GE Pod, with "Flood washing"
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arbilab
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Dryer, $2.50/week, today would be $85/month. FOR HOW LONG? It doesn't say. Unlikely less than a year. $85 X 12 = $1020. No wonder they were pretty good.
Doesn't narrow it down much but I saw my first FF in 1957. Had the trapezoid-shaped switch knobs for temp and speed.
Doesn't narrow it down much but I saw my first FF in 1957. Had the trapezoid-shaped switch knobs for temp and speed.
toploader55
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1954...
Was the Exact washer I grew up with.
I think it had a Overflow Rinse. I remember the pump would "growl" through the whole cycle. Like the Old Solenoid Speed Queens.
We had that machine until 1961-2 and got s Filter Flo with the Black Ramp Activator and Turquoise Filter.
Was the Exact washer I grew up with.
I think it had a Overflow Rinse. I remember the pump would "growl" through the whole cycle. Like the Old Solenoid Speed Queens.
We had that machine until 1961-2 and got s Filter Flo with the Black Ramp Activator and Turquoise Filter.
easyspindry
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The first . . .
. . . GE filter-flo washer was in 1956. It had one round dial on the right of the backsplash. To the right of the dial were four buttons: Off, Hot, Warm, and Water Saver. The dial and buttons were light green in color.
The Water Saver was if you were washing a small load and wanted to use less water. As soon as the water level you wanted was reached, you pushed the button and the agitator would start. However, the filter-flo would not work because there would be no water spilling over the side of the tub through the holes at the top. AND, if you weren't there to monitor it, the rinse would be a full tub of water.
Jerry Gay
. . . GE filter-flo washer was in 1956. It had one round dial on the right of the backsplash. To the right of the dial were four buttons: Off, Hot, Warm, and Water Saver. The dial and buttons were light green in color.
The Water Saver was if you were washing a small load and wanted to use less water. As soon as the water level you wanted was reached, you pushed the button and the agitator would start. However, the filter-flo would not work because there would be no water spilling over the side of the tub through the holes at the top. AND, if you weren't there to monitor it, the rinse would be a full tub of water.
Jerry Gay
GE was onto Greg's "Piece-by Piece" washing in this ad campaign with the "not washed in a wad" terminology. I guess that targeted the Bendix and Westinghouse tumble action washers and maybe the Frigidaire as well.
I think doctrine teaches 1955
was when Filter Flo was introduced, I'll check that to be sure. The 1955 was identical to the 1956 model year except the push buttons were black like on my 1955 Combination, the 1956 carried turquoise buttons.
They had such trouble with the oil seals on the 1954 machine, it would wear out and the lady would find oil spots on her clean clothes,thats how I got my 1954 machine top for my avatar.
I love how they advance the activator as some new washing action when GE used it for years in their wringers.
Those are a nice set, I 've never seen that badge on one of these machines, I wonder if it didn't make it into production?
was when Filter Flo was introduced, I'll check that to be sure. The 1955 was identical to the 1956 model year except the push buttons were black like on my 1955 Combination, the 1956 carried turquoise buttons.
They had such trouble with the oil seals on the 1954 machine, it would wear out and the lady would find oil spots on her clean clothes,thats how I got my 1954 machine top for my avatar.
I love how they advance the activator as some new washing action when GE used it for years in their wringers.
Those are a nice set, I 've never seen that badge on one of these machines, I wonder if it didn't make it into production?
That is the exact washer my mom had....her 1st automatic washer. It did have that round crest and no filter-flo. My aunt's machine was a 55 with filter flo with black buttons and a clear dial with serrated edges that did not light up.
I believe this may be a Canadian GE ad, the U.S. models didn't have that GE badge on the front of the machine. Perhaps they changed this during production runs. I have the users manual for this washer & dryer in the GE box downstairs, no badge pictured in the illustrations and I've seen other ads without the badges.
I'd have to dig out some other GE doctrine to see for sure, but this should have an over-flow rinse. They make no mention of it in the ad and IIRC, very little mention of it in the manual either. The only model GE had with a true "down the drain" overflow cycle before the Filter-Flo system was introduced.
I'd have to dig out some other GE doctrine to see for sure, but this should have an over-flow rinse. They make no mention of it in the ad and IIRC, very little mention of it in the manual either. The only model GE had with a true "down the drain" overflow cycle before the Filter-Flo system was introduced.
Jon is right, Filter-Flo was introduced in 1955. I remember this because I was introduced in 1956 and I was disappointed that one of us was off by one year.
GE promoted "float-away rinsing" on some of its lesser models after Filter-Flo was in production. Now I have to go look at that "badge" yer all talking about. And my coffee is getting cold.
GE promoted "float-away rinsing" on some of its lesser models after Filter-Flo was in production. Now I have to go look at that "badge" yer all talking about. And my coffee is getting cold.
Do y'all mean that round badge on the front of the machi
If so, that was on one of my American GE cut-sheets
If so, that was on one of my American GE cut-sheets
There it is! I'll have to go down to the doctrine vault now.... I remember a picture, maybe a promo-photo shot of the Canadian GE, now I can't possibly focus on anything else - call in sick and read doctrine all day!
