Hello fellow Vintage Dishwasher lovers....and all else too!!

[chachp]

I just purchased my second vintage dishwasher. It's a GE GSD1050-04. I bought this at Habitat for Humanity and will pick it up tomorrow. When I do I'll post pics.

The machine is interesting to me because it does not have the tower I am used to seeing in older GE dishwashers. It has a separate arm under the top tack with it's own water source so I get full use of the bottom rack. It also has the dialing adjustable top rack that I found interesting. It does not have a visible dial it's all push button with three lights to indicate what function of the cycle is running. I'm pretty excited about it.

The machine looks as if it has had very little use it's just dusty. It looks like it's been sitting for a while.

OK, so I'll get to the point of this post. Does anyone have the Owner's Manual for this machine? I would obvioucly cover all costs associated with getting me a copy. I would prefer electronic but paper is good too.

The other question I have for the experts is what is the first thing I should do with this machine when I get it home? I knew hte history of the other Vintage disthwasher I have (KDS 17A) so I knew it worked properly. This one, I have no idea. I read where folks do water tests first, others power it up first. I just don't know the right things to do.

I'd like to get this machine going (if it isn't running when I get it home) and would sure appreciate any step by step help along the way.

 

[tomturbomatic]

WOW! What a find! GE came out with that machine with the wash arm under the top rack before KA introduced the 18 series. I used to visit that dishwasher at the Woodward & Lothrop store near my apartment and wanted it to come out in a convertible portable so I could have it in my efficiency apt.

It used a tremendous amount of water. No filter, of course, but it managed to clean well. Friends had one that I used years after that. The plastic tub was new and probably why it was not offered in a convertible--no steel tub to support the cabinet. The holes in the upper rack are set down in recesses in the plastic arm and spray against the opposite side of the recess to create a fan of water effect.

Have fun with this great new toy. If you are lucky, it was replaced while it still worked. They were known to sometimes have problems with the timers. The one my friends had washed all night and steamed most of the water away on one of the cycles.

 

[rollermatic]

some of the folks here

including myself will put warm or hot water in the sump and let it soak for about 20 minutes before starting up the machine. the idea is that it will soften up the rubber on the seal and also moisten the contact area a bit.

pics please. musy have lots of pics! have fun!

 

[chachp]

Thanks.

I'll take pics tomorrow when I get the machine.

 

[appnut]

There's a POD that includes the model in a GE showcase of models in that series. It used like 16 or 18 gallons of water on the PotScrubber cycle.

 

[roto204]

Eek!

A TOL Potscrubber II, mayhaps? I noticed that the portables of this time used the old tower system--such a bummer. This is such a neat machine. Why did GE punish us by going back to that God-awful tower system after this? Did they really think having a saucer-only loading zone was worth it?

 

[turquoisedude]

Neat! Can't wait to see it! If you follow the hot-water soak that Pete (rollematic) described in his post, you should be able to start it up with little difficulty.