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More info on 1-18 lint filters |
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Post# 130768   5/23/2006 at 09:03 (6,548 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Hi all :-D My 1-18 model WC has one of the fantastic (substitute any other word that starts with 'F') bed-of-nails lint filter, which--after use--becomes the bed-of-lint nails filter. Mine's a replacement--it's all white, and I suspect by the bent cones that the original went for a swim at some point. I was wondering, though--JimmyB brought it up first, and then Chris' post reminded me again of it--what's the deal with the different filter designs? I take it you need a different tub guard with a different rail system to make the alternate design (not bed-of-nails) work with it? I'd sure love to ditch the bed-of-nails that came with mine, because after successive whackings to dislodge the lint, it finally gave up the ghost and shattered the front. I was hoping to find something less whackable--and darn it, the Filter-Flo pan doesn't stay on the agitator :-D Thank you in advance for your advice and info :-) --Nate |
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Post# 130775 , Reply# 1   5/23/2006 at 09:50 (6,547 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 130822 , Reply# 3   5/23/2006 at 13:12 (6,547 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Tough crowd! *slap to Toggle* ;-) Yes, I usually thwack the filter when it's wet--otherwise, if it's dry, you might as well be carding wool. But mine got so bad that it really has to be cleaned with a toothbrush and soap after every four washings or so--I think the nails are just gaktastic and very grabby as a result. It's a superb filter, but I think the Jet-Flow cartridge itself should have been disposable. I'd heard that the alternate design is more of a modified hanging pan, a la Westinghouse top-loaders, and if that's true, I'd give my eyeteeth to get ahold of one of those instead... --WhackableNate |
Post# 130835 , Reply# 4   5/23/2006 at 14:04 (6,547 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 130865 , Reply# 6   5/23/2006 at 16:29 (6,547 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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