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Those controls on that dishwasher are pretty close to the equivalent of makeup on a pig.
"If letters instead of numbers appear in the digital display, something may need attention." Yes, it's time to replace it with a Whirlpool or Kitchenaid which actually have filters and don't keep recirculating food particles because they drain completely at each pump out. It's funny that GE washers filtered the recirculating water, but their dishwashers did not. Still if you rinsed every food particle off dishes before putting them in this machine, it was impressive looking and sounding.
"If letters instead of numbers appear in the digital display, something may need attention." Yes, it's time to replace it with a Whirlpool or Kitchenaid which actually have filters and don't keep recirculating food particles because they drain completely at each pump out. It's funny that GE washers filtered the recirculating water, but their dishwashers did not. Still if you rinsed every food particle off dishes before putting them in this machine, it was impressive looking and sounding.
OK TOM, explain this
Why is the filtering system mentioned above in the brochure? why did my GSD1200 have the words located at that location in the tub (like above) self-cleaning filter? I never really had much of an issue. I occassionally heard the choppper chop food, but that was only extremely heavy soil. The filter did catch the food cuz I'd stick my hand into the steram of drain water as it went through the opening in the disposal in the sink. I knew therre was lots of stuff coming off. And by the end of the 3rd water exchange, before the main wash, there was nmroe yibblits comng out of the drain.
Why is the filtering system mentioned above in the brochure? why did my GSD1200 have the words located at that location in the tub (like above) self-cleaning filter? I never really had much of an issue. I occassionally heard the choppper chop food, but that was only extremely heavy soil. The filter did catch the food cuz I'd stick my hand into the steram of drain water as it went through the opening in the disposal in the sink. I knew therre was lots of stuff coming off. And by the end of the 3rd water exchange, before the main wash, there was nmroe yibblits comng out of the drain.
I put this machine in my brothers house, found on the side of the road, ran great for four years, and then the "blocked wash arm" alarm kept comming on, and stopped the machine, could never get it to stop doing that, even with the racks and dishes removed, it would sill give you the error code.....replaced with a Bosch, which works great for him...
but what a unique machine just the same
but what a unique machine just the same
BLOCKED ARM SIGNAL
Some GEs did this as they aged usually the lower wash arm wasn't turning fast enough and needed new bearings and seals. But if you felt the arm was turning all you had to do when the error code appeared was with out opening the door was push start twice and the cycle will complete as this will lock out the blocked arm shut down for the reminder of the cycle. We still have many customers that have to do this on a fairly regular basis with thier electronic GE DWs. These high end models did have a very effective self-cleaning filter, however GE did make some electronic machines that did not the filter system such as the GSD2200s. The 2200 just ground up the food and sprayed it around the machine as all other GE DWs had since the first wash arm machines did since 1962.
Some GEs did this as they aged usually the lower wash arm wasn't turning fast enough and needed new bearings and seals. But if you felt the arm was turning all you had to do when the error code appeared was with out opening the door was push start twice and the cycle will complete as this will lock out the blocked arm shut down for the reminder of the cycle. We still have many customers that have to do this on a fairly regular basis with thier electronic GE DWs. These high end models did have a very effective self-cleaning filter, however GE did make some electronic machines that did not the filter system such as the GSD2200s. The 2200 just ground up the food and sprayed it around the machine as all other GE DWs had since the first wash arm machines did since 1962.
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Here is a video that shows how the dishwasher sound effects
After the commercial ended this showed up at the end as one of the other things you might want to watch on youtube......and I think all here might find this kinda cool....I did....PAT COFFEY
After the commercial ended this showed up at the end as one of the other things you might want to watch on youtube......and I think all here might find this kinda cool....I did....PAT COFFEY
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Did GE have washers and dryers with the solid state electronic controls like the the 2800?
Hate to admit this but...
My parents had one like this in one of their last apartments and with the PermaTuf Tub the machine was almost as quiet as today's models. Also, and I've said this before in another thread, that upper rack was one of the most capacious and best designed racks I've ever seen, hands down. It was a huge improvement over what GE offered for the previous 15 years. It made the standard lower rack look pathetic and cheap (it was). Ironic how GE never had a lower rack that held more dishes and bowls than the octagonal ones on the pull outs. In fact the TOL pull-outs (and I'm not talking about the Empress) could hold a dinner setting for 15 without a lot of dovetailing and/or jockeying and I don't care what Consumer Reports said.
The detergent dispenser, however, was suck-a-mundo. You couldn't use tablets if you wanted to and it was hard to fill. Cheap, cheap, cheap. Jack Welched in charge.
I agree with Tom, controls for that generation of GE dishwashers were truly lipstick on a pig and were the beginning of the end for those of us who want to go back to reliable buttons and dials. Never, NEVER had an appliance need to replace a button, toggleswitch or dial.
My parents had one like this in one of their last apartments and with the PermaTuf Tub the machine was almost as quiet as today's models. Also, and I've said this before in another thread, that upper rack was one of the most capacious and best designed racks I've ever seen, hands down. It was a huge improvement over what GE offered for the previous 15 years. It made the standard lower rack look pathetic and cheap (it was). Ironic how GE never had a lower rack that held more dishes and bowls than the octagonal ones on the pull outs. In fact the TOL pull-outs (and I'm not talking about the Empress) could hold a dinner setting for 15 without a lot of dovetailing and/or jockeying and I don't care what Consumer Reports said.
The detergent dispenser, however, was suck-a-mundo. You couldn't use tablets if you wanted to and it was hard to fill. Cheap, cheap, cheap. Jack Welched in charge.
I agree with Tom, controls for that generation of GE dishwashers were truly lipstick on a pig and were the beginning of the end for those of us who want to go back to reliable buttons and dials. Never, NEVER had an appliance need to replace a button, toggleswitch or dial.
The filter did not filter all of the water before it entered the pump like in a WP or KA. All of the water returning to the pump did not have to pass through the filter, which the diagram shows, and a good bit of the water with the bits of crap in it stayed in the pump chamber each time the machine drained because the pump had a large amount of space between the chamber walls and the impeller. Even the diagram shows the space. When water completely filled the circulation system, the pump could move it because the water filling the pump transmitted the motion of the pump impeller to the whole chamber establishing force and pressure, but once the drain valve opened and the pump chamber partially drained, it could not move any more water because the impeller did not meet the sides of the chamber and air replaced water in the upper region. That's why GE later added, to a few models, a separate drain pump that was activated during a couple of drain periods to suck the water from the bottom of the pump chamber.
They would also give the blocked arm signal if the little magnet fell off the outside of the tub that sent a signal every time the end of the wash arm with the metal piece on the end passed it.
They would also give the blocked arm signal if the little magnet fell off the outside of the tub that sent a signal every time the end of the wash arm with the metal piece on the end passed it.
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I thought the design was interesting but at the time I was very disappointed they didnt keep the potscrubber2 design. I always thought the dial a rack with upper spray arm was much better for loading and cleaning performance. Another example how a corporation threw out a great design!
I thought the design was interesting but at the time I was very disappointed they didnt keep the potscrubber2 design. I always thought the dial a rack with upper spray arm was much better for loading and cleaning performance. Another example how a corporation threw out a great design!
Very good point, Peter.
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