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Thread Number: 16812
New GE Hydrowave |
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| Post# 277380 , Reply# 1 4/28/2008 at 22:40 (5,834 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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| Post# 277384 , Reply# 2 4/28/2008 at 22:49 (5,834 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) | ||
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Is it a top loader or a front loader? I looked on the GE website and couldn't find a Hydrowave model...but I did find some that do HydroWASH. | ||
| Post# 277390 , Reply# 3 4/28/2008 at 23:19 (5,834 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) | ||
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OOOPS.. Found it. PLEASE...take a video! I'd love (and I'm sure others would too) to see how this machine washes! It sounds pretty neat. Does it also use HE detergent? | ||
| Post# 277391 , Reply# 4 4/28/2008 at 23:21 (5,834 days old) by johnflausa () | ||
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It is a top loader. I tried to post a couple pics but wasn't able to. I like the slow 360 degree stroke agitation compared to the fast short stroke that the direct drive Whirlpools have. | ||
| Post# 277525 , Reply# 5 4/29/2008 at 17:24 (5,834 days old) by thor (Buenos Aires) | ||
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GE press release Quite interesting... CLICK HERE TO GO TO thor's LINK | ||
Post# 277529 , Reply# 6 4/29/2008 at 17:43 (5,834 days old) by frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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I'm a fan of slow-stroke agitation and choices are few---Frigidaire, (post GM, which is heresy to most, here), the newly-introduced Speed Queen (dealers are few and far between) and now the GE Hydrowave. While my Frigidiare sports a very entertaining indexing tub, it only fills about 2/3 full of water at maximum setting, due to stupid manufacturing decisions on how to deal with mandated energy/water usage. And it has a non-adjustable pressure dome. Bah humbug! I don't have access to a Speed Queen dealer in my tiny town, but I do have a GE dealer. Tell me: Does the GE fill to the top of the tub at the maximum water setting? And does it have an easily-fooled magnetic safety lid switch, as do most GE toploaders of recent vintage? Congrats on your new purchase and welcome back to the world of s-l-o-w-e-r agitation. | ||
| Post# 277553 , Reply# 7 4/29/2008 at 19:41 (5,833 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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GE Steam Dishwasher | ||
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Post# 277584 , Reply# 8 4/29/2008 at 22:05 (5,833 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 277588 , Reply# 9 4/29/2008 at 22:24 (5,833 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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| Post# 277598 , Reply# 12 4/29/2008 at 23:49 (5,833 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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What's the point of the corkscrew agitator, seems pretty pointless to me as it pulls up just as often as it goes down. | ||
| Post# 277603 , Reply# 13 4/30/2008 at 01:01 (5,833 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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corkscrew
I'm going to guess that the auger was not acting properly due to the low water level. I think they did that to visually show the 360 deg. arc. I've noticed on a Whirlpool DD where the water was not filled all the way that the auger doesn't do much either. The augers are turned by a one way ratchet. And without any resistance in the "neutral" direction, the auger may turn the opposite direction, therefore going back and forth. If that makes sense..... | ||
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Post# 277700 , Reply# 14 4/30/2008 at 18:03 (5,832 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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The Auger: You'll also notice the blade of the auger slants downward a bit; That helps it pull the clothes down on the clockwise stroke. When the auger unwinds during the clockwise stroke, the clothes slip off it and aren't pulled back up. The same is true of my Frigidaire's "dual-action" agitator. It unwinds on the longer counterclockwise stroke, but doesn't seem to pull the clothes it has just pushed down into the water back up. Due to the indexing tub mechanism, the counterclockwise stroke of my agitator is much longer than the clockwise stroke so the auger actually travels further in reverse than it does forward. Go figure! | ||
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Post# 277705 , Reply# 15 4/30/2008 at 18:58 (5,832 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 277706 , Reply# 16 4/30/2008 at 19:24 (5,832 days old) by washabear (Maryland) | ||
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And why is there a big picture of Patricia Heaton in it? | ||
| Post# 277709 , Reply# 17 4/30/2008 at 19:53 (5,832 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) | ||
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Something Else in the Video LOL!! I liked the part where it said, "DO NOT LIFT THE LID!" Yeah, right! Like that's really gonna happen with a member of this group owning that washer. :) | ||
| Post# 277711 , Reply# 18 4/30/2008 at 20:27 (5,832 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC) | ||
if I wanted to go modern...
this would be the TL to buy...the actor in the video is not Patricia Heaton but I do notice a (very) slight resemblence. Don't know why they felt the need to put a smiling woman in the vid. Would have preferred more wash action shots, perhaps showing a full water level with rinse/spin action instead.
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| Post# 277861 , Reply# 20 5/1/2008 at 19:10 (5,831 days old) by bestcleaning () | ||
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Hi johnflausa. PLEASE. Post a video for us. Right now :) | ||
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