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Thread Number: 67944
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Over 5 Years Later, I'm Ready to Run the Unused 1962 General Electric Filter-Flo |
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Post# 906531 11/11/2016 at 13:38 (2,721 days old) by Unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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Some of you may remember back in 2011 when I brought home the brand spanking new, never used 1962 General Electric Filter-Flo washer. You can see it brand new in this thread:
www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... Well I found a good home for the '61 GE filter flo I had and now I'm ready to start using the '62, here it is all installed but still unused! 
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Post# 906532 , Reply# 1 11/11/2016 at 13:41 (2,721 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 906534 , Reply# 2 11/11/2016 at 13:42 (2,721 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 906535 , Reply# 3 11/11/2016 at 13:43 (2,721 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 906536 , Reply# 4 11/11/2016 at 13:43 (2,721 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 906537 , Reply# 5 11/11/2016 at 13:44 (2,721 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 906539 , Reply# 6 11/11/2016 at 13:45 (2,721 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 906540 , Reply# 7 11/11/2016 at 13:45 (2,721 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 906541 , Reply# 8 11/11/2016 at 13:46 (2,721 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 906547 , Reply# 9 11/11/2016 at 14:43 (2,721 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 906549 , Reply# 10 11/11/2016 at 14:44 (2,721 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 906558 , Reply# 12 11/11/2016 at 16:04 (2,721 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 906563 , Reply# 13 11/11/2016 at 16:41 (2,721 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Was the dial lighted? No, the lighted dials were discontinued after 1961; some of them melted. Also, it looks like GE decided to use higher contrast graphics on the last 2 generations of the beautiful plastic dials before doing away with them altogether. Sad because they were beautiful little works of art. | ||
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Post# 906594 , Reply# 14 11/11/2016 at 22:49 (2,720 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Thanks, Ken We are planning to put a small compact fluorescent bulb behind the dial in the dryer I bought from Lawrence. It has the same color control panel as Robert's washer, but the control panel is on pedestals. Fluorescent light behind the black dial is very dramatic. | ||
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Post# 906595 , Reply# 15 11/11/2016 at 22:59 (2,720 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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Using it... That would be a tough call for me. As it is it's got to be the only one in existence in it's current state. Yes it was made to be used, but.... | ||
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Post# 906603 , Reply# 16 11/12/2016 at 00:28 (2,720 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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USE IT!!!!!Better than the DRECK made today!!!!Beautiful machine--USE & ENJOY IT!!! | ||
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Post# 906610 , Reply# 17 11/12/2016 at 02:23 (2,720 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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FilterFlow | ||
| Post# 906613 , Reply# 18 11/12/2016 at 04:20 (2,720 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
The Maiden Wash in that Beautiful Machine should be declared a National Holiday.
I would send documentation and a video to GE. But I'm sure the people behind the design and manufacturing team could care less. I find the more young people I run unto, they have no clue what quality is. They only know to replace. Not repair. I do remember when you got that machine. But honestly, I had forgotten about it. Can't wait to see the video. This will be quite the occasion. Have you contacted the Caterer and compiled a guest list ? | ||
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Post# 906617 , Reply# 20 11/12/2016 at 05:05 (2,720 days old) by earthling177 (Boston, MA) |
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Yay! Have fun and enjoy it in good health!!! | ||
| Post# 906621 , Reply# 21 11/12/2016 at 06:24 (2,720 days old) by ottoreese (Indianapolis, Indiana ) | ||
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There are no words to how jealous I am right now. :-) I'm not sure if I would use it or place it somewhere in the living room as a showpiece! | ||
| Post# 906633 , Reply# 22 11/12/2016 at 09:10 (2,720 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
Robert | ||
| Post# 906654 , Reply# 23 11/12/2016 at 13:59 (2,720 days old) by lesto (Atlanta) | ||
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What did you do with the 61? I remember using it at one of your wash-ins. | ||
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Post# 906725 , Reply# 24 11/12/2016 at 22:36 (2,719 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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YES!!! | ||
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Post# 906792 , Reply# 25 11/13/2016 at 14:01 (2,719 days old) by jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA) |
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| Post# 906844 , Reply# 26 11/13/2016 at 19:49 (2,718 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
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Post# 907470 , Reply# 27 11/18/2016 at 07:11 (2,714 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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wow  | ||
| Post# 907473 , Reply# 28 11/18/2016 at 07:57 (2,714 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
OMG... the Excitement! | ||
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Post# 907484 , Reply# 29 11/18/2016 at 09:28 (2,714 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Malcolm Uppermost position was horizontal. Some switches were 3-position and some were 2-position.
I believe the water level designations were: Top: 10-12 lbs. Middle: 6-10 lbs. Bottom: 6 lbs. and less.
Wash temp designations were: Top: Hot. Middle: Warm. Bottom: Cold.
Rinse temp designations were: Top: Warm. Bottom: Cold.
Speed designations were: Top: Normal. Bottom: Gentle.
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| Post# 907493 , Reply# 30 11/18/2016 at 10:23 (2,714 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Thanks... | ||
| Post# 908057 , Reply# 31 11/22/2016 at 13:59 (2,710 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
She's a beauty! Water guzzler, but still a beauty! | ||
| Post# 908170 , Reply# 32 11/23/2016 at 08:45 (2,709 days old) by lesto (Atlanta) | ||
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Hey Robert, does the 62 have a spray rinse during the first spin? I wasn't sure what year GE added that and discontinued the "suds kill" pause. | ||
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Post# 908197 , Reply# 33 11/23/2016 at 10:34 (2,709 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 908234 , Reply# 34 11/23/2016 at 12:52 (2,709 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Robert, why yes indeed. I think you will keep that bakelite activator and the filter pan unused. I hope you decide to use the GE and enjoy it when you are ready. A | ||
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Post# 909079 , Reply# 35 11/30/2016 at 07:16 (2,702 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Spray Rinse??? | ||
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Post# 909113 , Reply# 36 11/30/2016 at 12:11 (2,702 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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La flume de ma tante I've used so many Filter-flo washers that I will say that the quality of the spray rinse depends on a couple of factors. First of all, the fill flume on the solid-tub machines, pre-1961, had a well-designed, compartmentalized, hard plastic flume that diverted some of the water down into the outer tub to do the suds kill, so the fill/spray stream was very neat and directed and didn't hit you in the face. It also had a diversion for the TOL models to feed the rinse dispenser.
The soft rubber flumes on the perforated tub models were aimed a little bit into the washbasket balance ring and the clothes retainer ring so a lot of the water would splatter like an old man pissing and some of it would go down into the outer tub; I never understood why they made the thing so messy compared to its predecessor. Also, on one or two later machines the flume was aimed/mounted poorly so that most of the spray rinse water missed the spinning basket and ended up going down the outer tub.
One's water pressure also made a big difference. Growing up, our FF was on the fourth floor and the pressure was so low it took nearly 11 minutes for the machine to fill the tub on anything else than the WARM water setting.
I love how the nozzle/flume materials on Robert's unused machine actually have some shine to them.
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Post# 909164 , Reply# 37 11/30/2016 at 20:10 (2,701 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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 Not to Hi-Jack the GE thread, but WP built BD washers had the fastest fill of any Automatic Washer I have ever seen, when set for warm water fill they filled at 8-10 gallons per minute, and a warm spray rinse was this same rate of fill, this is why WP pulsed the spray rinse, otherwise the fill rate could easily overwhelm the pump out ability.
Back to the unused 1962 GE FF washer, have you fired it up yet Robert ? | ||
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Post# 909792 , Reply# 38 12/5/2016 at 18:59 (2,697 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Ahhhhh | ||
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Post# 909794 , Reply# 39 12/5/2016 at 19:30 (2,697 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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