P.O.D. 11/18/2022

[rinso]

A wave of nostalgia hit me when I saw today's P.O.D. of the GE FF Washer. Those machines were incredibly robust and could often last for 10-15 years, only possibly needing a clutch repair during that time. The downside was the later, perforated tub models, which I understand were notorious water guzzlers.

 

[combo52]

Ge Filter Flow washer picture of the day

That is definitely the iconic Ge Filter Flow washer.

This was about at the heyday of those machines they were fairly durable they often put in 10 or 15 years of service.

Biggest problem area transmission oil leaks or other failures, second biggest problem items caught in the pump that went over the tub. After that you had the usual problems with clutch problems water leaks timer contacts that failed.

The good thing about these is they kept them so much the same that you could interchange parts and fix them pretty easily, a lot of rebuilders love these machines.

I never liked to sell them because of their tendency to eat socks, walk on the floor and not stay put and you never knew when they were going to leak oil and ruin customers clothing.

Selling a whirlpool belt drive washer was just much more of a sure bet if you did the rebuild properly you could get years out of it without much chance of ever going back on it.

John L

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

I'd seen a number of these washers opened up here and wonder about those cable/wheel-type devices that are seen along three points along the inside cabinet right down to wondering why only one is seen vertically on the left side of the machine and the horizontally-placed are along the top of the front, back and left—what is the reasoning in its engineering behind that placement?

— Dave