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1988 Hotpoint dishwasher questions |
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| Post# 779458 8/26/2014 at 05:13 (3,528 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
 I got a free dishwasher today and was wondering what is the best way to modify this dishwasher? This dishwasher everybody has seen and used if you have lived in a apartment. It works great as it is this old machine out-washes machines that cost thousands but I want more power. The motor says 5 Amps it's the black motor with the fan.I have 5 different G.E. motors that are very sim but they only draw 1.1 Amp. Is the old motors more powerful or less efficient? I also have three types of bottom wash arms and don't know which is best. I have the Orbital wash arm with the gear under it and I also have the one that has a main wash arm and at each end is a small orbit spinner on them. I would appreciate any ideas...
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Post# 779468 , Reply# 1 8/26/2014 at 06:56 (3,528 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Updating a 1988 GE DW
The multi-orbit wash-arm may work a little better than the standard one piece arm if it is in good condition. I was always disappointed with the later arm with the spinners at each end, but you should experiment and see how it does.
The lower amp motors do run a little faster under load so they should have a little more water force since they use the same basic pump housing and the same main impeller. We will await your test results, sounds like a fun project. John L. | ||
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