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Post# 553670 , Reply# 1   11/2/2011 at 16:52 (4,530 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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I really like that whole family/genre of GE dishwasher.
Having recently gone back to a GSD1200, I'm a believer. I like that my machine is not electronic, but I had a GSD2200 in 1986, which was GEs cheap alternative to the 2800. As it has been said on here many times, the top racks in these machines are spectacularly useful. I've never had a performance issue with one of these, except for upside-down Tupperware, which then fill with water. This was a pleasant surprise a few weeks back in the 1200, as I'd gotten used to the low power nothing-ness in my GE Tall-Tub. I don't know about the electronic longevity in the 2200/2800, but they sure are neat. I'd have a 2200 again just because mine was my first dishwasher ever. Gordon |
Post# 553731 , Reply# 3   11/2/2011 at 22:38 (4,529 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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These were pretty advanced machines and I am glad that you have one that is still working Barry, It is sort of like my KA KDSS-20 DW which is still working but shouldn't be if you think about it. I still have one customer that still has a GSD 2800 that works, I just put my last used board in it this year, and replaced the burned wiring harness that supplies power for the motor. One of the best things you can do to extent the life of the board is to get rid of the shaded pole motor that consumes so much power and usually is the cause of burned boards and wring harnesses and replace it with the PSC motor. If you don't want to replace this crude noisy power hog of a motor you can install a relay and a direct power connection to the motor to spare the board.
But overall these DWs were a pretty cool piece of history, they are a little like my early build 1981 Chrysler Imperial that still has fully functional Electronic Fuel Injection. I look under the hood at times and wonder why it still works, but like the GE Electronic DWs I would not go out of my way to get another one. |
Post# 553780 , Reply# 4   11/3/2011 at 06:21 (4,529 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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This is a little off topic...curious on that Imperial. What were the starting instructions in the owners' manual? Just turn the key (as today) or did you have to press the gas (to set choke/throttle/jets/...). I am curious about the early days of fuel injection with the primitive electronic controls.
TYVM. |