Thread Number: 73557
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
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Post# 971351 , Reply# 1   12/3/2017 at 20:21 (2,332 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 971352 , Reply# 2   12/3/2017 at 20:22 (2,332 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 971354 , Reply# 3   12/3/2017 at 20:39 (2,332 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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I’ll take one in the morning. Everything works including motor. Something inside the door latch mechanism went bad. When I manually shut it. The pump runs and sprays perfectly. |
Post# 971358 , Reply# 4   12/3/2017 at 21:08 (2,332 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 971415 , Reply# 5   12/4/2017 at 06:47 (2,331 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The latches would get balky on these and refuse to move properly to latch the door, all it takes to fix is about 3 drops of oil.
These early - mid 70s GE DWs had a lousy sump design that often rusted out badly, GE did come up with a clever plastic rump repair kit that you pushed in from the top with a good bead of silicone sealant around it and it would easily fix DWs that are as rusted as this one. I must have fixed more that a hundred GE DWs like this.
John L. |
Post# 971416 , Reply# 6   12/4/2017 at 06:55 (2,331 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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Is that kit still available? I’ll try the oiling the latch today. |
Post# 971421 , Reply# 7   12/4/2017 at 08:19 (2,331 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 971422 , Reply# 8   12/4/2017 at 08:30 (2,331 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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BTW, there is no shame if you want to keep it as part of your collection. Minus the rust its in descent shape and the outside is in really good shape. Not many of these are still around, and the few that I have seen on occasion (being thrown out) were absolutely trashed both on the inside and outside.
One nice thing about this machine is that the whole cycle from start to finish (wash and dry) is about an hour. Only catch is you need screaming hot water (150 and over) in order to wash well. |
Post# 971424 , Reply# 9   12/4/2017 at 08:32 (2,331 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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Doubt I’m going to keep it. Just curious about the repair because they have about 60 of these in our townhouse community. So was going to try repair on this one after I pull your parts. Just in case someone else needs it done. |
Post# 971428 , Reply# 10   12/4/2017 at 10:00 (2,331 days old) by Whatsername (Denver, CO)   |   | |
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Post# 971432 , Reply# 11   12/4/2017 at 10:08 (2,331 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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Lol you sir are very observant. :-) |
Post# 971480 , Reply# 12   12/4/2017 at 12:11 (2,331 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Yup- these were very popular for builders. There are apartment complexes around me that literally had hundreds of these machines. Most replaced by newer GEs though I am certain some still exist in less used apartments.
I'd try the oil drop routine as john stated. When pulling the timer, make sure include part of the harness (down to the door) if you can. Sometimes water gets behind those screws and also eats away at the terminals. |
Post# 971784 , Reply# 13   12/5/2017 at 18:12 (2,330 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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I’ve looked high and low for the sump repair kit. I can’t seem to find it |
Post# 971874 , Reply# 14   12/6/2017 at 06:24 (2,329 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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They were probably not that popular and GE DWs were seldom worth fixing when they were 10 years old or so.
The main place we used these SRKs were on the under-sink models because these DWs had such a high replacement cost. The condo building named the Cairo in NW Washington DC had 100 + of these DWs installed in around 1975 when it was converted into condos, and I personally used at least 35 of these SRKs in that building alone.
I checked and I still have one of these kits in stock, but I am going to hold on to it for now in case we find a nice hi-end GE Americana DW that needs it for the museum some day. I am looking for the model with the three control dials in addition to the timer and the triple detergent dispenser.
John L. |
Post# 971924 , Reply# 15   12/6/2017 at 10:58 (2,329 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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I know Maytag had some red stuff that dried like steal, would that work? Minus the sump the rest of the machine is in good shape.
@Combo: 100+ units, 35 repairs? Sounds like the apartments around here. There had to be over 1000 of these in my county, the only difference is that when the leaked they just replaced them with another Potscrubber. Many of the 80s Permatuffs are still around though and were repaired rather than chucked. |
Post# 971937 , Reply# 16   12/6/2017 at 11:44 (2,329 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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Post# 972892 , Reply# 17   12/10/2017 at 21:06 (2,325 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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Chetlaham, Tried to pull tech sheet to send to you but it wouldn’t come off in one piece. |
Post# 972941 , Reply# 18   12/11/2017 at 04:40 (2,324 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 973098 , Reply# 19   12/11/2017 at 20:42 (2,324 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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Sure also I was able to pull entire harness with connections should be extremely easy to install just plug and go |
Post# 973143 , Reply# 20   12/12/2017 at 01:04 (2,323 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 973248 , Reply# 21   12/12/2017 at 14:15 (2,323 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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Chet pm me it won’t let me pm you lol
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Post# 973269 , Reply# 22   12/12/2017 at 17:59 (2,323 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)   |   | |
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SpaceDog, what is that language ur speaking? |
Post# 973270 , Reply# 23   12/12/2017 at 18:03 (2,323 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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That would be English sir. Very common through most of USA and the British Isles :-) |
Post# 973298 , Reply# 24   12/12/2017 at 20:06 (2,323 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)   |   | |
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SpaceDog, I meant no offense. Just a shot at weak humor. |
Post# 973339 , Reply# 25   12/12/2017 at 22:49 (2,323 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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I took no offense lol. I was just joking around with you |
Post# 973591 , Reply# 26   12/14/2017 at 07:24 (2,321 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 973592 , Reply# 27   12/14/2017 at 07:27 (2,321 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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Post# 973837 , Reply# 28   12/15/2017 at 17:19 (2,320 days old) by Spacedogb (Lafayette, LA)   |   | |
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Post# 973841 , Reply# 29   12/15/2017 at 17:31 (2,320 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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