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YaY!....... I finally have a FILTER FLO!
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Post# 268866   3/10/2008 at 22:53 (5,861 days old) by ~sudsshane ()        

Well, the Kenmore D/D bit the dust and I needed a washer for the garage. I found this nearly mint Filter Flo for sale on Craigslist. I went to look at it today and bought it on the spot.It works like a charm, no signs of rust, leaking etc. I am told this has been in storage for nearly 15 years and was owned by an elderly couple who have since passed away.

Anyhow, any feedback from the washer gallery is appreciated. I am not sure of the age, I am thinking maybe early to mid 80's?? Any ideas??





Post# 268869 , Reply# 1   3/10/2008 at 22:54 (5,861 days old) by ~sudsshane ()        
pic #2

I bought new hoses and started her up...Oh..How I love Filter Flo's!!!

Post# 268870 , Reply# 2   3/10/2008 at 22:54 (5,861 days old) by toggleswitch1 ()        

Gawgeous doll-face!

Post# 268871 , Reply# 3   3/10/2008 at 22:55 (5,861 days old) by ~sudsshane ()        
back at ya...

cutie! Hugs to the hubby..

Post# 268872 , Reply# 4   3/10/2008 at 22:55 (5,861 days old) by brent-aucoin ()        

Very Cool!
It looks to be in awesome shape!
Happy Filter Flowing!
Brent


Post# 268873 , Reply# 5   3/10/2008 at 22:56 (5,861 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
What no money shot?

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Very nice Shane, congratulations! You'll have to give us a full report.


Post# 268874 , Reply# 6   3/10/2008 at 22:56 (5,861 days old) by ~sudsshane ()        
Hi Brent

Thank you!!

Post# 268877 , Reply# 7   3/10/2008 at 22:57 (5,861 days old) by ~sudsshane ()        
Robert~

You creative genius you..any ideas on her age??

Post# 268880 , Reply# 8   3/10/2008 at 23:05 (5,861 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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1985 is where I would place it, right on the cusp :)

Post# 268890 , Reply# 9   3/10/2008 at 23:22 (5,861 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Very nice washer, Shane - you'll have lots of fun with it!

Post# 268923 , Reply# 10   3/11/2008 at 06:29 (5,860 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)        
Shane

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Best of luck with your new Filter Flo.

They are right up there along with my love of Maytags.


Post# 268929 , Reply# 11   3/11/2008 at 07:36 (5,860 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)        
Congrats!

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Something about "wood grain" console from the 80's...takes me back to when I was young and would see these lined up for miles in the appliance store.

Did it have the mini-basket and fabric softener dispenser in it too? If not, I believe you can still buy those from part dealers that fit the ramp activator.

It looks great! Congrats! And pics and vids please! :-)

Jon


Post# 268935 , Reply# 12   3/11/2008 at 08:24 (5,860 days old) by tlee618 ()        

Shane she is a beauty!! I too was wondering about a mini basket, that would be fun and useful to have as well. Terry

Post# 268939 , Reply# 13   3/11/2008 at 08:39 (5,860 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Beautiful washer, and my favorite brand! Good design, easy to repair, parts still easy to locate......GE's are ageless!

Post# 268942 , Reply# 14   3/11/2008 at 08:47 (5,860 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)        

Couldnt get much easier to find than this!........

CLICK HERE TO GO TO filterflo's LINK on eBay


Post# 268969 , Reply# 15   3/11/2008 at 10:24 (5,860 days old) by rickr (.)        

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Glad you finally have your Filter-Flo! Congrats Shane! Have some fun with that!!

Post# 269070 , Reply# 16   3/11/2008 at 17:11 (5,860 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        

Congrats on your new Filter Flo.

Relatives nearby got almost the exact washer with a matching dryer in early 1984. The only difference was their washer had only two buttons, as opposed to the three this one has. For the life of me, I am forgetting for the moment where those are load size, or temp buttons.

Have a good one,
James


Post# 269073 , Reply# 17   3/11/2008 at 17:17 (5,860 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)        
James

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The 3 buttons are the speed selections I believe.
- normal/fast
- normal/slow
- gentle/slow

The two center knobs are for water levels (variable + mini) and temperatures (cold, warm, hot, and warm/warm)

Does this machine have that quick cycle? I think it does but not sure. It's got a pretty cool set of timer options. I bet it's a fun machine!


Post# 269079 , Reply# 18   3/11/2008 at 17:54 (5,860 days old) by zipdang (Portland, OR)        

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Congratulations Shane! I had a similar machine except with two buttons for the speed control. I think the cycle choices were regular, pp, mini-quick, and regular with extra rinse.

Have fun! (I know you will.)


Post# 269095 , Reply# 19   3/11/2008 at 18:56 (5,860 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Congrats, Shane; He's a beauty! Now go whip up a celebratory suds cake.

Post# 269133 , Reply# 20   3/11/2008 at 21:31 (5,860 days old) by timonator ()        
Nice Washer!

Of Course being a fan of Filter-Flo's myself I couldnt help but drool with envy! Nice Find looks like it has all the bells and whistles too! Im Still looking for a really nice "pair" from that era with a minibasket!

Post# 269675 , Reply# 21   3/14/2008 at 21:07 (5,857 days old) by andrewinorlando ()        

I'd be using that baby every day for all my laundry!! Great water hog, fabulous load turnover, even on big loads. Had one of those for many years, 1982 model. Nothing like it in the world!!

Post# 269693 , Reply# 22   3/14/2008 at 23:39 (5,857 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Shane I just saw your post - great find! This sure looks like a great FilterFlo - I'm sure you'll love doing laundry in it.

Ben


Post# 269711 , Reply# 23   3/15/2008 at 05:10 (5,857 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia)        

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I nam glad you find it. It looks to be in great shape. Enjoy it! Is this a model with straight vane agitator or ramp agitator? Ingemar

Post# 269962 , Reply# 24   3/16/2008 at 11:35 (5,855 days old) by mulls ()        
Good job Shane

Enjoy!This question will be a little off this subject,but it seems a good time to ask it.Many of us are dissatisfied with our modern washers,mostly related to inadequate water usage,dumbed down water temps,and other energy saving requirements that make truly clean clothes impossible.Why not,instead of spending-I will pull a figure out of the air here-$1000- on a new machine that won't get the job done,engage one of our fellow club members who are repair technicians to recon one of the less complex older machines(GE,WP/KM,and Maytag)to as close to new as possible to use for a daily driver.I am not talking about just fixing whatever happens to be wrong with it initially,but to at the same time replace those items that are likely to go wrong with daily use-in other words to create as much dependability as possible up front.I know several of our members repair appliances for a living,so could one or more of you give an opinion on this?
Tom


Post# 269972 , Reply# 25   3/16/2008 at 12:04 (5,855 days old) by scott55405 ()        

Ah what a wonderful machine! GEs are such fun. Enjoy in good health, and I hope to see you and Andrew next time I am in Florida. NO changing speeds while the washer is running! (LOL)

Post# 271781 , Reply# 26   3/23/2008 at 23:15 (5,848 days old) by ~sudsshane ()        
Thank You.. Brettsomers

A big thank you to David Cibrian( Brettsomers). Through him I was able to purchase the mini basket and fabric softener thingy for my fabulous GE Filter Flo.I can't wait to get them and put them to good use.
I had forgotten how wonderful Filter Flo's were at removing dog hair from clothing and dog beds/blankets. Such a shame GE doesn't make these machines anymore!
Now if only I can get the hubby to understand why I have been using the Filter Flo more than my LG front load machine after we spent $2300 on the LG set.
He's a bit of a sour puss lately..LOL! =)


Post# 271782 , Reply# 27   3/23/2008 at 23:16 (5,848 days old) by ~sudsshane ()        
Money shots

coming soon....stand by!

Post# 271874 , Reply# 28   3/24/2008 at 14:14 (5,847 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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oh and get a few of the machine too, would ya!

Post# 271931 , Reply# 29   3/24/2008 at 20:09 (5,847 days old) by brettsomers ()        

are we gonna see some Mini-Basket tonight?

Post# 271965 , Reply# 30   3/25/2008 at 03:35 (5,847 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
GE / Hotpoint FilterFlows

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Nice one Shane, looking forward to seeing the pics, love the wood grain panel, our original UK filterflows had the timeline console...the later ones had a rather bland control panel similar to the Front loaders, one dial does all...

The beauty of your is the Mini Basket..although you could just about wash a hankie in our filter pan I suppose...here`s a link showing the Hotpoint Spiralator in action!!

Enjoy, Mike


CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK


Post# 271979 , Reply# 31   3/25/2008 at 06:40 (5,846 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Mike:

I absolutley LOVE seeing that machine. Can't get enough. Were there many top-loaders (as a class) in the UK?

Were there many different manufactureres and models?

Thank you in advance!


Post# 271985 , Reply# 32   3/25/2008 at 07:24 (5,846 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
UK Top Loaders

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Morning Steve, we only had a few top loaders in the 60`s / 70`s although we had a number of imported models, around 1963 we had the first Hotpoint Top Loader, Model 1500, 9lb load, with 3kw heater variable wash & temp programmes, 3 heat settings, 6 progs, 2 rinses & a 1050rpm spin..and a little handy 2way (white / teak effect) melomine worktop!!

The inner & outer bowl where made of vitreous enamel with a white spiralator with filter flow pan, the design didnt change until production ceased in the 90`s other than a plastic outer bowl, cosmetic changes and different programmers, 2 controls on first machines, then timeline controls until 80`s then programmer dial like FL...

This is Keiths (Keymatic) Hotpoint 1501 produced aka 1964


Post# 271986 , Reply# 33   3/25/2008 at 07:31 (5,846 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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Interesting; thank you!

One would thing the controls would have been better placed in the front. As from what I can surmise, many modern front-loaders are adjacent to the kitchen sink in the UK, a practise which I am sure did not evolve overnight!

IIRC it had been said that the twin-tubs (prior to the front-loaders) were placed there as well. Do let me know if I am ill-informed!



Post# 271987 , Reply# 34   3/25/2008 at 07:32 (5,846 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
1970`s Hotpoint TL

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Similar Cabinet, new timeline controls, you could set time & temp, max 12 mins wash, hot & cold fill, 10lb wash, 3 load sizes small, medium & large, 41inch H x 22 wide x 23 deep

Post# 271993 , Reply# 35   3/25/2008 at 07:36 (5,846 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
1980`s Hotpoint

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same as previous just cosmetic changes and beefed up parts!!yes these machines would generally be set up next to the kitchen sink and would either be plumbed in or used on tap adaptors, they came on wheels for easy movement, so the controls at the back and worktop proved very useful!!

Post# 271997 , Reply# 36   3/25/2008 at 07:42 (5,846 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Servis Top Loaders 1963

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The other main manufacturer from 1963 to 1976 was Servis UK, their top loader was similar to Hotpoint, hot & cold fill 9lb load, variable temp including Boil Wash, 618 spin speed, vitreous enamel drum,

Post# 271998 , Reply# 37   3/25/2008 at 07:46 (5,846 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
1970`s Servis Top Loader

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This is the infamous Servis MK41 Holy Grail!!! variable time, temp & spin, Hot & Cold fill, 7 main HLCC (Home Laundry Care Council) progs, 9lb load, 4 wash temps, 3kw heater, and up to 15 mins of washtime, followed by spray rinses and one full rinse..

Post# 271999 , Reply# 38   3/25/2008 at 07:52 (5,846 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Other UK Top Loaders

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We did have the Thor / Parnall / Creda Spinwashers, semi automatics which proved popular, though not as much as twintubs, you kept the laundry in the same tub ( like Ross`s) and adjusted controls & water flow accordingly..


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