Hello everybody. I used to have a '93 GE filter-flo washer with 2 speeds. It also had the minibasket and ramped activator. When did GE go to their 100 OPM agitation stroke? It would beat the caked on dirt out of denims, jackets and other clothes regardless of water temperature. I remember when I came home from school when I was a kid. When I got off the bus, I would watch TV. I was watching Elmo's world at the time. I could hear the GE washer and dryer running in the background. My mom was washing a small load of darks. When I walked to the machine, there was a lot of sudsy splashing. It was on cold and normal speed with a small load. That 100 OPM had a nice rhythm to it - especially with that ramped activator. I'd have to say that cold water had hidden cleaning power unleashed. It literally beat the dirt out of denims without beating fibers and fading dark colors. I like how sudsy cold (regular) washes get. Who has had the same or similar experiences? Thank you.
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Ramped Activator.
I find the ramped activator to be my favorite agitator. What was the selling point of the ramped activator and the 100OPM action it provided?
I find the ramped activator to be my favorite agitator. What was the selling point of the ramped activator and the 100OPM action it provided?
I know my mother's ramped agitator had better turnover than my grandmother's straight vane agitator.
When GE introduced their V-12 (Volumatic 12 lb. capacity) machines in 1961, the spiral ramped Activator was designed to function with a very fast stroke to improve rollover and to be able to submerge large loads quickly. Counter intuitively the Activator was designed to do its most effective work on the back stroke creating fluid suction and pulling the load in the washbasket down towards the Activator post; the forward stroke would then allow the 3 straight-ish vanes on the bottom to push the load outward and upwards continuing the rollover.
I wonder if the cruel-action augur-style agitators performed significantly better. I've used practically every Activator the Filter-Flo's used and I can report, without doubt, the spiral ramped Activators of the V-12 (14 and 16) machines were by far the most effective. The straight-vaned activators were a strange experiment in marketing, maybe because they looked meaner, maybe to augment the performance of the mini-basket but after about 12 years, GE scrapped them and went back to the spiral design until the end of Filter-Flo.
I wonder if the cruel-action augur-style agitators performed significantly better. I've used practically every Activator the Filter-Flo's used and I can report, without doubt, the spiral ramped Activators of the V-12 (14 and 16) machines were by far the most effective. The straight-vaned activators were a strange experiment in marketing, maybe because they looked meaner, maybe to augment the performance of the mini-basket but after about 12 years, GE scrapped them and went back to the spiral design until the end of Filter-Flo.
Ken....I thought it was mentioned by JohnL that the first generation of trannies for the V12 machines, through I think it was 1964, used a different gearing for those, but then changed it a bit to slow down the agitation SPM....
I know my Moms V12 would kick ass when washing, you weren't washing a half load with that lid open!......my 85's seem less aggressive with the ramp, but still sufficient....
but true, the four vane mini basket does seem to do a better job....
I know my Moms V12 would kick ass when washing, you weren't washing a half load with that lid open!......my 85's seem less aggressive with the ramp, but still sufficient....
but true, the four vane mini basket does seem to do a better job....
Never mind me reviving this thread.
My dad did a similar load in the filter-flo that I had. One night, we were watching tv, and the wash was going. When I walked over to the machine, it was filling with water, but the lid was room temperature. I assumed it was on cold. The GE trademark sounds of the normal speed startup initiated, and the normal agitation began. I would put my ear to the indentation of the lid so I can hear it wash. Once again, it did that authoritative splashing on small load with lots and lots of suds. The soap we used at the time was washday powder. The normal speed was always mo=y favorite because of how dramatic it was.
My dad did a similar load in the filter-flo that I had. One night, we were watching tv, and the wash was going. When I walked over to the machine, it was filling with water, but the lid was room temperature. I assumed it was on cold. The GE trademark sounds of the normal speed startup initiated, and the normal agitation began. I would put my ear to the indentation of the lid so I can hear it wash. Once again, it did that authoritative splashing on small load with lots and lots of suds. The soap we used at the time was washday powder. The normal speed was always mo=y favorite because of how dramatic it was.
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