Set of GE Turquoise Appliances

[chachp]

1050

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">GSD1050.  I had this dishwasher in my collection.  I picked it up at Habitat for $25.  With the help of folks here I replaced the pump and it worked beautifully from there.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">I gifted to a friend for his collection.  It was a fun machine but I needed some room.</span>

















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[jamiel]

That's an interesting interim step...clearly evolutionary as far as design for GE is concerned...wonder if there was any filtering occurring in that housing?

 

[combo52]

GEs First Plastic Tub DW

These were an interesting designed DWs,

 

They used their regular pump and motor assembly that had been in use already 10 years,

 

There was no filtering going on at all, just grinding small bits of food and circulating and trying to flush it away, which these did fairly well with the help of almost 20 gallons of hot water per load.

 

Great pictures of this DW loaded Ralph, did you ever wash any really dirty loads in it and how much food waste could this DW handle without redepositing some of it ?

 

John L.

 

[jamiel]

There was an interesting Harvard Business School case I saw about the dishwasher market in the US in the late 70s, where a fictitious appliance (stove) manufacturer was trying to decide whether or not to get into the dishwasher business, and if so, whether to go with D&M, Whirlpool or GE for supply (which had just set up the plastic DW plant and was looking for companies to come aboard to build volume). The questions in the case centered around margin and differentiation and building a product line--D&M gave the best margin but the least differentiation.

 

[chachp]

Performance....

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<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;">Great pictures of this DW loaded Ralph, did you ever wash any really dirty loads in it and how much food waste could this DW handle without redepositing some of it ?</span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;">John, I honestly don't remember the dirtiest load and how well it handled removing the waste.  I do remember I wasn't really unhappy with the results but I never pulled out my daily driver and replaced it with this one so it got only occasional use.  About the time I got this one going a really nice KDS15 came along with Stainless Panels so this one had to go.  The GSD1050 went to a good place to become a part of a very impressive collection of vintage dishwashers so I feel good about letting it go.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;">Here is a short video of it running.  It always made this odd noise that I suspect was the lower wash arm rubbing on the rack.  It was always very wobbly and had I kept the machine I would have dealt with that.  I still seemed to clean well on the lower rack.</span>

 

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<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;">Shortly before the 1050 came along I had pulled out a practically new Bosch dishwasher and replaced it with a refurished KDS 17A (thanks Mike - disherwashercrazy).  As we all know that thing was a workhorse so I really didn't have much interest in putting the GE in the kitchen. </span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;">The 15 and 17, and a few others are still with me stored in the garage until we figure out a space for me to work on them again.</span>

 

 

[bigalsf]

That is definitely a Potscrubber II dishwasher, model GSD1070.   The control panel gives away the model; the GSD1050 models had dark brown buttons for the Energy Saver Dry option switch.  The 1070 changed the buttons to a chrome color.   I have this model, but it's not in as good condition;  I would like to combine this one with mine to fully restore it.   

 

I contacted the seller, but he doesn't want to break up the set.  If anyone else is interested in the other appliances please let me know; we might be able to split the transaction.  Just an idea.  Thanks!

 

[spacepig]

Alan, I would love that fridge (although don't need it--lol), and I know someone who might want the ovens. However, I live in Fl. and the other person lives in TN, so I'm not sure how that would work.