The "Maids" had 3 out of the 4
They did in their own way.
The cycle the "Maids" never had, I think, was the HEAVY SOIL choice that the Custom-4's offered. Again, this was the longest cycle that used the high fill and was the one the user was supposed to use if they didn't pre-rinse and loaded the machine up with stuff with dried-on and difficult messes. This was the cycle where the user was directed to load the detergent dispenser, manually dump it, and then refill and cover it for the main wash. One of the reasons I'd love to find one of these machines again would be to put that cycle to a test.
The TOL-ish "Maids" featured the Pots 'n' Pans cycle and the China cycle. Both were short cycles with little or no activation of the Calrod for the drying cycles. The difference between the two was the clever difference between amount of water in the cycles that didn't carry over to the later "Maids", I'm guessing, because it worked with the bow-ties but not with the spray arms. The Pots 'n' Pans cycle was GE's first NO HEAT DRY cycle.
The Pots cycle used the higher fill for a more vigorous spray paired with the heater on for the water, but not at all for drying so as not to bake on leftover soil (which they USED TO admit would be the result of washing cookware in the machine, but the idea was that the housewife could "process" all of the stuff from dinner and just had to do a little "touch-up" when all the stuff came out of the machine. Exactly how it works for me when I do pots and pans in any dishwasher where I can do a no-heat dry.
The China cycle was similar but drew the smaller fill for a gentler spray. There was a small heat period for the dry cycle. The China cycle was the first LOW ENERGY, LOW WATER cycle.
This was the ONLY other cycle my Mother ever used for her fine china until later in life when she must have just said, "F-it", loaded the machine and threw the lever. She refused to buy and put in more Rinse Agent after the free sample was used up. For some reason she had an aggressive disinterest in following the instructions on any machine and then she would whine like a little spoiled princess when things went wrong. Not someone who would have ever enjoyed this club.
Ironically, unlike a lot of later machines, each of these cycles was pretty useful--with 20/20 hindsight they should have been renamed maybe. My family never bothered to read the manual so they decided early on that the "buttons" were bullshit. Obviously they weren't the only ones. Active ignorance always annoys me.
