Dishwashers

New GE Profile™ Dishwasher with SmartDispense™ Technology Offers Revolutionary Features to Meet Consumers' Needs and Lifestyles

Quietest dishwasher in GE's history holds entire 45 oz. bottle of detergent

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Wanted: an intelligent, quiet, conservative companion with style who does dishes. This perfectly describes the new, first-of-its-kind, GE Profile dishwasher with SmartDispense technology. This new dishwasher is designed for precise performance, quiet operation, time-saving convenience, simplicity and conservation, without losing style or sophistication.

Most unique is the dishwasher's ability to hold an entire 45 oz. bottle of liquid or gel dishwasher detergent and dispense just the right amount for each wash. Detergent amounts are determined based on water hardness in the home, soil level of dishes and cycle selection. The detergent is automatically dispensed using a pump system throughout each pre-wash and wash cycle as needed.

A low detergent light (LED) signals when detergent begins to deplete and approximately 3-7 more washes remain in the reservoir. Refills are typically only necessary once every two months, saving the hassle of loading detergent before every wash.

To obtain the most precise dishwashing performance possible, a water hardness test kit is included for consumers to test the level of water hardness in their home. The dishwasher's water hardness level can be set, allowing the proper amount of detergent to dispense.

New GE Noise Reduction Technologies
The GE Profile dishwasher with SmartDispense technology is the quietest dishwasher in GE's history.* A new QuietPower⁷ sound package takes the noise level of this dishwasher to an astonishingly low 47 decibels (dBA). The sound package includes quieter spray arm jets, a quieter motor, an acoustic drain design, and a new quiet fill tube and quiet water valve. A concealed ActiveVent seals in sound during the wash cycle, then opens to allow quicker, more thorough drying.

The QuietPower⁷ package also features heat-bonded bitumen for exceptional sound-deadening and sound block toekick insulation. You'll almost need to touch the dishwasher to tell when it's running.

New GE Energy Saving Technologies
A new optimized hydraulic system uses less water while maintaining water velocity and pressure. Cycles have been optimized for the best wash/dry performance at the lowest energy usage. A reduced pump prime requires less water while the smart fill/cavitation sensing selects the appropriate water fill amount.

In fact, if all Americans used a GE Profile dishwasher with SmartDispense technology, over 15.5 billion gallons of water a year would be saved -- enough to fill more than 20,000 Olympic-sized pools.

New GE Dry Performance & Convenience Technologies
Hand drying is a thing of the past with GE's Angled Rack Dry System™. Consumers are able to tilt the upper rack tines so water can easily drain off cups, mugs and bowls, reducing water residue or spots. When a smaller load of dishes or glasses are needed in a hurry, the Single Rack Wash™ selection cleans up to five place settings in the upper rack by using only the top and middle wash arms, conserving water, energy and sound when washing. This cycle uses a magnetic valving system to wash the upper rack only.

Left-behind food stains and specks are no longer an issue with GE's towerless wash system with CleanSensor™ technology. CleanSensor continually monitors water temperature, soil levels and the dish load in every cycle and, with the help of the towerless wash system's six levels of wash and three full size direct-feed wash arms, makes adjustments to ensure clean dishes.

The most technologically advanced innovation in the history of GE dishwashers, SmartDispense has reinvented the dishwasher. The GE Profile dishwasher with SmartDispense technology is not only America's most beautiful, but now it is also America's smartest dishwasher ... you be the judge.

The GE Profile dishwasher with SmartDispense technology will be available October 2005 in stainless steel, white, black, or with custom panel options, with estimated retail prices ranging from $1079 to $1429.

Estimated retail price for white or black model PDW8900L with front controls range from $1079 - $1129; stainless steel model PDW8980LSS with front controls is $1229 - $1259. White or black model PDW9900L with hidden top controls is $1199 - $1229; custom panel model PDW9700LII with hidden top controls range from $1199 - $1249; stainless steel model PDW9980LSS is $1399 - $1429.

GE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliance, lighting and integrated industrial equipment, systems and services. Providing solutions for commercial, industrial and residential use in more than 100 countries, GE Consumer & Industrial uses innovative technologies and "ecomagination," a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that help customers and consumers meet pressing environmental challenges, to deliver comfort, convenience and electrical protection and control. General Electric (NYSE: GE) brings imagination to work, selling products under the Monogram®, Profile™ GE®, Hotpoint®, SmartWater™ Reveal®, Edison™ and Energy Smart™ consumer brands, and Entellisys™ industrial brand. For more information, consumers may visit www.ge.com.

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