Love mine too
I have the 2800 series.
It is a great machine!
I have the 2800 series.
It is a great machine!
GE Postscrubber 1200
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mrcleanjeans
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Perhaps one could get away with "stuffing" the 1200's bottom rack ,thus only having the Power Tower to wash the top rack because the Multi Orbit wash arm, which the tower is connected to had an elliptical, ever changing wash pattern,thus that tower didn't just spin, it moved around "planetarilly".Standard GEs just went in circles.
My GE 2800 racks
This is a replacement machine.
My original machine had blue racks.
Still love this machine!
This is a replacement machine.
My original machine had blue racks.
Still love this machine!
My original racks
Blue
Blue
David you are correct with your assumption about the 1200's ashing capability, confirmed by John LeFever. Funny ting is, I could never really discerne any real difference in spray pattern as it ran through a cycle. But I am sure it did. Because I was having people over so much for dinner in those days (when I could afford to have company, I got to "demo" the machine's outstanding capabilities. I actually sold 2, if not 3 1200s during that time.
Gary, I"ve never seen racks that color for that era of GE dishwahers. I loved those angled tines in the racks, helped things remain upright far better, especially with thick heavy american pottery so common in our dishware these days.
Bob
Model # GSD2800L03
Picked it up several years ago in Massachusetts via Ebay!
Model # GSD2800L03
Picked it up several years ago in Massachusetts via Ebay!
Gary, I remember when ya got that. I guess I just could never see sXs comparison photos between the two colors.
Bob
Even came with the instruction manual!
Even came with the instruction manual!
1200!
This is from what I tried to scan down earlier. This was a later model. 1200S
This is from what I tried to scan down earlier. This was a later model. 1200S
1200s
last page
last page
My first 1200 had the ivory color racks too. I think both your current machine Gary and mine were late models, though John told me that my later one (the first one) didn't have the heavy duty door springs this one has, as well the upper rack didn't have the wheels in the back that roll on the tub roof, which stabilize the rolling of the rack. I'm half tempted to knock on my old door and ask the owners if they'd like my Tall Tub free of charge in trade for the 1200 (if it's still there).
As for the cup rack, this machine came with it, I took it out right away, which I did in my last 1200 too. For me it just gets in the way. My 2200 didn't have one, nor did Mom's 900s, and I preferred mine that way.
I'm with Bob on the limited use of the upper rack's left side. I usually managed to fill it, and I did yesterday, but just as Bob said, you have to improvize sometimes and put stuff there that you ordinarily wouldn't. Out of curiosity Bob, what happened to your machine? Does your Mom still have hers?
Oh yeah - Darren, if for some reason you accidentally close the detergent cup lid, just start a cycle and cancel it immediately, the timer will rapid advance all the way around and release the cup.
Gordon
As for the cup rack, this machine came with it, I took it out right away, which I did in my last 1200 too. For me it just gets in the way. My 2200 didn't have one, nor did Mom's 900s, and I preferred mine that way.
I'm with Bob on the limited use of the upper rack's left side. I usually managed to fill it, and I did yesterday, but just as Bob said, you have to improvize sometimes and put stuff there that you ordinarily wouldn't. Out of curiosity Bob, what happened to your machine? Does your Mom still have hers?
Oh yeah - Darren, if for some reason you accidentally close the detergent cup lid, just start a cycle and cancel it immediately, the timer will rapid advance all the way around and release the cup.
Gordon
1200 and 2800 dispenser!
I never did like that circular dispenser.I dont know anyones else feelings on the matter.
I never did like that circular dispenser.I dont know anyones else feelings on the matter.
Circular dispenser
GE still makes models with that same detergent cup. I never had any objections to it, but it sure lets you know when it opens!
Gordon
GE still makes models with that same detergent cup. I never had any objections to it, but it sure lets you know when it opens!
Gordon
Circular dispenser
Yes it sure does let you know when it opens. I thought it was startling at times. I had the BOL years back. Also it sometimes jammed but I was able to get around it but a few people I knew that werent appliance people seemed to have a harder time getting it to stay closed. We should start a thread on which dispensers were better or worse!
Yes it sure does let you know when it opens. I thought it was startling at times. I had the BOL years back. Also it sometimes jammed but I was able to get around it but a few people I knew that werent appliance people seemed to have a harder time getting it to stay closed. We should start a thread on which dispensers were better or worse!
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Very nice! Excellent thread too.
With the Multi-Orbit arms, I always thought the power tower didn't move in an oscillating pattern with the arm?
Its neat to see how different the cycle charts are from Canadian versions. My Medallion 850 misses a third rinse after the main wash on the normal cycle. The Potscrubber and Heavy Wash cycles are for the most part the same. My Normal Wash goes: Prewash - Rinse - Wash - Quick Rinse - Rinse & Water Heating - Dry/Off. I really love GE DWs, I love how they sound.
Here is a picture of my racks, I don't have the fence, and my shelf is on the far left side, not out in the middle of the rack like the 1200 or 2200. The difference between Canadian and US machines is VERY interesting.
With the Multi-Orbit arms, I always thought the power tower didn't move in an oscillating pattern with the arm?
Its neat to see how different the cycle charts are from Canadian versions. My Medallion 850 misses a third rinse after the main wash on the normal cycle. The Potscrubber and Heavy Wash cycles are for the most part the same. My Normal Wash goes: Prewash - Rinse - Wash - Quick Rinse - Rinse & Water Heating - Dry/Off. I really love GE DWs, I love how they sound.
Here is a picture of my racks, I don't have the fence, and my shelf is on the far left side, not out in the middle of the rack like the 1200 or 2200. The difference between Canadian and US machines is VERY interesting.
An observation
Peter, I find it difficult to believe to believe this was a later version of this machine than my 1987. The reason being it uses more water than comparable cycles in the guide Gordon scanned and there is no mention of the temeprature sensor 120 system being available to extended wash times, other than PotScrubber cycle having extended main wash time, all rather counter to what was going on at the time as the year progressed--using less water and more std. water heating so households could turn down their water heaters to 120 degrees. This reminds me more of what would have been on this model when it was first introduced as a PotScrubber III (with Debbie Reynolds in a magazine ad we've seen). This was when the 1200 was the TOL before the 2800 arrived on the scene. Also, there is no real difference between Normal wash and Energy Saver wash, which as far as I'm concerned is a real joke at trying to pass it off as an Energy Saver cycle.
Peter, I find it difficult to believe to believe this was a later version of this machine than my 1987. The reason being it uses more water than comparable cycles in the guide Gordon scanned and there is no mention of the temeprature sensor 120 system being available to extended wash times, other than PotScrubber cycle having extended main wash time, all rather counter to what was going on at the time as the year progressed--using less water and more std. water heating so households could turn down their water heaters to 120 degrees. This reminds me more of what would have been on this model when it was first introduced as a PotScrubber III (with Debbie Reynolds in a magazine ad we've seen). This was when the 1200 was the TOL before the 2800 arrived on the scene. Also, there is no real difference between Normal wash and Energy Saver wash, which as far as I'm concerned is a real joke at trying to pass it off as an Energy Saver cycle.
kevin, I saw the type of top rack your machine has toward the end of these Super Racks as we knew them. I think I saw them on a "high-end" Hotpoint and maybe a mol GE. In fact, I now remember where I saw it--had some friends that lived here and fell in love with my dishwasher. When they moved back to lexington, KY and built a new house, they specified a GE 1200 (this was like in late 1991 or early 1992 and by then they had come out with the Quiet Power line. I was actually kinda jealous of the top rack in that new 1200 because it was far more flexible than what Gordon and mine had. Incidentally, when I returned home from visiting my friends there in KY about 1993 or 1994, the next time I used my dishwasher, something happened to the cam mechanism on the cycle buttons and the button no longer stayed pushed in when you started the dishwasher, it just popped back out when you released it from holding it down to start the cycle. The heated dry buttons still worked properly.
just start a cycle and cancel it immediately, the timer will
Actually Gordon, you can start a cancel/drain cycle from the off position and it will go all the way around. You don't have to start one cycle and then simply push the cancel button.
Actually Gordon, you can start a cancel/drain cycle from the off position and it will go all the way around. You don't have to start one cycle and then simply push the cancel button.
1200 vs 1200s
The 1200 uses 11.9 gallons and the 1200s uses 10.3 gallons in normal cycle
I am almost sure this one was introduced to get a better rating in terms of energy. All these models did have the ability to use 120 water temp.
Does anyone else want to chime in!
The 1200 uses 11.9 gallons and the 1200s uses 10.3 gallons in normal cycle
I am almost sure this one was introduced to get a better rating in terms of energy. All these models did have the ability to use 120 water temp.
Does anyone else want to chime in!
