GE SpaceMaker washer w/MAGIC FILTER: Need advice on this filter

replying to me, Michael wrote: It does have a filter in it. All I could find was the whole unit housing and filter. Amazon WH46X10036 39.99

replying to me, FLR wrote: I am so happy to have found this thread. My son and daughter in-law moved into their first apartment in March. Back in May I noticed the magic filter. I snapped it out and saw some yucky stuff behind it. I wiped it out, but; did not know about opening and clean the filter. I am visiting now and snapped the filter out again. This time it was really messy and I noticed that the filter opens. There was all this stuff no there. I could not figure if it was part of the filter or not. I discussed to google for cleaning instructions. I could not believe that all the stuff inside the filter was not suppose to be there. I am grossed out. When the couple are up tomorrow I will show them and have them correct this. They have a new baby and wash all the family laundry in this machine. Thank you, thank you for all this useful information.

FLR posted for all of us...

So I guess the filter isn't so magic?

replying to Torchwood, riva glogowski wrote: Thanks so much, I looked everywhere and staff looked at me blankly when I went to a store- ex. Home Depot.

replying to me, michelle wrote: I have the same problem but my machine won't go through it Cycles what could it be

replying to me, Wayne Boatwright wrote: We've had automatic washers since the 1950s. Some have had filters and some have not. For those that do, it's a good practice to clean he filter after each load. You may find some lint, hair, etc., or practically none at all. It's just good practice.

Having said that, assuming you have a clothes dryer, it will always have a lint filter and will catch anything that the washer does not.

No, the lint will be sequestered in the pockets of your clothes, and won't come out in the dryer.

On Tue 26 Jun 2018 08:10:30p, croy told us...

Not true.

replying to Jan, GE Washer Owner wrote: That's not a sponge, it's dirt and fabric from your clothes! I assume no one ever cleaned the filters on my machine, so now they fill up with blue fabric every load. (Last person must've washed a lot of blu jeans)

Anyone know where you can get replacement filters?

On 05 Feb 2019, snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in alt.home.repair:

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On 05 Feb 2019, buzzsaw snipped-for-privacy@inter.web wrote in alt.home.repair:

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There is no paper filter. Its just lint built up. I found that if I dont empty them after every wash it builds up fast and sometimes pushes lint out through the drain hose and can clog your sink.

I also just moved into an apartment less than a month ago and discovered the disgusting filter and almost puked and wondered if it was a disintegrated filter cannot believe the amount of grudge and crap that was in it. Here we are 11 years later and people don’t even know about this

It’s all the hair and crap pulled from your clothes just empty it once a month it’s disgusting