I once read in a Consumer Reports 1978 Buying Guide Issue on their built-in dishwasher ratings, of a few GE built-in dishwashers and maybe a few other brands, one of their disadvantages said, "Pits can pass into trap in pump system; trap must be opened from underneath washer for cleaning"-I never did understand what that meant, has anyone out there with an older GE or other built-in dishwasher experienced this kind of a problem?
something I read in Consumer Reports 1978
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tbolt, mom had a 1978 GE Potscrubber. It was a great machine. Ran forever and never needed service. It was replaced a few years back in a kitchen remodel. However, we don't wash our pits in the dishwasher. ;-)
They had a lame claim to a built-in "soft food disposer". I think there were a couple of blades in there, but small hard objects like pits used to get caught in the system of our 1972 GE and rattle around for months before finally decomposing and going down the system. We didn't have this problem much as my Mother was one of those dishwasher owners who believed in washing her dishes before putting them in the machine.
A friend had an early 70s Hotpoint with the big stainless steel wash arm. He called one day to tell me that he had opened the sump trap and it was full of broken glass. I thought of the glass beads in the first KM self-cleaning filters, but decided this was just crude water power that could send things flying and then smash them. He did say that after he cleaned out the sump, the washing improved and the water sounded more forceful. I think some ground glass got between the wash arm and its support because the machine sounded like the wash arm turned very slowly, taking 10 to 15 seconds to sweep past the door. Maybe it was just restricted flow due to all of the broken glass.
Anyone who has a Maytag DW with the fine sprays from those little bitty holes knows that does not happen in a Maytag. My Maytag is one of the newer ones where plates go in the bottom rack and small lightweight plastic things I have to anchor in the KDS 18 machines sit safe and sound in the top or bottom rack of the Maytag and don't move during the cycle.
Anyone who has a Maytag DW with the fine sprays from those little bitty holes knows that does not happen in a Maytag. My Maytag is one of the newer ones where plates go in the bottom rack and small lightweight plastic things I have to anchor in the KDS 18 machines sit safe and sound in the top or bottom rack of the Maytag and don't move during the cycle.
