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I don't understand how steam works in a top-loader. It makes sense Ina front-loader because the clothes are constantly tumbling through the steam. The internal heater is a strong selling point. Now that I know how an Immersion Care works, I'm curious about these giant-tubbed, high-tech machines. With internal heaters. There may be a new toy in the laundry room by summer's end...
 
built in the USA but...

I'm wondering if they were designed by LG?
In any event I'm considering replacing my laundry set with something GE.

It's either that or SpeedQueen but I am always washing comforters/bulky items.
 
I checked them out at the store a couple of weeks ago. They sure are big inside!
One thing I would be concerned about is that on the model without the smart dispense system, there was no way to clean the dispensers, as they were tucked under the metal frame.

When their new, American made "RightHeight" front loaders make it to the stores, I will be most curious to see the build quality.
 
The manual talks about the detergent and softener tanks. There's a way to clean the tanks out in the Special Features mode and it talks about what to do if you think the tank is clogged.

 

It also talks about how to set the detergent and fabric softener amounts, I was really surprised at how flexible this machine is about dispensing. It can be set to dispense anywhere from 0.4 ounces of detergent or fabric softener to 12.5 ounces. That's quite a big gap but it can be used to account for water softness and detergent/fabric softener concentrations. The concentrations can be selected separately (detergent and softener) anywhere from 5-100 in increments of 5. A concentration setting of 5 will give you 0.4, 0.5, or 0.6 ounces depending on which of the three dose sizes you select for the given load. For a concentration setting of 100 you'll get 7.5, 10.0, or 12.5 ounces. I quite like this machine for this feature alone. I use more fabric softener than most and like that I can up the dosage and it will dispense it all automatically the way I want it to!

 

The info for the dispensers can be found on page 10.

http://products.geappliances.com/Ma.../Dispatcher?RequestType=PDF&Name=49-90460.pdf
 
Listen..............

I have seen these washers in Home Dept in their pretty gray color, and they are all scratched up like cheap patio furniture plastic chairs. Couldn't they make the tops porcelain on steel enamel for the price they are asking?
Mike
 
I will stick with Whirlpool

Like many off the comments above I suspect this might be an LG in disguise, but I could be wrong. The first one how ever is a hydrowave machine based on the 1997 super epic plastic garbage shredders that replaced the GE filter flows...avoid at all cost.

The Maytag isn't to bad if its with the agitator and the deep water wash is more of a gimmick due to the fact it only available on the heavy duty cycle.
 
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well group i am happy to report that my partner and i placed an order yesterday for the 5.0 cubic feet GE HE top load with steam and smart dispense, we ordered the matching dryer too! i will definately post some videos since there is literally NOTHING of this machine online.
 
Cool, can't wait to see what you think!& good luck with the new pair! I've have become a fan of Ge as of late, I have a 2012 hydrowave and the folks have a 2010 seems like a sturdy well built washer line up that Ge has put together.

-Andy
 
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the only drawback is about the dryer, after reading the manual online, seems like the dryer needs a water line for the steam, well, i don't have a water line and i can't use the washers water line because my washer is across from my dryer not right next to it, i like that lg has a tank you can refill, that's more user friendly.
 
I too am intrigued by this set and look forward to seeing a video of it in action! Now for the steam feature on the dryer...I have a GE Profile dryer with the Steam feature and I used it maybe twice. It works ok but I can iron faster and do a better job than the dryer can. I think that you wont miss it even you have it and if you decided to get it hooked up you might find its kinda meh...just my opinion, your milage may vary.
 
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mike, i agree with you, my partner and i discussed it the other nite and agreed that we really won't miss it, but at least if we move the option is there but i wont miss it, if you wan to get wrinkles out just put a damp cloth in with the clothes.
 
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I really like what all the washer is going to do. Nice for a TL. I have always liked GE dryers. They do such a good job in drying and quick too. I can't wait for your review of how they wash and dry.
 
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there is a seperate electric pump for the recirculation system but the smart dispense just uses the water pressure from the water line to draw detergent/softener up through the tube, interesting, there is a tank flush that the machine can do, ge says it's only needed if you switch detergents or accidentally put powder or bleach in the dispenser.
 
Eddie,
I have been thinking of purchasing this washer too. Will be eagerly waiting for your review. I'm very excited for you! (I have had my eye on this model and the new right-height front loader.)

paul
 
Very exciting!

 

Been looking through the service manual but it basically just describes how you take the thing apart - no info on cycles or anything. :-/

 

Alex
 
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well we got our new ge set yesterday, thought i would share this video with everyone real quick, the quality is not great but it was taken with an iphone 5s but it might be because it was sent to me through email, i love this machine so much! is very quiet has a recirculation system, this was the whites cycle which uses the least amount of water, there is no heavy duty cycle, the manual says to use whites cycle for heavy duty items, the clothes circulate really well, it does a great job on comforters, my partner used the sanitize cycle on his whites this morning, his dirty socks were snowy white, clothes are much cleaner than the 2010 frigidaire top load.

 
GE Steam Dryer

It may be very easy to connect the dryer to your homes water supply, you can easily use an ice-maker polybutealene flexible tubing kit from where the washer is, these 1/4" water line kits are as easy as running a wire to a computer- TV etc. I would diffidently try out this feature since you paid all that money for it.
 
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ha speaking of dryers, one very big disapointment, we plugged the dryer in and turned it on, the dryer was so loud my bf and i looked at eachother and said "no way" anyways, the dryer has a bad bearing right out of the box, making a grinding like metal on metal sound, we went right back to the store we got it from one hour later (sargent appliance) and told them about the dryer, and they ordered us a BRAND NEW dryer no questions asked, i am still using the bad dryer being is the new one takes a week to come in, when we were at the store we had the salesman plug in the dryer that was on the showroom floor and turn it on and it was quiet as a mouse!!!
 

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