GE Postscrubber 1200

[mrcleanjeans]

The original "Debbie Reynolds" Potscrubber III dishwasher debuted in 1978 and did not have the ability to use 120 degree water,unless you used the Potscrubber cycle. It wasn't until 1979.when KitchenAid told America, with the 19 series that "now you can turn down your water heaters to 120 degrees and save 10% on your energy costs" that other manufacturers followed. Of course a handful offered this feature as far back as the Apex, Youngstown Kitchens, Sears but it became widespread soon after KA acted like they "debuted" it!

 

[peteski50]

potscrubber3

yes you are right after kitchenaid started it they all seemed to follow!
But some took more time than others.

 

[mrcleanjeans]

Exactly! It wasn't right away,but the ball started rolling with KitchenAid!

 

[gadgetgary]

GE1200 in New Haven, Ct

$50

 

 

http://newhaven.craigslist.org/app/2605500056.html

 

[combo52]

120 DEGREE INCOMING WATER

By the early 1980s all DWs were required to be able to operate on 120 water, as they still are.  Remember the silly MT BD DW that didn't even have a heater in the late 1970s, that machine went away in the early 1980s.

 

[whirlykenmore78]

multiple pattern jet tower

I had a 1999 Maytag Intelliclean 9000 series DW with the 22 jet tower which changed patterns with every revolution of the lower Jetclean wash arm. That tower combined with the full size wash arm in the top of the machine washed the top rack as well as Mom's KA KDP-20 with the SS upper wash arm. The triple filtration and hard food disposer completed the package. I'd love to have an Intelliclean and a Hobart built KA on either side of the sink. These machines could challenge eachother on who cleans the best. (We all know the Hobart was best built.) My 17 years in the foodservice biz can confirm that.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Getting re-accustomed to the 1200

Just as I had learned to let go of my gripes about the TallTub and to load it using it's racks instead of fighting them trying to load like I loaded the old 1200, now I'm re-learning my old usage patterns.

I LOVE the power of this dishwasher. Already, the colander that is seen in the top rack picture has far more shine on it than it did before. There was stuck-on starch from spaghetti noodles, which never came off in the TT. I just assumed it was tarnished. One run through the 1200 with a Finish Powerball Tab and the chrome shine is back. Sitting in front of the machine, you can hear the multi-orbit wash arm spraying the door in different patterns, which sounds like a pressure washer, vs. a spray bottle that my TT reminded me of.

So far I've used the Potscrubber cycle to run the Affresh tablet that I 'flushed' the machine with, and I've run the Normal Wash twice. Next will be to test the Light Soil cycle, which is what I usually used on my last 1200. I've tried the Rinse/Hold as well.

The sound of the new-style GE replacement pump/motor takes some getting used to as compared to the old motor, but overall, what a machine!

Gordon