GE "Impeller" Portable Washer with Dryer

[launderess]

IIRC a member alreay has this set.

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[washertalk]

nice, I wonder how those impeller washers work?

 

[toggleswitch]

Like the Asian machines they copy, probably

 

[washertalk]

but does the impeller just turn continuously, or does reverse direction?

 

[jonv112]

It probably reverses direction for a more vigorous wash action, and to minimize tangling.

 

[toggleswitch]

It actually does reverse direction.

I had the pleasure of using a Japanese-made machine, a Sanyo, IIRC. I thought it worked decently.

 

[tumbler]

Impeller

I had a Hoover 2-tub impeller machine many years ago, and the impeller, mounted on the side, turned continuously in one direction. It tangled clothes without mercy-I could have gone into business making rope. Don't know about the ones with the impeller in the bottom, though.

 

[laundryboy]

I use to have a Panasonic twintub and the impeller was at the bottom , it washed in both directions, I sure do miss that machine, I went off to college and it was sent to the crusher while I was in school, I have been searching for one with no luck...

 

[hoovermatic]

I rented in Australia and we had a machine the same as this but larger capacity. Having had Hoovermatics for years and knowing that they are very prone to tangling I was a bit wary of it but unlike the Hoovermatics, they do reverse and I was always pleased with the results. I would have one now if I could as the capacity seemed emormous without a tradiional agitator in the tub.

 

[toggleswitch]

Didn't notice the galvanized dryer drum, 'til now. Have only seen that in commercial settings and for home use DECADES ago.....

 

[gansky1]

GE Apartment Flocking Machine!

Someone paid a decent price for the set. They probably will only use the dryer a few times unless they can use it on a patio or balcony as there is no method of venting. It blows air through the drum from the back and out the front of the machine below the door.