all new ge washers

[wiskybill]

Do you suppose....

that the spin function could result from a wind-up torque spring arrangement on the shaft? If so, this could be engineered to allow the long agitation stroke coupled with today's motors and controls to make one of the simplest designs for a "traditional" TL machine. Similar in function to the F&P direct drive but not copying their design.
Just a guess on my part, but very interesting.

Bill

 

[nasadowsk]

Man, GE's getting cheap these days, huh?

I guess the rumors of them getting out of appliances really are true?

(Oh no!!! Washers don't make enough money for us!!! Wall street will hate us!!)

Frankly, with GE being nothing more than a whore to Wall Street thesedays, I give 'em maybe 15 years before they pull a Westinghouse...

 

[johnb300m]

i don't think they'll be leaving appliances. their ovens, dishwashers and refrigerators are excellent sellers.

though...it does seem that they're brain-dead when it comes to washers...

 

[agiflow]

Didn't they just invest multi-millions in their appliance division a couple of years back? Hopefully they can make a good washer again as their other appliances seem pretty nice.

 

[Cybrvanr]

I'm with toggle, I think the new GE designs are transmission-less DC or stepper-motor washers. That would be the only way I imagine a complete circle could be achieved in the agitation stroke. We had one of these new transmissionless ones at the vacation home I rented this past summer. It was a VERY quiet machine! It also has all sorts of interesting cycles. All electronic control, although the knobs and stuff sort of resembled an older mechanical-timer washer

 

[bobbyd32l]

So, we got these machines in at Sears. So I proceeded to plug it in and see how fast it spins.... Definately not 800 rpms. I want to say that this machine spins around 600 rpms. It is direct drive. Direct drive or not, the suspension still makes that terrible sound, and its not very quiet. I will keep everyone posted on how it fares.

 

[andrewinorlando]

It's a 640 RPM spin speed.

 

[bestcleaning]

New GE washer in Brazil too.

10.2 kg and 12 kg.

geeletrodomesticos.com.br

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www.geeletrodomesticos.com.br

 

[bestcleaning]

Some information about GE washer.

Tub moves every 30 seconds during fill.
Wash 28 at 45 vigorous SPM with 270 degrees of oscillation. GE has the best rollover.
6 spray rinses before spin.
670 rpm spin speed
Suds lock sensor: stop spin for 2 minutes and re-start 6 spray rinse / spin

 

[bestcleaning]

1 Solenoid
2 Gear box (inside)
3 Pump
4 Motor
5 Fan
6 Speed sensor at the back of the pulley

 

[bobbyd32l]

So the GE's down in SA, are in belt drive. I tried to look under the new GE's and they are sealed. Interesting...

 

[toggleswitch]

Neat thanks for showing us the Brazilian version/model/engineering.

~Man, GE's getting cheap these days, huh? I guess the rumors of them getting out of appliances really are true?

~My brother-in-law worked for GE. He said.....and I can only repeat what I heard...GE won't stay in something unless they are #1 or #2.
.......and I guess a lot of people think their products ARE #2.

(Ducks and runs)

 

[rolltideroll]

GE should have never ventured away from thier classic model that they sold for so many years. I almost have enough concrete couterweight blocks collected up to complete my patio from those old stanbys.

 

[nasadowsk]

The old Filter Flos sucked water, though. They had a few less than great design features, but they sure didn't die easy...