Thread Number: 23170
GE Filter-Flo Straight 8-Vane vs High 4-Vane Activators |
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Post# 361609 , Reply# 1   7/4/2009 at 08:56 (5,409 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 361653 , Reply# 3   7/4/2009 at 13:18 (5,409 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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I have a theory that in the late sixties GE switched from its tried and true ramped vane activators of the V-12 and V-14 series to the straight-6 and straight-8 versions to improve the capacity and PERCEIVED efficacy of the mini-basket. Maybe also to claim an extra 2 lbs. or so capacity on the regular wash. In any case it proved to be a bad move and they switched back to the ramp activators by the early eighties.
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Post# 361970 , Reply# 5   7/5/2009 at 20:40 (5,407 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)   |   | |
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In comparison to other agitators, how well does the GE spiral activator perform against the Maytag power-fin agitator? |
Post# 362337 , Reply# 10   7/7/2009 at 10:46 (5,406 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)   |   | |
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Tristarcxl, you should try the turquoise v-14 or v-16 straight 6-vane activator. It does have better turnover than the one with low-post vanes |
Post# 362338 , Reply# 11   7/7/2009 at 10:50 (5,406 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)   |   | |
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Check out how the vanes extend beyond the base and the longer middle vanes. What do you think? |
Post# 362404 , Reply# 13   7/7/2009 at 15:12 (5,406 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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when manufacturers made a deeper tub, they never raised the fins of the agitator, they only raised the center post up about 2 inches, and I always thought that the agitator should have increased the fins to accomodate the larger load.....the dual action is the only one that did this with the spirals raising up with the tub....and GE did raise the top part of the fins but the bottom should have been increased also.... but I can remember my mothers GE 1964 V-12...where the vanes decreased as they got to the top, but that machine could handle any load, sheets, bedspreads, work clothes, or a heavy towel load, and it just seemed to be best at water extraction compared to a whirlpool....I just never realized how great of a machine it was until we got rid of it....because of all the many features of todays machines, all I ever really use is normal wash, warm wash/cold rinse, high fill level, and maybe 1/2 size on ocassion...for every load....don't need all the gadgets...just the basics....her only complaint was I didn't have perm press cycle(which really didn't need) and the filter flo always left a lot of lint behind, compared to my aunts whirlpool self clean version.... |
Post# 362415 , Reply# 14   7/7/2009 at 16:04 (5,406 days old) by geextrarinse (Hudson Valley, New York )   |   | |
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I would love to have a ramped agitator for my 68 Programmed GE but I don't want a newer white one- I'd like to keep it as authentic looking as possible. I only have the 6 vaned in there now and it does a decent job but I'd love to hear that good old "schlump" of the ramped agitator. Does anyone have a spare I can buy? I can interchange the spline if necessary. I can always put the old straight vaned in if I want to use the mini basket but I'd love a ramped agitator in the older style to still fit my current FF pan and Jet Swirl Fabric Softnr dispenser - anyone out there have one for sale? It's quite obvious which is the better agitator... Let me know... Thanks! Matt |
Post# 362605 , Reply# 16   7/8/2009 at 12:27 (5,405 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)   |   | |
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Any 'overflow spin splash' prevention ideas or suggestions? |
Post# 362622 , Reply# 17   7/8/2009 at 14:20 (5,405 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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you could cap off or plug up that tube.....but when it fills that much don't you worry about clothes floating over top to the outter basket...a water level just above the top of the vanes should be your limit for the machine to handle, I have filled a few past ths mark and it seemed the rollover stopped...
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Post# 362663 , Reply# 19   7/8/2009 at 17:27 (5,404 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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when you lift the top up off the machine, about 3 inches forward of the fill flume is the automatic overflo unit that connects to a tube down the outter tub to the base....this only "activates" when water reaches the very top of the outter tub, a siphon action is created and removes about 2 inches of water.....the water would have to be above the filterflo flume before this would actually activate... now, if your having water splash out during the spin, you have to investigate where the water is coming from, because it could be the top seal, which may be out of place from removing the top or just not sealing along the top in the mean time, rather than stop and start the spin, reach in and hold the tub so it won't spin while it drains all the water out and then let go to allow it to spin....sort of a neutral drain...... |
Post# 362786 , Reply# 21   7/9/2009 at 10:24 (5,404 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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are your sure the snubbers at the base of each corner is on there correctly, and that theres a snubber on each side, cause that will throw it off track big time, especially if one side is gripping and the other side is not, or if they slipped off the metal piece during shipment.....their easy to put back in place with a screwdriver wedged in between to seperate and slide back on.....the one by the motor is probably the hardest to get at..... the only thing that ever bothered me about the GE's was the amount of water used to fill the outter tub, compared to what is used inside the tub..... |
Post# 362882 , Reply# 23   7/9/2009 at 18:29 (5,403 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 362898 , Reply# 24   7/9/2009 at 21:08 (5,403 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)   |   | |
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Of course...for someone who'll rebuild a GE washer should use the smaller outer tub to cut down water usage...I'm sure there still be enough space to hold the large inner tub |
Post# 362990 , Reply# 25   7/10/2009 at 15:25 (5,403 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)   |   | |
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Yogi, how exactly does the automatic overflo tube remove the water from the outer tub or machine? |
Post# 363000 , Reply# 26   7/10/2009 at 15:47 (5,403 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 363002 , Reply# 27   7/10/2009 at 16:09 (5,403 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)   |   | |
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Where does the water go? Isn't it removed with the draining water? |
Post# 363042 , Reply# 28   7/10/2009 at 18:36 (5,402 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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