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| Post# 64164 4/24/2005 at 20:37 (6,939 days old) by bosch2460 (Harrisonburg, VA) | ||
Hey guys. I don't post too often, but I have a problem. I have an approximately 20 year old Filter Flo that is starting to leave small dots of black oil on my white clothes. I know nothing about repairing a washer. But is it even repairable? And what about approx. cost? I could have a repair man come and do it, but if I can do it myself, then I will. It gets fairly heavy use.....about 10 loads a week. It was bought used and I was hoping that it would last quite a while before giving out or being beyond repair. Any and all advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Joel
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| Post# 64211 , Reply# 2 4/25/2005 at 09:29 (6,938 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
You can do a transmission transplant yourself for under $100. Find an appliance parts store that will sell you a rebuilt transmission. There is usually a rebate when you turn in the bad transmission you are replacing. Then see if they have the GE book on their washers of this era. It will walk you thru this step-by-step. If the tub bolts are easy to remove, you can do this repair in about 30 minutes.
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Post# 64282 , Reply# 4 4/25/2005 at 20:08 (6,938 days old) by Goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 64555 , Reply# 5 4/27/2005 at 20:34 (6,936 days old) by bosch2460 (Harrisonburg, VA) | ||
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Here i am again........
OK guys. I went to the dealer that I origionally bought the Filter Flo from. I asked him all about a new or rebuilt transmission, etc, etc. He tells me that it is not really worth it to repair a machine of that age because even a rebuilt tranmission is gonna run me over $100 and if he did the repair, its $55 an hour. The man actually went to another Filter Flo and showed me what he or I would have to do to get to it. He tells me the bolts are worse to get off, the older the machine is. He says he can just do the seal for about $25. So what ya'll think about that? Should I try just the seal? I am not seeing myself putting about $200 in a 20+ year old washer. I hate to kill a Filter Flo. Nothing better than the sound of that washer as it kicks into agitation, or breaks from the spin :) Once again guys, thanks for the advice.
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Post# 64563 , Reply# 6 4/27/2005 at 21:29 (6,936 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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GE sounds
U R so right. GE Filter-flow was my first waahser. The sounds are awsome. The falling water wets everything down if accidentally overloaded, AND falling water generates negative ions and sends a calm over the area,.....aaaaahhhhhh Love the "ramps" on the agitiator and the up& down movement of the clothes. | ||
| Post# 64591 , Reply# 8 4/28/2005 at 05:49 (6,935 days old) by Stainfighter (Columbia, SC) | ||
It is repairable, if you want to keep it
If you really want to keep it, why not +invest+ the $250 - 300 ? You have a known quantity in the machine in terms of cleaning ability. $300 won't buy you much in terms of a new traditional top loader and may only last you five years before its transmission goes too! However, if you are thinking of switching to a FL then now would be the time to do it though there is a learning curve with a FL. The water savings and quicker drying times are two reasons. just my .02. Good Luck with whatever you decide about your Filter-Flo. Mom had one that supported a family of seven for 17 years, an average of 4 loads daily except Sundays. Same thing happened and it was replaced with a KM that lasted 18 years.
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| Post# 64621 , Reply# 9 4/28/2005 at 11:25 (6,935 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Post# 65802 , Reply# 10 5/8/2005 at 00:20 (6,926 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York) |
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