GE Power Shower Dishwasher Mobile Maid

[appliances4me]

Hello Everyone I am new to this forum and I would like to say hi by showing off my first vintage dishwasher find. I am also a member of vacuumland and I collect appliances of all sorts. I do need some help though. My dishwasher needs a part to hook it up to the sink. How does it Drain? And can I replace the hoses fairly easily they are very worn out. I would really appreciate any help.

Thanks so Much

Matt

 

[appliances4me]

second shot

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[appliances4me]

its in great shape.

They man who sold it to me said it was used only a few times.

 

[appliances4me]

Finally me

Thanks Again

 

[awooff]

absolutly gorgeous! and the machine isnt bad either

 

[westie2]

If yu are just needing the faucet adaptor you can get them at Lowes or Home Depot or any hardware store for a couple of dollars. If you need the hoses go to Repair Cline .com or the link below. The hose kit is around 90.00

http://www.repairclinic.com/SmartSearch/SSPartDetail.aspx?PartID=1258&PPStack=1

 

[appnut]

Matt, very nice!!. And so are you. I'd appreciate it if you'd take some pics of the cycle buttons!!!

 

[tlee618]

Welcome Matt, glad that you are here and on vacuumland as well. Love the dishwasher!! It is always good to have another member here in Florida. I live in Ruskin, about 24 miles from Tampa. Terry

 

[70series]

Welcome Matt. You certainly have introduced yourself to us, not only with photos of a vintage dishwasher, but also with one of yourself.

Both my grandmother, and my uncle/Godfather, had models very similar to that. I remember the racket they made; they were noisey. My grandmother lived on the 2nd floor of a 2 family house, and I could only guess how well you could hear that Power Shower on the 1st floor.

Have a good one,
James

 

[appliances4me]

thanks

I appreciate the help so much as I have such a passion for these machines.

 

[toploader55]

Wow

She's a beauty. Great Find. Welcome to the Gang. Eddie

 

[appliances4me]

another pic

functions not the best though I will get a better one later.

 

[appliances4me]

My concerns

I am concerned that I will lose the integrity of the machine by replacing the hoses and will not have the same look. As you all know I am sure it is attaching to the front VIA a handle. Any thoughts on what to do.

 

[gansky1]

Welcome to AW.org!

Matt, are the hoses bad - leaking, cracked, etc.? You might be able to get another unicouple with good hoses and transfer them to your MM's faucet coupler.

Very nice machine - one of the first with the wash-arm and telescoping tower.

 

[appliances4me]

thanks

I thought that was cool with the telescoping arm. I did not it was one of the first. The hoses are as stiff as.. well something that is not pliable any longer. It basically just comes and and stays straight and wont bend or move without cracking. Does anyone have this part. A friend told me I could cut the brass fittings and put on new hoses? This is my first wahser/large appliance fix.

 

[rogera608s]

Neat!

That's so cool--that's my grandmother's dishwasher. It eventually succumbed to sump rust due to damaged Plastisol, so make sure you treat any nicks that arise over time in the tub coating, and keep an eye on the sump...

On hers, there was a round, red plastic GE insignia between the words "General Electric" that had the GE twirly in raised silver.

The unicouple is tricky because of the hoses being crimped on and the plastic part onto which the drain is crimped (and not wanting to damage it). We have a Mobile Maid here with a replaced unicouple (alas, they didn't save the chrome handle--grrr), but Greg's idea is a very good one if you can't find a good OEM one. Or, if you want to try it, you can try veeeeery carefully cutting the crimps and removing the old hoses, then cutting new hose of the same length and using new hose clamps to hold them to the old unicouple fitting--but again, care must be taken not to crack or cut the plastic portion of the unicouple...

 

[rogera608s]

Oops...

This is Nate (roto204), btw

 

[appliances4me]

thanks nate

I am going to try that. The integrity of the appliance its self is what makes it interesting to me. I love the chrome handle. I am looking forward to this adventure. The machine is in such great shape. You mention this SUMP? what is that excuse my ignorance as I am just diving into this. I am a vacuum guy. But now have space to expand into other items. The tips and help are great thanks so much.

 

[stevet]

You will get used to the jargon!

The SUMP is the area in the bottom of the tank where the water gets picked up by the water pump and distributed out to the washarm(s). You will here this used mostly with dishwashers since their motors usually sit below or directly in the sump.

And I would like to add a "WOOF", myself to the compliments paid to you already.

And yes, the machine does look good too!