Potscrubber

[Chetlaham]

One of the best

Dishwashers ever made! I am with Panthera, these could clean and then some. Forget what the GE haters say, it was only the BOLs that tainted the legacy.

Personally I would change the pump and sump boot. The new pump is much quieter, and the smaller sump reduces carry over dramatically increasing washing and rinsing performance. With some care this will feel and perform like a new modern machine out of the box- except with a much faster cycle time.

Let me know if you are doing so, I can post the parts.

 

[spacedogb]

Just started messing with the GE again. When the dishwasher is off and empty should the plunger for the self cleaning filter be closed or open? When in drain mode water flows into the dishwasher when in drain mode and even more comes in when I push up and down on the tip of the plunger.

Thanks [this post was last edited: 9/5/2017-16:55]

 

[johnb300m]

plunger

The filter plunger should be OPEN when the machine is Washing, and Off.
It should ONLY be closed when the machine in pumping to drain.

If that plunger is deteriorated in any way, you will want a new one.
The filter performance with a new plunger will be night and day.

Good luck!

 

[panthera]

John Answered the question. Is an easy fix.

I suggest you clean the sump first, no point loosening more debris after all your hard work on the valve.

 

[spacedogb]

Video of solenoid. Anyone know of a part number to this solenoid.

 

[panthera]

It's #WD24X10018

It's about $11.00 plus shipping new at the site in the link. Just remember - plastic, so no force or it will, of course snap off on you.

Super easy.

Oh - since there's no electro-mechanical actuator, technically it's not a solenoid. As to 'self-cleaning', well, yeah, back when detergents had chlorine bleach, phosphates and enzymes and we washed with really hot water, they were......

http://https//www.applianceparts.co...Dishwasher-Check-Valve-Replacement-WD24X10018

 

[dustin92]

I wouldn't be terribly surprised if it just doesn't clean the way you are expecting it to. We had a newer version of this style machine for 12 years, and from day 1 it had issues washing dishes that were already clean. Granted, it had no filters, but still. If any trace of food went in on a single dish, it would come out ground up and splattered over all the dishes. Cups and glasses in the top rack always had crud in the indents on the bottom. We thoroughly hated that dishwasher. We have had a Kenmore Ultra wash, and a Maytag Jetclean since, soon to be on to #3, a Bosch, and none have ever left anything on the dishes.

 

[panthera]

Dustin,

1) CR rated this system BEST - even better than KA for cleaning.

2) No filters? Seriously, dude?

 

Maybe you got stuck with one of the BOL pieces of 'builder grade' rubbish GE/Hotpoint (still) sells. They're as comparable to this as a rusted out YUGO is to a 1956 Belaire.

 

Sheesh.

 

 

 

[super32]

I had a 2800 from about 92' til about 95', largely based on CU recommendations at the time even though i had Maytag on the brain. I loved all the lights and glitter but it did not clean very well. I frequently had issues as some others have mentioned here. We were going to remodel the kitchen and keep the 2800 for the new kitchen since its was only about 3yrs old. Well needless to say it didnt make it to the new kitchen because the pump took a dump. I didnt even think of replacing the pump because i was not real happy with it in the first place. It was replaced by the illusive Maytag Intellisense, but dont even get me started on that thing either. :/

 

[Chetlaham]

@Dustin

Apples to oranges. Late 90s early 2000s Pot-scrubbers have nothing to do with this dishwasher. Those machines were pure trash in ever sense of the word. They had zero fine filtration, greatly reduced water charge, fewer water change outs on the normal cycle, a static wash arm with only a few large holes placed mostly near the tips and a spray arm hub that limited the GPM to compensate for the reduced fills. These were simply builder and landlord machines trying to meet energy requirements on top of that.

Longevity was horrible too- 1980s perma-tuff GE's easily lasted over 30 years, the ones from the late 90s/00s would either lose the timer, pump seal or solenoid shaft seal in 5 to 10. Can't tell you how many (really ever single one) of those I've seen in the scrap pile with the drain solenoid bracket absolutely rusted or calcified beyond recognition.

 

[panthera]

That's a valid point -

Because my interest in GE dishwashers pretty much ends in the era when they were better than KA (I can *feel* the frisson of frustrated anger that raises in the knee-jerk 'KA is BEST!' crowd everytime Consumer Reports said that or one of us echoes it...) I forget just how awful their performance in the 6σ era was/is. Dear Jack Welch - has anyone ever done so much harm to a once high-quality company?

 

So, yeah - I can believe someone hit with the low water version of that era would be unhappy. The GE Potscrubber cleans so well, in so little time, because it uses water. To pre-wash. To wash. To rinse. Yes, to rinse. To expect a GE dishwasher which had been designed to clean with lots of water to then clean with little water is just plain hopeless. Add to this the continuous reductions in phosphates in detergents of that era and the lack of good enzymes/other surfactants, well - too many factors are against clean dishes.

 

Back, however, to this beautiful machine - it does clean best of all dishwashers of its era, which, of course, means it cleans rings around the current two drops of water and four hours later - you can take out the dirty dishes.

 

I love that display - reminds me of late 1970's MIELE Dishwashers and laundry equipment.

 

 

 

[ken]

I'll add my 2 cents worth

Our 1995 1200 Potscrubber has always been an excellent performer. Nothing ever comes out dirty. I did some needed maintenance on it a few years ago which included a new pump, sump, door gasket, upper wash arm supply hose, new inlet valve and new drain valve. I decided Id rather go that route and keep it going rather than replacing with a new machine. A full cycle is finished in 45 minutes.

 

[Chetlaham]

@ken: I think the OP should go that route. Good chance the mracelator is broken, grate and impeller might be fudged up from pushing glass into the wash arm and a nice new sump will make for a heck of a lot better rinsing- assuming the old one has not turned to clay from the high temps that result from 150*F inlet and a potscrubber cycle that keeps the heater going. But hey, that makes for some nice cleaning And unlike the 90s drama, the timers, heater and other parts kept running well past the expiration date. I am grateful you decided to keep your Potsrubber running. I'd give anything for GE to make a 2017 version of this machine.

@panthera: Jack destroyed an empire. GE finally said lets be the best in the 80s, only to have that go through their nose in the 90s. Very sad.

 

[spacedogb]

Resurrection

Hello everyone,
I decided to open up the inside of the dishwasher door panel. I found the rinse aid dispenser has been leaking and rusted out the metal inside of the door. Can someone point me in the direction of repair and replacement parts?

Thanks ,
Spacedogb

 

[Chetlaham]

This should work:

http://www.appliancepartspros.com/ge-tank-rinse-aid-wd35x10346-ap4368045.html

 

[corvairgeek]

(my) GE History

@panthera: Jack destroyed an empire. GE finally said lets be the best in the 80s, only to have that go through their nose in the 90s. Very sad.

+1

As a former employee, I agree wholeheartedly. Jack's divorce proceeding showed how he 'sacrificed' for the company.

I'm actually somewhat pleased with our 2008 vintage Quietpower 3 unit. It was a warranty replacement (tub failure) for a 3 year old GE Triton (IIRC) with tower that was awful from the start. The door latch / switch system on the Quietpower 3 is cheap and flimsy. i can see one getting pushed to the curb for stopping and starting randomly.

 

[spacedogb]

Door photos

Here are the pics of the rust inside the door.

 

[panthera]

Not fun but I've seen much worse

The electrical section and top panel as well as the soap dispenser/rinse-aid dispenser system are all independent of the sheet metal door/frame.

To my eyes, based on the photos, it's still within the range of clean-up able - however, a new door would be faster.

How do the two corner pieces and the door seal look?