For The GE Filter-Flow Guys

[launderess]

Who loves ya baby?

https://hibid.com/lot/271388780/general-electric-washing-machine-large-laundry-app

https://hibid.com/lot/271388781/general-electric-dryer-large-laundry-appliance

Same auction...

More modern GE washer:

https://hibid.com/lot/271388779/general-electric-washing-machine-large-laundry-app

GE freezer:

https://hibid.com/lot/271388778/general-electric-freezer

 

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[Chetlaham]

That almost new blue look porcelain basket really gets me. I also like the soak cycle which I wash all washers had. Only thing I would do differently is have it retain the water and go straight into the normal cycle.

How I wish these machines were still in production today but with a modified fill flume for better spray rinsing.

 

[cfz2882]

I think that might be around 1975 era

 

[bajaespuma]

1978. My Parents had this model bought for an apartment they moved into that year. It was paired with the BOL dryer that matched it. They were happy with it. The dryer lasted at least 16 years; the washer had to be replaced after 12 years. Don't remember the cause.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Looks like the washer in the Calgon commercial, there...

 

[wayupnorth]

That old Calgon ad was funny..."Ancient Chinese Secret"

 

[launderess]

Looks like the washer in the Calgon commercial, there...

Hard as they tried, yes, if one knew what one was looking for or at it was a GE Filter-Flow washer and matching dryer.



General Electric must have made stink because commercial for "new and improved" Calgon switched to different laundry appliances in commercial.

 

[DADoES]

The pump is clogged on that Filter-Flo, it's not flowing!

The 2nd Calgon video, tagged as 1972, is a Whirlpool.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Hard as they tried, yes, if one knew what one was looking for or at it was a GE Filter-Flow washer and matching dryer.



General Electric must have made stink because commercial for "new and improved" Calgon switched to different laundry appliances in commercial.

Hmmm, I can see how the Whirlpool had that edge over the GE, and how "the man comes on and tells me, how white my shirts could be..."

 

[combo52]

GE laundry appliances for sale

The dryer looks to be about a 1969 machine, and the G filter flow is somewhere in the 70s.

It’s interesting. They hooked up a newer GE washer and kept the filter flow washer, either the filter flow is having problems or they just wanted a better performance the newer GE would wash a bigger load and spin it dryer that’s for sure without the redeposited lint problem the filter flows had.

GE has just never built good washing machines, they made some interesting ones for sure.

Their dryers the electric ones anyway were more rugged, and the dryers that came out in the 90s were better performers, but they just were never durable.

In all the years we sold rebuilt washing machines I think I only ever sold one or two GE’s the filter flow machines were just too unpredictable to sell to a customer with a one-year warranty.

There was too high a chance that you’d get a call that it leaked oil all over the clothing or that it was leaking all over the floor or the machine was walking out of place or swallowing a sock necessitating a service call.

John L

 

[harvestgold68]

My parents had a 1963 GE washer and as I remember it had frequent problems by the late 1960s so they bought a new pair of Sears Kenmore 70 Series washer and dryer (which I guess was in 1970). They had the Kenmores through the 1980s.
I like that Calgon TV commercial although my favorite all time TV commercial is the 1969 “Spicy Meatballs” Alka Seltzer TV commercial!

 

[maytag85]

GE laundry appliances for sale

The dryer looks to be about a 1969 machine, and the G filter flow is somewhere in the 70s.

It’s interesting. They hooked up a newer GE washer and kept the filter flow washer, either the filter flow is having problems or they just wanted a better performance the newer GE would wash a bigger load and spin it dryer that’s for sure without the redeposited lint problem the filter flows had.

GE has just never built good washing machines, they made some interesting ones for sure.

Their dryers the electric ones anyway were more rugged, and the dryers that came out in the 90s were better performers, but they just were never durable.

In all the years we sold rebuilt washing machines I think I only ever sold one or two GE’s the filter flow machines were just too unpredictable to sell to a customer with a one-year warranty.

There was too high a chance that you’d get a call that it leaked oil all over the clothing or that it was leaking all over the floor or the machine was walking out of place or swallowing a sock necessitating a service call.

John L

Honestly, GE never seemed to ‘get it’ when it came to laundry appliances. Had flaws that they never bothered to work out or improved, never even offered gas models until it was too late meanwhile Whirlpool offered electric and gas models from the get go, Maytag introduced gas models sometime around the mid 50’s.

It probably has to do with that Maytag and Whirlpool had more experience with building laundry appliances compared to GE, knew the ins and outs of the business.

GE definitely made good drive motors and other electrical components, but their appliances in regards to washers and dryers seemed to be more of an afterthought more than anything else.

 

[pulltostart]

Late to the game, but...

The washer appears to be a WWA8350 and could have been produced from 1973 through 1976. After 1976 the consoles were revised to include all of that faux woodgrain that I know we all love and covet. Too bad it doesn't appear to include the Mini Basket, otherwise it's a very versatile washer with 2 speeds, 5 water temperature combinations, infinite water level and the aforementioned Mini-Wash.

I agree with John regarding the dryer. The DE710E would make it a 1969 model.

lawrence