Thread Number: 86480
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 1110589   3/8/2021 at 11:08 (1,144 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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Hi All,
I'm down in the country working on the house. My plan is to install the GE combo John fixed for me in the kitchen and have a stacked washer/dryer unit in the bathroom for the main laundry center. I have an old Frigidaire Gallery stacked machine I've been planning to use, but it's starting to have issues. It will be a while before we are continuously occupying the house, and I'm wondering if the combo would work as our only washer over the next 5-10 years before we move in permanently. I would expect to use the clothes line for drying most of the time. How well can I expect the combo to extract water during spin? I'm getting closer to a house... Sarah
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Post# 1110591 , Reply# 1   3/8/2021 at 11:16 (1,144 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Sarah, this generation of GE combo spun a bit faster than the first run but you may find laundry still pretty wet and heavy when hanging it on the line. It depends on what you are laundering - most shirts, table linens, and sheets seem fine, but towels and jeans still seem pretty soaked to me. But I have the 208 RPM spin model, so....
I line-dry most of my laundry in the summer and combo loads will be dried if I get them out early enough. You may not think this, but our part of Québec gets very sticky and humid in summer, so line-drying is sometimes not enough! |
Post# 1110618 , Reply# 3   3/8/2021 at 18:08 (1,144 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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well if I was going to gain advice, it would be from Paul or especially JohnL, the master of combos, who else knows them better, not to mention the guy who rebuilt that machine for you....
you may want to select an external spinner/extractor used in combination with your machine.....they really can spin a lot of water out of load....helpful for line or machine drying... a wringer might be fun too for your country house until you get the daily driver set you want.... |
Post# 1110675 , Reply# 5   3/9/2021 at 08:41 (1,144 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Post# 1110721 , Reply# 6   3/9/2021 at 15:12 (1,143 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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If the clothes are sopping wet after the spin cycle how on earth does the dry cycle dry them?
I did the wash and dry cycles when I test drove it, and the clothes came out nicely dry. Does it take enough electricity to supply a small African nation every time one runs the full wash & dry cycle? Oh, wait, Henrik, did you say the energy usage won't be substantially more to run the dry cycle? We've got plenty of water--a deep well in an area that doesn't frequently have droughts. And, yes, I will definitely ask John Lefever for advice. He built the machine for me. A wringer does sound kind of cute, really cute. Sarah
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Post# 1110723 , Reply# 7   3/9/2021 at 15:31 (1,143 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Sarah, that's fortunate that you have a deep well with plenty of water - one big factor in condenser drying is the temperature of the cold water coming into the machine. Down in Ogden, the ground water is cold year-round but in winter it's like having ice water piped to your faucet; that being said, I do notice that the ol' 56 Combo dries faster in the winter months, no doubt because the water vapor generated by the heated clothes is dripping of the condenser plate faster. My hubby yells at me when I use the dry feature of the combo because of the water it uses but we've never run out of water or flooded the septic system... (he's remembering the issues we used to have with the well in a previous house). |
Post# 1110780 , Reply# 9   3/9/2021 at 21:11 (1,143 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Excellent product regardless of what type washer one uses.
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Post# 1110803 , Reply# 10   3/9/2021 at 23:50 (1,143 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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Post# 1110823 , Reply# 14   3/10/2021 at 08:26 (1,143 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 1110838 , Reply# 15   3/10/2021 at 11:13 (1,142 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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I remember there was quite a bit of discussion here. The UK contingent with Chestermikeuk posted a lot about it. The water came into the tanks at the back, I think.
There was discussion back in 2013. |
Post# 1110846 , Reply# 16   3/10/2021 at 12:52 (1,142 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 1110953 , Reply# 17   3/11/2021 at 13:02 (1,141 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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I found a photo that Mike posted. It was of his washing machine I think. I was a bit confused since you mentioned a Zug combo, but they never made one. They used the system on their frontloaders.
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Post# 1110960 , Reply# 18   3/11/2021 at 14:49 (1,141 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Louis, I apologize. I was more than a bit confused since I thought that they did. Sorry. Tom |
Post# 1111012 , Reply# 20   3/11/2021 at 22:51 (1,141 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 1111041 , Reply# 22   3/12/2021 at 05:31 (1,141 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Thank you, Henrik! |