WOW!!!!! never thought i would find one of these!!!!!!

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i am off this weekend so i got up today and called about that g.e. mobile maid in toledo for $50.00.

the man still had it so i thought a little road trip would be fun. i hopped in the car and headed for toledo which is only about 3-4 hours away from cinti.

as you can see i bought it!

 

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what was a big surprise

was what type of g.e. mobile maid it was! i was thinkin it would be a mid 60's spray arm machine like the one i already have and the one i have waiting for me to pick up in buffalo new york that i bought for a buck on e bay last year.

 

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but to my surprise

and sheer delight what i found waiting for me in toledo was a

PINK INTERIOR G.E. BOWTIE IMPELLER MODEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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i never thought i would

have one of these and for 50 bucks and only 200 miles away!

 

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the man i bought it from

was super nice and was selling it for a neighbor who had kept the dishwasher in a summer cottage on middle bass island in lake erie.

so the dishwasher was hardly used he told me and it still ran and did not leak.

 

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so i left here at 1 oclock today

and was back home by 9 p.m. tonite unloading this beautiful old dishwasher!

i put it in the living room where all the rollermatics are and started to photograph and check it out.

 

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the underneath looks very good

except for a bit of rust around the edges of the cabinet which will be an easy fix.

the motor and pump look great!

 

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the motor is a

1/3 hp 1725 rpm g.e. motor and it looks very clean.

it runs very cool i found out tonite! it had an external starting relay

 

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here's the

start relay from an upside down position

 

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motor name plate

with all the info

 

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here's the drain pump

which also looks great!

 

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Peter, that's exactly like one my cousins have that they wanna get rid of. (as of last fall they still had it)

 

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i found the wiring schematic

when i took off the front panel.

it says it's a sp 30 or 31 series t

 

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another

shot.

 

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here's the front access

panel i removed with the "mobile maid" logo on it.

 

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mobile maid!!!

what a classic!

 

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the control knob

pic

 

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here is the

bowtie impeller!

 

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interior sump area

has got discoloration and definately shows it's age but i don't see any rust anywhere!

 

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top and bottom racks

look absolutely perfect!

 

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another

pic

 

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the faucet connector

looks so quaint and simple compared to some i have seen!

 

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Peter, shouldn't there be a grid shield over the impeller?

 

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the hoses are showing

their age and the drain hose has a pretty good nick out of it, but it does not leak when it drains!

 

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the only place there is rust

is on the bottom edges of the cabinet!

 

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with the front panel removed you

can see the fill solonoid, hoses, timer and door switch.

 

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Hey Pete, looks like a nice machine; glad you were able to go up and get it. The interior reminds me of the '58 GE pullout tub model we had.

 

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timer

close up

timer works great!

 

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door switch

and it's components

 

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fill solonoid

i noticed the inlet hose was not tight on the solonoid valve. someone has obviously loosened it to drain the water out for winter storage in that unheated island summer cottage!

this leads me to believe the machine was well taken care of!

i noticed they also added a large washer on the left side screw holding the valve to the cabinet. i'm guessing they did this to help align the solonoid valve for a splash free squirting of water into the filling chanber that empties into the tub. i don't see any other reason for this washer.