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Post# 906724   11/12/2016 at 22:08 (2,692 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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If only had the room! *LOL*

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Post# 906743 , Reply# 1   11/13/2016 at 04:06 (2,692 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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interesting.....


Post# 906749 , Reply# 2   11/13/2016 at 06:12 (2,692 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Looks like one I have-use it a lot-For a "Builders" machine-works very well.Found it in the "bargain" line at the swop shop several years ago.Did take off the wood grain panel on the top of the console.Like its new "black top" look better-the fake woodgrain was too much.Also adjusted the water level to cover the tops of the agitator vanes.WORKS EVEN BETTER!Has the spiral-ramp agitator.

Post# 906750 , Reply# 3   11/13/2016 at 06:14 (2,692 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Oh--you can always try to make room for it!!!Its calling for you.Mine has given me good service.

Post# 906752 , Reply# 4   11/13/2016 at 06:40 (2,692 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        
Built like a tank.

Every one I have ever seen has lasted for years and years of hard service.
Fill flume can easily be modified to spray water INTO the tub to provide a traditional "GE" type spray rinse.


Post# 906860 , Reply# 5   11/13/2016 at 22:58 (2,691 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)        

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I had one of these briefly in the laundry room here when they played "musical washer." It was a horrible wreck--delicate speed out, back cover missing, cosmetic issues--but still ran seemingly normally on Normal. The problem that doomed it was an incredible reek of mold. I think it had been used with nothing but cold water for some time. (I know the previous laundry room didn't have running hot water.) I tried it to clean it up (using hot water, detergent, and bleach and long periods of agitation), but had no luck. I might have had luck eventually, but another round of musical washers hit...and a reasonably clean WCI Frigidaire became available.

Post# 906861 , Reply# 6   11/13/2016 at 22:59 (2,691 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)        

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One question about these washers: am I correct in guessing that they are water hogs like regular GE washers?

Post# 906872 , Reply# 7   11/14/2016 at 02:28 (2,691 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Since I adjusted the water level in mine-guess its now a water hog--BUT gets the job DONE!!!!Before just splashed clothes around.

Post# 906931 , Reply# 8   11/14/2016 at 11:16 (2,691 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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These are, for all practical purposes, GE washers and dryers.


Post# 906970 , Reply# 9   11/14/2016 at 17:53 (2,691 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

Looks just like the one in the basement of the house I've been renting. I've never used it because it leaks, and also the basement is so nasty that I'd think the clothes were dirtier after washing them down there. There is also the matching dryer, it works but I only used it a couple times for things I hand washed.

Post# 907133 , Reply# 10   11/15/2016 at 17:41 (2,690 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)        

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>These are, for all practical purposes, GE washers and dryers.

Thanks! What I'd guessed...but one never knows...


Post# 907137 , Reply# 11   11/15/2016 at 17:53 (2,690 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)        

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One recollection...

But one place I lived had a Hotpoint washer styled like this. I am assuming similar era, and the model was probably pretty similar in features, but might not be this exact model. It was fairly new when I used it (mid 90s), and it seemed like such a quality drop from 60's Kenmore (which was all I'd had experience with). It didn't feel as solid. And I remember wondering about the timer quality given the pauses (rather than going right from wash to drain to spin without the motor shutting down). I now realize, of course, that pauses are necessary on some washer designs. Although, I had zero complaints about how well it washed--although I was less critical back then than I am now.

The funny thing, though, is that by the standards of some washers I've encountered since that time, that Hotpoint seems like a Top Flight product. Funny how that works...


Post# 907189 , Reply# 12   11/15/2016 at 22:40 (2,689 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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This would be a really great washer for someone looking for solid, reliable performance. It certainly isn't TOL, single speed, standard capacity, but it's perfectly fine for most daily loads.

Here are a couple of videos of a low-end Hotpoint I found a couple of years ago.














Post# 907191 , Reply# 13   11/15/2016 at 23:50 (2,689 days old) by ken (NYS)        

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I've read here in the past that the rim flow filter on the Hot Point gets gunked up because you can't get to it easily to clean it (supposed to be self cleaning) like the filter pan on a GE?

Post# 907199 , Reply# 14   11/16/2016 at 00:54 (2,689 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

I haven't had any problems with gunked up rim filters on mine.Sometimes do find small lint balls-just pick them out.The machine in the video works exactly like the one I have.Not fancy-not embellished-just like a Hoover Convertable--just works and does the job.

Post# 907200 , Reply# 15   11/16/2016 at 00:56 (2,689 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
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That is some serious agitation action! What was the load? Towels? Bath mats? Whatever they were the Hotpoint took no prisoners.

Thanks for the video.


Post# 907205 , Reply# 16   11/16/2016 at 01:49 (2,689 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

My Hotpoint does have the serious agitation-better than a DA.So far handled anything I have thrown into it-clothes-even smaller tarps!Best "bargain" washer I have bought!

Post# 907226 , Reply# 17   11/16/2016 at 08:04 (2,689 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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the rimflo design does work for the most part, but once filled, its ineffective...and all the water then flows into the outter tub area.....more of a gimmick than anything else....an indexing tub would have made it more effective as odd as that may seem

but this would take all of 60 seconds to change this into a true filter flo....its that moving pan that balls up the lint, and successful at capturing so much...

that standard capacity with longer wash cycle is a whole other beast when it comes to cleaning clothes...


Post# 907300 , Reply# 18   11/16/2016 at 17:13 (2,689 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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If you have hard water, that rim flo (basket) get's limed up, and as stated. doesn't work.



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