Thread Number: 88914
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
GE Potscrubber III |
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Post# 1134775 , Reply# 1   11/28/2021 at 12:54 (850 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1134776 , Reply# 2   11/28/2021 at 12:56 (850 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1134818 , Reply# 3   11/28/2021 at 20:26 (850 days old) by 63kenmore (Burlington, North Carolina)   |   | |
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I will have my husband try that when he get back, but if that isn’t the problem is there something else we should be looking at? Thanks so much for the help. |
Post# 1134828 , Reply# 4   11/28/2021 at 23:25 (850 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1134833 , Reply# 5   11/29/2021 at 06:37 (850 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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I remember an apartment complex in Atlanta where the dishwasher circuit was controlled by a switch over the counter. It was code in some places. |
Post# 1134839 , Reply# 6   11/29/2021 at 10:21 (849 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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"It was code in some places."
It's a safety feature allowing one to quickly shut off power to the dishwasher. If it's an electronic dishwasher I would shut off the switch when ever it's not in use. People don't realize that electronic timers are susceptible to power surges and when ever we can turn off power to the timer it protects them and resets them. I always turn off the power to my Whirlpool duet washer and my MD central vacuum when not in use for example. And never leave computers connected to electric when not in use. There was a time when I did and on a different Duet I had timer problems. As soon as I figured out to simply disconnect it from power when not in use, the problem stopped. This post was last edited 11/29/2021 at 10:58 |
Post# 1134844 , Reply# 7   11/29/2021 at 10:40 (849 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1134845 , Reply# 8   11/29/2021 at 11:11 (849 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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here the pic of the ge potscrubber 3 but the pic i found on google is the portable version
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Post# 1134982 , Reply# 10   12/1/2021 at 18:02 (847 days old) by Cam2s (Nebraska)   |   | |
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You probably have the model below mine. I’m not sure of the production run but from what I can decode from the serial number is was made in March of 79.
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Post# 1134989 , Reply# 11   12/1/2021 at 18:40 (847 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Cameron, Potscrubber III came out late 1977/early 1978. The picture Pierre showed was the searies/design which followed sometime around 1983 or 1984. To be honest, I don't think the subsequent series Pierre showed was any much different, most likely just dropped III ensignia when the control panels were redesigned. If my feeble memory serves me corr3ectly, the initial GSD1200 had the III on the control panel. I visited friends of my next door neighbor at the time and their kithen was equipped with the model just below yours as it had a bit more spacing between the buttons. Needless to say, I still drooled over it compared to my crappy Kenmore in my house. This was like 1983 or 1984 and the house I visited, they weren't the original owner. Maybe 5 years old at the most.
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Post# 1134992 , Reply# 12   12/1/2021 at 19:52 (847 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Do we know what the various designations represent?
I mean, for example, on Sears Kenmore dryers made in the 70s and 80s with the Wrinkle Guard I and II and III we knew the higher the number, the more extended no heat drying and intermittent tumbling was added to certain cycles. So what's the difference between Potscrubber I, II, III, and so on. What number are they up to? lol |
Post# 1135020 , Reply# 13   12/1/2021 at 22:40 (847 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- )   |   | |
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The original Potscrubber, with the wash tower system, had no numerical designation. It was just labeled "Potscrubber."
Then General Electric did a redesign, with amenities such as an upper wash arm, and fan assisted drying. They designated this as the "Postcrubber II." Shortly thereafter they returned to their traditional tower wash system and re-designated this as the "Potscrubber III." Over time they dropped the "III" designation and went back to the original Potscrubber name. |
Post# 1135025 , Reply# 14   12/1/2021 at 22:50 (847 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Post# 1135033 , Reply# 15   12/1/2021 at 23:27 (847 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- )   |   | |
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Yes, The Potscrubbers, from the onset had an extended wash period in the Potscrubber cycle.
Long after the Potscrubber III, GE later returned to an upper wash arm in some selected 2 panel models, such as the "Profile Performance Triton." Of course, all of their tall tubs (single front panel) models have had upper wash arms. |
Post# 1135099 , Reply# 16   12/2/2021 at 17:10 (846 days old) by 63kenmore (Burlington, North Carolina)   |   | |
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Outside of two extra chrome buttons, that is exactly my Potscrubber. |
Post# 1135144 , Reply# 18   12/3/2021 at 00:47 (846 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1135170 , Reply# 19   12/3/2021 at 12:40 (845 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Our local Home Depot is still selling the last descendants.
Lot's of parts are interchangeable. Basically, here's what happened. The original Potscrubber worked great, but was loud and plastic. GE 'updated' it to Potscrubber II, which was still loud and plastic, but 'looked' more modern. No more Tower of Power, two or three washarms. Unfortunately, early production was so bad even GE service manuals advised technicians to be generous in out-of-warranty repairs. GE fixed them then killed them off - sort of like the Cadillac Northstar - and called their return to the older design 'Potscrubber III'. Once the bad taste was out of everyone's mouth, they just went back to Potscrubber. These dishwashers clean really well. |
Post# 1135251 , Reply# 21   12/4/2021 at 09:21 (844 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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I think it was Laundress who pointed out that the large amount of water these dishwashers used had a lot to do with their outstanding cleaning ability. Given that they still used far less than washing the dishes equally well by hand, customers felt they were saving water and energy. The noticeable dip in people catching other people's 'colds' and other infections played a big role in their successful introduction to virtually everyone, too.
Like the FilterFlo washer and so many other GE products, they didn't feel as elegant as the KA and Maytag dishwashers. But, they cleaned better than all the rest and many are still running after four decades. That's not nothing. |
Post# 1135282 , Reply# 22   12/4/2021 at 16:50 (844 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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I'm sold. I'm going to my nearest home-town GE dealer and getting the best.
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Post# 1135292 , Reply# 23   12/4/2021 at 18:26 (844 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1135302 , Reply# 24   12/4/2021 at 20:15 (844 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Seems to be the sweet-spot of all of ours. The multi-orbital arm, the big filter in the back, the time delay, the extra-extra program 'Potscrubber'.... It's perfect. I like to begin with 'water-saver' for an extended pre-rinse (it just turns the first three into one, but for the entire length of the three) followed by 'Potscrubber' and Wash Heat Boost' for the wash and rinses. Cleans everything. The GSD2500 just doesn't have quite the flexibility. |