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GE Filter Flo Mini Basket Wash |
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Post# 263220   2/4/2008 at 14:18 (5,896 days old) by vcontreras ()   |   | |
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How does the basket fill with water? Will it wash with mini basket setting without the mini basket? any wash videos of a mini basket? |
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Post# 263226 , Reply# 1   2/4/2008 at 14:47 (5,896 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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It's pretty simple. The recirculating water is shot into the filter-flo pan mounted on the agitator. The mini-basket also fits right onto the agitator so as the machine recirculates wash water it is filling the mini-basket. Machines have a "mini" setting on the water level switch. This basically fills the machine with just enough water to fill the mini-basket and recirculate (and maybe a little extra). Of course you can try it on higher water levels but that seems kind of pointless to me. I think the reason GE says not to wash clothes in the main tub while using the mini-basket may be due to possible damage to the clothing outside the mini-basket. It is not an "air-tight" fit so there are pockets and holes where garments could probably snag, etc. The link has a short video of a mini-basket. CLICK HERE TO GO TO jons1077's LINK |
Post# 263280 , Reply# 2   2/4/2008 at 18:36 (5,896 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)   |   | |
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Other than the music, I cannot hear any washer sounds.--Laundry Shark |
Post# 263493 , Reply# 5   2/5/2008 at 22:08 (5,895 days old) by brent-aucoin ()   |   | |
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Great Video! I have to ask however......because I never heard.... What happened to Austin and his Mom? Did they change screen names, and I never caught on? They were so cool. Brent |
Post# 264065 , Reply# 6   2/9/2008 at 10:23 (5,891 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Yes you can wash on the mini water level setting without the basket in. You set the water level to mini, then leave the basket out. The washer does not knoe the difference, at least not back then. I do it a lot. I love it; it's like a calypso. Only use the spiral agitator though, keeps the clothes circling and works gently. Small loads of course. I have a pic but I can't find it now. Also you can wash something in the main tub while you use the mini-basket; however there is not much water in the tub, but a lot of showering from the basket's overflow. I don't know if a really solied itme will get clean. I've only used it to freshen a beach towel or something like that. Here's a pic. |
Post# 264068 , Reply# 7   2/9/2008 at 10:31 (5,891 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 264069 , Reply# 8   2/9/2008 at 10:33 (5,891 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 264071 , Reply# 9   2/9/2008 at 10:43 (5,891 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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