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Thread Number: 75402
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1960 s? Dishwasher |
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| Post# 992436 , Reply# 1 4/28/2018 at 23:29 (2,186 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
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Post# 992444 , Reply# 2 4/29/2018 at 01:31 (2,186 days old) by RP2813  (Sannazay) |
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Welcome Evan! That ubiquitous early '60s tile is in great shape!
Your cook top, oven and dishwasher are a matched set in GE's "Woodtone Brown" color option. There was likely a Woodtone Brown refrigerator included in that suite, possibly a bottom freezer model with refrigerator shelves that swung out for easy access to contents.
If you can post a picture of the dishwasher interior, the experts here will likely be able to tell you what you need.
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Post# 992454 , Reply# 3 4/29/2018 at 06:46 (2,185 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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1964 it is; the "Y" in the model numbers proves it This is a BOL GE dishwasher. Did the job although, at the time, CU was none too complementary. We had one like this and it was, as me poor sainted Mother would say, perfectly fine (which isn't any indicator because she washed all the dishes before they went into the machine).
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| Post# 992456 , Reply# 4 4/29/2018 at 07:52 (2,185 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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please spell it out ..... "CU"?? What does that mean? | ||
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Post# 992461 , Reply# 5 4/29/2018 at 08:45 (2,185 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Post# 992470 , Reply# 6 4/29/2018 at 10:22 (2,185 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Back when CU did a better job than now When GE front loading dishwashers reappeared in 1962 (replacing their exquisitely engineered and built like tanks tanks), CU pointed out and seriously down-rated them because the tines on the sides of their cheesy upper racks didn't protect the stems on stemmed crystal and glassware from banging on the sides of the tank and breaking. GE addressed this immediately by extending those verticle tines about 4 inches and those upper racks, which were always kind of lame, stayed that way for decades as did their even cheesier bottom racks.
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Post# 992474 , Reply# 7 4/29/2018 at 10:54 (2,185 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 992476 , Reply# 8 4/29/2018 at 11:00 (2,185 days old) by Tyrguy (Sacramento ) | ||
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Wow so much info This is the broken part I was referring to. And thanks for all of you information and responses. Anyone know where I could get a new one of these parts. Thanks.
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Post# 992480 , Reply# 9 4/29/2018 at 11:19 (2,185 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Welcome Evan! Congratulations on your new house and the Woodtone Brown appliances. | ||
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Post# 992492 , Reply# 10 4/29/2018 at 12:57 (2,185 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Good news That's the tower of the Power Tower. I see those for sale on eBay all the time. You could also try Lorain Furniture Appliance Parts, a member here.
Do a search for Vintage GE Dishwasher parts.
It would be helpful to have the part number but they stayed the same part for over 15 years. They hand-screw easily in and out of the wash arm. Check the AW Ephemera Library to see if there's a parts breakdown manual for GE Front-Loading dishwashers made between 1965 and 1980. I have such a manual but it's for GE Pull-out dishwashers that used a different water system.
You might also find a member here who happens to have one of those floating around the hoard. I have the Maytag version of that part but it wouldn't fit your GE. | ||
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