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Thread Number: 23202
1970's GE Filter-Flo Extra Large Wash Basket |
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| Post# 362131 7/6/2009 at 15:54 (5,401 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Does anyone know if GE had bigger large capacity washtubs in the late 60's thru 70's than the 80's and 90's ones? | ||
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| Post# 362305 , Reply# 1 7/7/2009 at 08:46 (5,400 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Anybody?!? | ||
Post# 362324 , Reply# 2 7/7/2009 at 09:54 (5,400 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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I remember my folks had a 1973 Viking (A GE clone) that was an 18lb tub capacity and this was supposedly the largest at time. My first washer was a 1976 Viking (still a GE clone) that had the 21lb tub - the other GE's I had from the late 70's and early 80's never seemed to be bigger than this. I recall buying my father a GE Medallion 850 washer (MOL, I believe) to replace the 73 Viking in or around 1989 and it had an 18lb tub... Hope this helps a little...
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| Post# 362334 , Reply# 3 7/7/2009 at 10:31 (5,400 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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WOW!!! It absolutely does. I wonder why GE(USA) never made anything bigger than the 18 lb tub capacities? Do you have any photos or literature of these kind of GE's? | ||
| Post# 362534 , Reply# 4 7/8/2009 at 01:23 (5,399 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Turquoisedude, do you still have your first 1976 Viking (GE)? Have you ever made any videos of your GE Viking's? | ||
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Post# 362550 , Reply# 5 7/8/2009 at 07:02 (5,399 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Alas, no....
I mourn the sale of that machine frequently! The Filter-Flo washing system and the mini-basket were the key features that I miss most... I traded the set for a compact washer/dryer when I moved to into downtown Montreal in 1994... I know for a fact that the machine was last known to be in use in 2002, though! I didn't have a means of taking videos of the washer, either. SIGH!! I probably would've gotten shot, but I remember badgering my folks to take a movie of the family's first GE washer, a V12!! | ||
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Post# 362566 , Reply# 6 7/8/2009 at 09:32 (5,399 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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TTBOMK 
GE's 18lb. capacity washbaskets were the all the same size until the extinction of Filter-flo. Just a couple of inches deeper, no wider. Their capacity claims were always a stretch. Somehow the V-12 tub (that could hold 12 lbs. of HEAVY laundry, barely)became able to hold 16 lbs. by the end of the 70's. The 18 lb. tub(that became the "extra large" tub) could launder 12 lbs. of normal-weight laundry, also just barely, and I know because I measured many times. Cleaning effectiveness also depended greatly on which activator was used. The straight-vaned ones, predictably, were like tits on a bull for big packed loads.
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Post# 362570 , Reply# 7 7/8/2009 at 09:53 (5,399 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Now there's something I remember from the family's original V12 washer - the activator was 'swirled'; the 76 Viking was definitely the straight-vane style and it worked best with loads that were mixed with small and large articles. What brought about the change? Was it simply to allow you to cram more into the tub?? | ||
| Post# 362602 , Reply# 9 7/8/2009 at 12:19 (5,399 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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straight 4-vane Activator 
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| Post# 362603 , Reply# 10 7/8/2009 at 12:23 (5,399 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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I'd love to re-building a GE dream machine and it would be awesome to get a hold of a Viking (GE) 21 lb. tub to put in a SpotScrubber washer. Any thoughts? | ||
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Post# 362624 , Reply# 11 7/8/2009 at 14:29 (5,399 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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funny thing....GE's are a very quiet machine if you stop the filter flo...its the water splashing that makes it a somewhat noisy machine....never knew this til I got a spotscrubber model and the water turned off during the scrub period.... I also take the fill flume and turn it over on itself so the water entering hits the vinyl tub ring, the water splashes onto the clothes and you get a waterfall effect during the fill, instead of the water going behind the tub...this was just a preference | ||
| Post# 362631 , Reply# 12 7/8/2009 at 14:48 (5,399 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
Don't get me wrong---
I liked the old Filter-Flo washers made by GE but hated the backwash that would come out of the Filter Flo spray as it filled and agitated for the rinse.I know a dealer(Joe Bolewhicki's Appliance) that was planning on using the ballance blocks to build an interesting looking house! LOL Seriously though,I really liked the GE Filter Flo washers 1,000% better than their current Tupperware models.LOL | ||
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Post# 362667 , Reply# 14 7/8/2009 at 17:45 (5,399 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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it just seemed really good water pressure made the filling kinda whistle, annoying yes, I took out the air gap and with a few pieces of plastic pipe replaced it to make it a solid, no air gap hookup...alls you heard then was gushing water... My buddy got these when I lived with him in princeton,nj, he bought fixer uppers and resold and made a pretty penny doing it back then, whe he remodeled the kitchen I talked him into new washer/dryer and all in the GE series, I like the "spotscrubber" with the large mini-basket which was solid, no holes in the bottom or near the center shaft, thats how I found out they would shut the filter flo off to concentrate the detergent in the mini-basket....the salesman didn't even know this, I only got to use them for about 2 years, very nice set though, I like gadgets and buttons.... I explained in the other thread on what to check on thewater spin out problem....check and get back to me...email if you have to, we'll figure out whats wrong.....adjust the water level set screw to allow enough water to about 1/2 below the filter pan, you can't let water float in the pan cause then the lint won't bundle up, it has to be able to flo out with the agitation strokes....now if your doesn't have the mini-basket, I think I have a tub filter ring from a hotpoint that could be used and that would allow you to fill the water even higher yet and still function with the filtering action, the advantage of this is the filter is self-cleaning....just some ideas....let me know how you made out....... | ||
| Post# 362870 , Reply# 15 7/9/2009 at 16:34 (5,398 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Do you have a pics of the change you made with air gap...where actually is the air gap hookup? | ||
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Post# 362881 , Reply# 16 7/9/2009 at 18:27 (5,398 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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no pics...the air gap is located in line from the water valve...comes up to the top and back down thru a hose to the water flume into the outter tub....just need to use adapters from lowes to convert from the 1/4 tube to the 3/4 inch hose....take the air gap out and go to lowes and tell them you need to replace this piece with a plastic style conversion, theres a number of ways to do it....just pick one...
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| Post# 362899 , Reply# 17 7/9/2009 at 21:13 (5,398 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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ok, cool. | ||
| Post# 363004 , Reply# 19 7/10/2009 at 16:14 (5,397 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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I've just seen a photo of the GE with the touchpad water temperature selector...looks beautiful. What size was the washtub to handle a king-size comforter? | ||
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Post# 363044 , Reply# 20 7/10/2009 at 18:40 (5,397 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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| Post# 363102 , Reply# 21 7/10/2009 at 23:09 (5,396 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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I had an all white GE FF with the touchpad. It was a very nice machine. Spotscrubber option, with minibasket. It was a 1995 model I believe. It had a fairly deep basket, at least 16lb. It only had one port for the water to shoot into the filter. | ||
| Post# 363113 , Reply# 22 7/10/2009 at 23:54 (5,396 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Do you remember the model number of the washer? | ||
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