I am repairing now my GE Potscrubber 940, repairman ended up with hole in permatuf bottom as heating element would not come out, he repaired it with grey goop that did not hold, ordered some Rutland hi heat 500 to seal better, was considering sugru moldable glue (chewing gum type glue) but Rutland is higher temp rated - though Sugru is also, Rutland is good for another 200 degrees or so - this has been a tank, a work horse - I finally have replaced the pump and motor, timer (found out 1 timer listed was wrong one, would not shut off pump when going into dry, had to locate the OTHER timer model listed, which is perfect) - great appliance, so great to have it back working perfect, though I have included a scale water filter before my counter top hot water heater, which feeds my dishwasher and sink, and laundry - however, when I look at all new dishwasher reviews - I hate the look of most, on GE the few models that have a beige or even white, or colorful exterior have horrible record, and the bottom level ones have the build quality of a barbie dollhouse - I had pugs, if I lowered the flimsy door on the GE dishwasher, and my pug crawled up on it to steal food - it would bend - no structural quality at all. I really love to buy stuff made in America - My GE fridge from 2015 - side by side - has been great, though I miss the solid thunk of my old Amana 3 door - if I could have gotten a compressor for that model when it failed after 25 years I would have - but, the GE fridge has been good, no repairs, only complaint was dispenser not giving out cold enough water - no reservoir in fridge, just coiled tubing - and the smart-ass response from GE was to tell me exactly what the temps were of the 1st glass of water, 2nd glass, 3rd glass - I told them as the CONSUMER I don't care, it is not good enough. I do use a really good surge protector - on a fridge, made FOR a fridge - by a reputable company, UL approved, heavy enough in amps and wattage for the load - and from a good place to buy one - counterfeits are out there. I feel this greatly increases appliance life, I had to argue with GE that if they didn't want us using surge protectors (which they called extension cords, I had to cram it through their heads that I was NOT talking about an extension cord) - then tell me what they were doing to protect the delicate circuitry that I was reading about people coming home to failed, melted, delicate circuitry? Thats when they said I could use a surge protector if made for a fridge and heavy duty enough. Mine is RCA.
