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Thread Number: 59801
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Pot Scruber III + parts - Never Installed GSD1000-02 |
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Post# 824518 , Reply# 1 5/21/2015 at 15:36 (3,256 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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 Wow! That's a cool dishwasher! I can't say I've ever heard of a Potscrubber III, though.
When I was a brat, we had a 1978 GE with racks that were green like this and with the timer dial that looked like this one. In my first home, I had a 1987 or 88 GE Potscrubber II that had the 'geared' wash arm and the polymer wash tub like this one. But the 'New Naturals' colours were introduced in something like 1976 or 77, so I'm really having trouble dating this one!
I'm truly intrigued.... | ||
| Post# 824525 , Reply# 2 5/21/2015 at 16:03 (3,256 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Cool!
I've only seen the GSD1200 equivalent of the Potscrubber III. How fun! Love the "New Naturals" sticker.
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| Post# 824528 , Reply# 3 5/21/2015 at 16:15 (3,256 days old) by Magic_Clean (Florida) | ||
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Thinking it is a '78, 79 vintage. Later models had a white lower spray arm and the silverware basket with the center 'security' cell flip down cover, for small items. Nice! | ||
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Post# 824532 , Reply# 4 5/21/2015 at 17:01 (3,256 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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1979 Shows up in the 1979 catalog as Model GSD1000 Potscrubber III (is not shown in the 1978 catalog, but that doesn't mean it didn't exist). According to the catalog, the Potscrubber III models had a PermaTuf tub and door. Only one model higher, the GSD1200 with the rapid advance timer.
Very nice..... might have to give this some thought...
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Post# 824534 , Reply# 5 5/21/2015 at 17:33 (3,256 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA) |
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I might want it for my new house. I can move the WP Ultra Clean to the pantry. | ||
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Post# 824549 , Reply# 6 5/21/2015 at 19:16 (3,256 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 824627 , Reply# 7 5/22/2015 at 14:02 (3,255 days old) by lonestar () | ||
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Anyone have idea what expect or ask to get out of it .. heard prices from hard to give way to retail for vintage collector. And maybe just EBAY parts | ||
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Post# 825697 , Reply# 10 5/29/2015 at 18:22 (3,248 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Pretty nice DW IMEO this was GEs first decent DW ever, it combined great washing performance with greatly improved durability, mostly due to the excellent polymer tub and door liner that would never rust out in 3-15 years like every DW GE had made for the previous two decades. The increased performance was mostly due to the multi-orbit wash arm and a filter system combined with a soft food disposer from their previous DWs. We have the next higher up model at the museum of this DW.
This unused DW could make a collector of DWs a great everyday driver, however I would change the pump motor to the newer style motor which cuts power draw almost 400 watts when the motor is running and also is quieter and performs better.
As to value of this unused DW I would suggest a minimum of $300 and it could go to double that easily, I mean really you can't buy the cheapest DW for $300 today.
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| Post# 828616 , Reply# 11 6/19/2015 at 11:13 (3,227 days old) by lonestar () | ||
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Thanks for info... It would be great for collector, just finding right person looking for vintage. Not too many people would install in modern kitchen, although it would right alongside my vintage washer in the basement. And hate to junk. | ||
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Post# 879204 , Reply# 12 5/1/2016 at 10:55 (2,910 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Unused GE DW | ||
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Post# 879205 , Reply# 13 5/1/2016 at 11:22 (2,910 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Potscrubber III Was an intentional move by GE - rather like Windows 10, instead of Windows 9, to get people to forget the rolling train wreck which had been Potscrubber II.
To be honest, nothing ever produced has cleaned as well as the multi-orbital arm (yes, darlings, I know all about the whirligig which followed it and is still used. It's the one which jams and sticks on higher-end models and jams and sticks and breaks if you look at it cross-eyed on Frigidaire trash.)
This particular model has the 950 watt heating element, the outstanding filter (it really is self-cleaning and it actually works), the multi-orbit spray-arm, the best lay out top-rack GE ever made (copied to this day by MIELE), and perfect cleaning, even in the corners.
You can spend any sum of money you like today and you will not find a dishwasher which cleans better and in less time - less than an hour for the most powerful cycle - than this one.
Parts aren't a problem, still all available, it's reliable, can do several loads a day everyday and will make you wonder what happened to American quality in the meantime.
My catalogs put it at not earlier than 1978 (late) and not later than 1983, but that's just my literature. Which is not perfect.
I'd keep it. If you have to sell it, $300 is a good starting point. Try our buyer's section on this website.
But I wouldn't sell it. You'll be astonished by how well it cleans in potscrubber, heated wash mode. Turn off the heated dry and you can put plastic stuff in the lower rack.
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Post# 879206 , Reply# 14 5/1/2016 at 11:39 (2,910 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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