Now let me tell you, we use this almost every night for rest and relaxation. I'm so glad that we are not the only two that finds this soothing and isn't afraid to tell everyone too.. Good night and God Bless..
Nothing beats the rapid back and forth sound of a GE Filter Flo activator. Brings back alot of childhood memories and reminds me how fascinated I was with washing machines.
Manning Taylor omg i know! That's what brought me here. My washing machine just bit the dust and had to buy a new one. I was thinking when i was doing research that i didnt remember them all being so damn slow! Even the new one i bought with agitator isn't fast like this one! We had this machine when i was a kid and i remember that big filter thing that went on top and you put powder detergent in it. Lol What did it do anyway
Lennox, the filter pan was to filter out lint as it was pumping water through it. These washers were among the best that GE ever made. And if they ever brought these back brand new, with same quality, I’d go buy 3 tomorrow. I miss these.
This was the very washer that my parents owned when I was born. This was the one where I first discovered a washer then. I remember being fascinated by that rapid back and forth motion of that agitator. I also remember the washer shaking so much at one time because of the imbalance that occurred sometimes that I used to be afraid it was going to shake the house down.
im confused. what is special about it? i feel like these videos are more about the vintage aspect than any superiority. like it's just a spinning thing that moves back and forth.. is there more to it? im trying to understand. maybe it's because i use something similar but it doesnt have the vintage aesthetics. but otherwise, it's a plain lg top load with agitator, and doesnt have the bells and whistles electronics. is that what it's about?
@@mescellaneous These machines were built better. They weren’t designed with planned obsolescence in mind. These machines were meant to run many years and when they broke were easily fixable.
I have this exact model washer, still going and only now after 40 years constant use it finally needed some reasonable repairs - superb reliability if you ask me, try and get anything today to last as long and work as well as these machines did. One thing to watch with these washer is off balance loads, it will pull the lower tub seal boot off its lip drain the tub and flood the area - this is what happened to mine as I had more than a few off balance loads, my fault. I could have just reinstalled the tub boot as it had not torn, but a new one was only $16 so I replaced it along with a new drive belt ($5.00) new water pump ($20), lower transmission oil seal ($10) and a change of transmission gear oil to higher quality synthetic while I was there. I also have a new two speed clutch in stock if mine quits. These washers were extremely well built and very serviceable but parts are getting very scarce. Keep it going long as you can, the new ones are lightly built short lived electro whiz garbage compared to these old heavy duty beasts.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have this identical machine it was also bought in 1977 in Tennessee, now its in Illinois, I'd know that agitator and control panel anywhere. It was left to me by my aunt and its still going. Just this year I made the first repairs to it, and if it hadn't been for Ebay I never would have found the parts. My outer tub is starting to rust at the top so I bought a new Speed Queen which is also an excellent washer, much better than todays HE junk. But Ill still keep my aunts old Filterflo going as long as I can, its a heavy duty beast.
I would imagine any reputable washer repair person would have access to old-stock parts, so long as you can provide the machine's serial number. This happened with my '83 Filter Flo. The repair guy found a replacement water pump and drain hose, and with some slight modifications, made them fit nicely. It still works to this day.
this is a great washer of that era. You should have GE make these again next month. Do a full cycle video of it washing a spread with a half load of whites.
I know the noise you're talking about. It was actually the clutch engaging from gentle into normal speed. It also made that click on the spin when it reached close to top speed. My late grandparents had a machine almost identical to this one that they bought in 1979.
i know i recently had my hearing checked and I know i could hear someone in the background shaking and snapping their fingers to the beat of this washer. I sat and laughed through the wash cycle.
What happened to the spray rinse? I had this version years ago mine had the “Dispenseall” plastic lid for all the detergent, bleach and fabric softener.
Usar a máquina para o filtro, mas posso ver se eu faço alguma coisa sem ele e pode gravá-lo. Acho que seria difícil enxergar o Whirlpool Duet pela porta de vidro.
The bath mat resulted in a not-so-smooth spin cycle, but that still PROVES that at the end of the day, the old school washer wins. Unlike HE washers when they are unbalanced, they put out an error code, and start the cycle all over again - your whole paycheck out the window.
Filter-flos have been and probably will be some of my favorite types of washers ever
Now let me tell you, we use this almost every night for rest and relaxation. I'm so glad that we are not the only two that finds this soothing and isn't afraid to tell everyone too.. Good night and God Bless..
You took the very words out of me! I HAVE to listen to this to help me sleep! I guess this is called my "sleep therapy".
Nothing beats the rapid back and forth sound of a GE Filter Flo activator. Brings back alot of childhood memories and reminds me how fascinated I was with washing machines.
Manning Taylor omg i know! That's what brought me here. My washing machine just bit the dust and had to buy a new one. I was thinking when i was doing research that i didnt remember them all being so damn slow! Even the new one i bought with agitator isn't fast like this one!
We had this machine when i was a kid and i remember that big filter thing that went on top and you put powder detergent in it. Lol
What did it do anyway
Lennox, the filter pan was to filter out lint as it was pumping water through it.
These washers were among the best that GE ever made. And if they ever brought these back brand new, with same quality, I’d go buy 3 tomorrow.
I miss these.
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This was the very washer that my parents owned when I was born. This was the one where I first discovered a washer then. I remember being fascinated by that rapid back and forth motion of that agitator. I also remember the washer shaking so much at one time because of the imbalance that occurred sometimes that I used to be afraid it was going to shake the house down.
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I think the old top-loaders are better than the newer pieces of junk they have today
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im confused. what is special about it? i feel like these videos are more about the vintage aspect than any superiority. like it's just a spinning thing that moves back and forth..
is there more to it? im trying to understand. maybe it's because i use something similar but it doesnt have the vintage aesthetics. but otherwise, it's a plain lg top load with agitator, and doesnt have the bells and whistles electronics. is that what it's about?
@@mescellaneous These machines were built better. They weren’t designed with planned obsolescence in mind. These machines were meant to run many years and when they broke were easily fixable.
I have this exact model washer, still going and only now after 40 years constant use it finally needed some reasonable repairs - superb reliability if you ask me, try and get anything today to last as long and work as well as these machines did. One thing to watch with these washer is off balance loads, it will pull the lower tub seal boot off its lip drain the tub and flood the area - this is what happened to mine as I had more than a few off balance loads, my fault. I could have just reinstalled the tub boot as it had not torn, but a new one was only $16 so I replaced it along with a new drive belt ($5.00) new water pump ($20), lower transmission oil seal ($10) and a change of transmission gear oil to higher quality synthetic while I was there. I also have a new two speed clutch in stock if mine quits. These washers were extremely well built and very serviceable but parts are getting very scarce. Keep it going long as you can, the new ones are lightly built short lived electro whiz garbage compared to these old heavy duty beasts.
Now this relaxing sounds
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have this identical machine it was also bought in 1977 in Tennessee, now its in Illinois, I'd know that agitator and control panel anywhere. It was left to me by my aunt and its still going. Just this year I made the first repairs to it, and if it hadn't been for Ebay I never would have found the parts. My outer tub is starting to rust at the top so I bought a new Speed Queen which is also an excellent washer, much better than todays HE junk. But Ill still keep my aunts old Filterflo going as long as I can, its a heavy duty beast.
I would imagine any reputable washer repair person would have access to old-stock parts, so long as you can provide the machine's serial number. This happened with my '83 Filter Flo. The repair guy found a replacement water pump and drain hose, and with some slight modifications, made them fit nicely. It still works to this day.
this is a great washer of that era. You should have GE make these again next month. Do a full cycle video of it washing a spread with a half load of whites.
I'm wary of washing whites in it because the garage doesn't have hot water but next time I get some rags I can do it.
I certainly prefer using refurbished older washers!
I always loved how the transmission shifted from low to high when they first start agitating.
I know the noise you're talking about. It was actually the clutch engaging from gentle into normal speed. It also made that click on the spin when it reached close to top speed. My late grandparents had a machine almost identical to this one that they bought in 1979.
I was more familiar with the "pop pop" sound it made when the spin cycle cut off.
Reminds me of mother's old Kenmore?
been on top of this one and with the warm water it felt good getting agitated
That is so relaxing!! Can you edit the wash from 18mins to 8 or 10 hours?
I actually listen to this as I sleep. Makes me sleep like a baby! 💤
i know i recently had my hearing checked and I know i could hear someone in the background shaking and snapping their fingers to the beat of this washer. I sat and laughed through the wash cycle.
That motor has almost a growl to it.
Because it's a beast
What happened to the spray rinse? I had this version years ago mine had the “Dispenseall” plastic lid for all the detergent, bleach and fabric softener.
Make sure that you add a spread in the washer with the half load of whites.
We had a similar washer years ago my dad worked for GE so we had several of them this window had one of the worst agitators the straight vain
Não dá pra ver nada com essa tampa. Faz um video dela sem esse filtro, impedindo nossa visão. Mostra o painel dela.
Usar a máquina para o filtro, mas posso ver se eu faço alguma coisa sem ele e pode gravá-lo. Acho que seria difícil enxergar o Whirlpool Duet pela porta de vidro.
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The bath mat resulted in a not-so-smooth spin cycle, but that still PROVES that at the end of the day, the old school washer wins. Unlike HE washers when they are unbalanced, they put out an error code, and start the cycle all over again - your whole paycheck out the window.
How did you bypass the lid switch?
Randy Hansen a cable tie on the contact
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want to sell it??? great offer..
joe whoever I'm not sure if it has much value as it's not the most reliable washer, it's cosmetically lacking and it's also rather inefficient.
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