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Thread Number: 53940
Mid-Late 60s GE washer & dryer question |
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| Post# 762695 6/10/2014 at 08:04 (3,602 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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Post# 762698 , Reply# 1 6/10/2014 at 08:25 (3,602 days old) by RevvinKevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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I don't know about the toggle switches, but...
These are 1970 models (or I assume they are). Yes if the washer was an upper end (near TOL model) and had a lit control panel, the matching dryer also had a lit control panel.
Kevin
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Post# 762728 , Reply# 3 6/10/2014 at 10:50 (3,601 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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The answers are yes and yes.
The models that Kevin posted are 1968 "D" models and IMHO, 1968 was the BEST year for illumination because not only was there a canopy light shining down on the controls, but on the TOL's the escutcheons behind the toggles and buttons on the control panel were made out of translucent plastic(Lexan, most likely), so the fluorescent bar backlit them as well. Very nice. The TOL dryers of this generation, as a rule, featured buttons rather than toggles for selections; toggles were used on the BOL's. The only drawback on the '68 models, in my opinion, was that they replaced the spiral ramped activators with the straight-6's which made for bigger and better mini-basket washing, but less effective normal washing. There are many here that prefer the straight-6.
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| Post# 762732 , Reply# 4 6/10/2014 at 11:04 (3,601 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Spiral... | ||
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Post# 762736 , Reply# 5 6/10/2014 at 11:20 (3,601 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Toggle vs Button One thing to remember about the toggle switches, I'm not aware of any these that had more than 3 positions (left, center, right; top, middle, bottom), so whatever feature the toggle was controlling couldn't be terribly complicated. In the case of dryers the toggles were usually Normal, Delicate, Fluff. Once PP fabrics and cycles were introduced the higher end dryers offered a fourth temperature and so something other than toggles were needed to control the selection., thus the push buttons.
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Post# 762738 , Reply# 6 6/10/2014 at 11:24 (3,601 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Straight vane agitator | ||
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Post# 762753 , Reply# 7 6/10/2014 at 12:31 (3,601 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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You can exchange them easily. They're usually available on eBay. Although if you have one of the original black or green ones with the vanes that extend a little beyond the base, I'd keep it.
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Post# 765901 , Reply# 8 6/25/2014 at 15:32 (3,586 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Toggles and buttons | ||
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Post# 765906 , Reply# 9 6/25/2014 at 16:07 (3,586 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 765943 , Reply# 10 6/25/2014 at 17:56 (3,586 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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| Post# 766205 , Reply# 11 6/26/2014 at 16:19 (3,585 days old) by Westie2 () | ||
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Jon after I saw your other post I was wondering how your GE was doing now you have told us.
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Post# 766238 , Reply# 12 6/26/2014 at 20:19 (3,585 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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They are doing well. I'm actually having to replace the inlet valve since the original one sprung a leak. The dryer also has a new terminal block. The old one cracked and caused a short. Other than that they are still good to go. Oh, well except I still haven't found an extra rinse switch for the washer... Thanks for the warm welcome.
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Post# 766668 , Reply# 13 6/29/2014 at 09:23 (3,582 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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1968 GE Pics
Water valve replaced and the Filter-Flo is back in business. They are doing just fine :-)
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Post# 766674 , Reply# 14 6/29/2014 at 09:42 (3,582 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 766675 , Reply# 15 6/29/2014 at 09:46 (3,582 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Hi Bob! We're doing alright. Pretty much been a roller coaster ride the last few years and things are finally starting to settle. I finished nursing school last year and gainfully employed now. Tony's back in the airline business so we can hop on planes again which is really nice too. Other than that we are just living it up in Portland. :-) Good to hear from you Bob!
Jon
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