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Thread Number: 64553
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
GE motors |
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Post# 872310 , Reply# 1 3/13/2016 at 16:06 (2,957 days old) by GELaundry4ever  (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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motor vent When I looked on top of the motor on my GE washer, I noticed there was an air vent. I like the nice whirring sound. | ||
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Post# 872374 , Reply# 3 3/13/2016 at 21:17 (2,957 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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GE washer motors My GE washer has a 1/2 horsepower motor. When I had a filter-flo set, the washer emitted a d and f tone when on the normal speed agitation. The agitation on my current GE has an e flat tone. I think it sounds neat. | ||
| Post# 872428 , Reply# 4 3/14/2016 at 04:39 (2,957 days old) by qualin (Canada) | ||
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I've always loved the sound that GE FF motors made. They were all very well designed and built. The motor from my parents old 1964-era FF does its duty as a polisher motor now. It still works, even after all of these years. | ||
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Post# 872465 , Reply# 5 3/14/2016 at 09:28 (2,957 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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GE bulky motors How big and bulky are these motors compared to what they have on their washers now? | ||
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Post# 872529 , Reply# 6 3/14/2016 at 17:35 (2,956 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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quick start I also like how the GE washer drive motors start quickly, almost instantly. I wonder why the GE post filter-flos don't have that intense motor vibration like the filter-flos do. When I examined the drive system, I noticed that the motor sits on a platform. I have to say that GE's have heavy-duty motors in them. | ||
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Post# 873093 , Reply# 8 3/17/2016 at 23:03 (2,953 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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post filter-flo motor normal speed The post filter-flo motors are also at 1725 when set to normal/fast speed. | ||
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Post# 874792 , Reply# 10 3/29/2016 at 08:59 (2,942 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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second attempt Here is the second attempt. CLICK HERE TO GO TO GELaundry4ever's LINK | ||
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Post# 874793 , Reply# 11 3/29/2016 at 09:02 (2,942 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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motor durability I was always under the impression that GE motors couldn't handle high torque loads. I have noticed that the post filter-flos have varying levels of quiet like their filter-flo ancestors before them. | ||
| Post# 874800 , Reply# 12 3/29/2016 at 10:19 (2,942 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
One thing I can vouch for is the quietness of the motor itself, as well as how well they balance.
Agitation was actually pretty violent and loud, with that silly 90 degree arc shredding everything. I used to have a few of these style GE washers in apartments. They were adequate. As the article states, they were actually a challenge to get them to go out of balance. In order to remotely make the tub tap the cabinet, I'd have to pile wet jeans all on one side of the basket. A scenario that is almost impossible in normal washing situations. | ||
| Post# 874802 , Reply# 13 3/29/2016 at 10:51 (2,942 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH) | ||
I remember when these new washers came out. My partner and I had just purchased a house and we needed a new washer/dryer set. TV commercials touted how big the tubs were...probably the biggest of the time. This was about 1996-1997. We just got a Whirlpool because the GE's seemed more expensive. Not sure if that was true or not.
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