New GE Top Loaders

[johnb300m]

I was at Lowe's today too. They had all 3 versions. I gotta say, it seemed well built. I wasn't thrashing them around like in a certain video that was posted around here not too long ago. But they seem sturdy. Have a lot of features and a great price.
The dryers are made in Mexico now But i believe these washers are Louisville machines, which is nice.
I think I like the idea of the middle tier model the best.
Lots of functionality, deep water fill option. Dual stage agitator pole and wash plate for HE or traditional top load washing.

The house I'm getting has the potential to nix a front-load purchase, with tight clearance of a water softener in the way. So if space is tight, I'd certainly put these new GE top loaders on my short-list.
So far it's between these or a set of Maytag front loaders.

We shall see.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

video.

If possible, I was wondering if you could do a youtube video of these GE machines doing test loads.

 

[logixx]

Review

http://laundry.reviewed.com/content/ge-gtw680bsjws-washing-machine-review

 

[lakewebsterkid]

Hmm...

I have been dying to read this review. While it SEEMS very promising, there is no mention of Gentleness. Low water+short times+clean clothes=Gentle? I don't think so. Although, I am still shocked by these results. Someone needs to buy this machine and post vids ASAP!

 

[imperial70]

I would purchase one of those.  I purchased a PFWS4600LWW just over a year ago (front loader with the vic's cough drop door).  I've been happy with that.  The secret to gentleness is not to use the normal soil option.  It really needs just the light to extra light setting. Otherwise you're tumbling the clothes in very little water for over 20 minutes.  So far it has been the best engineered front loader I have owned with respect to vibration control.  

 

So I would give GE a chance at the new top loaders.   BTW I don't think Speed queen is too far behind with a next gen top loader IIRC the slide deck that was presented a while back.

 

 

 

[stricklybojack]

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I wonder why the slower spin speed? What governs that in a TL machine?

 

[joeypete]

Sweeeeeet!

The impeller version has the recirculating waterfall! Well it says like a water fountain so it must "bubble" up from the bottom? Hmmmmm I really want to see a video of these!

 

[johnb300m]

Water fountain

Nahhhh, I bet it's a water spray from the top.
I really like reviewed, but their technical verbiage is pretty horrendous.

 

[joeypete]

Yeah I was thinking that too. haha. On the GE website if you tell it to list all washers with the waterfall wash action, it lists the mid-line model with the agitator....I wonder if that's right or web glitch? That would be pretty cool...like the F&P!

 

[logixx]

That's the recirculation on the previous model with heater.

 

[mrb627]

GE and F&P

had a relationship at one time. I wonder if they are using the F&P technology as before...

Malcolm

 

[frigilux]

Reviewed.com states the washer has a Sanitation/Allergen cycle but no internal water heater. How is that possible?

 

[johnb300m]

Sanitize with Oxi

The GE website says that it somehow sanitizes with this Oxi booster additive.
Does anyone know what this "stuff" is?
I doubt it's just "oxiclean"

 

[logixx]

It's Oxy Clean and the sani cycle on washers without heater works by adding pure hot water from the tab (must be the recommended 120F). Oxygen bleach "sanitizes" in hot enough water.

 

[johnb300m]

Oxy Clean sanitizes in hot water.....

Fascinating.
Thanks, learned something today.

 

[askolover]

F & P frontload dryers

are still rebadged GE's, so they still have some sort of relationship.

 

[johnb300m]

Dryer source

Interestingly, the matching dryers to these washers, are made in Mexico now. Which is odd, since they're touting the "Made in America" thing with the washers.
But even more odd, is that their dryers with that large rear vent....were mostly made in Canada....

 

[DADoES]

 
The F&P-relabeled GE units for some years back were produced in Canada (Camco).  Can't say about the current two F&P US dryer models.

 

[appnut]

That video looks like a load of jeans just being pushed around like I used to do when playing washing machine with my hands as a child.  Pretty pathetic!!!

 

[joeypete]

Well

I've watched those videos before and the person who posted them had some pretty interesting comments...I imagine they aren't exactly laundry experts LOL. Probably didn't even use the right cycle. Those washer clean well. CR gave them a "very good" rating for cleaning performance.