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Post# 610001   7/13/2012 at 11:24 (4,296 days old) by statenislandgwm ()        

While I'm no expert on appliances like the rest of you guys those push buttons look more Whirlpool/Kenmore to me, also is it worth the $100.00?

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Post# 610002 , Reply# 1   7/13/2012 at 11:27 (4,296 days old) by statenislandgwm ()        
I think I answered my own question

 I vaguely see the General Electric name/logo on the control panel, what model/year would it be?

Post# 610004 , Reply# 2   7/13/2012 at 11:36 (4,296 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Hmmm....  Those chrome pushbuttons would suggest very early 70s to me, but that's just a wild guess...  Funny, but you can't clearly see if there is an external timer, but I will guess there is...

 

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Post# 610006 , Reply# 3   7/13/2012 at 11:46 (4,296 days old) by statenislandgwm ()        
@turquoisedude..

 Look on the right, I think I see a timer knob, it looks chrome so it blends in with the panel and is hard to see.

Post# 610008 , Reply# 4   7/13/2012 at 12:03 (4,296 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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I think Paul is correct; it's early Seventies. The question for me is, whether that's a blue plastisol interior, or celery and I think I can make out a round black ball on the door latch, so that would be the latter.
Post# 610012 , Reply# 5   7/13/2012 at 12:25 (4,296 days old) by bwoods ()        
GE Dishwasher

 This is the same dishwasher my parents had, that replaced their Modern Maid, only it was a built-in model.

They bought it in 1973 and it had a light green lined plastisol interior, with darker green coated racks.

It was a sterling performer, but after about 7 to 8 years it started to develop some rust spots, in the tub.

On the control panel, it stated "2 Speed." Ha. It had the normal one speed motor. Once, when the GE repairman was there, he and I were laughing at GE's stretching of the truth, a little.

When one pushed the "China and Crystal" buttone on the control panel, a little valve opened which let air enter an oblong black tube that went from the control panel down the inside of the door and underneath the dishwasher where it entered the pump.

The repairman said this "aereated the water" and softened the force of the water on the dishes. He also stated the aereated water, having less force, caused the wash arm to turn more slowly, hence GE could say the unit was two speed.

In reality, I could never hear a difference in the wash action nor the rotation of the wash arm when that button was pressed. It may have aereated the water, a little, and maybe the arm turned more slowly, a little, but I think most of the benefit was in the user's mind. hehe

Nevertheless, it was a great machine, and after we had it a few days, my mom proclaimed, "I didn't think a dishwasher could be this good!"

Post# 610134 , Reply# 6   7/13/2012 at 22:50 (4,296 days old) by cyclemonitor ()        
GE

 Early 70's ?

Post# 610136 , Reply# 7   7/13/2012 at 22:52 (4,296 days old) by cyclemonitor ()        
GE

 Portable

Post# 610185 , Reply# 8   7/14/2012 at 08:18 (4,295 days old) by bwoods ()        

1973

I think this was the only year they used what GE called, "piano style" pushbuttons.

Funny how things come back, now that I look at the pictures of it. Forgot about the round black knob used on the door lever.

Inside the machine, the sump and sump cover was round. It had good sized openings that let virtually all food wastes pass through. Unlike today's GE's which have openings that a pea would have to squeeze through, ha.



Post# 610225 , Reply# 9   7/14/2012 at 15:35 (4,295 days old) by cyclemonitor ()        
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 sump

Post# 610442 , Reply# 10   7/15/2012 at 21:26 (4,294 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        

We had a GE portable that my parents bought in 1970 with the exact top pictured on the portable above. We gave the top to my aunt in 1981 to use as a cutting board when we had the GE replaced with a Waste King. The GE had the timer knob on the right side of the console, and three smaller knobs off to the left side. The interior had three racks, one lower rack and two upper half racks. I cannot remember if it had the Power Tower arm, but I believe it did. Good to see these are still around.

Post# 610771 , Reply# 11   7/17/2012 at 15:56 (4,292 days old) by bwoods ()        

It was a great machine that washed rings around our Modern Maid. The Modern Maid often left some grit-like dirt on glassware, and things in the upper rack.

Of course, after the dry cycle this became baked-on grit.

The GE excelled in producing nice shiny glasses.

BTW, Any of you remember Dishwasher All?? That's what my mom usually bought.


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