The Brand Spanking New 1962 GE V12 Comes Home

[jetcone]

Yes our 1956 FF had that

mysterious breather pause too just after it emptied out all that water. Odd, I was told it was a suds kill feature, can't think of any odd cam arrangement that would need to produce this. Must check out the timer on my '56 and see.

 

 

 

[appnut]

Must check out the timer on my '56 and see.

Jon, you mean you don't have this machine connected and in use occassionally and not know that little tidbit?  Ours didn't quite empty out all the water when it paused, it coassted down to a stop and still had a little bit of water in it at the bottom.  Maybe it had something to do with sediment settling and the ejector tube, if GE had one.

 

[lesto]

Our 59 was the same way. It paused and coasted to a stop just short of reving up to full speed so there was a little water left in the tub. Then it would start up again just short of coming to a full stop. I vaguely remember reading something in the owner's manual about the pause having something to do with a suds kill.

 

[bajaespuma]

To clarify:

What Tom said was:

 

"While the pause was to help kill suds, it had to be there because from the start of Activation up until that point, the motor circuit ran through the water level switch in the collector basin in the outer tub. After all of the water was pumped out of the basin, it caused the switch to reset and the machine to stop, then the rest of the spin was directly between the timer contacts and the motor."

 

My faulty memory circuitry has many pauses as well . I was wrong about the cam; I meant the spin cycle contacts. Odd arrangement. Also, now that we've been talking about this I seem to remember that there WAS, in fact, a spray rinse on our 1960 Solid Tub Filter-Flo. I think it occurred right before the pause.

 

Also, Gansky might be able to help out on this one, the original fill flume on my 1957 TOL Filter-flo has an odd slit-shaped outlet on the bottom (there's one on the top of some for the rinse dispenser water) that looks like it diverts some of the spray water directly into the outer tub; I assume that's also to prevent Suds Lock? They also had a small metal plate in the back of the flume to direct water above and below to service those outlets. That old Lexan flume is a wonderful piece of engineering compared to later rubber flumes pictured above in the V-12's. Pity they break so easily if one takes the top off of the washer carelessly.

 

[lesto]

What Tom said about the motor circuit

I wonder why there was no pause in the final spin as well?

 

[toggleswitch]

WOW.

Nothing like having a CHOICE whether to deflower a virgin or not.

VERY IMPRESSIVE!

Imagine renting that for a film where delivery of a new machine is part of the plot.....

 

[rickr]

WOW!! Another NIB!! Congrats Robert.

 

[jetcone]

Good question Les

I think Ken is on to something about switching between the wash fill and spin circuit, but that should also happen in the rinse unless the rinse somehow was a timed fill- which would be silly.

Ours never paused in the rinse spin only the wash spin.

 

 

 

[macboy91si]

GE Solid Tub

It makes me wonder how much of these early perf tub machines were still using hold-overs from the solid tub design. If the timer was the same, could the possibility be there that it could also be a timed fill rinse? Odd indeed.

-Tim

 

[lesto]

GE did not incorporate a timed-filled rinse in either the solid tub or perforated tub models.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Yes GE never produced a timed-fill machine, all solid and perforated tub GE washers had a way of determining the correct water level as early as 1947.

 

[macboy91si]

Interesting

I did not know this, but I'm not familiar with the old GE's at all (but learning). I wonder why so many companies stayed on the timed fill bandwagon instead of offering true flexibility of water levels?

-Tim

 

[impala276]

V12

Congrats to you on this rare find. If you ever decide to make a wash video like you did two years ago with the Montgomery Ward washer. Only using this GE V12 model. I would buy two copies. To show how much I appreciate GE washers. Please consider making a wash video to purchase showing this GE V12 model.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Congrats on your NEW GE Robert!

 

[stricklybojack]

So..

did you run it yet?

All time great find no doubt, happy to bump this back on the big board of current threads..

 

[Unimatic1140]

No, it's still sitting in the basement all virginal and unused and absolutely gorgeous!

Every once in a while we open the lid and have a whiff of that new washer smell, 1962 style that it still has!

 

[dishwasherfan]

Any virgins in the house?

A time capsule that could not be in better hands. I hope the seller realizes who made the purchase. Congrats to you & Fred.

 

[mrb627]

\GASP//

How have you ever managed to hold out for so long without running it?

I surly would have run it though a water only test by now...

Malcolm