GE Mini Washer in Indiana
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These were fun little machines that spun the clothes really dry, one of the first automatic washers to use the hanging suspension system, and we never saw a problem with that that’s for sure.
They used a lot of water and did not wash large things very uniformly because of the small tub size and the impeller washing action. Other than that they were a lot of fun And were pretty durable only real problem were things caught in the drain pump or bad drain pumps themselves.
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These were fun little machines that spun the clothes really dry, one of the first automatic washers to use the hanging suspension system, and we never saw a problem with that that’s for sure.
They used a lot of water and did not wash large things very uniformly because of the small tub size and the impeller washing action. Other than that they were a lot of fun And were pretty durable only real problem were things caught in the drain pump or bad drain pumps themselves.
John
Yeah, I’ve got the Australian version of this known as
GE mobile 12, probably for 12 pounds capacity Mine had a bad drain pump, so I ended up Replacing the drain pump with one from a different model
GE mobile 12, probably for 12 pounds capacity Mine had a bad drain pump, so I ended up Replacing the drain pump with one from a different model
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nice little washer
This was the first washing machine I ever purchased, in 1979. It was in the "almond" color. It worked very well.
I usually ran the clothes through at least one additional rinse, as the machine went from wash, to neutral drain, then immediately to rinse fill, with no intermediate spin between the wash and rinse.
Therefore, the soapy water that saturated the clothes remained in them and you had a final rinse with water that was quite sudsy. It had several momentary spray rinses during final spin which helped.
It was a well-built machine. I just rolled it to the kitchen sink of my little apartment and could get a basket of laundry washed in no time, even with the additional rinsing.
I kept it for years. Even after progressing to a full sized laundry pair, the little washer was very useful for washing small loads of greasy garage rags, car washing towels, etc., or just to spin out wet items quickly.
This was the first washing machine I ever purchased, in 1979. It was in the "almond" color. It worked very well.
I usually ran the clothes through at least one additional rinse, as the machine went from wash, to neutral drain, then immediately to rinse fill, with no intermediate spin between the wash and rinse.
Therefore, the soapy water that saturated the clothes remained in them and you had a final rinse with water that was quite sudsy. It had several momentary spray rinses during final spin which helped.
It was a well-built machine. I just rolled it to the kitchen sink of my little apartment and could get a basket of laundry washed in no time, even with the additional rinsing.
I kept it for years. Even after progressing to a full sized laundry pair, the little washer was very useful for washing small loads of greasy garage rags, car washing towels, etc., or just to spin out wet items quickly.
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