Thread Number: 25885
A GE wandered out of the pile today... |
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Post# 397621   12/5/2009 at 02:49 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397622 , Reply# 1   12/5/2009 at 02:51 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397623 , Reply# 2   12/5/2009 at 02:52 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397624 , Reply# 3   12/5/2009 at 02:55 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397625 , Reply# 4   12/5/2009 at 02:58 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397627 , Reply# 5   12/5/2009 at 03:02 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397628 , Reply# 6   12/5/2009 at 03:06 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397629 , Reply# 7   12/5/2009 at 03:07 (5,247 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Wow, that one is in good shape. You desert dwellers find some nice things and NO rust. best of luck alr2903 |
Post# 397630 , Reply# 8   12/5/2009 at 03:08 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397631 , Reply# 9   12/5/2009 at 03:12 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397632 , Reply# 10   12/5/2009 at 03:16 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397634 , Reply# 11   12/5/2009 at 03:24 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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During spin out, the water exits the basket and away it goes. For those who'd like it in action, here's a little video. That's QSD-DAN's arm helping me shoot it as he was in town and wanted to see a mini basket in operation. Mickeyd, the title is 'GE Washer Agitate & Spin With Minibasket' CLICK HERE TO GO TO redcarpetdrew's LINK |
Post# 397636 , Reply# 12   12/5/2009 at 03:27 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 397637 , Reply# 13   12/5/2009 at 03:34 (5,247 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Well, the filter seems to work. There is also a little video of the Activator doing it's thing. Title is 'GE Washer With Activator Agitate & Spin' Interesting little machine. It's not often I get to play with a mini basket. RCD CLICK HERE TO GO TO redcarpetdrew's LINK |
Post# 397646 , Reply# 14   12/5/2009 at 07:59 (5,247 days old) by bosch2460 (Harrisonburg, VA)   |   | |
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Damnit. That is a large capacity Mini-basket that I have been trying to get my paws on for months now. You are lucky that it was still with the machine!! Most just throw it out. My large capacity FF is from '79, older than yours and a MOL model, but the rampie and all are still the same. :) Nice find....AGAIN. Joel |
Post# 397648 , Reply# 15   12/5/2009 at 08:08 (5,247 days old) by bosch2460 (Harrisonburg, VA)   |   | |
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Hey RCD..... I just watched your vids. I think the water level in your washer is lower than it should be. With the mini basket in use, the FF stream should be continuous. The pump should not struggle at all to keep the stream pumping. The large level looked more like a medium, too. It looks to me it might be off by 2 inches or so. Might need a bit of tweaking. I am no expert, just going by what I have been in my own, and other FF washers. Good luck. |
Post# 397649 , Reply# 16   12/5/2009 at 08:16 (5,247 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 397653 , Reply# 18   12/5/2009 at 08:34 (5,247 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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The last GE FF that I had used a Spotscrubbler cycle. I believe there were no holes in the bottom of the mini-basket and when the Spotscrubber cycle was chosen, the mini-basket would fill with water(from the FF tube) and then STOP so that the water and detergent would be concentrated in the mini-basket and not go out into the main tub. I gave up this wonderful set in 1997 for the matching Maytag Neptunes. The Neptunes are still going strong after a major wax motor repair(which was past the recall). Wish I had kept my GE TOL FF set. Who knew back then??? |
Post# 398076 , Reply# 20   12/7/2009 at 18:21 (5,245 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Away Fri. eve till this a.m., I missed this. What a treat. I have wondered about the spiral mini forever, and now that I've seen its brisk moves, more interesting than the straight vane, I'll sleep much better! And thank you for the title. I've been using Robert's embedded Pink KA to use YouTube. Before that I was using Gansky's embedding of Jetcone's Norge. If only they knew how much they've helped the few. You video was compelling and revealing. Thanks again. If you need to unload the spiral basket, I'll pay well for it. Hope you got a chance to see my flix. Thanks again. Waiting patiently till Friday for this week's coolest finds. How 'bout that Easy that shoots water up thru the cone. Egads!!!! Rolling out the red carpet for you. |
Post# 398111 , Reply# 21   12/7/2009 at 21:29 (5,245 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Joel, I wasn't sure about the water level since it's been forever since I got a chance to play with a MiniBasket. I thought it might have been sud/air in the pump. Thanks for the kind words, Mickeyd and others. I'm finding myself being more selective in my pictures since finding out that so many take delight in the pictures of in action equipment. Some of my upcoming projects will include bringing to life some of the machines that the shop owns and have been dormant for 2+ decades on display. These include a PA900, a set of 49 Amps and a gasoline powered Grey Ghost. Sometimes I feel like a kid in a candy store... RCD |