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A new addition to the collection!
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Ken, I hate to tell you, but this impeller machine is a far better performer than the one you pictured. The impeller models more thoroughly drain after each portion of the cycle and enhance the drain by having a flush of fresh water in the last few seconds of the drain to guarantee a clean out of any solids remaining, much like the GE combos give that power flush at the end of each drain except after the final rinse. The GE pump & wash arm machines left a good amount of water in the pump after each drain and since it had no filter, the heavier than water soil was very slow to be flushed out meaning it kept getting sprayed over the dishes each time the machine started to recirculate water.
I have never seen a GE portable dishwasher in turquoise. This is quite a find. Please show us a picture of the GE Textolite top. Ours had stripes of white and beige, maybe with tiny sprinkles, I think, but after more than 4 decades, I am not sure.
I have never seen a GE portable dishwasher in turquoise. This is quite a find. Please show us a picture of the GE Textolite top. Ours had stripes of white and beige, maybe with tiny sprinkles, I think, but after more than 4 decades, I am not sure.
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Great find Paul thats the most deluxe GE portable of that era I have seen. The timer does not appear to be a rapid advance type it would have two motors on it if it were. There is no harm in leaving the the hoses on portable dishwashers connected to the faucet and under pressure indiffently, they use the same quality hoses and inlet valves that automatic washers use. And they are usually left under pressure for 20 years or more with no problems. From my experience less than 1/4 of customers turn off the water to thier washers when not in use.
Great find Paul thats the most deluxe GE portable of that era I have seen. The timer does not appear to be a rapid advance type it would have two motors on it if it were. There is no harm in leaving the the hoses on portable dishwashers connected to the faucet and under pressure indiffently, they use the same quality hoses and inlet valves that automatic washers use. And they are usually left under pressure for 20 years or more with no problems. From my experience less than 1/4 of customers turn off the water to thier washers when not in use.
rollermatic
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wow paul!!!
just saw this thread, you found a bowtie!!! looks very similiar to the one i found in toledo ohio this summer! love the color!
you know parts are pretty much non existent according to larry in cleveland so i didn't dare take mine apart, that pump seal has to be pressed in. if your's doesn't leak (neither does mine) i would just count my blesings and enjoy it.
mine is the first dishwasher i have not dissassembled. i don't plan on using it very much either, maybe just every couple months or so and i will do the "hot water soak on the seal" for about 10 minutes before running it as you guys here suggest.
your's is either a later or high end model as i don't have the power shower on mine.
congrats on a great find!!! enjoy it!!!
just saw this thread, you found a bowtie!!! looks very similiar to the one i found in toledo ohio this summer! love the color!
you know parts are pretty much non existent according to larry in cleveland so i didn't dare take mine apart, that pump seal has to be pressed in. if your's doesn't leak (neither does mine) i would just count my blesings and enjoy it.
mine is the first dishwasher i have not dissassembled. i don't plan on using it very much either, maybe just every couple months or so and i will do the "hot water soak on the seal" for about 10 minutes before running it as you guys here suggest.
your's is either a later or high end model as i don't have the power shower on mine.
congrats on a great find!!! enjoy it!!!
Textolite Top
Tom - here's a partial picture of the top. I'll get a better one on the weekend - I shot this one just because I needed somewhere to 'pose' the Mixmaster that I am selling...
Tom - here's a partial picture of the top. I'll get a better one on the weekend - I shot this one just because I needed somewhere to 'pose' the Mixmaster that I am selling...
dishwashercrazy
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Great looking dishwasher Paul. Is this the one from Spokane, or elsewhere?
Hey Mike - Yep, that's the one! It took some backflips, but I found a way to get it to me at a reasonable price.
Not sure the paint is original, though, given the comments about the relative rarity of MobileMaids 'in colours'... Still, it matches the rest of the GE Kitchen really nicely. Can't wait to get some dishes done in it this weekend!!
Not sure the paint is original, though, given the comments about the relative rarity of MobileMaids 'in colours'... Still, it matches the rest of the GE Kitchen really nicely. Can't wait to get some dishes done in it this weekend!!
dishwashercrazy
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Paul, I am glad you were able to get it.
Updates - photos and wiring diagram
Well, I remembered to bring my PC back from Ogden this weekend and as requested here's a better photo of the Textolite top of the latest Mobile Maid...
Well, I remembered to bring my PC back from Ogden this weekend and as requested here's a better photo of the Textolite top of the latest Mobile Maid...
And the wiring diagram. Sorry for the quality of the actual image - it had some water damage...
I am sure that with this diagram, Eddie (toploader55) you are going to be able to figure out how the motor you have will fit the 57 MobileMaid!
Funny that the machine this came from is an SP50 model, yet the diagram doesn't mention that machine...
I am sure that with this diagram, Eddie (toploader55) you are going to be able to figure out how the motor you have will fit the 57 MobileMaid!
Funny that the machine this came from is an SP50 model, yet the diagram doesn't mention that machine...
And for Eddie, just a confirmation of the two ports on the dishwasher; this should indicate which one to plug up for your Mobile Maid!
easyspindry
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That was our first dishwasher!!!
And it's a great machine -- noisey, but cleans well and holds a lot.
I am guessing it's a 1960 model. I graduated from high school in 1962, and I know we had this model before then.
That power fin is so strong, the whole machine would shake when it was running.
When it's finished with the last rinse, the lid pops open to let out the steam and aid in the drying.
You've got a great find!!!!
Jerry Gay
And it's a great machine -- noisey, but cleans well and holds a lot.
I am guessing it's a 1960 model. I graduated from high school in 1962, and I know we had this model before then.
That power fin is so strong, the whole machine would shake when it was running.
When it's finished with the last rinse, the lid pops open to let out the steam and aid in the drying.
You've got a great find!!!!
Jerry Gay
Congrats, Paul! I've never seen the inside of a Mobile Maid, so I was surprised at the shape of the impeller. I'm more familiar with the steeply-ramped, black bakelite impellers. I've been trying to recall more about the mid-50's Westinghouse "pull-out" built-in we had when I was a tyke. I think it had a ramped impeller.
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Very Nice
Still my fav is the pink interior. Just my thing. Mike
Still my fav is the pink interior. Just my thing. Mike
mikepaquette
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How do you find these ?
Any pic's with the racks in & tub cleaned up ? Mike
Any pic's with the racks in & tub cleaned up ? Mike
Awesome find Paul
It looks like its in great shape for something that age. Nice color too.
I had a mobile maid like that many years ago. 1982ish. It was white, not the cool color yours is. But the one I acquired had bubbled paint at the edge of the sump area and, you guessed it,
rust through.
At that age, I was too inexperienced to know how to fix it so I scrapped the otherwise working machine. I kept the power shower on the top and
there was a cute little separate silverware basket wash arm I kept for the longest time. Hoping to include it in my own line of DWs at some point in the future.
Those were the days.
Very nice find. Any your fav. color.
Ken- your computer art is eerily accurate. I love it! Even the shaded coffee or what ever the brown color was called. Colonial _____ .
Nice job.
It looks like its in great shape for something that age. Nice color too.
I had a mobile maid like that many years ago. 1982ish. It was white, not the cool color yours is. But the one I acquired had bubbled paint at the edge of the sump area and, you guessed it,
rust through.
At that age, I was too inexperienced to know how to fix it so I scrapped the otherwise working machine. I kept the power shower on the top and
there was a cute little separate silverware basket wash arm I kept for the longest time. Hoping to include it in my own line of DWs at some point in the future.
Those were the days.
Very nice find. Any your fav. color.
Ken- your computer art is eerily accurate. I love it! Even the shaded coffee or what ever the brown color was called. Colonial _____ .
Nice job.
Mike (Canadian Mike, that is!) - finding them is not really easy... The best machines turn up in the US and the freight charges are pretty steep... BUT, when ya just have to have the machine... LOL
Pictures of the inside coming next week - hopefully I will have a correct set of replacement hoses!
Pictures of the inside coming next week - hopefully I will have a correct set of replacement hoses!
mikepaquette
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Keeping an eye out
Looking forward to new pic's . King of the dishwashers. Michael
Looking forward to new pic's . King of the dishwashers. Michael
Test wash!!
Well, after a REALLY bad day on Saturday (I will post another thread about that unpleasantness...), I figured that a test load of dishes in the 'new' GE Mobile Maid would cheer me up. Here's a "mixed load" if I ever saw one!
Well, after a REALLY bad day on Saturday (I will post another thread about that unpleasantness...), I figured that a test load of dishes in the 'new' GE Mobile Maid would cheer me up. Here's a "mixed load" if I ever saw one!
