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Post# 837879   8/23/2015 at 15:13 (3,140 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Does this sieve-style lint filter, that has the same shape as the bed of nails filter for GM Frigidaire 1-18 washers, fit any of the GM models or were these for the WCI clones?


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Post# 837915 , Reply# 1   8/23/2015 at 19:41 (3,140 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        

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The one time I tried it in my 1-18 it didn't fit/work. But I much prefer the sieve-style to the bed-of-nails filter -- those bed-of-nails filters are so hard to clean!

Post# 838117 , Reply# 2   8/25/2015 at 02:49 (3,138 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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They were used on the last GM 1-18 series. They require a different subtop. I have a machine that's supposed to have this style filter but it's missing (and it's also missing the locking tab for it). 


Post# 838312 , Reply# 3   8/26/2015 at 07:12 (3,137 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
1-18 Washer Lint Filters

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Yes this is the later style lint filter for a 1-18 washer. I actually like the bed of nails filter better and it cleans quite easily if you don't get a mineral build up on it from using too little detergent. All I do to clean it is slap it down in my Durastone [ plastic ] laundry tub.


Post# 838320 , Reply# 4   8/26/2015 at 07:51 (3,137 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Wasn't there a kit from GM Frigidaire to retrofit the sub-top of the bed-of-nails filter mounts to the newer basket style?  

 

I changed the sub-top on my 1979 1-18 to the bed-of-nails filter as I think it's a slightly better filter, it certainly collects lint a little longer than the basket type which clogs quickly and is then useless.   That said, I usually leave the b-o-n filter on the shelf and skip the filtering gimmicks altogether.  


Post# 838505 , Reply# 5   8/27/2015 at 14:43 (3,136 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        
Ah, zo

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Thank you everybody. I have the bed of nails filter and I guess I'll stick with that one because I can, in fact, leave it in the machine until it is practically hemorrhaging lint and then take it upstairs to bang it on something soft and use a brush to get the leavings out.

 

The Frigidaire 1-18 has been a very good daily driver and will continue to be so until I can find the right circuit board for my LG 2432 (the 2nd best washing machine I've ever used).



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