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Thread Number: 89037
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
The Return of GE Profile Washers and Dryers |
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| Post# 1136105 , Reply# 1 12/13/2021 at 14:03 (863 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina ) | ||
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Agitator Version Agitator CLICK HERE TO GO TO UltraWash's LINK | ||
Post# 1136134 , Reply# 2 12/13/2021 at 19:29 (863 days old) by GELaundry4ever  (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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smart flex dispense and wash action What is the smart flex dispense all about? What will the wash action look and sound like? | ||
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Post# 1136137 , Reply# 3 12/13/2021 at 20:39 (863 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 FlexDispense includes a 4th compartment on the dispenser drawer labeled Custom Add. Use of the feature apparently requires connecting the machine via WiFi to a phone app which provides stated choices of detergent or vinegar for the type of additive, and choice of Pre-Wash, Main Wash, or Rinse for when during the cycle to dispense it. | ||
| Post# 1136150 , Reply# 4 12/13/2021 at 23:58 (863 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina ) | ||
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Wash Action I’m going to say that the wash action will be akin to the GTW680BSJS. CLICK HERE TO GO TO UltraWash's LINK | ||
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Post# 1136171 , Reply# 5 12/14/2021 at 10:59 (862 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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smart dispensers How much detergent and softener will these smart flex dispensers hold? Why didn't GE come up with one for bleach to hold and dispense it especially when washing whites? | ||
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Post# 1136186 , Reply# 6 12/14/2021 at 13:32 (862 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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There are four cups on the dispenser drawer. Left to right, Softener, Custom Add, Tide PODS, Detergent. Can't determine the ounces or tablespoons amount each holds from photos. User documentation doesn't state anything about it. The Tide PODS cup is a design to dissolve pods by water flowing through, it doesn't hold liquid and thus doesn't need to siphon-out residual water. The other three are typical reservoir-type cups that hold liquid, flush-overflow with water to dispense the product, and have a siphon to drain the residual water. There is a bleach cup at the left front corner, separate from the FlexDispense drawer. It's presumably a non-timed funnel that directs bleach into the outer tub so it dilutes with the fill before contacting the clothes. | ||
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Post# 1136201 , Reply# 8 12/14/2021 at 19:33 (862 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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wash performance I have a feeling I will have to use the most intense wash action to get a load of normal colors clean along with the deep rinse option. | ||
| Post# 1136234 , Reply# 9 12/15/2021 at 08:02 (862 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina ) | ||
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Our GE has a decent wash action and its given us four years of trouble free service. | ||
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Post# 1136238 , Reply# 10 12/15/2021 at 11:20 (861 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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vinegar in the laundry What is vinegar in the laundry supposed to do? What will it do in the custom dispenser? What if I wanted to use oxygen bleach instead? | ||
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Post# 1136241 , Reply# 11 12/15/2021 at 12:35 (861 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Vinegar is a laundry sour (mildly acidic) which counters the alkalinity of detergent toward a neutral pH, acting somewhat as a softener. As I mentioned above in Reply #3, the Custom Add compartment is set at each load via the WiFi phone app to dispense as a Pre-Wash additive, Main Wash additive, or as a Rinse additive. Presumably oxygen bleach can be handled by setting Custom Add for Detergent and either Pre-Wash or Main Wash, whichever is desired. It's not clear what's the difference between the Detergent and Vinegar selections for the type of additive. I suspect there either is no difference, or the selection has an effect on exactly when the additive dispenses during the chosen cycle phase. Custom Add may not be suitable for powdered products being that it's a siphon-drain type of compartment. | ||
| Post# 1136244 , Reply# 12 12/15/2021 at 13:26 (861 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina ) | ||
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Vinegar has a plethora of uses in laundry such as brightening white clothes, softening clothes naturally, and keeping dark clothes dark just to name a few. | ||
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Post# 1136532 , Reply# 14 12/18/2021 at 11:26 (858 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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motor and transmission What is the horsepower rating on these GE profiles? Do these use transmissions? | ||
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Post# 1136534 , Reply# 15 12/18/2021 at 12:41 (858 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Parts diagrams show a belt-drive gearbox transmission of the same physical shape and size as a Whirlpool VMW. Specifications state one-half horsepower motor but a photo of the motor shows a label on it that that says four-tenths (or two-fifths) horsepower which is one tenth less than one-half. The label also says 4.6 amps and 1,650 RPM. Maximum spin speed is stated as 800 RPM. | ||
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Post# 1136562 , Reply# 16 12/18/2021 at 22:06 (858 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA) |
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Post# 1136567 , Reply# 17 12/18/2021 at 22:30 (858 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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agitation strokes I wonder what the agitation strokes will be on this machine depending on what you use. | ||
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Post# 1136568 , Reply# 18 12/18/2021 at 22:36 (858 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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GE gears What are the gears in the GE Profile transmissions made of? I hope they're steel and well lubricated. | ||
| Post# 1136931 , Reply# 19 12/22/2021 at 21:26 (854 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina ) | ||
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At Home Depot | ||
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Post# 1136934 , Reply# 20 12/22/2021 at 21:50 (854 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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Haier | ||
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Post# 1136935 , Reply# 21 12/22/2021 at 21:50 (854 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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Haier | ||
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Post# 1136956 , Reply# 22 12/23/2021 at 07:47 (854 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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GE transmission I've noticed that the GE commercial series supposedly has a transmission which is steel driven. Why doesn't the GE profile? | ||
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