GE Harmony Washer

[Monkeywards39]

shockers

iam surprised to find someone to say something good about the ge harmony washer and dryer. i had a friend who bought the set she was told it would wash a queen size comforter with ease. well when she did just that and it came time to take the comforter out of the washer, it was sopping wet, and the washer kept tying her husband's sleeves on his workshirts in knots. So she sold the set , and bought a new Stabersystem 2000 washer and loves it.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Here are some picture Hugh...

Top...

 

[Unimatic1140]

Huge Tub

 

[Unimatic1140]

Instructions under the lid

 

[spiraclean]

Thank You

Hi Robert,
Thanks so much for those great Harmony drum shots, that’s a real nice stainless basket. Does the Impeller at the base of the basket turn independently of the basket?
I would really love a GE Harmony washer.

All the best.
Hugh

 

[shanonabc]

I downloaded a video from GE and it suggests that the machine washes using the drum and not the pulsator. If anyone wants it please just e-mail me & i will e-mail you back

 

[Unimatic1140]

That video from GE is misleading. It does spin the wash tub gently during a small part of the wash cycle, but its only about 10% of the time. The rest of the time the wash tub is stationary and the impeller is swinging back and forth.

 

[kenmore1978]

LG

Will learn as time goes on. Remember when Japanese goods were considered to be "junk"? Korean goods are on that same path. They learn quickly. When Hyundai cars were introduced here in the US, everybody jumped on them becasue of the low price, but they were really BAD quality-wise. Now they have the best warranty in the industry and though maybe not up to Toyota quality, one certainly gets a lot for their money and the thing isn't a targe for thieves live Camrys and Accords.

 

[shanonabc]

The new harmony washers with HydroView and HydroHeat are now on the GE Website

 

[Designgeek]

An agitator does distribute the force somewhat, but there is still a lot of action going on at the bottom of the load.

The Harmony drum has some interesting subtleties in the design. Those radial protrusions around the lower perimeter, outside of the impeller, should intercept the circular outward flow of the water and direct it up along the sides of the drum. The bumps on the drum wall should create additional turbulence. This should produce a more conventional washing action.

Getting jeans to move in the water is not an easy task due to the fabric being so stiff. The entire key to handling jeans is the diameter of the drum. Smaller machines will do one or two pairs in a mixed load quite well, but beyond that, the washing action starts to decline. A large conventional TL or FL, possibly an entire load of jeans, though I never had much luck trying that. If you can get four pairs in a load, that's good.

As for the washer talking to the dryer, that sounds like GE is experimenting with the technology that's supposed to lead to all of our appliances being on the internet. The only rationale I can see for doing that is to enable dealing with electric power shortages by remotely telling certain appliances to stay off until a certain hour. You don't want your fridge telling your neighbor's fridge what you had for dinner last night.

 

[DADoES]

I can *easily* get six pairs of 34x32 jeans in my F&P GWL08 or IWL12. Seven pairs also does quite well, and I've done eight but that starts pushing the limit. I tried TEN once as a test in the GWL08, that was interesting. It didn't balk at agitating, sloshed the hell out of them, but there wasn't much rollover, LOL!

 

[ange]

ge harmony

I own this washer and dryer. The washer is horrible!! It is a great size but it does not wash clothes clean at all!!! Even towels smell and look dingy all the time. It knots clothes on the regular cycles and I have resorted to putting everything on the delicate cycle just so that they do not get ruined. I have even had to put clothes that was mildly stained with food back in the washer multiple times! If I use HE powder it does not come off of the clothes and when I take out the clothes you can see detergent residue.The machine obviously does not rinse properly There fore I have resorted to liquid only. The computer panel in the dryer when haywire and had to be completely repaired and I have had the fill sensor and something else related to it filling replaced (Valve?) twice. I have called GE and they are going to send service out to see if the problem is repairable. At this point I am fed up. I use this machine every day because I have kids and am disappointed with it's performance. It is really bad when your husband complains that his clothes don't smell clean when they just came out of the wash

 

[48bencix]

trick it into filling up

I think there is a way to trick these machines into filling up fully with water, that should solve some of your problems. Make sure to use one of the Tide products, they almost always clean better than the other brands. Use Tide HE or a smaller than recommended amount of other tide product.

 

[Kenmorepeter5]

Let's see the GE Harmony's spin....

You make more the video....

How about see the GE Harmony for 1st spin from wash and then final spin after rinse?

- Peter

 

[Unimatic1140]

Ange it sounds like your water level sensor is not working properly. Here is what you can do, copy the "Throw Rug Cycle" and save it one of your own "My Cycles". Before you save it select Normal wash speed and warm wash water temperature. Wash 3/4 to full size loads in this cycle and they will come out clean and fresh smelling as this will cause the machine to fill all the way to the max fill level.

Try it, with the proper amount of water in the tub it will be much gentler to your clothes because the water will act as a cushion so don't use delicate for this cycle.

 

[Kenmorepeter5]

Harmony More Video

Can you make the video camera for Harmony's 1st spin (from washer), rinse and final spin action??

- Peter

 

[taichi]

New Owner

Well . . . I bought a new home last month and the day after we closed had the new Harmony’s delivered. The washer is the new model with the clear lid and heater. I do agree that the curved top is functionally an odd choice but they do look great. This is my first home so all other laundry since moving out of my parent home was with coin operated machines and I must say there is an odd sort of pleasure I am getting by being able to do it whenever I want (with no quarters). For better or for worse my primary motivation for choosing the Harmony was that I got a really good deal from a relative who is a distributor (no I can't get it for anyone else). So far I can report that I have nothing negative to say and that I, my wife, my father, and two children have spent a silly amount of time watching the washer and dryer do their thing through the clear lids. Bye the way, I got the platinum finish.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Tachi, what's the model # of your washer? The reason I'm asking is I have the original model with the solid lid and I would like to order the clear lid for my machine. Not that I need it because I trip the lid switch with a magnet, but it would be fun to have the clear lid anyway.

Thanks!

 

[Designgeek]

Ange, sorry to hear you're having a rough time with this unit.

Try reducing load size by about 50% and then slowly working up to whatever size load it will handle in a satisfactory manner. Also mix the sizes in each load, i.e. some large items, some medium-sized, some small. And try the various tricks posted above for getting more water into the cycles.

It's possible you got a bad one, which can happen with anything, even Mercedes automobiles. Ask your appliance dealer to set one up at their shop so you can observe the cycle, and see if it's the same as yours: water level, speed of agitation, etc. etc. Better yet ask if you can bring in a batch of laundry and have them observe what you're doing to see if there are any mistakes you're not aware of. Then you can observe the machine at the appliance shop operating under controlled conditions, and see if it behaves in a similar manner to yours.

Or ask the repair tech to observe a complete cycle, starting with watching what you're putting into the load. This may require getting the tech's supervisor to approve, but it could solve some issues right away by pointing to a diagnosis.

Machines with impellers of this type are the majority in most parts of Asia, including Japan where people are used to good technology and have little tolerance for bad. They are also fairly common in Europe and the UK. Impeller machines are new in the USA, and I would guess take a bit of a learning curve to get used to, in terms of things like load size and load composition and so on. General Electric is too large a company to introduce something that's not been tested thoroughly. While they may not be up there with some of the European units in terms of refinements, they are certainly competent at building appliances that perform according to specifications and are reasonably durable.

Or if, after all that, you still aren't satisfied with that unit, see about exchanging it for something else, or at last resort, sell it on Ebay or some local classifieds site, and get something else. Even if you lose a couple hundred in the tradeoff, it's better to have a machine that works for you, because you're going to be using it for years.

 

[Kenmorepeter5]

Still Delaying

I am still delaying to watch the GE Harmony for first spin, rinse and final spin....when will you make the video camera again? See the post #87971. Thanks!

~Peter