Thread Number: 21508
The Maiden Wash - 56 GE Washer/Dryer Combo |
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Post# 338832   3/30/2009 at 15:07 (5,476 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Finally got to play with the GE washer with real clothes! I cleaned out the drain tube on the air gap and was very happy to find the waterfall was no longer a feature of the drain period of this machine! Here's the loading and starting of the machine: CLICK HERE TO GO TO turquoisedude's LINK |
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Post# 338833 , Reply# 1   3/30/2009 at 15:09 (5,476 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 338834 , Reply# 2   3/30/2009 at 15:11 (5,476 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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The stuff I washed seemed to come out nicely - I was expecting more tangling! The clothes were still really quite wet and drippy, though. Is this normal?? I figured the dry part of the cycle would take some time! For this run, I slung the load into the Inglis for a spin and then hung them out on the line. CLICK HERE TO GO TO turquoisedude's LINK |
Post# 338837 , Reply# 3   3/30/2009 at 15:17 (5,476 days old) by oldappliancenut ()   |   | |
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I love your kitchen |
Post# 338839 , Reply# 4   3/30/2009 at 15:23 (5,476 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 338844 , Reply# 5   3/30/2009 at 15:47 (5,476 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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these interesting videos! Is it just me, or is this machine on the louder side? Lawrence/Maytagbear |
Post# 338847 , Reply# 6   3/30/2009 at 15:52 (5,476 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Yeah, the washer is a bit noisy, I admit. Hubby kept asking me "Are you sure it's on?" each time I tested it... Believe it or not, though, it seemed quieter with a load of clothes! I am sure the steel counter and cabinets of the kitchen centre don't help. I threw in some fiberglass insulation before I installed it; hate to think what it would've been like without! Gotta plan that wash-in.... |
Post# 338853 , Reply# 7   3/30/2009 at 16:04 (5,476 days old) by autowasherfreak ()   |   | |
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I love that washer and your kitchen, absolutely Beautiful! |
Post# 338884 , Reply# 8   3/30/2009 at 18:49 (5,476 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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How fun - you must have been very proud to see those clothes sloshing around IN THE KITCHEN! The drippage is normal - little more than 250 rpm for spinning makes for some soggy dry cycles. These GE's were excellent washers but the performance goes South when the wash-water drains out... The dryer is capable of boiling off that extra water though, I think the high-temp during dry can go well over 200F. (Psssst: The Westinghouse isn't much better ;-) |
Post# 338894 , Reply# 9   3/30/2009 at 19:31 (5,476 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 338901 , Reply# 10   3/30/2009 at 19:51 (5,476 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 338984 , Reply# 11   3/31/2009 at 07:13 (5,476 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Gansky - Yes, I've heard the Westy may not spin all that dry... Perhaps I should be seriously considering one of those wringer machines I found close to home... Ben - You'll have that Duomatic sudsing away in no time I'm sure!! Jon - It's the cast-iron transmission; I don't know if this is true, but apparently it was the really early combos that had the transmission. |
Post# 339075 , Reply# 12   3/31/2009 at 14:24 (5,475 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 339086 , Reply# 13   3/31/2009 at 14:59 (5,475 days old) by oldappliancenut ()   |   | |
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gonna have it looked at when I have xtra money |
Post# 339105 , Reply# 14   3/31/2009 at 16:16 (5,475 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)   |   | |
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Ah, doing the laundry to the strains of "Canadian Sunset"... that's the way to live! |
Post# 339128 , Reply# 15   3/31/2009 at 18:02 (5,475 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 339322 , Reply# 16   4/1/2009 at 12:56 (5,474 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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