Filter-Flo Spin Question

[tristarcxl]

I recently rebuilt the 2-speed clutch in my GE and now I've got a spin question.

The washer hasn't worked properly since I first got it and was apparently running on only 1 clutch shoe all this time! Now that the clutch has been rebuilt, it wants to come up to spin speed FAST. This translates into a lot of water moving around during the drain process. The pump pumps out the tub like it always has, but the basket wants to spin up to speed so fast that water comes gurgling up out of the bleach dispenser in pretty good quantity when you've got a large load! You can also see it splashing back around the vinyl tub gasket around the top too, which I guess is kind of a neat "wash down" feature....

But is that normal for a GE? I don't think the belt is too tight since it's got about 1/2-3/4" deflection if you push on it. I'm still shocked how quiet that machine is now that it's been given some TLC!

 

[yogitunes]

i consider it normal...

the GE I grew up with did this same thing with the water splashing up around the tub shield and waterfall back into the washtub area....I really like the way it kinda rinsed out the whole machine inside, no lint or detergent residue left behind....I was stupid one time while servicing it with the whole top up..then it went into the spin and I didn't think until the machine flooded the floor...what a mess...also nice the way it rinses out the bleach dispenser in case of any that splashed around that area, before the next load...

maybe I'm wrong but I think it's working fine...

 

[tristarcxl]

I'm just curious since it never did that before! Then again, with only one clutch shoe grabbing, it took it an eternity to come up to spin speed. Usually it was still draining by the time the spray rinse came on!

 

[jons1077]

Very normal...

That sounds like a really good clutch now! There should definitely be a lot of splashing and water throwing. To me, that is the best part!

Jon

 

[toggleswitch2]

So nromal in fact that many raise the front legs a bit to keep the water out of the dispenser!

 

[ptcruiser51]

1970s FFs

Were in the laundry room at the apartments I lived in at the time. My aunt also had one that I would use once in awhile. All dark colored laundry came out with "spots" (lint? detergent residue?) on it from the tub holes. I couldn't figure out how to avoid it so I just washed everything dark inside-out. Comments?

 

[appnut]

Yep, it's normal. Saw it happen on commercial FFos as well as my own 1978.

 

[tristarcxl]

Glad to know the dramatic spin is normal! The clutch itself looked brand new inside other than the completely borked shoes. Everything about it works better. Pumps faster, recirc flume shoots further, agitation is faster, spin is faster.....

I should have rebuilt that clutch LONG ago!

 

[autowasherfreak]

Congrats!

Sounds like a very successful restore. Any chance of seeing a video or two?

 

[kqkenmore]

filter flo

My mother had filter flos when I grew up and they did the same thing and also when I started housekeeping I had 3 filter flos myself and they did the same thing.Mothers were from the 60's and 70's and mine were from the 80's and 90's.On a large load the water went into the bleach dispenser.But I haveto say one thing the filter flo and the bd kenmores were the best washers around. They got the clothes clean.I have to say better than the new ones. Good Luck

 

[tristarcxl]

As requested...

Here's a video during wash...

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[tristarcxl]

Again as requested...

Video during spin...

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[toploader1984]

yes that is normal for a filter flo, mine does the same exact thing in spin, it takes a tad longer to ramp up to speed than yours, but it still throws a good amount of water around, and my bleach dispenser fills up alot! one day i washed pillows and in spin the water sloshed around so much that it came out of the overflow valve and water was all over the floor, thankful mine is in the basement.

 

[seamusuk]

A quick question....

Hey Guys

Whats the spin speed on these?- reason I ask is I may soon be aquiring a Hotpoint 9605A which was the last of this machines UK relatives- that spins at 1050RPM and I was wondering if its faster than the US versions??

Seamus

 

[tristarcxl]

If I'm not mistaken, the US Filter-Flo's are in the 600's. They've got a pretty wide tub though, and the final spin is VERY long, so the clothes come out about as dry as they do out of my front loader which spins at 1000 RPM.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.....

 

[scrubflex]

The GE filter-flo's spin speed is 610 RPM.

 

[bobbyderegis]

Nice Tristar!
I love the sound of the clutch shoes kicking in when the spin ramps up to top speed. I have a large tub version, and it doesn't quite rev up that fast with a full tub of water. I don't know if the ramped agitator cleans better, but the straight four vane agitator rolls the clothes at almost double the speed. Your machine is a beauty. Congrats.
Bobby in Boston

 

[tristarcxl]

Ramped vs. Straight agitator...

I don't have the 4 vane, but I do have one of the USELESS 6 vane agitators for this machine. With the straight agitator, it will wash well if the machine is underloaded, but if it's loaded anywhere near capacity or overloaded, it will just splash water around.

With the ramped agitator in it, everything seems to come out clean with a bare minimum of wear. Even an overloaded load will turn over well. In fact, this is only a "Large" (aka Standard capacity) machine, and I can literally PACK a Queen sized bedspread in there and it will wash clean, turn over, and come out with not so much as even a speck of soap residue! I've NEVER seen a straight vane that could turn over a packed load like that ramp can!

 

[seamusuk]

A 9605 on you tube

Showing the UK "Spiralator" that has a 3kw heater hiding under it