GE 2 Speed..........with MiniWash........

[filterflo]

Washing away.........This was a great find and works perfectly. I bought this as soon as I saw it, as I had this exact dishwasher at my first house back in 1983 and LOVED this model. I sold it when I moved into a new house and used a Kitchenaid KDS-18 (which I also loved). I MAY install this in my kitchen sometime in the future since its in such good shape and works so well. I LOVE the features that GE offered in the 60's.......It made my day finding it.

 

[chestermikeuk]

GE Perfection

Nice one Jimmy, and such a find, would love to see the "Thoro" wash action spray in action , wow, looks like a really powerful surge spray!!

I love the top split rack arrangement and the aero spray for gentle action, whoever would have thought of that!! (GE of course) did anyother manufacturer have that feature??

Looks a real solid n sturdy machine, enjoy, Mike

 

[wiskybill]

Something special

I saw this at the store and thought that it must be something really special. Glad it went to a deserving home and not the crusher!
Thanks for explaining all of the unique features.
Bill

 

[cehalstead]

second

We had a 1973 GE portable, that was later built in, with the "two speed" feature. Worked just as described in the above postings. You could actually hear the difference in the force of the water. Mother used it more for plastic and melmac than she did china and crystal.... Was a great machine....lasted until 1990 and was replaced with another GE.

 

[gansky1]

Sweet!

GE did have some the most beautiful appliance design during that era and this is no exception!

Roger and I were just talking about that divided upper rack feature not long ago - and I snatched this ad from Ebay ;-)

A neighbor of ours had a similar model but portable only with controls on the top, it was a treat to play with now and then.

Congrats, Jimmy, a great find.

 

[Timonator]

WOOPS!!

LOL how was I to know you werent finished!

 

[appnut]

Jimyy Jimmy Jimmy!!! I've never seen this model, although heard about it!! Wow. Incidentally, I tried to see if the use & care manuals for the two mentioned dishwasher in the consumer reports articles were online, NOPE!! Darn. I imagine the only difference between daily & pots cycles was a no heat dry for pots. And also curious about how long the wash cycle is for the first dispenser opened vs. 2nd one opening. Obiouvly the open cup is for the very first prewash.

 

[tlee618]

Great find Jimmy, that Mini Wash feature is one I have never even heard of before.

 

[lightedcontrols]

WOW!

Jimmy,
Beautiful machine! Can't wait to see the finished load! Mark

 

[frigilux]

I've never seen this model before, Jimmy. The divided upper rack is too cool---maybe not the most efficient use of space, but very, very cool. And CR's complaint with washing performance seemed to center around the flatware basket, not its general washing ability.

Thanks for all the great pics and the CR report. I envy your having a back catalog to check out what they had to say about vintage models.

 

[mickeyd]

JIMMY!! so glad you're back

I'd recognize that turk retro kitchen anywhere, and your rare GE is a perfect addition. Ah, a mini-wash for the Munchkinware!

Mikey

 

[a440]

Awesome Find Jimmy!
The mechanics are so interesting!
Sad what has become of GE machines over time.
Thanks for the pictures.
Brent

 

[nmaineman36]

Very nice machine. Thats the first time I ever saw a GE dishwasher with that split upper rack. And that SilverShower arm I would think that with the water level in the tank and how low it is I cant help but wonder if it would get smothered. Plus seeing the silverware basket with the solid sides it had to make the silverware harder to clean. I like and can see why in later models that the baskets were mesh on all sides. Free flow of water is key I think.
One question I have is about the tank. Is it plastisol covered? The inner door looks like its porcelain. That machine is rare and a great find.
One thing I noticed in the CU report was the water consumption for the machines at the time. They certainly were not shy about using water. And seeing the Whirlpools and Maytag machines check rated is telling. They cleaned well. I was surprised however to see the Frigidaire machine being slammed for performance. That entire article would be an interesting read.

 

[eddy1210]

I just love

The thorough pictures you take Jimmy showing all the beautiful detail!

 

[peteski50]

GE Dishwasher!

Wow what a interesting design - I didn't know they made such a model.
Peter

 

[jons1077]

Just awesome!

Nothing beats the 1960's GE products. The minute I find that dishwasher I'm getting it. I love how the design matches the washer/dryer of that year too. They are so similar and so upscale looking in my opinion. Congrats on an awesome find!!!

Jon

 

[bigalsf]

Brings back memories

I too had this same machine when I first began repairing & collecing appliances. It is a great dishwasher with many very cool features!! Congrats on your find & have fun with it!

 

[swestoyz]

Another example of GE having some of the most creative folks around. The '2-speed' set-up is something else! Can you guy imagine what it cost to make this machine? holly cow...

Jimmy, as always, fantastic machine, and what a great write-up. Thank you very much,

Ben

 

[appnut]

Mike, the Frigidaire slam was well deserved. Yes, they were an improvement over the spin tube dishwashers, but not by much. They still pretty much didn't clean much worth a darn until late in the line right before the WCI acquisitoin. My Confirmation Spponsor was an executive for GM and they always had Frigidaire appliances from the 1940s until early 1970s. I kept bi"tch"ing about how aweful Frigidaire dishwashers were even up until 1972 and he finally admitted to me that their dishwashers were the weak link in their product line and that they werenn't all that good compared to the competition.

 

[peteski50]

Frigidaire GM dishwashers!

I always felt that the spray tube design would have been awsome if their was a full size arm at the bottom. My aunt had a Frigidaire GM dishwasher from about the early 70's after the spray tube. It was a decent cleaner for the time but nothing spactular. Even though it had a tower you can always get a lot of dishes in it. She always perfered I did the loading. It was a basic model with just one knob and had regular and short wash plus it was before the energy saver dry days. It was a awsome machine. I remember toward the end GM changed the design. I didn't know anyone with the later design. At that point most people were going for kitchenaid or d&m kenmore.
Peter