The Maiden Wash

[bajaespuma]

OK. You asked for it. Here are the pictures of the 1966 GE turquoise set which I've just cleaned top to bottom. Works like new, only problems I've encountered so far are a leaky drain hose (in multiple spots, but I don't want to throw away the cool vintage GE drain hose with it's spiral wire sheath, and the drum light on the dryer wasn't working.

My all-time favorite GE filter-flo activator:

 

[bajaespuma]

Ok, so this machine is a V-14 meaning, in GE parlance, it can hold up to 14 lbs of "mixed, heavy fabrics". So for good contrast I loaded it to the clothes retaining ring with 11 lbs. (I weighed them on a balance scale) of towels:

 

[bajaespuma]

In fairness to my LG, this was barely a medium-sized load:

 

[bajaespuma]

As things should be:

 

[bajaespuma]

Now, here's a sight I haven't seen for over 30 years:

 

[bajaespuma]

Was able to fix the dryer light and replace the bulb with a new 25 watter. It turned out to be the safety which is a 3-way switch (never mind). Even the safety switch came apart and was reassemblable neatly. It required some cleaning and I guess, some repositioning of the leads. I'm actually more curious about how this GE Automatic system is going to work after not using it for 30 years. Even when we owned one, no one in the house ever used the automatic cycle, I guess it was just too darn new-fangled for them. All lit up:

 

[northwesty]

kindof a turquoise GE week! That is one clean looking pair, very attractive.

 

[pulltostart]

Very nice pair. Congratulation on your acquisition!!!

Lawrence

 

[appnut]

form the very beginning, and first load I dried, when the "new" Norge dryer showed up 2 months after the washer arrived, I used auto dry cycles. It was rare when I didn't. Mom on the other hand, went through the Norge and GE dryers without ever using auto dry cycles. It wasn't until the LDG96xx electornic control Maytag dryer did she finally start using an auto dry cycle. She was a firm believer, 45 minutes to dry any load and if it wasn't dry, it got thrown all over the furniture in the den until it did lol.

 

[gansky1]

Very nice machines - you must be in heaven! Congrats on the new machines, you've done a wonderful job bringing back their original shine and glory!

 

[jons1077]

Wow!

Those are awesome!!! I sure hope to see and HEAR videos of these soon!

Jon

 

[mickeyd]

How beautiful, Ken

almost as pretty as your drawings. Isn't that ramp agitator a real surprize, even in a Bob-load of towels. Love your orange/red/pumkin towels. Speaking of color, to your naked eye, is the machine more an ocean blue or ocean green?

 

[Unimatic1140]

Boy that is a beautiful machine Ken, congratulations! And what a colorful towel wash for the maiden wash no less.

 

[peteski50]

GE

Hi Ken,
Real awsome washer.
Best Of Luck with it.
Peter

 

[bpetersxx]

There`s nothing like Filter Floing

 

[brettsomers]

having limited experience with Filter Flo, ive told myself that i dont like them. recently i discovered a laundromat with vintage Filter Flos and decided to try them out and really see. i have to give the GE Spiral Activator its props. it seems to easily turn over bulky and full loads. looks like you could stuff it real full of dirty work clothes or messy diapers and still feel good about the load turning over properly and coming clean.

 

[pierreandreply4]

in florida in 1998

hello

i went to walt disney in orlando florida and my mother and me rented a villa and the washer and dryer was a ge filter flo washer and i can tell you that it is a very good machine to bad they change the model because i wonder sometime how the filter flo pan would look in a 2007 ge washer if they still made the filter flo desing.

enjoy your new vintage machine.

 

[rickr]

Beautiful turquoise machines!

Great looking set! They look showroom new!
Thank you for sharing the maiden wash with us.

If you are concerned about the slight water deposits on the underside of the washer lid, this worked for one of mine.
I removed the lid from the machine, and laid paper towels into the underside of the lid. Next I would pour just enough white vinegar into the lid to keep the paper towels wet, but not wet enough to allow any vinegar to seep onto the outside of the lid. I let it soak like this all day, and was then able to scrub the underside of the lid clean.
I had tried most everything else to clean the stains prior to this with no success.

 

[geextrarinse]

Beautiful!

What a great colour washer - have fun with it!

Can we see more pics of the backsplash and with the lid closed?

I am eagerly awaiting my 1960's FF washer to arrive this week here in LA. Its been soo long!

Enjoy!

Matthew