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Post# 899991   9/22/2016 at 12:52 (2,743 days old) by wishwash (Indiana)        

Just found this. Pretty cool!

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Post# 899992 , Reply# 1   9/22/2016 at 12:55 (2,743 days old) by wishwash (Indiana)        
Here's one for GE as well...

Hard to believe this was 20 years ago.

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Post# 899998 , Reply# 2   9/22/2016 at 15:15 (2,743 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)        
HOLY 90'S BATMAN! LOL

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Interesting.....the 90s washers claim to have a self-cleaning filter.
Any idea how that worked or what the components were to have a self cleaning lint filter in their washers?
Was it like Maytag's little mesh screens in the bottom of the drum?

I had several of those washers in apartments, and never really saw an indication of a filter....


Post# 900009 , Reply# 3   9/22/2016 at 15:59 (2,743 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)        
SmartWash arm

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We had a GSD1180 dishwasher with that SmartWash whirlybird arm. It worked really well! And that passive rear filter worked well too. Always gave us pretty clean dishes.
NOISY AS ALL HELL though, with that shaded pole motor.
GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol


Post# 900017 , Reply# 4   9/22/2016 at 16:28 (2,743 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        
You just made my day!

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Awesome! Brings back a ton of memories. Ive always had a soft spot for Hotpoint.

Post# 900040 , Reply# 5   9/22/2016 at 17:53 (2,743 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)        
why did they have to eliminate this tub design

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I wonder why did they eliminiate that agitator design and tub design as well as elimininating the mini basquet on ge hotpoits washers if hotpoints had model with mini basquet that is? in today ge or hotpoint washers the tuub is eather plastic or stainless steel with a dual action agitator or wash plate

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Post# 900042 , Reply# 6   9/22/2016 at 18:09 (2,743 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Post# 900048 , Reply# 7   9/22/2016 at 18:34 (2,743 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        

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Around 1995 GE completely redesigned their machines. The idea was to reduce cost and create more space. Saving water came too. The redesign eliminated recirculating pump, so the mini basket and filter had to go.


As for the rim-flo, I have no idea when but the Hotpoint side of things just skipped it all together for some reason. I guess the idea was to have a self cleaning lint filter?


Post# 900129 , Reply# 8   9/23/2016 at 09:47 (2,742 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
ge / hotpoint!!

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thank you for posting this great reading material!!

Post# 900399 , Reply# 9   9/25/2016 at 02:39 (2,741 days old) by superocd (PNW)        

Nice...brings back some memories of some of the nifty appliances I've seen through the years as a kid. My family had a late-1980s GE Potscrubber 800 dishwasher (the ones that were part of the huge recall, unfortunately). If not for a Hobart KitchenAid that thing was a beast. I think GE had carried that design well into the early 2000s.

I have a rather odd memory of it: the "Potscrubber 800" font lettering looked awfully similar to the old 1980s Kenmore font (which I love, by the way--the new Kenmore font with the infinity logo is so bland and uninspiring). I actually compared its lettering with the that of the Kenmore logo on our 1980s KM 90 Series washer and dryer. As a five-year-old, I wondered if there was a relation of sorts between the two...oh, to be naive and young, noticing obscure and trivial details!

Noticed the GE Spacemaker washer/dryer...that 24-inch looks awfully similar to a WP 24-inch. Not sure about their 27-inch.

Is Hotpoint even around these days? I haven't seen a "new" Hotpoint appliance in ages, save for the Hydrowave-esque washers and the matching dryers at Lowe's. Hotpoint was always a good, basic, inexpensive and dependable appliance. I guess no one is buying inexpensive anymore (though I am kind of guilty of this myself...).


Post# 900406 , Reply# 10   9/25/2016 at 07:55 (2,740 days old) by GRWasher_expert (Athens)        
Plate warmer

I've taken a look on this catalog,and I saw that most dishwashers have a "plate warmer" cycle.Are American people using their dishwashers to warm plates?European dishwashers doesn't have such a cycle.What does it do?Does it shower plates with hot water,like a hot rinse, or it is just a separate drying cycle?Do modern dishwashers have a "plate warming" cycle too,or it is found only on older models?

Post# 900424 , Reply# 11   9/25/2016 at 11:03 (2,740 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)        
Plate Warmer

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I have NO clue who would use their dishwasher to warm plates. I never did, but it was on almost every dishwasher. I always would wonder to myself, "WHY?" I never used it and I don't think I ever bothered to ask anyone else about it over the years.

Post# 900440 , Reply# 12   9/25/2016 at 14:06 (2,740 days old) by murando531 (Augusta, Georgia - US)        

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It seems, from what I've seen, to be a "feature" found only on mechanical dial machines. I guess it was a way manufacturers could add one more bullet point to the feature list for BOL machines even though it was just the point on the dial for the heated dry cycle. It's rarely, if ever, found on electronic control machines, at least not that I've ever seen. Our GE Nautilus had the "Plate Warmer" point on the dial, just that ~30 minute dry phase if you had the Heated Dry option on, but the one or two times I ever tried it as a plate warming method, it wasn't very effective. By the time the interior of the tub got maybe 100 degrees, it was already time for the dial to reach "Off". Perhaps if it was used on a machine with forced air drying it could prove effective, but I just don't see the need when placing the dinnerware in a still-warm oven for a minute or two after baking is done is just as effective and is using no extra energy.

Post# 900712 , Reply# 13   9/27/2016 at 21:30 (2,738 days old) by Wishwash (Indiana)        

I'm glad to hear others enjoyed this material. I was looking for the last brochures featuring the filter Flo/Rim Flo machines, and came across these instead!

Post# 902810 , Reply# 14   10/12/2016 at 18:28 (2,723 days old) by miele4life (UK )        

all very interesting reading, although I'm from the UK, I quite like the GE Profile microwaves with the SmartControl System with the Panasonic-style scrolling-text display, does anyone know when they launched? :)

Post# 902868 , Reply# 15   10/13/2016 at 08:25 (2,722 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH)        

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Funny, the Hotpoint dishwashers made now aren't much different! LOL. I secretly want one...well I guess it's not a secret anymore :-/

Post# 902902 , Reply# 16   10/13/2016 at 12:16 (2,722 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        
You know you want one ;)

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I say go for it! I should have the GE version on a month or two which is getting a special reno :D


IT was mentioned if Hotpoint still makes dishwasher and they do:

products.geappliances.com/ApplPro...


At least I think:


www.jcpenney.com/hotpoint-built-i...¤cy=USD&selectedSKUId=87701880018&selectedLotId=8770188&fromBag=true&quantity=1&cm_mmc=ShoppingFeed-_-GooglePLA-_-Built%2Din%20Dishwashers-_-87701880018&utm_medium=cse&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=built%2din%20dishwashers&utm_content=87701880018&gclid=CLySjYSk2M8CFRWVfgodBiwJag&kwid=productads-adid^59337396698-device^c-plaid^97975460018-sku^87701880018-adType^PLA


Not sure if its just those models which are discontinued or the entire line, but I say go for it. They are fun toys, and I think have the most powerful motor on the market. The cycle timing isnt to bad, and the pushbutton version has a real 45 minute heated dry.


Post# 902939 , Reply# 17   10/13/2016 at 18:20 (2,722 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH)        

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Well my 85 Hobart KA is still going strong so I won't be getting anything (hopefully). lol

Post# 902962 , Reply# 18   10/13/2016 at 20:07 (2,722 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        
There is...

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...Always a box in the garage or basement for the future ;) Only push being that Heir might discontinue them for their current line up:


www.haieramerica.com/products/dis...


dishwashers.reviewed.com/content/...



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