New GE Front Loader!

[alex]

Redepositing?

New here - As far as redepositing dirt/soil onto clothing goes (due to a lengthy cycle) - why would that be a concern unless the initial washing cycle takes longer than twenty or thirty minutes? Does it, with the GE? Otherwise, wouldn't the dirty/sudsy water already have been washed off in the rinse?

 

[sudsmaster]

Actually, I'd like to see some hard data from scientific studies on just how long it takes for soil to redeposit on laundry, what detergents/temps were used, etc. Otherwise it's pretty much anectdotal and not very convincing.

 

[spee_man]

Internal heater!

Hi Folks!

I can't understand, why European washing machine manufacturers don't build in internal heaters powerd with gas? You could easily use the gas supply for the Dryer an run both on gas! miele would sell much more machines in the us!

In our loundry room we have a three phase power supply for 220 V.Does anybody know, if that kind of supply is still in use? But normaly there is 3 phase 380 V available for private households. My Grandpa has such a power supply for his electric saw. I once saw a comercial washer, that runs a full cycle (without hot water supply) in less than 45 minutes. But those mashines are extremly expensive!

 

[whirlcool]

Here are a few pages

of the GE brochure for their new frontloaders. I hope you enjoy!

 

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And page2...

 

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Page 3....

 

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More installation options....

 

[whirlcool]

Ah, the temperature spec!

 

[whirlcool]

And now for page 6...

 

[whirlcool]

Next, page 7

 

[whirlcool]

And finally, page 8

 

[appnut]

Thanks Alan!!

 

[whirlcool]

I scanned in all the pages with writing on them, there were a page or two that just had a photo of earth from space with no information on the page, I skipped those pages.

 

[westytoploader]

Thanks Allen for posting. I saw these at Home Depot and like the washer!! The long cycle times are, like Pete said, a BIG negative, especially if you're not washing big loads...same with the non-slanted drum. But, it has a fairly large capacity and large vanes which surprised me, and it actually has a "grab-able" door handle! The internal heater is also a plus if you ask me...

It has a lot to offer for the price...might be a potential shed machine even if I have to move something out!!

 

[mistervain]

How can these new FL's claim to be so energy-friendly when they have to waste tons of electricity in wash times to make up for insufficient water use??

 

[DADoES]

I think the motors on these machines are pretty efficient. Long wash time doesn't use as much power in comparison to heating gallons of water.

 

[Designgeek]

Thanks for posting the GE brochure; surprising that it didn't have "action pictures" or something similar.

What I want to see is energy usage ratings in KWH, that are based on a single load of full capacity (specify content of load, not just weight), with a standard cycle that's the equivalent of a FL cycle consisting of "regular wash followed by an extract spin and a deep rinse and a final spin." And water consumption in gallons for same cycle.

 

[sudsmaster]

The GE FL's cycles are not that much longer than other big front loaders like the Neptune, Duet, etc.