Compact Filter-Flo's?  OMG!

Malcolm

Wouldn't it be fun to wheel that around the town.

It's odd, our 78 brochures look completely different and the machine vary slightly. I was going by print date, but I wonder if mine is actually for 79?

-Tim

Either the DDE8200 or DDE9200.  I wonder what the difference between the two was.  Maybe the 8200 had auto dry control and the 9200 had electronic control, which mine had.  Otherwise, the text write up in the catelog is identical in features and appearance. 

Thaks Lawrence.  Now we definitely do know my dryer.  (would I have anything BUT electronic dry control?)  that's all my dryers I've had (the 3 of them) had.  I insisted on that.   

Incidentally, the DDE7500 was the dryer my sister got with the townhouse she bought in 1977 or early 1978. that was paired with the WWA7050  Was kind of an odd duck pairing, but I was glad she got a nicer dryer than what was the match to the washer. 

It was the WWA8360V (there were 3 or 4 with different letters), but I think that was it.   it was essentially my machine, but the Perm Press Cycle cool-down was different.  This particular book online had written someone on a page Effective 7/81 or 7/82, which would have jived with my friends' machine, like mine, but the shorter cool down. 

I also found one similar to my mom's 8350, but it had a 2nd rinse option.  there was also another version which was a suds saver model. 

Unfortunately they don't have the right WWA8500 manual as above.  The one abov e, I wish I could see what that vertical switch in the timer dial next to the programmed soak was for.  If the truth be told, if I'd been able to access that model abo ve, I would have bought it in a heart beat!!

In 1970 GE began to offer their "HEAVY DUTY 18" washers with a larger washtub. Believe me, I've measured these tubs and don't get too excited because:

• The V-12's, V-14's and "HEAVY DUTY 16" 's were all the EXACT same size wash tub. GE was lying, shamelessly; you could jam 12 pounds of heavy stuff into those machines and they MIGHT have come clean if there was a spiral activator at home.
• The larger capacity machines had a wash-basket that was only <3 inches taller, same diameter, do the math.
• The new large capacity machines featured the notorious "Straight-8" activator, which, although lovely to look at, was not a good performer no matter what anyone says. The "Straight-4" was slightly better, but nothing worked as well as those spiral models. The good news is that, because all these machines, in their groups, have identical parts, you can always switch out a straight vaned activator with a spiral one. And I plan to. 
• The 24" compact Filter-flo's had pretty much the same innards as the standard capacity machines. These were the same marketing oddballs as the old BD Whirlpool 24" washers (which I first saw back in 1972 at the Whirlpool dealer display showroom on West {and I MEAN West} 57th Street in NYC) and still begs the question: Ok, if you could make them smaller with less metal, why didn't you?
• I saw a couple of those 24" models growing up because in NYC, even people with enough money to afford a home laundry had space issues. A couple of these 24 inch machines were installed behind bathroom doors with a small fortune paid to a contractor to install hot and cold faucets plus a standpipe. Usually without letting the building board know, so a couple of pay-offs were required.

I would plotz if I ever got my hands on a WT3750D. Although I really want that 4-speed WA1250D. Really.