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Post# 276061   4/20/2008 at 08:50 (5,843 days old) by stevet (West Melbourne, FL)        

I have always been fascinated by the early dishwashers especially the type made by Hotpoint in today's picture of the day.
Does anyone have any more information about them like a sales brochure or parts manual? I would enjoy seeing just how they made these machines work and how all the manufacturers progressed from that point.




Post# 276093 , Reply# 1   4/20/2008 at 13:32 (5,843 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Steve kinda beat me to the point. I was thinking similar thoughts. Although I'd also love to see an owners manual too. I was exposed a lot to this dishwasher from the time i was 4-9 years old, but I don't remember all the minute detail of loading the top rack, particularly.

Post# 276139 , Reply# 2   4/20/2008 at 21:00 (5,843 days old) by cehalstead (Charleston, WV)        
Hotpoint electric sink

 We had one of these from 1952-1973. It was a pretty good machine, but quite noisy. To load the lower rack, one lifted the center section of the top rack and loaded through the hole it left. The lower rack held plates in a circular pattern and the silverware basket was in the center. (IIRC, the silverware basket was in a corner on some models) Large bowls and platters were fitted around the edges of the bottom rack. All had to be very carefully placed so they could get the full force of the impeller (think small agitator spinning very rapidly, throwing water throughout the machine). Hot water entered from the top and was heated through the entire cycle by a Calrod unit. You didn't dare put plastic in this machine, especially Tupperware anywhere in the machine: it would become a melted blob on the bottom of the washtank. Ours had a gravity drain that was activated by a solenoid opening the drain at the end of each portion of the cycle. The separate drain is still running down the basement wall, but capped off. (I still live in the same house...a mid-century (20th) modern, complete with flat roof) Detergent was dispensed by an open cup in the door. The theory was that "enough" would be left after the first wash to fill the need during the second wash. I can't recall the exact cycle sequence, but I think it was W R R W R R R, followed by a very hot dry, with the impeller spinning to circulate the heat through the tub. I used to have the owner's manual...don't know what happened to it. Hope this helps a little with understanding this early machine. and btw....it was very, very noisy....

Post# 276142 , Reply# 3   4/20/2008 at 21:26 (5,843 days old) by easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)        
I have a 1950's GE

 portable dishwasher. It's not even automatic. You have to tell it what to do.

AND, it's round. The best thing they ever did for dishwashers was make the tubs square. At least you have a corner to prop up a serving bowl or a pot.

The racks are metal. The impeller is a 2 blade fan made of bakelite (spelling???) and it turns rapidly in a counterclockwise direction sloshing the water upward against the dishes.

Mine has a pump for drainage into the kitchen sink. It's a wonderful machine and I love playing with it. There's nothing to go wrong with it -- no timer, no electronics.

But it is rather noisy. My theory there is I don't care how much noise it makes as long as it's doing the job.

I'll be glad to show it to you and/or demonstrate it if you wanna come on by.

Jerry Gay

Post# 276218 , Reply# 4   4/21/2008 at 15:09 (5,842 days old) by retro-man (- boston,ma)        

Would love to see some pictures of this machine. Sounds very interesting. I don't recall ever seeing one of those. Thanks
Jon

Post# 276316 , Reply# 5   4/22/2008 at 07:59 (5,842 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

The cycle was initial flush with drain open, then wash, wash, each 5 minutes and rinse, rinse, each 1 minute then dry. The gravity drain was accomplished by a solenoid lifting an auto radiator type hose to hold water when activated and dropping it a bit when deactivated which is why interrupting the cycle caused the water to drain.

The upper rack could be lifted out for loading large items and replaced or left out for washing large things like roasters, etc. Even after HP came out with separate rails for the upper rack, a BOL machine still had the top rack that rested on the corners of the lower rack.

Post# 276424 , Reply# 6   4/23/2008 at 06:25 (5,841 days old) by easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)        
GE portable

 Here's a picture of the GE

Post# 276425 , Reply# 7   4/23/2008 at 06:26 (5,841 days old) by easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)        
GE portable

 Lid open

Post# 276426 , Reply# 8   4/23/2008 at 06:27 (5,841 days old) by easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)        
GE portable

 Inside the tub

Post# 276451 , Reply# 9   4/23/2008 at 10:29 (5,840 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

You should show a picture of that funny detergent dispenser in the lid. It's unique among dishwashers the way it fills through the lid. I wonder if they tried to use up old wringer washer tubs to make that portable. That rectangular silver ware basket handing in the round rack reminds me of the Youngstown machine. I don't think we have ever run ours. Glad to hear it washes.

Is that a little extractor between the DW and the Bendix?

Post# 276486 , Reply# 10   4/23/2008 at 15:19 (5,840 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
Impeller Machines

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My Aunt had also the Hotpoint Electric Sink. There was a Black Bakelite Impeller round in design that had curves on it that "scooped" up the water to spray in around. We had a Roll out Tub Model in 1959. The only things you could put in the bottom rack were plates, saucers cerial bowls and Serving pieces,but they had to be angled as previously mentioned so the spray could get to the upper rack. Upper rack was for coffee cups, glasses etc. Noisey ???? Sounded like a Mack truck idling in the kitchen. I love noisey.

Post# 276487 , Reply# 11   4/23/2008 at 15:21 (5,840 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
By the way...

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I forgot to mention that the pic I attached is the identical racking and wash system as our roll out tub model.

Post# 276489 , Reply# 12   4/23/2008 at 15:40 (5,840 days old) by retro-man (- boston,ma)        

Thanks easyspindry. Very interesting pictures. 1st time I have ever seen a round dishwasher.

Post# 276560 , Reply# 13   4/24/2008 at 06:16 (5,840 days old) by easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)        
Tom, yes, it's an extractor

 German made, and does a wonderful job. If I had known about it when I had my Westy front load, I'd have kept the Westy.

There's no pump, the water runs out of a snout on the front into a cut-out milk jug.

Jerry Gay


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