What year washer do you think this GE is?

[mihi]

What year do you think this GE washer was manufactured?
Also, is it one with a replaceable transmission and readily available parts supplies?
And would you consider it a fairly easy one to work on?
Thanks,
Mike

http://knoxville.craigslist.org/hsh/815586993.html

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Mike -

There is not much to go by on that pic, and I'm not a GE expert, but those machines look like mid 70s to mid 80s machines - maybe closer to the 80s considering the white filter. I do know that the washer has an easily replaceable transmission, however whether or not they are still readily available, I'm not sure. GE at one time had a rebuild-reman program where people could swap tranmissions at a participating parts supply store about as easily as you can swap your car's alternator at Autozone (where you take the old one back for a core-charge credit).

I checked ebay briefly - There was at least one Filter-Flo transmission available there for $70.

Gordon

 

[laundromat]

1973

 

[mihi]

thanks guys.....

thanks everyone, your info. helps. I might drop by and see them and then run by the parts supply house locally to see if I'd have many issues getting the parts for them.

 

[gansky1]

Later than 73 - they're almond!

These were 73, they didn't go to that black panel styling until later on.

If you get the model number, we'll know what year/series it is.

 

[zipdang]

Clockwise...counter-clockwise....

Interesting that the dryer timer pictured above is clockwise oriented, yet the timer on Jon's dryer (thread #18329) is counter-clockwise oriented. Does anybody know the logic behind G.E.'s engineering and why they wouldn't just remain consistent with timer rotation directions?

Thinking back, the only G.E. dryers that I remember using had the timer that was counter-clockwise oriented. I always thought that was just how G.E. dryer timers were, much like the counter-clockwise timers on center-dial Maytag dryers. Was surprised to see in the above photo that they did it both ways.

 

[mihi]

thanks.....

I'm going to call these folks tomorrow and go by and see them,
I'll get the model number then.

 

[70series]

If that is a matching set, I would guess later 80s to early 90s, judging by the consoles. My aunt bought a similar model in 1988.

Have a good one,
James

 

[jons1077]

Here are my model numbers:

Maybe you guys can tell me what they mean.

Washer: Model# 1WA 852 D2A
Serial # GD115926

Dryer: Model# 1DE 820 D1A
Serial# GD204319

The washer model number was really hard to read but I'm pretty sure it's correct. Can't wait to hear about them!

Jon