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GE "Impeller" Portable Washer with Dryer
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Post# 163188   10/27/2006 at 13:32 (6,384 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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IIRC a member alreay has this set.

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Post# 163194 , Reply# 1   10/27/2006 at 13:54 (6,384 days old) by washertalk ()        

nice, I wonder how those impeller washers work?

Post# 163198 , Reply# 2   10/27/2006 at 14:11 (6,384 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Like the Asian machines they copy, probably :-)

Post# 163214 , Reply# 3   10/27/2006 at 15:19 (6,384 days old) by washertalk ()        

but does the impeller just turn continuously, or does reverse direction?



Post# 163217 , Reply# 4   10/27/2006 at 15:30 (6,384 days old) by jonv112 ()        

It probably reverses direction for a more vigorous wash action, and to minimize tangling.

Post# 163347 , Reply# 5   10/28/2006 at 00:28 (6,383 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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It actually does reverse direction. :-)

I had the pleasure of using a Japanese-made machine, a Sanyo, IIRC. I thought it worked decently.


Post# 164054 , Reply# 6   10/30/2006 at 22:06 (6,381 days old) by tumbler ()        
Impeller

I had a Hoover 2-tub impeller machine many years ago, and the impeller, mounted on the side, turned continuously in one direction. It tangled clothes without mercy-I could have gone into business making rope. Don't know about the ones with the impeller in the bottom, though.

Post# 164059 , Reply# 7   10/30/2006 at 22:12 (6,381 days old) by laundryboy (Orlando Florida & Moravia NY. )        

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I use to have a Panasonic twintub and the impeller was at the bottom , it washed in both directions, I sure do miss that machine, I went off to college and it was sent to the crusher while I was in school, :( I have been searching for one with no luck...

Post# 166717 , Reply# 8   11/10/2006 at 10:52 (6,370 days old) by hoovermatic (UK)        

I rented in Australia and we had a machine the same as this but larger capacity. Having had Hoovermatics for years and knowing that they are very prone to tangling I was a bit wary of it but unlike the Hoovermatics, they do reverse and I was always pleased with the results. I would have one now if I could as the capacity seemed emormous without a tradiional agitator in the tub.

Post# 166752 , Reply# 9   11/10/2006 at 16:32 (6,370 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Didn't notice the galvanized dryer drum, 'til now. Have only seen that in commercial settings and for home use DECADES ago.....

Post# 166811 , Reply# 10   11/11/2006 at 00:42 (6,369 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
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Someone paid a decent price for the set. They probably will only use the dryer a few times unless they can use it on a patio or balcony as there is no method of venting. It blows air through the drum from the back and out the front of the machine below the door.


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