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Post# 318036   12/3/2008 at 21:53 (5,593 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Your dishwasher is ready!




Post# 318037 , Reply# 1   12/3/2008 at 21:54 (5,593 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Lower rack - a little water residue in the sump but otherwise very nice!


Post# 318038 , Reply# 2   12/3/2008 at 21:55 (5,593 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Top rack extended:

Post# 318039 , Reply# 3   12/3/2008 at 21:55 (5,593 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Roll-R-Rack

Post# 318040 , Reply# 4   12/3/2008 at 21:56 (5,593 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Control dial - lighted behind the Hotpoint badge

(I know, should have used the Tulip setting on the camera)


Post# 318041 , Reply# 5   12/3/2008 at 22:01 (5,593 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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The story:

About four months ago, my a real estate agent friend told me he'd seen this in a house he had shown to some clients. He told me to call the listing agent and give them my name to call when the dishwasher was removed. It was working and passed the home inspection. I've not had good luck with getting anyone to take me seriously about old appliances in houses for sale so basically wrote it off. Last week, this dishwasher showed up on Craigslist so I called and picked it up today. I don't have much interest in a 27" impeller dishwasher other than for the "wow" factor so I called my friend Harriet in Minneapolis and she was thrilled to see it. We'll load it up Friday and drive it up but the install will be have to be done by her contractor.


Post# 318042 , Reply# 6   12/3/2008 at 22:04 (5,593 days old) by tuthill ()        
WOW factor is right

I konw someone who would pay well over a grand for that dishwasher!

Post# 318043 , Reply# 7   12/3/2008 at 22:10 (5,593 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

Very,very kool!

Post# 318050 , Reply# 8   12/3/2008 at 22:20 (5,593 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()        

Stunning.

Drooling here!


Post# 318051 , Reply# 9   12/3/2008 at 22:20 (5,593 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Yay,

Harriet is excited to say the least, but she has 3 little itzy bitzy questions...

#1 Does it have a detergent dispenser?
#2 Does it have side panels?
#3 Is it a gravity drain?


Post# 318052 , Reply# 10   12/3/2008 at 22:29 (5,593 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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You go, girl! I didn't think they make fuzzy sweaters with stripes!

Oh, and congrats on the HP dw!


Post# 318054 , Reply# 11   12/3/2008 at 22:35 (5,593 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Yay and the deluxe model with roll-r-racks instead of the top rack sitting on the bottom rack and you have to lift out the top rack to get to the bottom rack.

Post# 318061 , Reply# 12   12/3/2008 at 23:38 (5,593 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
Har's Queries

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Yes, yes and yes!

Dual detergent dispenser, side panels we were surprised to see and gravity drain with trap.


Post# 318071 , Reply# 13   12/4/2008 at 02:45 (5,593 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
Lawdy,Lawdy

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What a Spectacular Machine. That Porcelain just gleams.


This is turning out to be quite the month. Seemed awfully quiet around here, and WHAM...Machines popping up everywhere. And this time close to the East Coast


Post# 318084 , Reply# 14   12/4/2008 at 07:37 (5,593 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Wow.....

I love that machine. Thanks for the pics.

Post# 318085 , Reply# 15   12/4/2008 at 08:17 (5,593 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        

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aw man.. thats cool.. greg finds all the fun stuff. ha ha. have never seen one of those in person, but one day. awesome find there MR.MAN

Post# 318087 , Reply# 16   12/4/2008 at 08:33 (5,593 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)        
Wowies!

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Loves it. I think you'll really like this...just a little descaling and the insides will gleam. That porcelain is minty and miles thick--and the spray doodle on the top will preheat the tank before that impeller begins delivering wash-action satisfaction to your plates and dainties. Hooray! And then it will twirl and dry your dishes--does it get any better?

Just like my pank one, only minus the burned-out motor. Hooray!

The Roll-R-Rack flips upside down if you need to put taller things in the bottom...and still works as a top rack even when inverted! Really clever design.

The motor shaft extends (via a bakelite extender thingy) up through a tube in the bottom of the tank. When the impeller runs, it creates a cushion of air that keeps the water from going down the drain. When it stops, everything runs out the slots under the impeller. No irritating carbon-porcelain seals to deal with! Double hooray!

If yours has a timer like mine, see if it doesn't have the terminals needed to run an electric pump off the timer, just in case you're not totally in love with gravity draining. Oh, but what am I saying, your kitchen is right above the basement--do what Robert does, and just run a hose down to a washer standpipe below! ;-)

I can't wait to hear this thing roar to life! You'll pop that Superba KA out of the kitchen so fast its Hydro-Sweep will spin ;-).


Post# 318094 , Reply# 17   12/4/2008 at 09:11 (5,593 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        
Would'a, could'a and should'a

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We had similar model only it was badged GE in 1979. Exact same tub, impeller and racks but no dispensers. Cleaned beautifully and held quite a lot for a dinosaur. Only problem was that when activated, made the entire house shake(not exagerating)and sound like it was about to lift off into space. Parents nixed it and it was replaced by a KDP-18. Wish I had been able to keep it around.

When I think of all the beautiful vintage appliances that have ended up at the Salisbury-Sharon transfer station, makes me want to cry.


Post# 318104 , Reply# 18   12/4/2008 at 10:48 (5,592 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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The motor shaft extends (via a bakelite extender thingy) up through a tube in the bottom of the tank. When the impeller runs, it creates a cushion of air that keeps the water from going down the drain. When it stops, everything runs out the slots under the impeller. No irritating carbon-porcelain seals to deal with! Double hooray!

Wow I didn't realize that. The only problem with that is if you add a forgotten dish all your detergent laden water does down the tubes (literally). I bet this machine uses a amperage sensor on the motor to determine the water level, so it probably just refills itself back up.

Oh, but what am I saying, your kitchen is right above the basement--do what Robert does, and just run a hose down to a washer standpipe below! ;-)
I'm totally in love with gravity drain machines, I didn't realize this machine had side panels which means if I want to put it in the spot in the kitchen where the KD-14 is it will fit perfectly and I wont have to build a cabinet for it and yes it will be gravity drained. ***whooosh***

***gets excited about all the possibilities of a new highly rated Hotpoint in the Kitchen***


Post# 318123 , Reply# 19   12/4/2008 at 14:56 (5,592 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
Does Anyone Know...

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...What year this machine was produced? It's a little different to the Hottie DWs I've seen in old Ozzie and Harriet commercials. The commercials I've seen appear to be from the 1950-1953 time frame; the racks of the DWs are uncoated, and the "Wonder Dial" is different.

Any info for those of us who don't know nuttin'?


Post# 318126 , Reply# 20   12/4/2008 at 15:06 (5,592 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        

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It doesn't get any better than a gravity drain, no pump to go bad.

Post# 318138 , Reply# 21   12/4/2008 at 16:42 (5,592 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
Everyday is a holiday -- with Hotpoint!

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"I can't wait to hear this thing roar to life! You'll pop that Superba KA out of the kitchen so fast its Hydro-Sweep will spin ;-)."

Nope, not me! It's getting ready for a long journey to Minneapolis tomorrow. It will be shivering in the back of my dad's truck but it will none the worse for the wear and happy to be in a loving new home. Happy Hotpoint!


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Post# 318149 , Reply# 22   12/4/2008 at 18:01 (5,592 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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There's a 1953 Hotpoint dishwasher commercial, as a related link, available. It's also an O&H ciommercial. THAT'S the particular hotpoint model I was exposed to a lot when I was very little. Ad the guy talkin about the dishwasher ain't bad lookin neither!!! Cracks me up, show a lady from the crew bringing in a cart of dirty dishes. Shows her liftin out the top rack, but it doesn't show her strugglin' to put that loaded top rack back on top of the bottom rack lol.

Post# 318179 , Reply# 23   12/4/2008 at 21:31 (5,592 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Wooo Boy - that's a fine lookin' dishwasher there! Nice catch Greg, and congrats Robert! I'm sure you'll enjoy the silence of gravity drain for years to come. :-)

Is this girl a 27"?

Ben


Post# 318190 , Reply# 24   12/4/2008 at 22:00 (5,592 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Gravity Draining

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Simply is one of the best designs. One reason commercial washing machines and dishwashers last ages, no pump to foul, jam or otherwise give out. Valve opens, water dumps, end of story.

For front loading washing machines it solve the problem of suds locking or too much water being extracted at once, causing the machine to slow extraction or stop all together.
Always amazing to watch a 50lb Speed Queen washer at the local launderette deal with a full load such as huge duvet. Damn thing simply goes into spin and what seems like Lake Erie comes gushing down the window of the door, and right down the drain. Job done, no muss, no fuss.

Launderess


Post# 318197 , Reply# 25   12/4/2008 at 23:06 (5,592 days old) by hometechdoc ()        
great machine

I have used this machine too as a kid. My mother's aunt had one in her New Haven Connecticut House. It was in the butler's pantry. It was still working the last time I was up there in the late eighties. It was used regularly too by the multi-generation family living in the house. I loved loading and playing with it as a kid.

Post# 318240 , Reply# 26   12/5/2008 at 09:45 (5,591 days old) by spiceman1957 ()        
Hot Point Dishwasher

How well did this dishwasher clean compare to today's models? I'll bet you had to scrape and rinse the dishes before loading. Still when this machine was out in the 50's, it was high tech for its time. I seems to remember as well a kid in our neighborhood got scalded by hot water when he opened the their dishwasher while it was running. Has anyone heard of stories about this from old machines?

Post# 318241 , Reply# 27   12/5/2008 at 10:29 (5,591 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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I'll bet you had to scrape and rinse the dishes before loading.

I only use 1950's dishwashers in my house (1957 KitchenAid, 1956 Frigidaire, 1950 Westinghouse). They all clean just fine, you don't (and shouldn't, its bad for the dishwasher) have to rinse the dishes before hand, but you do have to soak any pan or dish that has burned on food. You should never pre-rinse the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, the dishwasher detergent is mildly caustic and needs to eat something. If there is no grease and food particles left on the dishes the detergent will eat away at the porcelain of the dishwasher must faster over time.


Post# 318242 , Reply# 28   12/5/2008 at 10:38 (5,591 days old) by pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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Wait wait wait, are you telling me that if I wash the dishes BEFORE I put them in the dishwasher, we'll be getting a new dishwasher sooner rather than later??? YAY!!! lol

Post# 318244 , Reply# 29   12/5/2008 at 10:52 (5,591 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)        
we'll be getting a new dishwasher sooner rather than lat

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When I moved into a new house and the dishwasher there made me wash before and after I put them dishes in it. I got the new dishwasher sooner.

BTW--if anyone wants a Frigid-crap plastic tub alternating wash arm dishwasher, it's sitting in my garage.


Post# 318247 , Reply# 30   12/5/2008 at 11:14 (5,591 days old) by spiceman1957 ()        
Unimatic1140

Well, I learned something about dishwasher detergent that I never knew. Will keep in mind when I load my machine! Thanks

Post# 318252 , Reply# 31   12/5/2008 at 11:54 (5,591 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        
Yay!!!

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Cool find! What a neat dishwasher.

BTW, is this the same one?


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Post# 318258 , Reply# 32   12/5/2008 at 12:16 (5,591 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Yup and this is a closer up look to the new machine that will be arriving in Minneapolis in just a couple of hours, YAY!





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Post# 318473 , Reply# 33   12/6/2008 at 16:43 (5,590 days old) by cehalstead (Charleston, WV)        
yes, it did shake the house

We had the ElectricSink version of the one in the commercial in a related link. It DID shake the house. Steam billowed out the vent ridges on top of the door during the entire cycle. Gravity drain connected to a "Y" in the basement that also drained the kitchen sink. Mother did pre-wash, but probably didn't need to. One thing you didn't do with this one: wash Tupperware in it. Seemed to handle other plastics well, but Tupperware always became a blob on the bottom of the wash tank. About the loaded upper rack being too heavy to lift: ours also had a removable section of the upper rack, very small, that could be removed to load the lower rack instead of taking the whole rack out. And picture this: when the fridge and stove died and were replaced by avocado green ones, the "perfectly good, why buy a new one?" dishwasher was simply painted to match. Shows how generations have changed...now most folks (except us) rip out the whole kitchen if one item goes bad. 'cuse me for rambling...lol.... but this thread sure brought back some good childhood memories. and btw....i still live in the same house...a mid-20th century flat roofed ranch...if I ever figure out how to do pics on this site, I'll share some....my whole neighborhood is mostly still original, and many of the original owners still live here..

Post# 318511 , Reply# 34   12/6/2008 at 19:55 (5,590 days old) by appnut (TX)        
Steam billowed out the vent ridges on top of the door during

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Couple that billowing with the scent of vintage Cascade, moan moan, sigh--I now need a cigarette!!!

Post# 318546 , Reply# 35   12/7/2008 at 05:54 (5,590 days old) by cehalstead (Charleston, WV)        
vintage Cascade...

i forgot about that. MMMMMM...can smell it in my mind's nose now......

Post# 318879 , Reply# 36   12/8/2008 at 19:33 (5,588 days old) by 1952crestwood ()        
BEA-U-TEE-FUL Hotpoint DW

Congrats on that gorgeous machine! It's nearly identical to what I am hunting for, except the one I want has just the plain red button in the upper left corner, and a lighted dial in the lower left one. Otherwise this has the same racks and everything that my late Aunt Jane's house had in Springfield VA. She moved in July 1973 and the unit was still working for some years after that. House was built in '52 and I never knew exactly for sure when that unit would have been installed. Just based on ads, the one my Aunt had was about a 55-57 model. That really is cool! Best of Luck With It!
Robyn
Arlington, VA


Post# 319712 , Reply# 37   12/14/2008 at 14:20 (5,582 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)        
*giggle*

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You know, that's a really good point about adding a forgotten dish--wow, I never tried it and never realized that, but you're right! Eep!

That'll be so much fun!

As for rinsing the dishes and getting a new dishwasher, I think it's only true if you have a porcelain machine, Jamie...and if my Frigicrap was any example, on modern machines, you're probably better off prerinsing it anyway! :=


Post# 319823 , Reply# 38   12/15/2008 at 08:24 (5,582 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
The Dishwasher ..

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That looks like an Oven!

I bet it would do fish in foil nicely! Maybe thats what it was designed for??


Post# 319876 , Reply# 39   12/15/2008 at 15:30 (5,581 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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There is a door switch on this machine and it does work - when we tried it last weekend.

**Rumor is that the Hotpoint is working pretty well now, Harriet has been using her restoration talents to make it like new again and soon will be washing dishes for the kids every day. I wouldn't be surprised to see that door-switch disabled and a smart lucite contraption added to view the torrents of swirling water inside! Time will tell...


Post# 319877 , Reply# 40   12/15/2008 at 15:34 (5,581 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Neat! I have an ad for this model - may it continue to wash for many years to come...

Post# 319899 , Reply# 41   12/15/2008 at 19:34 (5,581 days old) by appnut (TX)        
That looks like an Oven!

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Jon, you're right. I forgot I'd thought of that through the years. Former neighbors moved to San Antonio in 1967 and their rent house had a Hotpoint kitchen and I remember how much the oven door looked like the dishwasher door too.

Post# 319932 , Reply# 42   12/15/2008 at 22:26 (5,581 days old) by tlee618 ()        

**I bet that Ricky and David are going to be so happy not to have to wash all those dinner dishes by hand!!!LOL


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