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Post# 488163 1/11/2011 at 10:57 (4,843 days old) by pulltostart  (Mobile, AL) |
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For sale on Atlanta CL; located in Greenville, SC. This is a 1976 GE model. My first washer was a brother/sister to this one, have one more toggle switch to control speed (N/F, N/G, S/G).
Lawrence CLICK HERE TO GO TO pulltostart's LINK on Atlanta Craigslist 
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Post# 488237 , Reply# 1 1/11/2011 at 15:43 (4,843 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 488487 , Reply# 2 1/12/2011 at 15:07 (4,842 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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My grandmother had a very similar machine, I think the issue just prior to this one. There has been a pic-of-the-day of it with the matching dryer on here from time to time, but the consolde is black and tan, with the same print on the cycle controls, only in all white instead of colors. I think hers was a 1973/74 model.
Even I am tempted to go after this machine - can you imagine one lonely GE in a sea of WP/Kenmores? :-) Gordon | ||
| Post# 488503 , Reply# 3 1/12/2011 at 15:42 (4,842 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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WE HAD THAT MACHINE WITH ONE MORE TOGGLE SWITCH FOR WASH/SPIN SPEED SELECTION IT WAS A 16 LB CAP MODEL, THE MACHINE IN THE AD IS AN 18 LB CAP MACHINE. | ||
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Post# 488515 , Reply# 4 1/12/2011 at 16:17 (4,842 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 488520 , Reply# 5 1/12/2011 at 17:15 (4,842 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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THE MACHINE IN THE AD IS AN 18 LB CAP MACHINE
I don't think it is. I think it's std. capacity. If it were the 18 pound capacity, the water levels would read small, medium, ex. large. Howevger, the tub does look deep enough in depth it could be. (Wish I could read what the description says in the middle of the panel. Obviously it does say heavy duty the other wording would be large capacity or extra large capacity). Either way, GE was very sly about their capacity descriptions. My sister bought a townhouse in 1977 with essentially this same washer. Had the same toggles and wording over each toggle setting. It was only their std. 14 pound capacity machine. Hers was also a 2-speed model and the Perm Press cycle was gentle speed. If this is only a 1-speed model and with the s8-vane activator, it's goinig to be almost as aggressive as a Norge, but with not as good a roll-over.
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Post# 488521 , Reply# 6 1/12/2011 at 17:19 (4,842 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 488523 , Reply# 7 1/12/2011 at 17:39 (4,842 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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first off....capacity...lesson one.....the first roto-swirls were 12lbs.....then the updated rotoswirls, with vanes sticking out all the way to the top makes it a 14lbs....the straight vanes, in about 3 varieties, makes this one a 16lbs, not to mention the wide cap, plus all three using the smaller filter pan....dictates these are the standard capacity in any form......
for it to be an 18lbs machine....the agitator would be 4 straight vanes, all the way up, and maybe 4 smaller ones near the bottom, a small cap with the super filter flo pan, which almost covers the whole opening, at this point of time should also have been turquoise.....white came along later..... confusion comes when they went strickly roto swirl on both capacities, all white, small cap molded in, and 2 sizes of pans available....somewhere near the end of the 70's until they were discontinued..... I may be a little off on this, but that machine is definately standard capacity...... | ||
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Post# 488587 , Reply# 8 1/12/2011 at 22:43 (4,842 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 488640 , Reply# 9 1/13/2011 at 08:14 (4,841 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 488643 , Reply# 10 1/13/2011 at 09:30 (4,841 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Couple of points to consider and I'd offer 40 for it.
That is a standard capacity Filter-Flo. We know this because there is a shot of a straight-6 activator in the ad.
That model is a builder's BOL; probably a variation of a WWA5500 or close enough--a good solid performer, especially if you swap the straight-6 for a spiral ramped activator. 1 speed, but no clutch to go wonky on you. Also, IIRC, these machines tended to be quieter than their 2-speed brothers. There is such a small difference in tub capacity between a large capacity GE and a standard capacity GE, that it's not worth considering. 
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Post# 488759 , Reply# 13 1/13/2011 at 19:06 (4,841 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 488853 , Reply# 14 1/14/2011 at 07:47 (4,840 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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1976 GE Washers
Here is a page from the 1976 GE catalog showing the model above. As far as I know, 1976 was the only year that GE used the yellow/bronze colors on the console. The one in the ad appears to be a WWA5500. I purchased a WWA7050 in the spring of 1977 at 'Good Housekeeping Stores' and purchased the matching dryer at 'Rich's' in August. I never did understand why they didn't center the 3 switches vertically instead of simply punching a third hole below the usual two (see the next image for the 1975 version).
Lawrence 
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Post# 488854 , Reply# 15 1/14/2011 at 07:51 (4,840 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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1975 Models
Here is the corresponding page from the 1975 catalog. These models featured the black/brownish with cream colors and script, not block lettering. You can see here how they centered the 3 switches vertically for the WWA7050 and the result is really nicer. You can also see that for the regular/small/14/16 machines, the "Heavy Duty" logo has an open box to the right, whereas the large/extra large/18 machines have the "18" in the same box.
Lawrence 
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Post# 488856 , Reply# 16 1/14/2011 at 07:53 (4,840 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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1973 Models | ||
| Post# 488861 , Reply# 19 1/14/2011 at 08:05 (4,840 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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Hey Gansky How about a full shot of the console of your beautiful GE washer. Thanks Mike | ||
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Post# 488865 , Reply# 20 1/14/2011 at 08:23 (4,840 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Thank you for the Sweet's scans!!!!
Lawrence,
A possible answer to your question about why they didn't center the toggleswitches vertically in that particular model could be answered if we could see the switch armature in the back of the panel. GE moved these around according to like models and this one may have had room for a 4th switch above, maybe a suds-saver switch which was always moved around. Wouldn't put it past them as they always recycled older parts and dies for newer models. Or maybe they just didn't give a sh*t. Check out the mismatch on the ones below. I'm a greedy boy; do you have any more of these excellent scans for earlier years like 68, 69 and or 70? Keep em coming! 
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Post# 488868 , Reply# 21 1/14/2011 at 08:36 (4,840 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Ken,
You don't have to study GE products for long before you realize they tried every combination in the book - not just for washers and dryers either (as several of us have noted here in the past). I liked my 1976 pair, but always lamented the position of those toggles! I think I have a copy of 1968 and I have a copy of 1972 (which you posted recently). I will have to check when I get home this evening. I know I have most from 1978 forward, and I have 1962, 1965, 1966 (MAYBE 1964). Being an architect, getting my hands on Sweets catalogs was always a high priority. Lawrence | ||
| Post# 489247 , Reply# 23 1/16/2011 at 00:17 (4,839 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york) | ||
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Lawrence, please post the copy of your 1968 GE's washers Harry | ||
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Post# 489254 , Reply# 24 1/16/2011 at 00:39 (4,839 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Lawrence, please post the 1978 catalog pics when you can. I want to see if it shows the washer I abought in april, 1978, and matching big door dryer. My mom bought the model below mine that fall. The color bands on the cycles on the dial were kinda reddish brown, a mustardy yellow, and kinda grey I believe. I think this was the first year for those colors as they also had in the store a dispenseAll model with the colors above on the timer on the same sales floor.
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| Post# 489265 , Reply# 25 1/16/2011 at 02:01 (4,839 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Bob | ||
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Post# 489286 , Reply# 26 1/16/2011 at 08:58 (4,838 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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| Post# 489383 , Reply# 27 1/16/2011 at 18:28 (4,838 days old) by geextrarinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
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Post# 489443 , Reply# 28 1/16/2011 at 21:25 (4,838 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Tim, my washer was the ex. large capacity that had 3-speed combos, variable water level, mini-quick cycle an mini basket, 5-temp combos, and 2nd extra rinse knob. It also had the 3 basic cycles of regular , perm press, and poly/knits. The perm press cycle was unique, which I only saw offered this one year. It had the partial drain and refill of a co0ol down like a maytag or a KenPool. It then agitated for like 7 minutes. then did a spin drain and spray for most of the spin. All other GEs did the spray rinse for cool down once the water level was reset and continued to spray until it stopped for the rinse fill. tim the dryer was the big door ex large capacity dryer. Instead of little knobs ikn the middle of the panel like for the water level and extra rinse, it haed little white buttons next to the timer dial for signal off & on as well as extended tumble on or off for both perm press/regular and poly/knits cycles.
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| Post# 489474 , Reply# 30 1/17/2011 at 00:58 (4,838 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
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78 Bob, I could not find a 3 cycle washer with extra-rinse knob in the 78 lineup? The closest I could find was the Dispensall model WWA8500V, which matches what you say almost exactly. It's also the only one with the actual 2nd rinse knob. The next one down from it is the programmed model 8450V. None of the other machines have a 2nd rinse knob.
Here is a pic:
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Post# 489502 , Reply# 31 1/17/2011 at 07:12 (4,837 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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