GE Profile Combo Washser/Dryer at KBIS 2023

[sarahperdue]

Buy now or wait?

I'm very interested in this unit. If I buy it, should I buy now or wait for later generations? 

 

Are there other brands that I should also consider?

 

Sarah

 

[combo52]

If you’re ready for it by it

But the price could come down or it could go up may be improved or it may get cheaper in construction quality,

Many times today when they first bring a product to market it’s better than the products they make two or three years later when they start doing a lot of cost-cutting, and they don’t pay as much attention to quality when they’re engineers move on to other products.

So the real decision is really rather you’re ready to spend the money and you need the product.

John.

 

[henene4]

It's a relatively new product.
If there is no need to buy, waiting would be smart.

2 ways this could go:

It actually is a huge success and they make a second gen.
Then the "old" gen will go on sale to clear out stock.

Or they fail, and the old stock goes on sale to close that chapter out for good.

Either way, just keeping an eye on prices is always a good idea.
Over here there are price comparison websites that automatically send an e-mail alert when the price drops below a certain threshold you set.

Got my mum her dream fridge 300€ cheaper that way.

 

[ryner1988]

Reply #60

Sarah, my opinion is that if you are in the market for a machine anyway and you are a small household, so would not mind the wait time for an all-in-one washer/dryer to do its job, I say go for it. I think this machine could work very well for some people.

If, however, your current washer and dryer work fine and you wouldn't have been in a mindset to replace if you hadn't found out about this model, I say keep what you have and wait a while. Henrick in the reply above states why pretty well, so no need to repeat but that's my take on things.

Have a great week!

Ryne

 

[combo52]

New GE 27 inch combination. Washer dryer.

I predict GE has a very big hit on their hands, this machine will be sold the world over it’ll be a big hit in Europe, and through much of the Asian world as well.

Finally people can wash a full-size king size comforter, etc. at home.

This machine will be a big hit largely because it’s so energy efficient in Europe, they’ll probably make a model with an electric heater because many machines are still cold water only there.

This is the first mass produced full size combination washer dryer since GE discontinued theirs in the spring of 1973. Sales are already strong they’re back ordered until the middle of October, we have two on backorder.

It may take a couple years, but you’re going to see all the major US players, as well as LG and Samsung produce a full size combination in the next five years I predict.

John

 

[peteski50]

GE combo

John this combo is 28" wide you can check the specs - in fact all GE FL full size washers are 28" wide!

 

[combo52]

Current full-size GE front load washers

Hi Pete, thank you for pointing that out. I had not realized that their full-size front load washers and matching dryers are all 28 inches wide. You may have saved me a problem. I’ve only sold a few of the separate GE units lately.

Their top load, laundry and separate dryer‘s with rear control panels appear to still be 27 inches wide.

This is the thing I love about this site even as much as I know about appliances I occasionally learn something very important like this.

Thanks again for pointing this out.

John.

 

[peteski50]

GE combo

I am thinking of making a purchase on this GE but I dont want to rush into anything like I did with that original LG I had. I have the smaller LG now and it washes flawlessly. But the drying sux. I use the big dryers in my coop and hang dry a lot of my laundry. This big combo looks tempting especially to be able to wash and dry bedding. But from viewing one video I noticed the washer only gave 1 rinse and that was disappointing to me. The other thing I didnt like was the fact your almost expected to hookup to the internet to have good results with this unit. From what I understand it needs to be updated at times from the web. I am wondering how fast service will be with GE. I predict LG will be the next to make a combo like this one.

 

[ryner1988]

Where I expect this unit could do really well is in the communal laundry environment. Of course they would probably need to make a commercial version with beefed-up components, but imagine a college dorm laundry room with say 15 of these instead of 15 separate washers and dryers. College students and apartment dwellers are notorious for neglecting to switch laundry over after the wash cycle so this could be a game changer in that situation, not to mention universities and landlords being able to just set one price for laundry instead of separate prices for washing and drying.

 

[combo52]

I can’t imagine that a communal laundry room in a college would be a good place for this machine for many reasons, when you’re paying per load, people tend to stuff things pretty full, and this would be a very easy machine to overload to where it would not dry the load properly.

The extra cleaning and maintenance that the filter needs would never be done in a commercial setting you would have to have an attendant servicing them all the time.

I’m afraid commercial communal laundries are going to continue to be dominated by heavy duty, Speed Queen, type machines, and either gas or electric vented dryer’s for a long time to Come.

 

[combo52]

GE combo rinsing

Hi Pete

You can select an extra rinse. You can also select extra water which adds 3 gallons to the fill level.

John.

 

[jamiel]

The sensing to start the cycle was quite interesting...more than just trying to figure out load overall, trying to figure out how heavy the individual pieces are so it can loosen the spun-out clothes from the basket.

 

[peteski50]

GE combo

I'm just wondering if it gives more rinses on the Towels or the Whites cycles? Even with extra rinse selected sometimes 2 just isnt enough! On my current LG I can get up to 4 rinses if I select the stain option with extra rinse! But I always get at least 2 rinses no matter what. Cant believe water restrictions have become that tough!

 

[appnut]

Peter, my current LG WM4200 for Towels cycle, default is 3 rinses. I can add a total of 2 more rinses for a total of 5. But that wasn't publicized, I had to find that out myself.

 

[peteski50]

GE combo

I feel all the cycles should be able to do at least 3 rinses. The newer LG and Speed Queen FL you can get up to 5 rinses! It's nice that many are offered but not really necessary in my opinion!

 

[gelaundry4ever]

single rinse

I'm very disappointed with the single rinse on the GE combo. Why did they do that?

 

[mark_wpduet]

Well if there's a more water button and extra rinse option...that's a relief!

 

[logixx]

Just watched the video and yes, the rinsing performance is abysmal and similar to their regular front loaders. Reminds me of their top loaders that won't spin after the wash or that Soak Rinse feature where there was no agitation during the low-fill rinse.

 

[littlegreeny]

I also watched the video and technically it did two rinses by it doing a drain and fill without an interim spin between the rinses, which is pretty typical for washers these days. I agree rinsing appears poor. I wonder if other cycles it will spin between the rinses?

 

[peteski50]

GE combo

Here is one positive with extra water option

 

[peteski50]

GE combo

This load was a test of towels with extra water selected as well as extra rinse! A little to much soap in my opinion. I dont know how many rinses it gave but all the towels did dry well in a decent amount of time.

 

[combo52]

Demonstration video number 80

Good demonstration it seem to rinse away the suds very nicely, it sure doesn’t look like it had a dozen towels in it looks more like 4 to 6 when he removed the load at the end.

John

 

[mark_wpduet]

What the heck is with all that soap? I would say the user used to much but I'm pretty sure the machine dispenses it in the right doses? No? anyway, if it used that much water for the wash... and both rinses... that's PLENTY of water... just way too much soap...I cringe when I see that much soap because I know it's really bad for the washer

In all the years of having my FL washer, I rarely ever see the first soap bubble...I mean, not even a little.

 

[powerfin64]

I completely agree the user used WAY too much detergent, and the towels wasn't dirty at all. Adding the extra water option was overkill for that load.
The machine has 3 setting for dispensing detergent, less, normal, more, called "smart dispense" for liquid detergent. Powder detergent is added manually.
the towel cycle has 2 default rinses, only 1 more rinse can be added. Without the more water option, that cycle uses plenty of water.
The user of that machine obviously doesn't know how to do laundry correctly. sad.

 

[mark_wpduet]

the user responded to one of my comments and he says he ONLY used the more water option because people requested it... He thinks GE put that option to make those that who think FL washers don't use enough water happy...

I keep seeing people comment also about being afraid if a stain doesn't come out if it gets dried into the fabric setting it... Here's my experience with that... that stain most of the time will eventually come out with future washes (not always) depending how bad it is..even if it's been dried..I've missed food oil stains that got dried...I put a drop of dish soap on it...wash it again with the next load...dry it and the oil stain is gone...The only kind of stains I usually have to deal with are small food stains...and sometimes I miss treating them...but I can usually get them out even after they have been dried... so I wouldn't panic over that..

 

[combo52]

Too many suds in a wash load ?

Reply number 82, Hi Mark, while I certainly agree, more detergent was used on this load than necessary. I cannot imagine how the extra suds would hurt the washing machine.

In my extensive experience in my colleagues experience, I have never seen a problem with using too much detergent in a washing machine in so far as it actually harming the machines, mechanical or electrical systems.

If you want to see what the lack of detergent does to a machine, look at the thread on reviving a recent direct drive model from your fellow Kentucky friend, you could very clearly see the harm that it’s done to a washing machine by using too little detergent.

I always try to air on the side of using a little too much detergent, when I rebuilt my lady Kenmore belt, drive machine after over 30 years of use there was barely a trace of any film in the outer tub on the outside of the wash basket, etc..

John

 

[mark_wpduet]

I don't know.. seems like I remember reading somewhere that extra suds are bad for the washer...maybe it was a spider failure discussion on here or something? I know there's many things that can cause it but most people agreed it was bad washing habits because all the machines we saw taken apart with a spider failure looked like HELL...the NASTY goo on the outer drum.. You're right... too little isn't good but too much isn't either...It's really a mystery why some spiders fail and others don't...it's gotta be something the user is doing...I feel like I remember reading excessive suds could somehow make their way into it causing corrosion...but I'm not really sure how that would even happen... so it could be fake news...

 

[gelaundry4ever]

Smart Dispense

In my opinion for most people, smart dispense is for people who are too lazy and stupid to be doing laundry. I can see if I'm a blind user which I am.

 

[powerfin64]

JEROME

that is NOT the reason why the smart dispense is on that machine! You need to learn some manners on here, which you're not comprehending!

 

[DADoES]

 
Mark, goo on the spider, inner surface of the outer tub, exterior of the drum is not detergent residue in my comparatively limited experience.  It would generate sudsing if so, right?  None of the various nasty toploaders and front loaders I've cleaned up had the gunk generating suds when sprayed/scrubbed with water.