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Thread Number: 29458
GE WASHER FOR SALE! Cheap! |
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| Post# 447988 7/9/2010 at 01:56 (5,033 days old) by harold (Madison, WI) | ||
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A old GE Washer for sale very cheap. Look like a single speed. I wonder what are the switch say? Water temp, Water Level? CLICK HERE TO GO TO harold's LINK on Wilmington Craigslist | ||
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Post# 448145 , Reply# 1 7/9/2010 at 19:15 (5,032 days old) by pulltostart  (Mobile, AL) |
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Appears to be a BOL filter flo. Could be either a WA-550A (1965) or a WA-550B (1966). If the former, literature says it has 2 wash temperatures and 2 cycles (doesn't say much more than that). The later model claims to have 3 wash cycles, 3 wash temperatures and water save load selection. Are you going to get the washer?
Lawrence | ||
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Post# 448185 , Reply# 2 7/9/2010 at 22:09 (5,032 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I just got this same machine - mine is a "D" series, 1968. This is nearly the exact washer I grew up with though ours was a '71-72 vintage. I've replaced the transmission in this machine now and am in the "testing" phase so it should be ready for it's coming out party here over the weekend sometime.
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Post# 448187 , Reply# 3 7/9/2010 at 22:10 (5,032 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I should have an Alco customer number too! | ||
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Post# 448189 , Reply# 4 7/9/2010 at 22:12 (5,032 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 448197 , Reply# 5 7/9/2010 at 22:23 (5,032 days old) by washernoob () | ||
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I think thats a nifty looking machine. Simple but elegant. :) Looks like you are going to have some fun Greg! :) | ||
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Post# 448239 , Reply# 7 7/10/2010 at 05:13 (5,031 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 448270 , Reply# 8 7/10/2010 at 11:45 (5,031 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Very nice! | ||
| Post# 448280 , Reply# 9 7/10/2010 at 12:38 (5,031 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Wow Greg, those turned out beautiful!! Is the dryer gas or electric? | ||
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Post# 448449 , Reply# 10 7/11/2010 at 11:24 (5,030 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Greg | ||
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Post# 448807 , Reply# 11 7/12/2010 at 23:07 (5,029 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 448808 , Reply# 12 7/12/2010 at 23:08 (5,029 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Low water level - but a lot of suds | ||
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Post# 448873 , Reply# 13 7/13/2010 at 09:05 (5,028 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Gansky,
Thanks so much! Interesting about the such small differences in these water levels. So the normal water level for "high" apparently used to be just up to the balance ring in these V-14s? The V-16s would fill up a bit higher than that which must have been the only difference that allowed for the additional capacity. My low water level is also very high. It fills even to the top ring of holes on the basket. Medium is to the balance ring like the photo of yours. High is even with the filter pan pretty much.
Anyone know any more info about GE's and their water levels? Jon | ||
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Post# 448886 , Reply# 14 7/13/2010 at 09:59 (5,028 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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the difference in V12, V14, and V16 capacities came from the agitators, the rotor swirls were coned shaped which took up more space, than the straight vaned ones, which allowed a little extra capacity....
as far as fill levels, full has always been factory produced to stop at the bottom of the balance ring, not the clothes retainer, or the top of the agitator vanes.....and although thru the years of different presets, small was a 1/3 and medium was 2/3, if it was a 3 selection machine..... My Moms was a 2 level, high was the balance ring and low was 2/3 full..... Most machines that filled above the balance ring always had issues with clothes going over top and clogging the pump, but this could have also been part of operator error, I have never had this happen... I like the Mini-basket option on these machines which have them, you can either use the basket, but without it, the low water level makes for a great scrubbing action for cleaning rags and such, while the filter pan floods the load with water and suds.... if your level is too high, you may want to adjust it down, same goes for if the high level is too low, bring it up some... | ||
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Post# 448898 , Reply# 15 7/13/2010 at 11:23 (5,028 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Nice machines, Greg Also, as these machines age, the water levels can creep up and might need to be tweeked down a bit. That dryers is a good one if the elctric model has to be operated on 120. | ||
| Post# 448937 , Reply# 16 7/13/2010 at 13:38 (5,028 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Loved the video Greg, thanks so much for sharing it. Wow there is some real washer drama there!! Dirt wouldn't have a chance! | ||
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Post# 448954 , Reply# 17 7/13/2010 at 14:42 (5,028 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Water Levels,
Funny how these discussions always come around to water levels when GE's are brought up. In my lifetime I have seen at least 4 V-16 machines including the one that I own in action. This is not including pictures posted of them over the past few years. All of the V-16 GE's I've ever seen have had the same high water level which is right up to the filter pan. It was not something that changed with age. My grandmother's 3-speed machine filled the exact same levels for the 34 years she had it and believe me I tried them all as I was growing up. It was in the 70's that the water levels began to decrease again either to use less water, reduce the possibility of leaking, or maybe for both reasons.
I know there are some in the club that have researched and know more about this but I know at least from the standpoint of the V-16 models, water levels were set relatively high. The agitator may be the reason for being a V-16 but the higher water level was the true added capacity in my opinion. Jon | ||
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