Low Speed as Relevant to Filter Flo Washers

[ozzie908]

Having pets

the filter on the washer is very much a boon as the hair it gathers is quite impressive.

If I launder same items in the Miele which has a honeycomb drum hair does not get removed as well and I find it

necessary to rinse the machine out afterwards.

I guess for its time the Filter Flo machines were a godsend for removing loose hairs etc.

 

[Chetlaham]

If everyone was like me, all washers would have water recirculation based lint filters. No matter what I think they help to a degree.

 

[hobarthero]

FF set

I have a FF set that I haven’t ever messed with but was told it had a leak and made a clunk sound sometimes which I assumed was a clutch issue but the FF washer is a TOL machine with the mini basket in nice shape. Maybe I’ll post it and see if I can get it going soon.
-Shannon

 

[hobarthero]

FF set

I have a FF set that I haven’t ever messed with but was told it had a leak and made a clunk sound sometimes which I assumed was a clutch issue but the FF washer is a TOL machine with the mini basket in nice shape. Maybe I’ll post it and see if I can get it going soon.
-Shannon

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Wonder if this has to do with how changing speeds during the agitation could do the machine, my only filter-flo experience was my grandma's sorta knock-off she'd bought at k mart w/ knobs, not toggle switches and even a left-opening lid...

It boasted a nice blue ramp agitator and lint filter over it, so seemingly that design should be enough to wash stuff gently, and occasionally you see in the POD a one-speed entry-level GE washer and it's equally BOL dryer...

-- Dave

 

[Chetlaham]

Wait K-Mart sold in house branded FF washers? Tell me more.

 

[DADoES]

 
I think K-Mart sold GE-branded units but the models were specific to K-Mart.  K-Mart also sold Whirlpool.

Gibson's Discount Center here sold Hotpoint.  FedMart sold Whirlpool (maybe other brands).  Goodyear Tire stores sold GE.

 

[appnut]

We were still at the old house and there was a FedMart not too far from our house. I do reemeber seeing a Maytag washer. So, this would have been before September, 1961.

 

[Chetlaham]

Thanks. Was the specific model for price match plus or was it like a Kenmore thing? I remember JCPenney washers were unique in their own way. 

 

[circlew]

I have a brochure from either Woolco or K-mart showing their selection of GE washers and dryers, but it's packed away. The only noticable differences I could see was the control panels. They seemed to be a mix of GE and Hotpoint parts. Models were limited to MOL or lower from what I remember.

 

[appnut]

Tom your memory is correct regarding Kmart GEs. The Frigidaire products were similar design fate too.

 

[DADoES]

 
FedMart in the next-over large town where we often shopped (Sears, JCPenney, Kroger, K-Mart, Bealls, Walgreens, Woolworth) was location of my first contact with a Whirlpool Imperial Mark pair of the LAA series.

 

[Chetlaham]

I like the concept of mixing GE and Hotpoint parts. Perhaps these were surplus parts mixed together to create a more economic machine? I wish GE sold more FFs, I like what they had going.

 

[neptunebob]

I would also wonder if it would be possible for GE Appliances to make a Filter Flow washer out of their current designs with a new type of filter on top of the agitator. It could be advertised as a washer for people with pets or who have septic tanks. The Filter could be an optional accessory or come with some models.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Like I said I did a harmless switching from Normal to Gentle and back before realizing accounting to consumer reports that doing that was bad for the machine and could damage it...

My grandma probably only used Normal anyway, and the temperatures were hot/warm, warm/cold and cold/cold, with three water levels...

I suppose that washer and whatever matching dryer she didn't get were as tol as a k mart would sell, I'd seen GE washers and dryers and probably other GE appliances and none very fancy, even looking like what other appliance stores would sel, as this was years later...

My new Maytag has a pull up filter in the center of its agitator but it's for removing pet hair which my daughter's gainea pig linen seldom gets... And as for whatever lint it gathers it makes me appreciate a self cleaning one...

Also the drain hose is very narrow and I don't want to buy all this'd expensive wire filters for it anymore either...

-- Dave

 

[combo52]

Reply number 33

Hi Bob, one of the best things you can do for a septic tank is let hair and lint get into it. These items are organic and increase the efficiency and function of a septic tank.

Lint and pet hair will not clog drain lines either. We’ve been working for a local veterinary hospital for over 40 years. They do a ton of laundry that’s covered with pet hair. They’ve never had a clogged drain both washing machines drain directly into standpipes.

John

 

[qsd-dan]

Hi Bob, one of the best things you can do for a septic tank is let hair and lint get into it. 

Where the hell do you come up with this nonsense? Talk to anybody who services septic tanks and they tell you that lint and hair are almost impossible for microbes to break down. Lint is a big cause of septic failure. So is using a garbage disposer, especially with foods that don't break down easily or at all. A simple google search reveals these warnings....everywhere.

For whatever reason, your logic often goes against what experts have warned for many decades. It's not worth risking thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars, to correct a septic failure. 

 

[maytag85]

As someone who has a septic system, DO NOT let lint and hair go down the drain. If those leach lines clog, it’s game over and will cost upwards of $15,000+ to have them dug up and replaced. Of course, there will be some lint and hair that will make its way down the drain but excessive amounts is a big no-no. Even if you have your septic system pumped out every 2 to 3 years as a preventative measure, I would still be weary of putting hair and lint down the drain along with excessive amounts of toilet paper.

 

[DADoES]

 
My septic system of 19 years has not yet needed a pump-out.  I try to avoid hair down the drains as best I can but it's difficult on the tub drains with pop-up stoppers and no screens.  The shower in the master bath is separate from the tub, with a screen on its drain although somewhat large perforations.  I took the screen off sometime in the last couple years and was shocked hot much air was accumulated beneath it, although the drain wasn't impaired.  I didn't do anything for years to avoid it in the sink for facial shaving, but I do now with beard trimming.  I do that only at one specific sink, with the drain stopper closed and never rinse the sink, I vacuum it.

 

[qsd-dan]

Call me paranoid, but I put those tight mesh screens on every single drain I have. Kitchen sink/Kitchenette sinks/bathroom sinks, tub (it was a pop-up stopper, I removed it). It doesn't filter everything 100% but probably a good 90%. If I had room to install a utility laundry sink, I would install one and run the drain hose through a tight meshed screen as well. The vintage Maytags filter pretty well and most of my laundry is ancient and quit shedding years/decades ago so I'm not overly concerned. However, if anybody has ideas on how I can run the washer drain hose through an easily accessible filter via a standpipe, please let me know.