My GE Mini washer and dryer

[southernmdgeguy]

In lovely green!

 

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Interior shot!

Amazing how much that impeller can move

 

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Instructions

I have it hooked up in the garage, portable mode. I think this is a base model

 

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Loaded and ready to go

Hot wash with bleach and Gain.

 

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Washing

I have a short no sound video of the wash action, but don't know how to post it.

 

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Matching dryer

I don't have a rack, so it sits under my old computer in the garage. It is not vented to the outdoors, so it turns the garage into a large steamroom.

 

[southernmdgeguy]

and lastly, the interior shot

Looks like galvanized steel.. works well for 110 dryer.

 

[filterflo]

Very nice pics,interesting how the console design was patterned after the full size washers. Thanks for posting the pictures! Neat set!

 

[shanonabc]

can you please send the video to [email protected]

 

[mayken4now]

Very nice pics, but does this thing really work? Is the dryer 110V or 220. I surmise it takes hours to complete?

Interested,

Steve

 

[westytoploader]

Wow Scott, very cool set, especially the Avocado!! That's the same set that appears in the POD occasionally, except yours has a temperature control...nice feature! I love these machines...fun to watch, not bad in cleaning ability or water extraction, and dead reliable!!

I have the later version of this machine, in white, with noticeable differences. It was made by Hitachi...check the cord or plug on yours and it will tell you. Instead of a steady, slightly angled stream like yours, mine has a "shower-spray" fill, the tub assembly is a little different (it still has the "vortex ridges" like yours), and it has a blue 4-vane impeller. And of course the appearance of the control panel and timer are different. I'll post more pictures in a different thread.

Does yours have neutral drains via a separate electric pump, no first spin, and the "clanking" tub brake? If the mechanism on yours is the same as mine (which it probably is), it's interesting to see with the back panel off. The impeller/tub are belt driven, and a solenoid pulls the "rocker arm" out of the brake assembly for spin. There's no reduction gearing so the tub spins at the same speed as the impeller does while washing...in other words, FAST. I'm thinking it's around 800 RPM, but I'm not positive.

--Austin

 

[toggleswitch]

Nice set.
Thanks for sharing

 

[tomturbomatic]

If only these impeller machines had a center post to keep the whole load from balling up in the middle. These older GEs were especially bad with the long run time in each direction. Newer machines have a very short twirl time in each direction, but still would benefit from a center post. One of the neatest things the machine like Austin's does is shut off the drain pump when it spray rinses. It very effectively deals with suds lock and really pumps the water out when it restarts. Unlike the GE, the Haier spins between water changes. I have never tried it with anything larger than t-shirts, but I don't think it is as efficient as a tumbler. If you had one of these along with one of the older, poor spinning combos and were willing to do a lot of manual intervention, you could have a pretty efficient laundry setup.

 

[geoffdelp]

Hi Scott ... thanks for sharing!! That's a nice set you have and I'm sure lots of fun to use.

How many gallons of water is used for a full load?

 

[southernmdgeguy]

Answers,

Mayken4now,
Itis 110, takes a long time but works great, it really pulls out the lint, you have to clean out the filter at least once during the run time, esp. with my all cotton car drying towels. Like I said, it turns the garage into a steam room however I just leave the doors open in the warm weather to vent it.

Austin,
I learned something, went and pulled the plug, Hitachi! Here I thought genuine GE with those temp control knobs. I have had this set since 1980, I used them some, lent them to my friend Rob who used them for almost 10 years. I have had to replace the belt and a couple hoses, but that is it. It does neutral drain the wash water, then rinses without spin, then a second rinse with spin at the end. It does spin fast, almost dry!

Tom,
It does not work like a TL or FL unit, but does a good enough job, if things are not too dirty. It does have the long run time in each direction. It has a neat little button trap/lint trap you empty every so often too. I use it for my car wash stuff, and small loads when I can, figure it should be kept working, not just sitting.

Scott

 

[toggleswitch]

BTW thanks for posting the obligatory underwear shot. LOL

 

[southernmdgeguy]

Jeff,
I was not sure, so I just checked the water meter and filled it, 13.5 gallons for a full load, x 3 fills = 40.5 gallons!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Porcelain Balance Ring!

Scott that machine is very cool. Its a early version of the portable GE because it has a porcelain balance rim at the top of the wash tub. They were plastic for many years after that. Last month Gary and I were driving to an esate sale when I saw one of these in an alley, we stopped as I wanted to see if it had a procelain rim, if it did I was going to take it home, but was a JC Penney later version with a plastic rim.

 

[veg-o-matic]

I see London...

I see France
I see southernmdgeguy's underpants!

Nice pair.

The washer and dryer, I mean.

veg