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Thread Number: 44900
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| Post# 658638 2/7/2013 at 01:32 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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| Post# 658639 , Reply# 1 2/7/2013 at 01:33 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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Timer knob! | ||
| Post# 658640 , Reply# 2 2/7/2013 at 01:37 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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Interior shot! | ||
| Post# 658641 , Reply# 3 2/7/2013 at 01:38 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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Hand wash agitator! | ||
| Post# 658642 , Reply# 4 2/7/2013 at 01:39 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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Washin Dark Towels | ||
| Post# 658643 , Reply# 5 2/7/2013 at 01:41 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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Again | ||
| Post# 658644 , Reply# 6 2/7/2013 at 01:43 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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The dryer is ours but i did buy a ge dryer with this washer | ||
| Post# 658645 , Reply# 7 2/7/2013 at 01:47 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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Here is the ge dryer i bought with the hotpoint washer, I go | ||
| Post# 658646 , Reply# 8 2/7/2013 at 01:49 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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I took the dryer apart and took pics to post, here they r! | ||
| Post# 658647 , Reply# 9 2/7/2013 at 01:52 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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This is a pic of top drum bearing! | ||
| Post# 658648 , Reply# 10 2/7/2013 at 01:53 (4,094 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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Finally lastly here is a pic of the bottom drum felt! | ||
Post# 658653 , Reply# 11 2/7/2013 at 05:43 (4,094 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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congratulations Nice-looking washer, certainly all of the settings for anything you would wash. | ||
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Post# 658667 , Reply# 12 2/7/2013 at 07:53 (4,094 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Next best thing to a GE FilterFlo......that RimFlo ring does tend to discolor on some models.....as for the splash shield, I have no idea why it has a chunk taken out of it.....
thats a cool agitator, and I would leave this one original, but the agitator mounted filter captures so much more lint.....a fully featured machine.....very nice find..... that filter ring does block the spray rinse unfortunately.... | ||
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Post# 658671 , Reply# 13 2/7/2013 at 08:25 (4,094 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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 Martin is right, there is/was a type of plastic resin that I'm researching to find out how to clean it or bleach it, that GE used that "yellows" through time and I'm beginning to suspect a reaction to some liquid fabric softeners over time. Leave it alone for now.
I think Martin also answered your other question which is the notch. Those rubber lid guards are movable and it would make sense if it was for the some of the spray rinse spray to get to the tub. If you can move it, you might want to try rotating it over so the notch lines up with the fill flume. If not, I'd leave it alone until you can find another OE tub guard. It's a fun machine and an OE fabric softener dispenser is available for it on eBay right now. The auction has ended but it looks like nobody bought it so you might contact the seller to see if they're going to relist it. CLICK HERE TO GO TO bajaespuma's LINK on eBay | ||
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Post# 658673 , Reply# 14 2/7/2013 at 08:36 (4,094 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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That's a nice washer - the best of Hotpoint. That agitator will kick up some suds, but it's fun to watch and the long spray rinsing knocks down most of the suds anyway. I cut a notch out of the fill flume, behind the splash guard that allowed the water to spray more towards the center of the basket instead of only in the filter ring. The force of the water was enough to push past the splash guard and into the basket for more effective spray rinsing. It probably makes little difference in the overall results, but water drama is more fun.
Later on, the filter rings didn't discolor like that. They must have changed the plastic but Ken is probably right too, the conditions of water & chemicals play a big part in how plastics age. | ||
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Post# 658679 , Reply# 15 2/7/2013 at 09:06 (4,094 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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On plastics and aging
Yes indeed, certain chemicals can react, alter, or interfere with the light emitting properties of the plastic, thereby altering the color.
One of the most common ways to cause this however is with exposure to UV light. Many kitchens, laundry rooms, and garages have flourescent lighting in them, especially in constructions since the 1980s, and exposure to the UV degrading elements of this type of light will quickly yellow certian light colored plastics. If a material is exposed to heat, humidity, or surface-tension altering chemicals (surfactants) this can accelerate the yellowing. We see yellowing all the time on certain products, especially dishwashers with plastic control panels, when their color was originally white. These turn an ugly yellowish beige. Same is true for end caps and some knobs on WP-made DD washers, GE plastic knobs on white panel washers and dryers, etc. I am not sure its completely possible to remove this yellowing or color alteration. It depends how deep into the product that the molecules have been effected. This is not unlike the yellowing on automotive headlamps. There are treatments (such as buffing compounds and rubbing compounds) which remove the damaged layers of material and reveal a proper colored, "new" surface. If not protected from UV exposure in some manner, these surfaces will become altered again. On the other hand, if the material has yellowed all the way through, or effectively aged permanently, it may not be possible to bring back the original appearance. Keep in mind also that the properties of some thermoplastics, especially vintage ones, can not tolerate exposure to strong chemicals, and can partially dissolve, break, or crumble. The only way to guard against this is to use better pigments in the coloring process during molding. This however ads cost, so some manufacturers do it for color stability (there are also UV stabilizers which improve exposure tolerance to sun) other don't, it depends on budgets. Gordon | ||
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Post# 658850 , Reply# 16 2/7/2013 at 23:26 (4,093 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Plastics treated with a fire retardant Bromine
That washer is nice and I saw one like it or similar, not long ago on CL....
I can't suggest a thing for the yellowing and I'd be interested if someone learns how to reverse this coloring. Since it was more likely chemically-induced(how could something under the hood get enough UV exposure to turn this yellow over time?)...my link & comments might only be of interest to the non-chemically induced yellowing. I haven't researched to find a commercially available solution to use. I am planning to use it on some radios and a mixer. So, perhaps for those who have some yellowing on the outside (knobs), the provided technique to reverse yellowing MIGHT be of interest. It applies to ABS plastic, used commonly on so many consumer products and parts. If you try it, read the Problems and pitfalls section; it convinced me to just use a UV light and limit to 10% hydrogen peroxide and time limit. Doug: .. love the agitator, too...but..what does Hand Wash System mean(?) Hotpoint graphic is added - was it just a marketing gimmic to suggest it has a hand-wash gentle mode? Congrats and enjoy. Phil CLICK HERE TO GO TO ovrphil's LINK | ||
| Post# 658880 , Reply# 17 2/8/2013 at 07:27 (4,093 days old) by doug (West Virgina) | ||
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Sum it up ;)
I think the filter rim is suppose to be somewhat of a beige color cause I pulled up a hotpoint catalog from 1978 and the washer is a 1979 although hotpoint changed the consol "and I'm sure a few other things" during this time period of a year the filter rim wasn't white! Over time I know its yellowed, shouldnt be that dark of a color! But my opinion on the cover shield is that some how some way it got cut or someone cut it, I don't thing it's suppose to have a gash in it. This is the only thing I was really thinking about replacing, do u all think it would make the washer look better? It also has soap scum built up on it anyway, u can notice when ur up close! But if anyone knows of any chemical that will help yellowing of plastic please let me know! And yes the ge w/d white consol knobs yea those r a pet peeve of mine, very bad about yellowing. This has been a prob. for me too many times! U think ge would of changed something in the plastic by now to help keep the knobs from yellowing buttt... Oh, I actually have a fabric softener dispenser I had found at a used appliance store a couple years ago that I'm using, thanks for the posting though!
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Post# 658920 , Reply# 19 2/8/2013 at 10:44 (4,093 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Hand-Wash System | ||
| Post# 658931 , Reply# 20 2/8/2013 at 11:54 (4,093 days old) by westie2 () | ||
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The hand wash was like a 3rd speed slow and the spin was the slower spin. We used to used the other speeds too like for work gloves used the normal the lower water level and the small agitstor did not kick up the water too much. | ||
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Post# 658964 , Reply# 21 2/8/2013 at 13:51 (4,093 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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hand wash | ||
| Post# 719989 , Reply# 22 12/8/2013 at 18:36 (3,790 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Hey Doug, how about a video of your Hotpoint washer with the 'straight vane' agitator in action ? A full cycle (wash-rinse-spin). | ||
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Post# 719997 , Reply# 23 12/8/2013 at 19:05 (3,789 days old) by jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA) |
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Frigidaire dryer--- | ||
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Post# 720020 , Reply# 24 12/8/2013 at 20:35 (3,789 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 720022 , Reply# 25 12/8/2013 at 20:41 (3,789 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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To deciphr wash selector (if interested)
(agitate/spin speed)
Regular (normal/normal) Permanent Press (normal/slow) wool/knits (slow/normal) delicates (slow/sow) Handwash (ex-slow/slow) most likely On the knits/delicate wash cycle, if it's anything like my 1978 GE, it would agitate for about 3 minutes. Then pause and soak for about 2-3 minutes and then agitate for another 2 minutes. | ||
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Post# 720023 , Reply# 26 12/8/2013 at 20:53 (3,789 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Doug, your Baycrest washer posts 10/19/2013 | ||
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