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Thread Number: 22825
Announcing: Central Illinois Wash Party |
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| Post# 357109 6/14/2009 at 23:53 (5,437 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
Announcing: Central Illinois Wash Party This is an open invitation. The weekend of August 7, 8 and 9 are the dates for the upcoming Central Illinois Wash Party, hosted by Mike (dishwashercrazy) of West Peoria, and Gary (abcomatic) of Bradford. Gary’s home is a 1897 Midwestern Queen Ann Victorian located about 40 north of Peoria, and features a 14 Rank 1906 Estey Hinners Pipe Organ. The home was built as a wedding present for the first owner. Gary’s Washing Machine collection features several mainly wringer washers (1955 ABC Round Tub, 1958 ABC Round Tub, 1949 Dexter double-tub, 1954 Maytag Commander Square Tub, 1973 Maytag Master Square Tub, 1930’s Maytag Gray Ghost Square Tub, mid-1950’s Easy Washer/Spinner, and 1954 ABC Gas Dryer). Some machines are operational, some not. Saturday mid-afternoon and evening activities will take place at Gary’s, and will include dinner, a short organ concert, and of course some “wash action”. Mike’s home is a more modest 1923 Colonial, which will be stuffed with no fewer than 4 Electric Sink/Dishwashers (1948 & 1949 operating GE’s, 1937 non-operating GE, 1950 Sears Homart), at least 10 other dishwashers (1948 & 1950 Hotpoint, 1951 & 1956 GE Drawer, 1954 Westinghouse Drawer, 1950’s James, 1958 GE MobileMaid, 1955 KitchenAid KD-11P, 1960 KitchenAid KD-12, 1973 KitchenAid KDS-17), 1975 Poppy Red Frigidaire 1-18 Washer, 1958 Pink Maytag P124 Automatic, 1946 Maytag Square Tub, late 1950’s Dexter Double-Tub Wringer, late 1950’s Easy Washer/Spinner, 1990 GE Filter Flow with Mini-Basket, and a few more later model washers. The weekend activities (other than the time spent at Gary's on Saturday) taking place at Mike’s home will heavily feature the dishwashers, several of which will be fitted with Plexiglas for full viewing. There will also be a large selection of service manuals and other literature from various companies to look through; a full complement of GE Appliance Parts Listing from the 1940’s to 1970’s for viewing; plus other activities in the works. Peoria is situated in the heart of Illinois, about mid-way between Chicago (3 hours drive) and St. Louis (3 ˝ hours drive). Interstate I74 passes through Peoria between the Quad Cities, from the northwest, heading toward Champaign and Danville to the East. The Peoria airport has flights by United Express from Chicago and Denver; flights by American Eagle from Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth; flights by Northwest Airlink from Detroit and Minneapolis; flights by Delta Connection from Atlanta; and flights by Allegiant Airlines from Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Tampa/ St. Petersburg. Bus service is also available 4-times per day from Chicago O’Hare and Midway Airports. Contact Mike for more information at mikehaller@aol.com. RSVP at mikehaller@aol.com by August 1, 2009. We look forward to hearing from you if you can work this weekend into your schedules. Since this announcement is posted in ‘Super’ I’ll rely periodically to keep the post from falling off the list. Mike and Gary | ||
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Post# 357909 , Reply# 1 6/18/2009 at 09:45 (5,434 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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I'll be there! | ||
| Post# 358011 , Reply# 2 6/18/2009 at 17:19 (5,433 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Collection Photo
Paul, Glad to hear you can make it! This is the oldest machine in my collection - a 1930's ABC Washer/Spinner. ABC (Altorfer Brothers Company) operated here in Peoria, and this machine was likely manufactured only about 1 mile from my home. As most of you already know, ABC was acquired by Kelvinator. I've only cleaned this machine up. I haven't tried to operate it yet. The rivets holding the spinner tub to the drive shaft have long ago rusted away. I'm sure they can be replaced, but I just haven't had time to work on it. 
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Post# 358221 , Reply# 3 6/19/2009 at 16:29 (5,432 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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Paul, glad you can make it too! I don't have any pictures of my collection, I will have to see about that though. See you on the 7th. Gary | ||
| Post# 359621 , Reply# 4 6/25/2009 at 21:13 (5,426 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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More of my collection that will be running during the Wash P
Maytag E2L Square Tub Wringer Washer (Tub No. 168434F, 1946? (This was the first machine to start my vintage collection on 11 July 2008.) Easy Washer/Spin Dryer Model SDK (S/N 41691, 1959) Dexter Double Tub Washer by Philco Model 1D9 (S/N 17340, late 1950’s) (I have a unique situation - this wall is nowhere near a drain. So I bought a modern G.E. Washing Machine self-contained pump and motor, which I have connected up to the drain of this laundry tub. The black drain hose will be lengthened and raised to near ceiling height, and dropped into a PVC Drain Pipe that will cross over the door (to right in photo), then drop down and along the wall to the sewer. These machines will always be monitored when ready to be emptied, so I'll have an electrical switch most likely mounted on the wall to operate the pump motor. I also fitted the Dexter Double Tub with a separate drain hose that connects to a PVC Dishwasher connection under the laundry sink. If a drain plug is placed in the Laundry Sink's drain, the pump sucks the water right out of the Dexter when the drain valves are opened. So what you see here is preliminary to test the theory and prove that it will work.) 
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| Post# 361144 , Reply# 5 7/2/2009 at 08:52 (5,420 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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More of my collection: | ||
| Post# 361181 , Reply# 6 7/2/2009 at 11:43 (5,419 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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Mike, I love those blue and red dishes. | ||
| Post# 362731 , Reply# 7 7/8/2009 at 23:50 (5,413 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Another dishwasher in my collection: | ||
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Post# 362737 , Reply# 8 7/9/2009 at 00:15 (5,413 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Oh! | ||
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Post# 362739 , Reply# 9 7/9/2009 at 00:16 (5,413 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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| Post# 364341 , Reply# 10 7/15/2009 at 22:33 (5,406 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Another dishwasher in my collection: | ||
| Post# 364342 , Reply# 11 7/15/2009 at 22:34 (5,406 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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| Post# 366079 , Reply# 12 7/21/2009 at 22:33 (5,400 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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| Post# 366082 , Reply# 13 7/21/2009 at 22:40 (5,400 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Very nice machines! | ||
| Post# 366512 , Reply# 14 7/23/2009 at 19:57 (5,398 days old) by mikepaquette () | ||
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VERY NICE Mobile Maid Very nice, I grew up with what I was lead to believe was a 1959 ??? Someday I will have another. Mike | ||
| Post# 366521 , Reply# 15 7/23/2009 at 21:15 (5,398 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Mike, I sure would love to attend but it just isn't going to work this time. I know that you guys will have a great time!! | ||
| Post# 367031 , Reply# 16 7/25/2009 at 23:09 (5,396 days old) by int395 () | ||
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top load dishwasher Hi, I have a top load dishwasher, any idea what it is worth? thanks lisa | ||
| Post# 368759 , Reply# 17 7/31/2009 at 23:15 (5,390 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Lisa, | ||
| Post# 368761 , Reply# 18 7/31/2009 at 23:23 (5,390 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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More photos... | ||
| Post# 368763 , Reply# 19 7/31/2009 at 23:30 (5,390 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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More Photos...
This is what I'm calling my "Dishwasher Wall". My brother and I built this in my basement. It will hold 5 front-loading dishwashers on the shelf, and 5 more dishwashers will fit underneath the shelf. We just finished the water, drain and electrical connections tonight (Friday). Presently on the shelf are the first members of the "Wall": KD-11P (1956), KD-12 (1960), and KDS-17 (1973). My 1948 and 1950 Hotpoint Impeller dishwashers will complete the shelf area. Underneath, I'm putting the 1951 and 1956 G.E. Drawer/Pull-out dishwashers and the 1954 Westinghouse Drawer/Pull-out. The James and the G.E. Mobile Maid will also sit under the shelf for the time being. There's still time to decide to come to Peoria for our Wash Party! Mike 
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| Post# 369019 , Reply# 20 8/2/2009 at 02:39 (5,389 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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A full month of work finally ends.....
I just finished the final hookups and installations in my new laundry room. My brother and I started the evening of July 1st by building the shelf that would become my "Dishwasher Wall". Over the next couple of weeks, he ran all of my new copper pipe for the Washing Machines & Dishwashers, and he ran much of the PVC Drain Pipe. I did much of the air-testing and repairs of the water system; completed the PVC drain; and wired all of the new electrical outlets. My brother came back and helped with the gas line installation for the two dryers, and he drilled the two new holes through the wall for the dryer vents. I worked all day Saturday, August 1st, piping the two dryer vents, relocating my Maytag Neptune set from another location in the basement, and testing every washing machine and dryer in this first picture (except the Pink Maytag P124). The Red 1-18 can't be seen in this photo. My goal was to have this all complete prior to the upcoming Wash Party. 
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| Post# 369020 , Reply# 21 8/2/2009 at 02:42 (5,389 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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| Post# 369044 , Reply# 22 8/2/2009 at 08:44 (5,389 days old) by wringer_clean (Southeastern Wisconsin) | ||
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Nice Job. A lot of work to built a great "laundry room." Can easily picture a fun time with lots of machine running. Enjoy your wash in. Should be a great time. pat | ||
| Post# 369083 , Reply# 23 8/2/2009 at 13:41 (5,388 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Mike, it sure looks like you have made great use of your space. I know that you guys are going to have so much fun next weekend. I just wish Illinois was closer to Florida!!LOL | ||
| Post# 370666 , Reply# 24 8/9/2009 at 01:28 (5,382 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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We had a really enjoyable time this weekend. | ||
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Post# 370705 , Reply# 25 8/9/2009 at 12:39 (5,381 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 370725 , Reply# 26 8/9/2009 at 14:42 (5,381 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada) | ||
Wow - fantastic collection | ||
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Post# 370726 , Reply# 27 8/9/2009 at 14:46 (5,381 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 371009 , Reply# 28 8/10/2009 at 17:19 (5,380 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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We had a really enjoyable time this weekend.
First, thanks to Todd from Bettendorf, Iowa (varicyclevoice) who arrived just before noon on Friday. He helped me finish the drain hook-up for the 1951 G.E. Undercounter Drawer Dishwasher, and with some other last minute connection issues. We also were able to run some preliminary test on the KitchenAid dishwashers to make sure they were running okay. Next, Gary (gmpayne) from Indianapolis and Jeff (jeb) from Mansfield, Ohio arrived in the late afternoon, followed shortly by Gary (abcomatic) from Bradford, IL and his friend Darren from Tulsa, OK - who is a "Maytag Repair Man", arrived shortly after, just as Todd and I were starting to fill the first machine - the 1946 Maytag Square Tub. I had a bunch of laundry from myself and two other sources that the guys jumped right in and started to play. They filled the Dexter Double-Tub washer and did double rinses of the clothes coming out of the Maytag. They then filled the Eash Washer/Spinner machine and did some laundry in that machine. Meanwhile, I went to pick Paul (turquoisedude) from Montreal up at the bus station, and a local friend of mine, Russ, arrived as well. They really had a lot of fun running these three machines. The eight of us had a simple meal - see photo. Left Photo: Left to right: Russ, Todd, Paul, Jeff, Gary P, Gary B, Darren; Right Photo: Me with the 1949 G.E. Electric Sink in the background over my right sholder. After dinner we loaded the 1949 G.E. Electric Sink/Dishwasher - it was really full with 8-place settings. Before running it, I got out the motor/timer menechism from one of the other Electric Sinks and explained all about the operation process. These machines were really mechanical in operation. Finally we ran the dishwasher twice. It was just a real thrill to host my first Wash Party and hope of host a few more. In all, over the weekend, we ran 11 dishwashers, 8 washing machines and two dryers. 
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Post# 371024 , Reply# 29 8/10/2009 at 19:08 (5,380 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 371094 , Reply# 30 8/10/2009 at 23:28 (5,380 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 371104 , Reply# 31 8/10/2009 at 23:45 (5,380 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Washin! | ||
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Post# 371161 , Reply# 32 8/11/2009 at 07:44 (5,380 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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It was a blast!
This was my first wash-in and I had the time of my life! Mike, thank you so much for your hospitality and opening your home to us. Your collection is outstanding and it was a treat to get to see it up close and in person!! I may just have to borrow the idea of having the dishwashers on a shelf as you have!! | ||
| Post# 371169 , Reply# 33 8/11/2009 at 08:46 (5,380 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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I knew that you guys would have a great time and it sure looks like you did!!! I too wish that I could have been there!! | ||
| Post# 371170 , Reply# 34 8/11/2009 at 08:50 (5,380 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
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| Post# 371172 , Reply# 35 8/11/2009 at 09:03 (5,380 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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I'm ashamed to say.....
that I didn't take even one photo of the group having fun with my washing machines on Friday. Here are 4 photos that Paul took when we were at Gary's home on Saturday. There were 9 of us at his home, and we had an equally fun time. Clockwise starting from Top Left: Gary B. and his friend, Randy, with Gary P. and Jeff mostly out of the photo - running the mid-1950's Eash Washer/Spinner; Jeff also watching the Easy; Gary P., Darren and Jeff filling Gary B's new Speed Queen; Gary B standing next to his ABC Dryer. Darren tooks lots of video so perhaps we can get some "stills" from his footage. 
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| Post# 371179 , Reply# 36 8/11/2009 at 09:29 (5,380 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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More Photos of Mikes collection.
Two shots of the permanant installaion of the Electric Sinks (1948 G.E. from Michael P's collection) and (1950 Homart from Mass.) The complete motor and "timer" mechanism, temporarily removed from the 1948 G.E. Electric Sink, that I used to demonstrate the dishwasher's operation process. The completed Dishwasher Wall. 
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Post# 371181 , Reply# 37 8/11/2009 at 09:34 (5,380 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 371376 , Reply# 38 8/11/2009 at 21:28 (5,379 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 371399 , Reply# 39 8/11/2009 at 22:51 (5,379 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
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Wish more pics had been taken though | ||
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