in warm water (the hoses are linked by a "Y" connect from the single tap), and it gave very good results. Oh, forgot to mention warm rinsing causes items line dried to dry faster, and machine dried items to dry slighly faster. In the first case, it is the same as "flash" drying hot dishes, warm water evaporates much faster than cold. Same for the later, and it also means the dryer has less work to "heat up" cold laundry. Though many publications such as Consumers Reports state the energy used in hot or warm water rinsing, is greater than what is used by the dryer heating cold rinsed laundry. L. | ||
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