GE Top-loader in the house

[magic clean]

extraction basket

Seem to recall that the extra vertical basket ribs were said to improve water extraction--hence "extraction". I think the ribs translate into more surface area for the fabrics spread over, thereby improving spin results

 

[toggleswitch]

Thanks Steve

LOL- Said:

........ but I've always wondered if items with metal parts on them might catch near the holes.

Of course, now that this thought is in the universe it will happen (to me)!

Who luvs ya baby?

 

[SactoTeddyBear]

Re: Plastic Washer Tub Holes:

Hey! Steve "Toggles" don't think "Negative" about what I said about items catching around the Holes, keep a "Positive" Outlook about this.

"Who Love You Baby!!!"

"I Do and Many Others Also"

Peace and Fun Laundry GE Washing, Steve
SactoTeddyBear...

 

[toggleswitch]

 

[toggleswitch]

What is meant by "turn indexing"?

I hate this expression- it gives no insight as to what is going on!

The inner perforated basket turns slightly in both directions in response to the agitator's strokes. In my GE, it ends up slighlty more clock-wise than before.

If you go back and click on the vidieos I have provided in the link you can clearly see the load and the tub move around clockwise by "fast-forwarding" the "bar" at the bottom of the Quick-time video player.

 

[westytoploader]

Cool videos...thanks for posting as I've always wanted to see what one of these agitators looks like in action!! Definitely not Bob-load material though! ;-)

Because the design is cheap and uses rubber bands to support the tub assembly at the top, the tub "shimmies" back & forth during agitation; GE took advantage of that flaw by added a ribbed basket on some models and calling it ExtrAction. So theoretically the shimmying will "scrub" the clothes on the outside...like I'm supposed to believe THAT bulls**t!!

I noticed on the videos the tub is indexing slightly on a large load; another aspect of the cheap-ass design because it's not supposed to!! So now we add a weak brake to the list of MANY design flaws of a plastic GE...and trust me, it will get worse and eventually flood the floor once the brake fails completely and the tub spins during agitation. Glad this one's staying here!!

--Austin

 

[toggleswitch]

More videos coming. Stay tuned!

 

[toggleswitch]

WE'RE HAVING A MINI-WASH IN !

So far looks like this will happen.
come on down~~~~~ NY, NJ, CT, PA, MA, etc!

19-February-2006 Sunday.
Write to me for details.

Provoded will be:
Lunch- Pizza
Dinner- homemade
and lots fo dirty laundry to air-- er I mean wash!

Let's work that GE top-loader and that GE Filter-flo!!

ALL ARE INVITED.

Map-Quest it==> Mineola, NY 11501-2004

 

[frigilux]

Huh. I'm trying to view the GE vids at work, but all that comes up on the screen is a big Q; and I think we all know what THAT means. I'll try from home. I haven't had any trouble viewing vids at Putfile from my iMac. Can't wait to see the machine in action.

 

[toggleswitch]

Didn't Michael Nivotny work at the Big Q on QAF?

 

[mickeyd]

crazy

What is this---------

Brokeback Mountain 2.

This thread is huge

frig--I can't get the videos either.

ha ha I got a hundred

 

[toggleswitch]

well U R 100% fabulous!

 

[toggleswitch]

What is this, Brokeback Mountain 2?

I personally did not see any cowboys pitching a tent together did you?

*LOL*

MORE VIDEOS! go back and get' em!

 

[geextrarinse]

The new GE....

Hi Toggle and Friends!

Sorry I couldn't make it to the Wash-In. I didn't read all the posts and forgive me if I missed something but WE (my roommate and I) have this same machine as a Hotpoint in our apartment. IT IS A PIECE OF SH*T!

Sorry to say but its true. I know you aren't going to be there long but since I moved here in Nov, I've never been more disappointed in a washer. It so truly saddens me to see what our appliances have become!

My expereinces are these - the water levels are not adequate for regular loads - super is too much water if you only have a large load and medium is not enough.

I have never had a washer tangle and eat clothes like this machine. I've taken jeans out that were twisted into knots, lint on everything and when you remove the clothes after the final spin there is lint covering the basket. If you ever watch the neutral drain - the lint floating on the top of the water is rediposited on everything and then it seems to spin forever.

I'm very disappointed in this. I've also noticed - by peeking under the 1" crack I could manage in the lid before it stopped, that the tub is already indexing a goood 3 inches with each agitator stroke and its only 4 months old! - Its obvious that this is not supposed to last very long and I wish I had my filter flo there instead. I sometimes want to take my laundry up to my parents to wash but after living in NYC and lugging laundry for all those years, I just deal with the Hotpoint.

Oh and Austin - I DID advance the cycle to spin with water - sounds like a jet taking off. and once I tried to fill it up higher than the machine naturally allows to cover a beadspread and didn't know about the lovely overflow tube - Suddenly I heard water trickling into thhe cabinet and thought "what the.." There was water everywhere - Iwas so mad!

Like I said - Piece of Sh*t!

So Disgusted.

I hope you're having fun boys!

Best,
Matthew

 

[toggleswitch]

Don't hold back. Tell us what you really feel! LOL

I hate to admit this, but I have become adjusted to a front-loader. This machine is taking a bit of getting used to.

I agree with the lint observation. HUGE deposits.
I miss Automatic Temperature Control.
I miss fast spins.
I miss beign able to somewhat overload.
I miss the ability to wash coats, rugs, shoes, pillows, blankets, bedspreads, comforters.
I miss fresh/clean water rinses after my softener is dispensed.

In and ideal world I'd have a stacked F/L W&D and my GE FF!

T/L: 30 min wash + 60 min dry = 90 minutes
F/L: 45 min wsh + 45 min dry = 90 minutes.

so i'm not too freaked out about cycle times!

 

[re563]

I've always been a front-load man. I have had and owned toploaders before and some I've even really liked. Case in point here. When toggleswitch loaded the videos of this GE I was very impressed with the action of it. I even at one point thought " I'll get rid of my HE3 and get these!!". But hering these comments is a disappointment, and I also guess a slap back to reality that you truly can't beat a frontloader for cleaning, compacity and proformance.

 

[rayjay]

Front Loaders

Robert, I agree with you. I have had a Westinghouse frontloader, and now a LG. In between I had a Maytag top loader. I always go back to a front loader

If you look a March 2006 Consumer Reports;
They say:

Top Loaders for adequate cleaning

Front Loaders for Maximum washing efficiency

Enough said.

 

[toggleswitch]

To me, efficiency simply means doing something with less resources.

Does it mean the best job?

 

[toggleswitch]

In my fantasy world I'd wash in a front-loader, give an addtional rinse and fast spin in a Frigidaire 1140rpm RapiDry (or equivalent.. ducks and runs) top-loader.

 

[re563]

Toggleswitche:

Don't get me wrong, I like the GE machines you have. I sit and watch the Videos all the time. Love the action and Looks like it can do the job. I was just referring to the lint thing is all. I would also like to know what the times are for the soil level on the cycles are.

 

[toggleswitch]

Will research for you.
There is a link to the owners' manual above.

It appears you are an appraiser too. Cool. Will contact you off-line!

 

[toggleswitch]

More on coming out.

Said: Nice machine. So, that is not a dual action agitator. How did the wash come out?

Quietly at first. NO NO NO--->

Geoff said that he has both types where he works~
He finds the straight-vane agitator more effective than the dual-action one.

 

[toggleswitch]

Is it dead already?

Today I washed whites in the new GE.

Prewash=> Had to use a *wash* portion of a cycle rather than a rinse to get warm water.Let it wash for about 7 minutes, then advanced timer to drain and spin.

Well, the timer decided to move on its own into the spin poriton of the cycle while there was still water in the tub.
It did NOT like a spin-drain. That plus a near suds-lock; it was NOT happy.The tub was spinning slower and slower. The phone rang. I stepped away, the cycle completed on its own.

There was a burning smell in the air. [Editor's note: that was not my burning lust]. Tried to spin the load. NADA.Reset the dial to WASH. Hot water, detergent, bleach (yes BLEACH Europe! LOL ) NOTHING no agitation.
I let it sit for an hour then drained the tub(separate drain pump motor). NO SPIN. Just to be sure, I removed the lid-switch bypass magnets and shut the lid and still, nothing.

I am hoping this is the thermal overload protector kicking in. Will keep you informed. It has been one hour and still nothing.

Time of first onset of beginning coma/death, shown below (it is now 9:10 pm east coast)

 

[toggleswitch]

First one who says *I told you so* gets one right in the kis

Near suds-lock.
YAY Mexican viva! Con phospates y perlas activas.

This was the fill for the main wash. No agitation followed.

 

[toggleswitch]

Got the extension on the drain hose.

Needed a piece of 3/4" in diameter galvanized pipe. Each plastic hose clamps onto the metal pipe.

Notice the electrical tape? The @#$%^& thing had a tiny drip.
Can you say *patch-job*.

 

[appnut]

There's not even a motor hum??? hmm.

 

[toggleswitch]

Excessive use of duct tape, can make me pass as macho.

...and stuck the goose-neck into the stand pipe, bypassing the slop-sink and requisite pump.

Definitely not my best work. Ask me if I care, however.................

 

[toggleswitch]

Well praise be...... and Hallelujah.

It's running again.

 

[westytoploader]

Again, I reiterate, piece of s**t. Probably the thermal overload protector kicking out. Shut the machine off, unplug it, and it should reset itself in around 10 minutes.

I had a similar experience last May: when I had the agitate arm improperly adjusted in the 1-18, I put the timer on "Spin" to drain the water. How the agitate arm affected this I don't know, but the tub spun up, I didn't hear the start windings kick out, and after a while the motor kicked off, emitting a slight "burnt electrical" smell. I shut the timer off, unplugged the machine, waited a couple of minutes and it reset itself. I then corrected the problem VERY quickly!

--Austin

 

[toggleswitch]

It's a good thing too....I was waving my finger at it screeching ..*Don't make me have to call service on your @$$!!!* I can't deal with plumber's crack at this time.