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Thread Number: 42306
Portable, vintage GE washer - volume? quality? |
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Post# 622588 , Reply# 1 9/4/2012 at 17:26 (4,244 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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I have picked up 2 portables like this exact one for around 35.00 to 50.00 a piece.....this seems a little pricey.....
works decent...capacity not the greatest...a cycle consist of a wash, drain, rinse, drain, rinse...and finally a spin at the end......... you may want to really consider something like an Avanti.....I just got one......and it really suprised me at the wash action, great rinsing, and spin out.....converts to a regular hookup if needed......many variable cycles and options......just a thought!.........a little more moeny, but it is brand new with a warranty, and if you don't like it, it can be returned! CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK | ||
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Post# 622594 , Reply# 2 9/4/2012 at 17:59 (4,244 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 622597 , Reply# 3 9/4/2012 at 18:23 (4,244 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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It looks like a newer version of my 1971 Hitichi built GE portable washer.
And yes, $240 does seem like a lot for what it is!
Kevin 
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Post# 622600 , Reply# 5 9/4/2012 at 18:30 (4,244 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 622621 , Reply# 7 9/4/2012 at 20:08 (4,244 days old) by wiskybill (Canton, Ohio) |
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I have the convertible model. 3 cycles, 3 temps, 3 water levels. I use it mostly for white clothes as I usually don't have very many to wash. It does a good job for its size. I also have the matching dryer and think I paid $100 for the pair. I've had them for about 2 years now. 
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Post# 622644 , Reply# 8 9/4/2012 at 23:40 (4,243 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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GE Portable Looks like a full fill impeller washer. Might not be so bad though. As long as you don't mind soapy wet clothes twisted into a rope. OTH that Haier is about as good as a squirt gun on a fire truck. Best bet would be to find a WP/KM Direct Drive portable. These have the same super reliable mechanicals as the large DD machines and will outlast and outwash any other portable many times over. | ||
| Post# 622646 , Reply# 9 9/4/2012 at 23:55 (4,243 days old) by laundryboy (Orlando Florida & Moravia NY. ) | ||
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| Post# 622653 , Reply# 10 9/5/2012 at 01:52 (4,243 days old) by qualin (Canada) | ||
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That machine is horrendously overpriced. I'd offer the seller no more than $100 for it. Also mention that you can buy a brand new compact sized Haier for $300. Good luck! | ||
| Post# 622682 , Reply# 11 9/5/2012 at 05:11 (4,243 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481) | ||
There is also a nice Magic Chef for Under $300 with 2 cu.ft. capacity.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO tecnopolis's LINK | ||
| Post# 622686 , Reply# 12 9/5/2012 at 05:24 (4,243 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481) | ||
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Post# 622693 , Reply# 13 9/5/2012 at 06:54 (4,243 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Portable GE Washer These were fairly durable little washers back in the day, These GE machines were ALL made by Hitachi in Japan and other than clogged or bad drain pumps there were not to many problems in there early life. They were good at extracting water but poor at washing large items [ even jeans, large towels etc ] they tented to tangle badly and were very hard on clothing. The tub is around 1.5 cubic in capacity.
As Nick suggested you would be far better off with a WP built TL Portable washer if you are looking for a vintage portable TL washer. Keep in mind this GE washer is at least 30 years old and no parts are available for it from GE. As such unless it is NIB the price should be under $100. | ||
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Post# 622753 , Reply# 15 9/5/2012 at 12:53 (4,243 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham)) |
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| Post# 622781 , Reply# 16 9/5/2012 at 16:26 (4,243 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
Hitachi
Made at least 2 different sizes of these machines for GE. The one in question is the larger of the 2 which does take a considerably larger load than the smaller one.
Both are generally reliable machines with my Aunt only getting rid of her larger one a few years ago....and the smaller one we inherited from her daughter, being bannished from our coast house after I donated a front-load machine. The larger one does seem to tangle a tad less....though it still uses the impeller system. Hitachi also made an agitator version later on that rather than going rythmically back and forth, spun one way and then the other similar to the impeller.... Anyway, unless it's spotless, I'd suggest that it may be too much money... | ||
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Post# 622853 , Reply# 17 9/5/2012 at 19:47 (4,243 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Post# 622859 , Reply# 18 9/5/2012 at 20:08 (4,243 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 622940 , Reply# 19 9/6/2012 at 07:48 (4,242 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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| Post# 622948 , Reply# 20 9/6/2012 at 08:09 (4,242 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
 I used to have a newer Hitachi portable washer which had a regular agitator (which as I recall, did go back and forth). I think it was from the early/mid nineties.
It was similar to this one but with a blue console (probably newer): http://www.usedmontreal.com/classified-ad/LAVEUSE-HITACHI--WASHER-HITACHI_17494284 | ||
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Post# 622949 , Reply# 21 9/6/2012 at 08:23 (4,242 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 622954 , Reply# 22 9/6/2012 at 09:01 (4,242 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
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