harold
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A old GE Washer for sale very cheap. Look like a single speed. I wonder what are the switch say? Water temp, Water Level?
GE WASHER FOR SALE! Cheap!
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Appears to be a BOL filter flo. Could be either a WA-550A (1965) or a WA-550B (1966). If the former, literature says it has 2 wash temperatures and 2 cycles (doesn't say much more than that). The later model claims to have 3 wash cycles, 3 wash temperatures and water save load selection. Are you going to get the washer?
Lawrence
Lawrence
I just got this same machine - mine is a "D" series, 1968. This is nearly the exact washer I grew up with though ours was a '71-72 vintage. I've replaced the transmission in this machine now and am in the "testing" phase so it should be ready for it's coming out party here over the weekend sometime.
I should have an Alco customer number too!
pre-restore money shot the day it arrived from Maryland
pre-restore money shot the day it arrived from Maryland
the matching dryer pre-restore
It's up and running now and but for another coat of wax on the cabinet, is ready for it's debut here too. Both machines really were in remarkable shape for their age!
It's up and running now and but for another coat of wax on the cabinet, is ready for it's debut here too. Both machines really were in remarkable shape for their age!
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I think thats a nifty looking machine. Simple but elegant. 
Looks like you are going to have some fun Greg!
Looks like you are going to have some fun Greg!
HEY GANSKY, I LOVE YOUR KENMORE BUT............
I REALLY LOVE THIS GENERAL ELECTRIC WASHER!!!!!!!!!!Please show us the finished product when you are done. In 1974 my nana bought the next model up, the only differnce was we had one more rocker swittch to control speed normal/gentle. Our machine said "Two Speed Washer" in script, but we had a straight vane agitator. Eventually the clutch went on it, and my mother kept using it, it sounded like a freakin airplane going thru the house. We replaced it with a similar model in 1991 when General Electric started using the "GE" logo only. The thing that amazes me is that GE kept this same exact design, and console style for so many years. They truly are great washing machines. The new PCRichard and Son opened in Danbury recently, they had a picture of one of their stores from the 1970's in Brooklyn with all GE washers in the window, I love it. Thanks for the memories.
Mike
I REALLY LOVE THIS GENERAL ELECTRIC WASHER!!!!!!!!!!Please show us the finished product when you are done. In 1974 my nana bought the next model up, the only differnce was we had one more rocker swittch to control speed normal/gentle. Our machine said "Two Speed Washer" in script, but we had a straight vane agitator. Eventually the clutch went on it, and my mother kept using it, it sounded like a freakin airplane going thru the house. We replaced it with a similar model in 1991 when General Electric started using the "GE" logo only. The thing that amazes me is that GE kept this same exact design, and console style for so many years. They truly are great washing machines. The new PCRichard and Son opened in Danbury recently, they had a picture of one of their stores from the 1970's in Brooklyn with all GE washers in the window, I love it. Thanks for the memories.
Mike
OMG - that's a beautiful pair!!! I love the matching styling of the washer and dryer; two toggle switches and a timer.
Lawrence (drooling)
Lawrence (drooling)
Very nice!
Greg, those machines are beautiful. Simple, but elegant. You've done a nice job cleaning them up and it's so nice to see machines with the control panels so well preserved.
Greg, those machines are beautiful. Simple, but elegant. You've done a nice job cleaning them up and it's so nice to see machines with the control panels so well preserved.
Greg
Curious about your V-14 washer. How high are the 3 different water levels? Does it fill all the way to the filter pan? Those are really cool machines!
Jon
Curious about your V-14 washer. How high are the 3 different water levels? Does it fill all the way to the filter pan? Those are really cool machines!
Jon
The high water level comes to about the bottom of the balance rim on the basket., just under the wire guard. The low water level comes up pretty high, a bit less than 2/3 or so?
Low water level - but a lot of suds
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Gansky,
Thanks so much! Interesting about the such small differences in these water levels. So the normal water level for "high" apparently used to be just up to the balance ring in these V-14s? The V-16s would fill up a bit higher than that which must have been the only difference that allowed for the additional capacity. My low water level is also very high. It fills even to the top ring of holes on the basket. Medium is to the balance ring like the photo of yours. High is even with the filter pan pretty much.
Anyone know any more info about GE's and their water levels?
Jon
Thanks so much! Interesting about the such small differences in these water levels. So the normal water level for "high" apparently used to be just up to the balance ring in these V-14s? The V-16s would fill up a bit higher than that which must have been the only difference that allowed for the additional capacity. My low water level is also very high. It fills even to the top ring of holes on the basket. Medium is to the balance ring like the photo of yours. High is even with the filter pan pretty much.
Anyone know any more info about GE's and their water levels?
Jon
the difference in V12, V14, and V16 capacities came from the agitators, the rotor swirls were coned shaped which took up more space, than the straight vaned ones, which allowed a little extra capacity....
as far as fill levels, full has always been factory produced to stop at the bottom of the balance ring, not the clothes retainer, or the top of the agitator vanes.....and although thru the years of different presets, small was a 1/3 and medium was 2/3, if it was a 3 selection machine.....
My Moms was a 2 level, high was the balance ring and low was 2/3 full.....
Most machines that filled above the balance ring always had issues with clothes going over top and clogging the pump, but this could have also been part of operator error, I have never had this happen...
I like the Mini-basket option on these machines which have them, you can either use the basket, but without it, the low water level makes for a great scrubbing action for cleaning rags and such, while the filter pan floods the load with water and suds....
if your level is too high, you may want to adjust it down, same goes for if the high level is too low, bring it up some...
as far as fill levels, full has always been factory produced to stop at the bottom of the balance ring, not the clothes retainer, or the top of the agitator vanes.....and although thru the years of different presets, small was a 1/3 and medium was 2/3, if it was a 3 selection machine.....
My Moms was a 2 level, high was the balance ring and low was 2/3 full.....
Most machines that filled above the balance ring always had issues with clothes going over top and clogging the pump, but this could have also been part of operator error, I have never had this happen...
I like the Mini-basket option on these machines which have them, you can either use the basket, but without it, the low water level makes for a great scrubbing action for cleaning rags and such, while the filter pan floods the load with water and suds....
if your level is too high, you may want to adjust it down, same goes for if the high level is too low, bring it up some...
Nice machines, Greg
Also, as these machines age, the water levels can creep up and might need to be tweeked down a bit.
That dryers is a good one if the elctric model has to be operated on 120.
Also, as these machines age, the water levels can creep up and might need to be tweeked down a bit.
That dryers is a good one if the elctric model has to be operated on 120.
Water Levels,
Funny how these discussions always come around to water levels when GE's are brought up. In my lifetime I have seen at least 4 V-16 machines including the one that I own in action. This is not including pictures posted of them over the past few years. All of the V-16 GE's I've ever seen have had the same high water level which is right up to the filter pan. It was not something that changed with age. My grandmother's 3-speed machine filled the exact same levels for the 34 years she had it and believe me I tried them all as I was growing up. It was in the 70's that the water levels began to decrease again either to use less water, reduce the possibility of leaking, or maybe for both reasons.
I know there are some in the club that have researched and know more about this but I know at least from the standpoint of the V-16 models, water levels were set relatively high. The agitator may be the reason for being a V-16 but the higher water level was the true added capacity in my opinion.
Jon
Funny how these discussions always come around to water levels when GE's are brought up. In my lifetime I have seen at least 4 V-16 machines including the one that I own in action. This is not including pictures posted of them over the past few years. All of the V-16 GE's I've ever seen have had the same high water level which is right up to the filter pan. It was not something that changed with age. My grandmother's 3-speed machine filled the exact same levels for the 34 years she had it and believe me I tried them all as I was growing up. It was in the 70's that the water levels began to decrease again either to use less water, reduce the possibility of leaking, or maybe for both reasons.
I know there are some in the club that have researched and know more about this but I know at least from the standpoint of the V-16 models, water levels were set relatively high. The agitator may be the reason for being a V-16 but the higher water level was the true added capacity in my opinion.
Jon
