"Gerome Kalbasov" wrote:
Thanks for the answer. Currently I have a Hotpoint 3700. It only lasted 3
years and is very loud. It just doesn't clean the dishes anymore. The gunk
is left on them.

It's funny, but that's the reason I replaced my 33 year old GE. I tracked
down what the problem was on mine, and the valve that directed the pump's
output to either the spray arms or the drain wasn't working. It never
drained properly, so the dirt kept being recycled around the dishes. The
cause was accumulated wear on various parts, as everything was still moving
the way it was supposed to, there was just a lot of leakage. The tell tale
sign of what was wrong was water sitting in the bottom of the tub at the end
of the cycle.

The old GE's used a single pump that directed the water either to the spray
arms or to the drain. My new Amana has separate pumps for feeding the spray
arms and draining the tub. I'm not sure how newer GE's work though. I
suspect the cheaper GE's with the central popup spray tower might be very
similar to the old ones.

I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but GE and Hotpoint are the same
company. In years past, Hotpoint tended to be sold to builders, while GE was
sold retail. I'm not sure how the two brands are marketed today.