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Post# 526093 , Reply# 1   6/21/2011 at 17:54 (4,664 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 528105 , Reply# 2   7/1/2011 at 16:18 (4,654 days old) by bwoods ()   |   | |
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Nice find, Graham! That looks like a mid-60's model. Back when the tower washes had real power with the pre-pfc motors. Barry |
Post# 528135 , Reply# 3   7/1/2011 at 19:03 (4,654 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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It's a BOL GE with no Power Shower, no rinse dispenser and was down-rated for redistributing soil on dishes. We had one in a vacation home in the Sixties, and although I'm nostalgic for this model I couldn't tell you how good or bad it was because, as usual, Mom hand washed every knife and fork before it even saw that two-level wash system. Pretty speckled blue tub, though and I loved the fact that the plastic silverware basket was the same as the one in our pull out only it was white. The lower rack held a lot of dishes especially if one was willing to dovetail them, but the redesigned upper rack was lame and cheaply fabricated compared to the masterpieces GE had designed and produced years earlier. No auxiliary cup racks either. For the life of me, I can't remember whether it was noisy or not. Our neighbors at the time had a KitchenAid portable top loader; that was the first KitchenAid appliance I ever saw. |
Post# 528214 , Reply# 5   7/2/2011 at 06:11 (4,653 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Had a somewhat anemic pump and water distribution system, yes they did move a good volume of water but the wash arms were not well designed and it just didn't reach the corners of the upper rack very well so it ended up splashing food particles there and leaving them there. I would put them in about the same category as D & M and Waste KIng DWs for water distribution. However the D & M machines with the Roto-Rack eliminated most of this problem of redeposited food soil.
These early GEs did have at least 6 water changes and did have a soft food disposall system but with no filter and the above mentioned water distribution they just were never top performers. Great dishwashers at this time were KA, WP, and the first Westinghouse wash arm machines. |
Post# 528239 , Reply# 6   7/2/2011 at 08:15 (4,653 days old) by mikepaquette ()   |   | |
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Some day the stars will line up and I will get a pink interior top load Mobile Maid . |
Post# 528320 , Reply# 8   7/2/2011 at 17:47 (4,653 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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