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Knew there'd be a turtle

at the 50 SPM mark.

Hey, didn't Frigidaire offer the only other true 4 speeder, and theirs with 4 spins speeds too.

And did I dream this: A rollermatic with infinite speeds you could dial up or down like a volume control?

And people wonder why we love washers. If they only knew "the truth is out there."
 
mickeyd- You did not dream it! I used to babysit for the local Frigidaire dealer when I was a teenager, and he had a late 1960's Rollermatic with infinite speed control for agitation. I can't remember if the spin speed was infinite control or not. I am pretty sure it was a "RapidDry" model that would spin at 1000 rpm. I used to play with it occasionally, and I recall that the slowest pulsating speed was comically slow. Clump...clump...clump...
 
Mickeyd

You didn't dream either of those things about Rollermatics, both accounts are accurate.  There was a WXL (think that's what it was called) model that had infinite agitate and spin controls, much like radio dials.  I've always heard it was a lot of trouble and unreliable.

Then there was the WIN and WCIN that had the four speed mechanism.  It offered 2 wash speeds (220 and 330 ppm) and 4 spin speeds.  300, delicate.  450, durable press.  675, special, and 1010, regular.
 
"They made me cook dinner and drink wine"...

EXCUSE ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who saved the $15.00 per lb. Grass Fed Hamburgers from turning into "Cinder"ellas" while some others were adjusting their Activators...

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ?????????????????

I am feeling remorse about not cleaning up the plaster on the stairs though... Even though I didn't do it...
 
As Eddie would say:

"Oh My Dear Darlin' Baby Jesus." About the infinite speeds. etc, AND the 15 dollar burning burgers. You guys now how to eat. Lucky there was a professional chef around,

Thanks Joe and Gene.

Let's make bets on how long it takes Jon or Joe to find one. The quest never ends.

Or does someone already have one?
 
HAHAHAh

Poor Eddie_ Yes he did save the day cooking the burgers, John wanted to get the machines transferred before dark ( or before I changed my mind LOL) so I was helping john while Eddie went up and cooked and he lost valuable washer time.

 

Next time I'll have chili all made ahead!

 

videos to come...............

[this post was last edited: 5/5/2013-13:30]
 
What fun!!!

It's nice to put faces with names and pics of a wash in that almost brought the house down. (At least the stairwell, anyway...) I'm still amazed that stair climbing Escalaras aren't standard equipment for members with basement showrooms.

That GE is really something. You'll have lots of fun with her. It did make me think of the green set I sent to live with Kevin. That was a fun set as well. I wouldn't mind having another set like that. Oh wait, I do but more on that later... I wasn't aware that GE made a four speed washer. I'd like to see pics of that and how the clutch works.

Waiting (I'm)patiently for video, too. Just to keep people's appetite whetted, here's a short vid I shot of the set that Kevin has now for your viewing pleasure. I enjoyed rescuing them and adopting them out...

RCD

 
Ok, ok.

Jon's video takes the cake, hands down. She really is quiet! I, too, like the gong. It reminds me of the end of some of the tv shows where they have someone with a mallet striking a chisel. Pretty cool!

RCD
 
"Oh My Dear Darlin' Baby Jesus"

I love that and much more civilized than what I heard a co-worker say once and I and still laughing at his expression: "Who gives a big fat naked powdered baby's ass!" LOLLL. LOLLL.
 
We had...

We had a 1975 GE Filter-Flo and I particularly loved that filter tray. Before we had central air conditioning put in our Tide powder detergent would clump from the humidity. With that tray you did not have to worry about working the little clumps out with your fingers. You put your powder in the tray and it would swish back and forth and finally disolve. It probably would have anyway down in the water, but at least I could see that all the detergent disolved. Also, it was easy to clean the lint from that tray vs some of the other washers my mother had. I loved doing laundry. Still do.
 
What a beautiful machine. And so quiet!!! Leads me to a question. I found a mid 1980's FF at an estate sale last year and expect that by mid summer, my laundry room will be renovated to accommodate a second washer. So the GE will go into service. While I don't have the model number at hand right now, I wondered if someone could answer the question of whether the spiral ramp activator can be replaced with a straight vane. I actually may have the "high 8 vane (four top to bottom vanes and 4 sort of vanes) somewhere in the crawl space, but I would need the filter pan and minibasket. That is, if it is even possible to swap out. Any advice? I know some people prefer the spiral ramp because of turnover, but I always liked the straight vane - and GE's with the straight vane always got high marks for washing ability and of course nice splashy drama.

Thanks

AC
 
Hey Jon,

Do you think Larry @ Modern parts would have some clutch shoes for the '56? I don't want to ruin anything, but the clutch shoes must be worn down to metal. I have newer clutch shoes, but don't think they are the same.

John
 
Loved seeing the stills of generous John in the vid.

The swirling easel of pastel colors in the spin footage is dazzling, like an Easter basket on psychedelics. It's just so nuts and so beautiful.

And the black and white X ray shots are right out of "Not of This Earth."

You keeping upping the ante so much, I forget, for a while, about a vid of the Glass Bottom Girl.

Thanks for all the treats. Fired up the grill at Paul's tonight for delicious sirloin burgers because of this enticing thread.
 
Excellent video Jon, finally. I've been waiting so long for videos of the GE's straight 8-vane ACTIVATOR 18 agitator. It's a 'teaser' but, I love it. Congrats and thank you for the vid. Hope for viewing pleasure of more but of, full WASH, RINSE and SPIN cycle videos soon.

Harry
 
i know this picture comes from a video game that i am playin

hello to all aw members this is a pic of a washer dryer in a video game i am playing but when i look closely seems the pixel washer dryer in the video game i am playing kind of look like it was base as well as the dryer on the ge washer in this pic post reply #26 and the matching dryer

pierreandreply4++5-6-2013-19-51-46.jpg
 

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