GE's - "you bring these things back to life"
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Thanks for the comments guys - it really is appreciated.
From the little I have been able to wash with in this machine - I have a feeling that the straight activator would best wash small, loose loads - while the ramp (or spiral) activator would probably handle a well loaded wash with ease. The noise difference seems to be mostly the nature of each agitator depending on water level and load size. With a full load and the filterflo atop and the lid closed, both are pretty close for noise.
All in all - it is great to have both available and a nice reference video for future enthusiasts!
Ben
From the little I have been able to wash with in this machine - I have a feeling that the straight activator would best wash small, loose loads - while the ramp (or spiral) activator would probably handle a well loaded wash with ease. The noise difference seems to be mostly the nature of each agitator depending on water level and load size. With a full load and the filterflo atop and the lid closed, both are pretty close for noise.
All in all - it is great to have both available and a nice reference video for future enthusiasts!
Ben
mickeyd
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Hello, Ben
Love how you said you were out of tools for housework. That's awesome, and it's the best and funniest excuse I've ever heard for playing with the washers.
Great video and pics. You did a lot of work. What a generous and satisfying gift to all of us.
I hear ya. After getting a spiral, the straight one just collects dust. With large loads, the difference is striking.
I have another white spiral, a smaller one. Would you like to have it?
Love how you said you were out of tools for housework. That's awesome, and it's the best and funniest excuse I've ever heard for playing with the washers.
Great video and pics. You did a lot of work. What a generous and satisfying gift to all of us.
I hear ya. After getting a spiral, the straight one just collects dust. With large loads, the difference is striking.
I have another white spiral, a smaller one. Would you like to have it?
I'll take a wild guess and say that the trip fingers normally hold in a weight segment, but when tripped, the weight pulls out and pulls on the outer shoes. Kinda like a 2 speed clutch but with the ability to select the amount of weight involved...
Pull it apart with more pics. That might reveal it.
There may be a patent out there. I've been googling. GE patents just about everything, it seems
Pull it apart with more pics. That might reveal it.
There may be a patent out there. I've been googling. GE patents just about everything, it seems
Great video, Ben. The '69 you have is my favorite GE washer---three cycles, three speeds. Given the choice, I'll take the ramped agitator. I like how it whirls the clothing in a circle, much like an indexing-tub machine does. Thanks for the comparison---exactly the sort of thing we washerheads love to see.
filterflo (Jimmy)
See if those guys have any 3-speed clutches too!!! hehe...doubt it but was worth a shot. I'm hoping my 3-speed clutch just has a bad solenoid or something. I'm not sure when I'll have the time to look at it though. I know you said yours was making a lot of noise Ben and surprisingly my machine is the quitest GE I've ever come across. Maybe that's a good sign?
Jon
See if those guys have any 3-speed clutches too!!! hehe...doubt it but was worth a shot. I'm hoping my 3-speed clutch just has a bad solenoid or something. I'm not sure when I'll have the time to look at it though. I know you said yours was making a lot of noise Ben and surprisingly my machine is the quitest GE I've ever come across. Maybe that's a good sign?
Jon
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