Hello everyone.
I joined this forum because I have something in my mind which is really bugging me.
Back in 1979 my father found an old GE Filter-Flo washing machine in the Junkyard.
He put two bolts in it and it served us for another 12 years before it packed it
in.
I distinctly remember my father having bolted it to the floor and whenever it went
into Spin, it would make really loud banging noises, regardless of whether the load
was balanced or not. I also remember the lights briefly dimming as it went into
spin. We still have the motor out of it. It does duty as a polisher now.
I also remember my father duct taping the suds saver control because if my Mom
accidentally set it, the machine would flood the basement.
We eventually had to get rid of it due to it leaking, the outer tub had developed a
hole, probably from the repeated banging of the inner tub over the span of all of
those years.
Being 16 years old at the time, I had the privilege of taking the washer
completely apart, where I found a missing spring which was connected to a cable
which held the tub in place. However, the damage was already done and the rust was
just too bad. So, the washer went back to where we got it from, probably to be
crushed.
So, here's the thing.. I have no idea what vintage this washer was. I only know
these things:
- Judging by pictures I've seen of other peoples GE Filter-Flo's, the vintage of
this machine would have been between 1962 to 1969.
- I remember that the control panel was battleship grey. The controls had a black
background with white lettering.
- I remember it had the large white toggle switches which were typical of this
vintage and the silver control for the suds saver.
- Had a suds saver control, which I suspect would put it into the Early 60's.
- The suds saver control had a chromed knob.
- I recall the filter which went on the agitator was white and had handwritten
"Filter-Flo" on it instead of just the GE logo.
- On either side of the control panel, were chrome "fins" in an inverted "L" shape.
- I only remember the machine had two cycles, Normal and Permanent Press. However,
my memory may be failing me here. It was a fairly basic machine in this regard.
So, I gather all of you are very experienced and knowledgeable! Could any of you
help me identify what vintage this machine is and if possible, link to a picture
of it so I can see if that's the one?
Thanks!
I joined this forum because I have something in my mind which is really bugging me.
Back in 1979 my father found an old GE Filter-Flo washing machine in the Junkyard.
He put two bolts in it and it served us for another 12 years before it packed it
in.
I distinctly remember my father having bolted it to the floor and whenever it went
into Spin, it would make really loud banging noises, regardless of whether the load
was balanced or not. I also remember the lights briefly dimming as it went into
spin. We still have the motor out of it. It does duty as a polisher now.
I also remember my father duct taping the suds saver control because if my Mom
accidentally set it, the machine would flood the basement.
We eventually had to get rid of it due to it leaking, the outer tub had developed a
hole, probably from the repeated banging of the inner tub over the span of all of
those years.
Being 16 years old at the time, I had the privilege of taking the washer
completely apart, where I found a missing spring which was connected to a cable
which held the tub in place. However, the damage was already done and the rust was
just too bad. So, the washer went back to where we got it from, probably to be
crushed.
So, here's the thing.. I have no idea what vintage this washer was. I only know
these things:
- Judging by pictures I've seen of other peoples GE Filter-Flo's, the vintage of
this machine would have been between 1962 to 1969.
- I remember that the control panel was battleship grey. The controls had a black
background with white lettering.
- I remember it had the large white toggle switches which were typical of this
vintage and the silver control for the suds saver.
- Had a suds saver control, which I suspect would put it into the Early 60's.
- The suds saver control had a chromed knob.
- I recall the filter which went on the agitator was white and had handwritten
"Filter-Flo" on it instead of just the GE logo.
- On either side of the control panel, were chrome "fins" in an inverted "L" shape.
- I only remember the machine had two cycles, Normal and Permanent Press. However,
my memory may be failing me here. It was a fairly basic machine in this regard.
So, I gather all of you are very experienced and knowledgeable! Could any of you
help me identify what vintage this machine is and if possible, link to a picture
of it so I can see if that's the one?
Thanks!
