Does this sieve-style lint filter, that has the same shape as the bed of nails filter for GM Frigidaire 1-18 washers, fit any of the GM models or were these for the WCI clones?
Unusual Lint Filter
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The one time I tried it in my 1-18 it didn't fit/work. But I much prefer the sieve-style to the bed-of-nails filter -- those bed-of-nails filters are so hard to clean!
philr
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They were used on the last GM 1-18 series. They require a different subtop. I have a machine that's supposed to have this style filter but it's missing (and it's also missing the locking tab for it).
1-18 Washer Lint Filters
Yes this is the later style lint filter for a 1-18 washer. I actually like the bed of nails filter better and it cleans quite easily if you don't get a mineral build up on it from using too little detergent. All I do to clean it is slap it down in my Durastone [ plastic ] laundry tub.
Yes this is the later style lint filter for a 1-18 washer. I actually like the bed of nails filter better and it cleans quite easily if you don't get a mineral build up on it from using too little detergent. All I do to clean it is slap it down in my Durastone [ plastic ] laundry tub.
Wasn't there a kit from GM Frigidaire to retrofit the sub-top of the bed-of-nails filter mounts to the newer basket style?
I changed the sub-top on my 1979 1-18 to the bed-of-nails filter as I think it's a slightly better filter, it certainly collects lint a little longer than the basket type which clogs quickly and is then useless. That said, I usually leave the b-o-n filter on the shelf and skip the filtering gimmicks altogether.
I changed the sub-top on my 1979 1-18 to the bed-of-nails filter as I think it's a slightly better filter, it certainly collects lint a little longer than the basket type which clogs quickly and is then useless. That said, I usually leave the b-o-n filter on the shelf and skip the filtering gimmicks altogether.
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Thank you everybody. I have the bed of nails filter and I guess I'll stick with that one because I can, in fact, leave it in the machine until it is practically hemorrhaging lint and then take it upstairs to bang it on something soft and use a brush to get the leavings out.
The Frigidaire 1-18 has been a very good daily driver and will continue to be so until I can find the right circuit board for my LG 2432 (the 2nd best washing machine I've ever used).
Thank you everybody. I have the bed of nails filter and I guess I'll stick with that one because I can, in fact, leave it in the machine until it is practically hemorrhaging lint and then take it upstairs to bang it on something soft and use a brush to get the leavings out.
The Frigidaire 1-18 has been a very good daily driver and will continue to be so until I can find the right circuit board for my LG 2432 (the 2nd best washing machine I've ever used).
