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Post# 797384   12/4/2014 at 16:24 (3,424 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)        

Hellow everybody. I remember the GE filter-flo washer and matching dryer when I was a kid. I remember it would start the agitation cycle on gentle. Seconds later, it jumps to normal speed. It had 2 buttons: top one normal and bottom one gentle. it had the ramped activator and minibasket. I have used a laundry detergent called wash day powder. I remember when my mom would use the minibasket on small load and normal speed. When the rinse cycle started on normal, it would make a bang, bang, bang, bang noise accompanied by the downy ball floating inside. I was thinking, what's going on? I walked over to the GE and found it was on the rinse agitation with the minibasket with small selected. That was the best memory of the filter-flo, in my humble opinion. I was wondering if anybody can make a video on youtube of the filter-flo with the ramped activator and minibasket running on small and normal speed for the memories. Thanks.

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Post# 797402 , Reply# 1   12/4/2014 at 18:04 (3,424 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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the 'SpotScrubber' machine.....one of their top versions.....a unique way of washing....







Post# 797403 , Reply# 2   12/4/2014 at 18:06 (3,424 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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mini-wash setting...non mini basket







Post# 797404 , Reply# 3   12/4/2014 at 18:10 (3,424 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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their all available all across youtube.....







Post# 797410 , Reply# 4   12/4/2014 at 18:29 (3,424 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.)        

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The light Bang bang bang it's just until it fills completely with water.....
I used to have videos uploaded on my youtube, but then I deleted my account....
Anyway there're plenty...
I think I have used the mini basket about 5 times since we have had it (1994), of which one just on purpose to make that video.....

From your detailed "description" , it's weird that you didn't include the little bang it would make seconds after it starts (tub turns and engage brake)....as well as the typical end of spin bang....




This post was last edited 12/04/2014 at 19:31
Post# 797427 , Reply# 5   12/4/2014 at 20:40 (3,423 days old) by toploadloyalist (San Luis Obispo, CA)        

I had neighbors with a c.1969 model that continued agitating with the lid open. When did they start making those with lid switches that stopped agitating?


Post# 797440 , Reply# 6   12/4/2014 at 22:55 (3,423 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore)        

Any GE machine that I've seen you always had to have the lid closed for the machine to run. Perhaps their particular machine had a bypassed switch on it or one that was "rigged" so that it would run when the lid was open.

Post# 797464 , Reply# 7   12/5/2014 at 01:21 (3,423 days old) by Chetlaham (United States)        
Agitating with lid open

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I have seen models up to the mid 90s agitate with the lid open, almost always Whirlpool or Whirlpool made.

Post# 797479 , Reply# 8   12/5/2014 at 04:30 (3,423 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)        

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My grandmother's 74 model GE in avacado green would work with the lid up as would my neighbor's


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