Thanks, John!! LOL, yes, this machine is a marvel of misguided engineering, but I can't argue with the results. Last night included a monstrously dirty load with rice and pasta, and the GE nibbled it into bits and sent it down the drain. It also sent a piece of very clean pasta up into a coffee mug, and from the results of yet another mug with hot cocoa residue, I can tell that the corners are a tough go for this unit. No need to do the full peanut-butter monty in tall tumbers on this machine. ;-)
I need to go foraging in the shed to see if I have an open-sided basket--last night's peanut-butter spoon test passed with flying colors, but there was one compartment that seemed a little underloved.
I'll take the timer out Sunday and sit down and have a look at it. That's great to hear that this was a thing with these machines, and I'm also glad to hear that it's more contacts, less cams. It'll be interesting to explore what's happening.
So far, silverware has stayed put (it's pretty heavy-gauge stuff that we have), but you can--as Greg noted once--hear the plates jumping. I find that if I put fry pans and such in the bottom, they help lean onto and anchor other items that might be skybound.
If I can get the timer sorted, I'll get the new pump. This one is okay, but I can hear the telltale fan clattering that only serves to underscore what's going to happen later.
Greg--I love that! The first fridge with Silver Shower action! I'm surprised, given the circumstances, that GE didn't offer it as a factory option. ;-) The functional equivalent of boobies on a bull. Why not on a fridge?
Interesting that you mention its inability to turn, since I've been spying on mine, and I don't think it's revolved. I'll look again when I get home. I could add an angled jet to assist, but deep down, you have to wonder how much you really care.
Paul--LOLOL! Yes, you just put one item over the silverware basket, and the reduced fill sends a steady stream out of the Power Shower as well to act as a Filter-Flo.
