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Nice Early GE Portable Washer in Brooklyn |
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Post# 1030043   4/16/2019 at 09:48 (1,830 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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This looks to be in nice shape and it's an early model as the balance ring at the top of the basket is all porcelain instead of the later plastic top balance ring.
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Post# 1030047 , Reply# 1   4/16/2019 at 11:15 (1,830 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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I had one of these for a while, neat little machine and was made by Hitachi. The one thing I didn't like about it is it doesn't spin between wash/rinses, only drain/fill. It did spin at the end of the cycle however. |
Post# 1030049 , Reply# 2   4/16/2019 at 11:23 (1,830 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- )   |   | |
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I had a 1979 model when I lived in a (very) small apartment. I just rolled it up to the kitchen sink when it came laundry time. I liked everything except the fact it didn't spin between the wash and rinse, there was just a drain then fill.
Needless to say there was a lot of detergent in the rinse water. So I had to run the clothes through several rinses. Nevertheless, it was a cool little machine. Hope someone from the site grabs it. |
Post# 1030050 , Reply# 3   4/16/2019 at 11:30 (1,830 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- )   |   | |
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Sorry Kevin, I didn't see your post until after I had written mine. Didn't mean to reiterate. But yes, that lack of spin between wash and rinse was a definite inconvenience. I knew it was Japanese made, but wasn't aware it was Hitachi.
It was relatively quiet machine and I don't recall ever having any balance issues during the final spin. It extracted water well for a little portable. |
Post# 1030051 , Reply# 4   4/16/2019 at 11:35 (1,830 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1030115 , Reply# 8   4/17/2019 at 06:36 (1,829 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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note to add... even if you pour a whole box of detergent in that washer, as the agitation doesn't cause much turbulence on the water surface, it won't foam up like crazy. Eventually the pump needs to be primed. i just slap the dial and pull it back 1 second later and that's enough to resume draining. It drains reasonably fast. |
Post# 1030125 , Reply# 9   4/17/2019 at 11:34 (1,829 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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When I visited Japan several years ago, these were the standard household clothes washer. There's even an animated rendition of one in Miyazaki's "The Secret World of Arietty"
Can't say I take these machines seriously. Used one in the Hotel guests laundry room. Slightly better than stinky clothes.They're more of a toy than an appliance but I suppose if you live in cramped spaces and your other option is going to the local stream with rocks it's ok. |
Post# 1030150 , Reply# 10   4/17/2019 at 20:10 (1,829 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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These are fun but do not clean large items evenly, I remember being at a customers house fixing the dryer that went with this washer and the Wife pulled her husbands work pants out of the machine and they were only clean in spots, she only had one pair of jeans in it and two work tee shirts. She said it did this all the time and often had to wash his clothes twice if they looked too bad after the first time through.
John |
Post# 1030194 , Reply# 12   4/18/2019 at 09:42 (1,828 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- )   |   | |
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Different perceptions of a given item by various people can often be accounted for by the conditions and manner in which the items were used.
There are many variables, water chemistry (hard, soft), water temperature, load size, fabrics density and detergent quality, that may account for one person's perceptions of this little machine being different than another's. We have to be careful not to over generalize based only on our own particular conditions and circumstances. The woman with the dirty jeans may have had a husband who worked as an auto mechanic and had grease on his clothes, or other equally difficult stains. She may have used a bargain brand detergent and not had her water heater set high enough to give proper washing results for the particular stained materials. She may have had hard water that reduced the detergent's washing ability. None of the above are the the machines' fault. I can't speak for jeans, as I was a struggling graduate student, when I had the little GE, and didn't have time to do any activities requiring blue jeans, ha. But under my conditions it was a good little machine, washed things very cleanly but did not rinse as well as I liked. That was remedied easily with a couple extra rinses. I never encountered "suds lock" nor did I ever have to "prime" the pump. But yes I had to use multiple spins and rinses. But those were just my particular circumstances. Once again hard water versus soft water may account for peoples various perceptions of rinsing ability, as well of water temp. and of course, the detergent itself. I can't downgrade a portable for not handing "large" items because it is not meant to. It is a portable. That's like condemning a sedan car for not being able to handle a load of two by fours. It's not meant to. You use a truck. If you have "large items" and you have a small portable washer, you take them to the laundromat. For someone who has little space for full sized washer or can't afford one. This little machine will serve them well with the obvious limitations. Remember the operator of the machine has to have more intelligence than the machine to get good results. :) Like John says its a "fun" little machine. I enjoyed using it. (That was about my only entertainment that time in my life, ha.). It was fast, relatively quiet, and did a good job doing what it was designed to do. And with one or two extra rinses, I had very clean clothes. The bottom line is we all see the world (and appliances) a little differently based on our own perceptions and conditions. |