New GE Dishwasher Line

[washer111]

Thermal Hold: Main-Wash

You are incorrect in your assumption. Models higher than around the GSD900 used a thermal-hold to allow for 120º incoming water, but they were time-limited to around 7-8 minutes to ensure the machine didn't get stuck if the heater broke (or incase people thought they could get away with cold water!). 
 
The GSD2800 certainly used a thermal hold, and could delay the cycle up to 20 minutes for Sani heating and 7-8 minutes for regular heating. 
 
If you still don't believe me, give Bob (Appnut) a "buzz." The thermal hold was the reason why he bought the GSD1200 he made famous (or vice-versa).
At that time KA machines had their "Forever and ever" heating cycle in the Pre-wash/Final-Rinse but stopped washing, so there was no benefit. Maytag used timed heating period (including for Sani). Other manufacturers may have done the same. 
 
Attached below is a commercial I recently discovered for the GSD2800 (Yes, a DIFFERENT one!). There is a short clip of wash action that is shown. And to be honest, how that couldn't clean dishes is beyond me (Especially considering Metal wash-arms with a few more holes were being used in the lower-end models of the time!). This machine also possesses the Orbital wash-arm (like the GSD1200), which should ensure complete coverage with the voluptuous jets of water


 
 
 
 
 

 

[iheartmaytag]

Back to bottles

I have washed many of baby bottles in the GE and Maytag machines and have not been disappointed with the results. Only time I had poor results is when they were placed in the back corner of the upper rack. Everywhere else seemed to do fine.

The only bottle type item I wash regularly now is the Salad Dressing Carafe, Since the KA machine has a middle spray arm it has no trouble getting it clean. Have dropped it in an unused section of the silverware basked before sparkling results.

Wish I could put my Thermos bottle in the DW, I hate cleaning that thing. I usually just fill it with boiling water and put a tablespoon or so of Cascade in it and seal it up overnight, then rinse.

 

[Chetlaham]

Thermal Hold one GE

Ok, I should have been more specific on the thermal hold. I do believe you because Ive seen the tech sheets myself to many older GE machines. I was referring to a real thermal hold, one where the timer actually breaks the contacts and waits for a thermostat to close the circuit in order to advance. Whirlpool, Maytag and Some Kitchen aids did this even on lower middle of the line models. This assures that the temperature will get up specs. GE simply did this with a cycle extender which was a thermal relay that would cycle open and closed when a contact(s) in the timer closed or/selection switches depressed in the console. Yes one might argue the machine wont get stuck, but that is very, very rare for a heating element to go in a dishwasher. Should it fail, you will be alerted on the first wash, where that may never happen on a GE. And with cold water it wont get stuck, it will just take a lot longer on real thermal hold machines giving an indication. Some middle and higher end Model GEs for the 80s did a thermal "slow down", a thermostat would remain closed for the thermal relay extending the main wash by about 15-20 minutes, and depressing the pot scrubber button would extend the main wash by about 20 minutes and with latter models doing about 10 minutes in the final rinse for pot scrubber. But that is not a real thermal hold and GE never did one in the prewash, main wash and final rinses. Usually the prewash thermal hold is not needed, but 2 real thermal holds make a huge difference. And Maytag and Whirlpool dint stop the motor either like Kitchen aid did. And just to comment since we are on the subject one thing that GE never had up until recently on plastic tub models was a thermal cutout for the heater. That alone speaks for the quality of the machines.