Thread Number: 76821
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
1970 GE pair |
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Post# 1006827   9/11/2018 at 19:57 (2,024 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Several months back I picked up this GE set dated 1970. The other thread I’ve been posting on showed some progress on the dryer. Today I was able to get the washer back up and running. Upper portions of the outer tub were severely rusted and required reconstruction which I used bondo for. The speed solenoid appeared to have had a spring pop off. I was able to replace that so both speeds function once again. The original agitator had been rather mangled so I placed a V14 ramp inside instead. Like any responsible GE owner, when in doubt, change it so I popped on a new pump assembly since the old one looked questionable for leaking.
Original transmission works nicely despite a worn brake so there is indexing of the tub but that’s no biggie. Cleaned up nicely and is, of course, my favorite color and has the cool lighted dial. |
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Post# 1006839 , Reply# 1   9/11/2018 at 21:11 (2,024 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 1006843 , Reply# 2   9/11/2018 at 21:36 (2,024 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1006845 , Reply# 3   9/11/2018 at 21:46 (2,024 days old) by Deanmerc (Margate, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 1006851 , Reply# 4   9/11/2018 at 23:00 (2,024 days old) by bigalsf (Salt Lake City)   |   | |
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They look great! A few more sets like these and you'll be a GE Dealer (a la late 70's)! :) Enjoy! |
Post# 1006872 , Reply# 5   9/12/2018 at 01:11 (2,024 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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I’ll take a picture with the lights down so the dials stand out. Inside the panel is literally a night light next to the plastic dial backdrop so the light reflects down the dial. I have to admit that it’s weird not having a flourecent lighted panel. Guess I’ve been spoiled with lighted panels.
Filter-Flos have always been a favorite of mine as long as I can remember. I have the picture to prove it. :-) I’m hoping to come across some earlier models in the future but I simply enjoy these machines and they do a great job. |
Post# 1006890 , Reply# 6   9/12/2018 at 02:30 (2,024 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Turned the lights down so the dials would stand out better.
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Post# 1006891 , Reply# 7   9/12/2018 at 03:09 (2,024 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1006900 , Reply# 8   9/12/2018 at 06:01 (2,024 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 1006908 , Reply# 9   9/12/2018 at 07:52 (2,024 days old) by Frigidaireguy (Wiston-Salem, NC)   |   | |
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Jon: Beautiful set of GE's. Filter-Flo's were also one of my favorite machines. Congratulations on a great job. Bob |
Post# 1006934 , Reply# 10   9/12/2018 at 14:00 (2,023 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 1006997 , Reply# 11   9/12/2018 at 23:38 (2,023 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)   |   | |
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We had a more mid-line 1969 dryer for 17 years. Had the same cycles and temps/speeds and a buzzer on/off switch next to the dial. |
Post# 1007019 , Reply# 13   9/13/2018 at 06:48 (2,023 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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GE suggested that approach with woolens from the time they first offered a selection of spin and agitate speeds. Ads of the day make mention of this and it's the approach set out in the user manual for the '57 GE I recently revived.
It makes sense to me - wool can get heavy when soaked with water. Other manufacturers seem to have thought so too - the '59 Frigidaire Fabric-Master 'Special' selection offered slow agitation and high speed spin. The manual for this machine suggested using the 'Soak' cycle though, instead of the regular wash cycle to reduce agitation times. The '65 Lady K's suggestion for woolens uses a slow agitation and spin, however. Sorry - not trying to hijack the thread here! This post was last edited 09/13/2018 at 07:04 |
Post# 1007026 , Reply# 14   9/13/2018 at 07:26 (2,023 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 1007031 , Reply# 15   9/13/2018 at 07:55 (2,023 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 1007032 , Reply# 16   9/13/2018 at 08:03 (2,023 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Actually do benefit and are better off with a short but high speed extraction.
Most if not all modern European front loaders have a "Woolens" program that does a short (< 3 min) spin at 1200 to maybe a bit higher rpms. As such things come out of machine nearly dry rather than sopping wet. Ready for blocking dry (sweaters and other items), or in case of blankets hanging to dry. Previous to high speed spinning doing woolens at home, especially heavy blankets was a chore. Wringers either hand or power couldn't be set too tight or would crease and or otherwise distort shape. So you got these heavy nearly sopping wet blankets that had to be hung (from a VERY strong line or better lines),or laid flat to dry. Either way it took ages and was best reserved for days with a good breeze to hasten drying. Early top loaders and some front loaders didn't spin above 600 or 900 rpms, which while better than a mangle, still could leave things too wet. My Miele W1070 does has two options for spinning in "Wool" cycle; one short and other a bit longer (none lasting more than three mins IIRC), but you can choose 1100 rpms. |
Post# 1007069 , Reply# 17   9/13/2018 at 13:47 (2,022 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Sure! I love showing off machines but I really love the discussions that ensue so, please, hijack away!
One of the most annoying things to me with our 1980 Kenmore 80 series washer was not being able to have a slow wash with a fast spin. Sure enough, blankets had the option of being beaten to death or being pulled out dripping wet unless you manually went back and selected a fast spin by turning the dial one more time. Machines like this GE or Maytag and countless others that placed speed selections separately from cycles, to me, added a huge amount of versatility. I don’t know when I’d ever want to do a cold wash with a warm rinse but at least I know I can! Ben, to this date I’ve only scrapped one machine and it was a 1980s filter-flo that was tore up but good enough for parts. I’d sooner part with something else before ever losing a GE set. And since I have two additional GE pairs, I am looking to part ways with at least one of my machines from a different brand. (GM) |
Post# 1007215 , Reply# 18   9/14/2018 at 19:16 (2,021 days old) by electronicontrl (Grand Rapids, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1007266 , Reply# 19   9/15/2018 at 06:29 (2,021 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Beautiful set...…
yes, love the manual options of setting speeds, the combinations of cycles and options is endless.... I had a 1977ish set....if COLD was set for wash, rinse was defaulted to COLD also....if you wanted a WARM rinse with a COLD wash, you had to go back and select WARM wash after the first fill... some people may prefer to use a slower spin speed, my preference was always a high speed spin....any wrinkles left if clothing was usually removed by the dryer.... |