I had this washer since 2014. With a bunch of women and kids, it’s definitely seen some use. As of last Friday, the tub finally rusted out. To me, it was money well spent for the use I got out of it.
HydroWaves were awful, good yours held up. Also the tub in these is plastic, so it’s not possible for the tub to rust. The plastic tub HydroWaves seem better than the stainless steel ones, because they are less likely to have a bad bearing. Maybe the plastic tubs are more reinforced making the bearings less likely to fail, since they had the same mode shifter which had the bearings. I don’t get why certain tubs on washers cause the bearings to fail more, especially when they use the same bearings. Not too sure how that even works. Don’t even know why bearings failures are so much more common in the stainless HydroWaves.
These have very good turnover and were actually very quiet running machines. You got a good bang for your dollar with this, again longevity might be another question. I’m sure between the wash action from the agitator and the ribbed tub it probably cleaned very well. Nice to see that it comes to full spin speed after the wash cycle all washers nowadays front loaders included do not come to full spin speed anymore after the wash cycle. You get a better rinse with this because it spun out most of the suds.
It does clean fairly well. I think that the tub locking in place helps with the turnover. Some modern machines the tub just spins as it agitated and it hinders the wash action.
I use the same amount of detergent he's using for all of my loads in my SPEED QUEEN TR5 SERIES WASHER and I always use the auto-fill feature which seems to give the best cleaning. Also I use scent boosters in my washer like DOWNEY LIGHT OCEAN BREEZE.
The GE Hydrowave tended to wash best half full. When you washed full loads, the clothes tended to float. It took forever for larger loads to turnover, despite the dual action agitator.
The chug-chug GEs were called the GE Profiles which were successors to the Filter Flos. The chug chugs from the ages were similar to the Kenmore and Whirlpool direct drive washers
The rinse cycle on this washer either by design or because mine is broken is horrible. Hardly any water is used and things barely get rinsed. Have to use power rinse to get things clean.
Hotpoint in America tends to be entry level, no frills stuff. General Electric is the same company but is more likely to have extra features that Hotpoint doesn't.
I've seen many washers of this brand in Assisted Living Homes and nursing homes. This must be that they think these machines are the best for every day heavy duty usage.
I doubt that. Hotpoint machines aren't super durable. This one only lasted just over 4 years only being used 6 months a year. More than likely they were cheap and they got a quantity deal on them.
Boyyyy oh boyyyy oh boyyyy oh boyyyy. The timer is mechanical all right, but the rest of the machine is not. That motor definitely has a microcontroller, circuit board, relay board, and about 12 other support boards because electronics. And electronics and water don't mix, and the manufacturers know that. This was your quintessential top-load washer, now Millennialized. When they went to these stupid DC belt-drive motors, they got rid of the all-important transmission and use the motor as the transmission. I love the thoroughly lethargic agitation. Your real washing machines give a nice chunka-chunka-chunka-chunka, where this is a Millennial "Waaaaaaah! Waaaaaaah! Waaaaaaah! Waaaaaaah!" I especially love the "pause to take a selfie" before it goes to spin. Not to mention the dabbling around before it goes to "work". Maybe it washes better if you fill it with Starbucks. Not for nothing, if this were a one-off thing like for a weekend every now and again, it's much better than nothing, but nowhere as good as it could be. To be used as a "daily driver", nah, I think I'll just keep buying new clothes.
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you really think about it. I had nothing to do with this. I showed up one weekend and my mother said come see my new washer. At least she was smart enough to buy the 5 year service plan on it. It paid for a new "upgraded" motor after my brother tried to stuff 40 pounds of clothes into one load and broke it. I told my father that if it breaks again to let me know and I'll find him a nice direct drive or Newton Iowa Maytag for cheap money. It had been very reliable up until last summer and probably would have continued if it wasn't for my brother seriously overloading it. It mostly only washed the clothing of 2 elderly people so it wasn't stressed that much and it only gets 6 months of use a year.
I told you. It's pretty awful. Like I said, if it were a one-off stint for a weekend here or there, it's fine. Good call on the service plan, didn't offer much satisfaction taking several visits and weeks, but at least the repair was covered instead of not. But then again, was it really worth it? How much is the motor online versus the price of the plan? I'm a firm believer in NEVER buying extended warranties. Most things today won't even make it though the manufacturer's warranty, and the issuing store or extended warranty company will long be out of business before 5 years with how the economy is. They sell "portable" or "countertop" washing machines that plug in to 120 volts, you fill it yourself, it agitates. You drain it, refill it, it agitates again for rinse. You drain it and move the clothes to the other container, it spins. They're like $129. This machine probably does a similar job to one of those. Not to say it's useless, those little machines don't do much more than slosh the clothes and water around back and forth, but that's better than nothing. I doubt they'd be very effective on stains and whatnot. But you ever wear a shirt and it's a hot day and you sweat profusely in it, and then it's got that "smells like me" smell to it? After a wash it's fine. And for something like that, and the proper tergent, this machine would probably do a fine job. I still love how lethargic the wash action is. It's like "come on, just TRY". It's a Millennial machine. "Come on Sharkie, just try vegetables". Waaaaaaaaambulance! See, he acknowledges that they're there, and they are edible, but that's about as far as it goes. This washer gives it the good ol' Kindergarten try. I swear, if this thing had electronic controls, and would flash error codes, that immediately would put it in the "special needs" category!
Oh boy, the GE hydrowave... Man these things sucked.... wash action was great for what it was, but they were infamous for being unreliable... particularly the shift actuator... There’s tons of videos of this machine on the UA-cam’s, but none of the hotpoint variant, so this is kind of cool to see. Also fun fact, the timer is basically just for show, this machine is completely computer controlled. Try pausing it while it’s running, it’ll do distribution strokes and then shift into spin mode before actually shutting down.
I have that same washer since 2015, and ironically, is still working in 2022 despite all of the rust that it have, being outdoor all the time, even surviving a Category 5 Hurricane that hit Puerto Rico in September 2017.
These were the worst GE washers ever made. My mom had one and she didn’t even get 6 years out of it. The bearing, the mode shifter, and motor failed on it. After the motor failed she just bought a whole new machine.
Mi hija compró una lavadora igual de segunda mano pero en el ciclo dónde va a enjuagar la ropa no se llena de agua y queda cómo enjaabonada y en la capacidad del agua lo as que sube es como les ve en el vídeo es normal éso en estas lavadoras?
I had this washer since 2014. With a bunch of women and kids, it’s definitely seen some use. As of last Friday, the tub finally rusted out. To me, it was money well spent for the use I got out of it.
HydroWaves were awful, good yours held up. Also the tub in these is plastic, so it’s not possible for the tub to rust. The plastic tub HydroWaves seem better than the stainless steel ones, because they are less likely to have a bad bearing. Maybe the plastic tubs are more reinforced making the bearings less likely to fail, since they had the same mode shifter which had the bearings. I don’t get why certain tubs on washers cause the bearings to fail more, especially when they use the same bearings. Not too sure how that even works. Don’t even know why bearings failures are so much more common in the stainless HydroWaves.
@@coolrobuxgamingwasn’t the actual tub, but there was a metal piece on bottom that did rust out.
These have very good turnover and were actually very quiet running machines. You got a good bang for your dollar with this, again longevity might be another question. I’m sure between the wash action from the agitator and the ribbed tub it probably cleaned very well. Nice to see that it comes to full spin speed after the wash cycle all washers nowadays front loaders included do not come to full spin speed anymore after the wash cycle. You get a better rinse with this because it spun out most of the suds.
It does clean fairly well. I think that the tub locking in place helps with the turnover. Some modern machines the tub just spins as it agitated and it hinders the wash action.
petermazable: Even without spray rinses in the final spin incredibly got rid of all the suds! HE detergents most likely recommended.
Great wash action despite being cheap and not meant to last long. A good outside washer and good for summer use
Thanks for sharing with us!
I use the same amount of detergent he's using for all of my loads in my SPEED QUEEN TR5 SERIES WASHER and I always use the auto-fill feature which seems to give the best cleaning. Also I use scent boosters in my washer like DOWNEY LIGHT OCEAN BREEZE.
I will be looking forward to seeing the 2001 Whirlpool Direct Drive Washing Machine in action this spring.
The GE Hydrowave tended to wash best half full. When you washed full loads, the clothes tended to float. It took forever for larger loads to turnover, despite the dual action agitator.
i like the chugchug version of this machine better, but the hydrowaves are still good
The chug-chug GEs were called the GE Profiles which were successors to the Filter Flos. The chug chugs from the ages were similar to the Kenmore and Whirlpool direct drive washers
22:06 is the reason we all clicked on this .
Do you know what size belt is needed for one of those washers ?
The rinse cycle on this washer either by design or because mine is broken is horrible. Hardly any water is used and things barely get rinsed. Have to use power rinse to get things clean.
Damn
American hotpoints and british ones are so different
I did not even know they made hotpoint in america anymore
Hotpoint in America tends to be entry level, no frills stuff. General Electric is the same company but is more likely to have extra features that Hotpoint doesn't.
@@tallboyyyy does european machines exist in the us aswell?
@@cylindawasher7478 Bosch and Miele are here. Not sure if any others are but those are the two I'm familiar with.
@@tallboyyyy Does Bosch have "Speed perfect" like the ones i europe?
@@cylindawasher7478 I had to look them up because I have never used one but they do.
I've seen many washers of this brand in Assisted Living Homes and nursing homes. This must be that they think these machines are the best for every day heavy duty usage.
I doubt that. Hotpoint machines aren't super durable. This one only lasted just over 4 years only being used 6 months a year. More than likely they were cheap and they got a quantity deal on them.
@@tallboyyyy But they're sure great for getting clothes clean especially if you're looking for cleaning at a bargain price.
These are not reliable in the slightest
Any idea what amp level this washer is? It is a 10?
@@LittleBarbiex0 I don't know. We replaced this washer about 5 years ago so it's not here for me to look at.
@@tallboyyyy oh yes. I’m sorry I just realized this was posted many years ago. Thank you for the answer !
Boyyyy oh boyyyy oh boyyyy oh boyyyy. The timer is mechanical all right, but the rest of the machine is not. That motor definitely has a microcontroller, circuit board, relay board, and about 12 other support boards because electronics. And electronics and water don't mix, and the manufacturers know that.
This was your quintessential top-load washer, now Millennialized. When they went to these stupid DC belt-drive motors, they got rid of the all-important transmission and use the motor as the transmission. I love the thoroughly lethargic agitation. Your real washing machines give a nice chunka-chunka-chunka-chunka, where this is a Millennial "Waaaaaaah! Waaaaaaah! Waaaaaaah! Waaaaaaah!" I especially love the "pause to take a selfie" before it goes to spin. Not to mention the dabbling around before it goes to "work".
Maybe it washes better if you fill it with Starbucks.
Not for nothing, if this were a one-off thing like for a weekend every now and again, it's much better than nothing, but nowhere as good as it could be. To be used as a "daily driver", nah, I think I'll just keep buying new clothes.
It would wash better if it was washing clothes covered in avocado toast crumbs, just so its sensors could get a taste.
Har har!
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you really think about it.
I had nothing to do with this. I showed up one weekend and my mother said come see my new washer. At least she was smart enough to buy the 5 year service plan on it. It paid for a new "upgraded" motor after my brother tried to stuff 40 pounds of clothes into one load and broke it. I told my father that if it breaks again to let me know and I'll find him a nice direct drive or Newton Iowa Maytag for cheap money. It had been very reliable up until last summer and probably would have continued if it wasn't for my brother seriously overloading it. It mostly only washed the clothing of 2 elderly people so it wasn't stressed that much and it only gets 6 months of use a year.
I told you. It's pretty awful. Like I said, if it were a one-off stint for a weekend here or there, it's fine. Good call on the service plan, didn't offer much satisfaction taking several visits and weeks, but at least the repair was covered instead of not. But then again, was it really worth it? How much is the motor online versus the price of the plan?
I'm a firm believer in NEVER buying extended warranties. Most things today won't even make it though the manufacturer's warranty, and the issuing store or extended warranty company will long be out of business before 5 years with how the economy is.
They sell "portable" or "countertop" washing machines that plug in to 120 volts, you fill it yourself, it agitates. You drain it, refill it, it agitates again for rinse. You drain it and move the clothes to the other container, it spins. They're like $129. This machine probably does a similar job to one of those. Not to say it's useless, those little machines don't do much more than slosh the clothes and water around back and forth, but that's better than nothing. I doubt they'd be very effective on stains and whatnot. But you ever wear a shirt and it's a hot day and you sweat profusely in it, and then it's got that "smells like me" smell to it? After a wash it's fine. And for something like that, and the proper tergent, this machine would probably do a fine job.
I still love how lethargic the wash action is. It's like "come on, just TRY". It's a Millennial machine. "Come on Sharkie, just try vegetables". Waaaaaaaaambulance! See, he acknowledges that they're there, and they are edible, but that's about as far as it goes. This washer gives it the good ol' Kindergarten try. I swear, if this thing had electronic controls, and would flash error codes, that immediately would put it in the "special needs" category!
@@jaykay18 with the shark it would be will wash for salsa
Oh boy, the GE hydrowave...
Man these things sucked.... wash action was great for what it was, but they were infamous for being unreliable... particularly the shift actuator...
There’s tons of videos of this machine on the UA-cam’s, but none of the hotpoint variant, so this is kind of cool to see.
Also fun fact, the timer is basically just for show, this machine is completely computer controlled. Try pausing it while it’s running, it’ll do distribution strokes and then shift into spin mode before actually shutting down.
Smurdle450 my nana had one like this and it broke it was not even 2 years old so my nana got a speed queen not the 2018
The timer on this one is fully mechanical, you can hear the cams and contacts engaging and disengaging when he turns the knob to the right cycle.
That mechanical timer is just to make the washer looks like an old-school, when it actually isn't.
I have that same washer since 2015, and ironically, is still working in 2022 despite all of the rust that it have, being outdoor all the time, even surviving a Category 5 Hurricane that hit Puerto Rico in September 2017.
Gracias
Have the same washer
These were the worst GE washers ever made. My mom had one and she didn’t even get 6 years out of it. The bearing, the mode shifter, and motor failed on it. After the motor failed she just bought a whole new machine.
They Should Of Fixed The Hotpoint Washer
Mi hija compró una lavadora igual de segunda mano pero en el ciclo dónde va a enjuagar la ropa no se llena de agua y queda cómo enjaabonada y en la capacidad del agua lo as que sube es como les ve en el vídeo es normal éso en estas lavadoras?
Hola ami.me.pasa.lo.mismo.la.mia.solo.lava.explime.y.no veo.que.se.llena.para.emjugar la.ropa😔
Y esta la de este video se ve que enjuaga
Is it 3.8 cu ft?
I honestly don't know. This washer died and was replaced a few years ago.
Tengo una de las.misma coge agua pero no lava
FRAUDE