Thread Number: 92346
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
HotPoint RimFlo question |
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Post# 1169459 , Reply# 1   1/14/2023 at 15:32 (467 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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The agitator in your machine is a single piece and there is not one underneath it. It is possible at some point that if it originally had the 2 piece agitator something broke and the one that’s in there now was a replacement. With the machine off and no water in it can you turn the agitator counter clockwise with your hands?
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Post# 1169800 , Reply# 2   1/17/2023 at 15:18 (464 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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Also no, the agitator does not turn if I move it by hand counterclockwise. |
Post# 1169805 , Reply# 4   1/17/2023 at 16:01 (464 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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I asked about the agitator because sometimes when the agitator coupling fails it will make noise and if you watch the agitation you can clearly see that the agitator isn’t working correctly. When this happens the rubber is separated from the coupling and sometimes you can move the agitator with your hands counterclockwise when you should not be able to.
GE switched to the plastic housing probably in the late 70’s but sometimes Canadian models used the older style longer after the US had changed. |
Post# 1169829 , Reply# 5   1/18/2023 at 08:09 (463 days old) by whitetub (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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This thread shows the removable agitator. But different than the one we had. The picture is the one we had when I was growing up. It was more like a straight vane agitator.(4 vanes). It was removable. The delicate agitator didn't move much water.It was like a flat plate with curvy speed bumps on it... CLICK HERE TO GO TO whitetub's LINK
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Post# 1169837 , Reply# 6   1/18/2023 at 12:13 (463 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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I remember these GE/hotpoints. They do work well, but I prefer the GE models. |
Post# 1169954 , Reply# 8   1/20/2023 at 10:16 (461 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)   |   | |
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it was about 1985 when the transmission switched to plastic case |