New washer tour- 1965 GE Filter-Flo WA-1250A2

My 'new' GE Filter Flo. Quick tour showcasing this machine. It actually matches the refrigerator we are using in the house. Hopefully you all enjoy the video. Thank you for watching!

[@mgrella63]

Awesome machine! Shes a Beauty

[@braydencordrey8544]

Very pretty

[@maryrobert80]

Wow what a cool look'in machine!!! I love GE washers they were built so rugged and handled everything like a real workhorse!!! I can't wait to see this machine in operation with clothes in it!!! Thanks for the video Gso and have a great night!!!

[@cavdragoon]

Beautiful machine

[@braydencordrey8544]

Love the buttons and lights

[@SaturnMist09]

OMG!!! I am so excited that you have a Filter-Flo now!!! :D

[@warrenmacdonald1372]

Thanks for the tease Tyler! I love that agitator and the control panel. Looking forward to some great washes.

[@petermaz701]

She is a real beauty! Wow they just don’t make machines with that classic look anymore. Not only good lookin, this could definitely wash the hell out of clothes.

[@jeromedavis8575]

And the sounds are unmistakable!

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

Looks like it washes very well

[@eddiewhaler1]

The Font, The design, The detail. America at it's height of Pride of Engineering. V-12 was around 1961-2

[@jeromedavis8575]

Yes! Finally! I can't wait to see it wash!

[@donnaiguana7545]

Wow, that’s a wild one😀

[@antoniocarter7111]

Ooooooooh Gso my guy been waiting for one of these😀.

[@marcusmarkus3266]

The Best......!!

[@marcse7en]

I'd like to see the internals, and motor.

[@Gsohoover]

Definitely will get a video of that.

[@Channel-cm7yc]

Been a long time since I’ve seen one of these. I’d say the 1980’s would be the last time I have seen one. Trade-ins from this were era were quite common back in the 80’s. The funny thing is- people said the same thing back then about new washers in the 1980’s comparing the then new machines to these old machines and the new machines were all junk then too lol lol.. it’s all relative I guess and there was some truth to it.

[@Gsohoover]

Slowly getting cheaper and cheaper. The 80s had WCI so we can't say much lol

[@patcola7335]

WCI machines were just an insult. We had a WCI Kelvinator fridge freezer we bought in 1984, looked nice but cheaply and poorly designed. Door retainers broke and the freezer shelf busted. If you left the dairy compartment door open on the door you risked crushing between the middle partition between the freezer and refrigerator. Hunk of junk that lasted 8 years . Got a Whirlpool after that and it was night and day difference.

[@brunoshow124]

​@patcola7335 WCI made some really good window and wall air conditioners back then, some of the best. Their dehumidifiers weren't bad either. Interesting that their washers were meh at best. We had a WCI Frigidaire washer when I was young. Aside from eating belts, it never gave any trouble, and it washed decently. I remember the turnover wasn't great, but it did alright, way better than the new crap. After that, we moved and ended up giving it to someone along with the Whirlpool dryer we had. As far as I know, he still uses both. We had a Filter Flo and a Whirlpool/Kenmore dryer for a while after that. I now have a Lady Kenmore Series 90 set (whirlpool direct drive washer and matching dryer). Guess WCI should have stayed with ac units and dehumidifiers.

[@patricksantini4090]

What a great vintage washing machine.. I love the control panel.. They used to make washing machines so aesthetically pleasing, beautiful, with with a touch of elegance. Love how the control panels lit up. Love the agitators back then. They had larger baffles with a swirl that went almost to the top off the agitators.. They really moved the clothes and made great roll over agitation.. They reallly got your clothes clean in twenty five to thirty minutes.To bad today they have changed all that, and not in a good way, H E washing machines today are the worst..

[@ronshimek1043]

Would it be difficult to find a tub for my 1965 filter flo

[@janelynjohnson5147]

My sears Kenmore about eight yrs old doesn't have a lint filter. I don't like that. Do you or anyone know what I could use in my machine to capture the lint....p.s. I have no dryer to fluff the lint off my clothes

[@Gsohoover]

Front loaders don't seem to lint as much as the new HE top loaders. Dryer would help for sure.

[@antoniocarter7111]

Gso when the time permits would love to see the dryer.

[@Gsohoover]

Coming soon, Antonio!

[@marcse7en]

UK laundrettes used to use machines similar to this. Do you call them laundromats in the US? Laundrettes are rapidly disappearing in the UK, as ownership of washing machines becomes the norm.

[@Gsohoover]

We call them laundromats here in the states. They are still common in larger cities.

[@michaelremillard2215]

Im from southeast Massachusetts and I have heard people say laundrette up here for the last 55 years

[@jeromedavis8575]

I would love to hear and see a load on the small load setting! I wish I had my filter-flo back! I miss this washer!

[@Gsohoover]

I will be doing multiple videos on this machine, stay tuned.

[@jeromedavis8575]

@@Gsohoover also, I'd love to see the motor and clutch in action up close. I'd like to hear it on the small load setting - not the mini setting. How many fabric selections and what are they? What are the speed and temp combinations? I hope you find a minibasket!

[@Gsohoover]

@@jeromedavis8575 Those are highlighted in the video. It's a two speed GE. Pause the video when I show the lid and you can see what the cycles/settings are

[@jeromedavis8575]

@@Gsohoover If you still have this washer, I'd like to hear it on small load with the lid shut on normal speed with suds and clothes.

[@cdcVintage]

1:27 can you replace those with LED bulbs?

[@Gsohoover]

I hope so!

[@nikopondexter5600]

What happen to my best friend whirlpool

[@Gsohoover]

Sitting right next to it. Will be doing videos on both in the coming weeks

[@TheJ602]

That control panel must of been all the rage in 1965

[@fargeeks]

Where did you buy that?

[@Gsohoover]

Collector

[@missstarlin6184]

Not my favorite

[@Gsohoover]

Everyone has their preferences, plenty of other different machines on my channel.