Product review (1 stars): JUNK
I thought GE was always on the higher end of appliances. Well, products and reputations change. It was time to get rid of my old GE Filter Flow washer that was 25 years old and ony had one $70.00 repair it's whole life.  So I purchased a Profile top load in 2009.  What garbage this unit is.  The first time in use, it would not drain.  I made a fuss with my selling dealer (Pacific Sales in Pasadena, Ca.) and they replaced it with a new unit as GE said it would take three weeks to get parts and repair.
The new replacement does not clean well at all and I use it on the high water setting with the second rinse set for all uses. There is soil left on the cloths even after a soak cycle.  Junk, junk,junk.
The worst thing is the horrible pounding sound it makes in the spin cycle--I even resort to washing additional cloths to try and balance the load---it just is a poorly engineered machine that can not operate in spin mode without making a fuss.
This washer is JUNK.  Shame on GE for producing and still sellig this product.  I would give anything to have my old Filer Flow washer back.
I am going to have replace my Washer and Dryer with a front load set, once I can afford to do so. I can not stand the noise and thumping any more.  I have replace the dryer which works great because I can not live with a mismatched set--the units are visable and have to match for my satisfaction.
DO NOT BUY THIS WASHER.