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Thread Number: 27729
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
More photos of the NEW, 45 year old Lady K dishwasher |
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Post# 425085 3/27/2010 at 01:40 (5,143 days old) by RevvinKevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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 As you have probably seen, I picked up this NEVER installed and NEVER used 1965(?) Lady Kenmore dishwasher 2 days ago along with the 1956 Bendix washer and dryer. So here are a few more photos after wiping it down and cleaning off 45 years of dust. I apologize, I didn't break out the Q-tips for the really detailed cleaning! First the left and right sides... There is something you NEVER see (or at least I don't), the use of copper tubing for the fill and drain plumbing! 
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Post# 425086 , Reply# 1 3/27/2010 at 01:49 (5,143 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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The history of this dishwasher is: This elderly womans husband bought it for her for a B-day or Christmas present and even had a ribbon or bow on it when he presented it. However she was not interested in having this dishwasher in the kitchen and refused it. It went into storage and has been in a garage or storage unit for the last 45 years (I'm gessing) Here is a close up of the cycle progress light (left) and the cycle buttons (right). 
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Post# 425087 , Reply# 2 3/27/2010 at 01:53 (5,143 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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The interior | ||
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Post# 425088 , Reply# 3 3/27/2010 at 01:53 (5,143 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 425089 , Reply# 4 3/27/2010 at 01:55 (5,143 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 425090 , Reply# 5 3/27/2010 at 01:57 (5,143 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 425091 , Reply# 6 3/27/2010 at 01:59 (5,143 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 425094 , Reply# 7 3/27/2010 at 03:42 (5,143 days old) by mielabor () | ||
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There is no filter to prevent clogging of the pump? | ||
| Post# 425128 , Reply# 9 3/27/2010 at 09:17 (5,143 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
it's a rare find
and very beautiful. i see it uses the same square tub and racks as the earlier impeller D&M machines had. my modern maid has identical racks and tub. that pump and spray arm are gleaming too!
you can still get parts but i doubt you will need them. that pump is new! love the double coiled 240 heating element! never seen one close up but knew they existed. all is all that is one lucky little kenmore. all these years and never seen water! enjoy!!!!!!!!!! | ||
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Post# 425129 , Reply# 10 3/27/2010 at 09:29 (5,143 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 425148 , Reply# 11 3/27/2010 at 10:47 (5,143 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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black bakelite cover under the wash arm | ||
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Post# 425153 , Reply# 12 3/27/2010 at 10:52 (5,143 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 425160 , Reply# 13 3/27/2010 at 11:12 (5,143 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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No filter to prevent clogging of the pump? Hi Theo, I'm pretty sure the American dishwashers of the day (1960's & 70's), or at least this brand, didn't use any screens. I mean look at the openings! NOTHING is going to clog those! That and I think people of that time preferred to have the food bits sprayed onto their dished repeatedly! LOL More on the heating element... John (Combo52) told me this heating element, when wired for 230V is 2700 watts.... Wowzers! It also works when wired for 120V, but then it's only 700 watts. Kevin | ||
| Post# 425170 , Reply# 14 3/27/2010 at 11:32 (5,143 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin... | ||
| Post# 425174 , Reply# 15 3/27/2010 at 11:42 (5,143 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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a suggestion... Perhaps your next purchase should involve a windmill? LOL | ||
| Post# 425182 , Reply# 16 3/27/2010 at 13:03 (5,143 days old) by rpms (ontario canada) | ||
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Post# 425184 , Reply# 17 3/27/2010 at 13:07 (5,143 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Kenmore Dishwasher!
Kevin,
This is a awsome find. Does anyone know concerning the cycle selections what is the difference between light wash and short wash? And does that button at the right say 160 wash? Does that mean it heats the wash and final rinse to 160 or just the final rinse? Thanks and Best Of Luck with this awsome find! Peter | ||
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Post# 425411 , Reply# 18 3/28/2010 at 23:42 (5,141 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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And does that button at the right say 160 wash? | ||
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Post# 425468 , Reply# 19 3/29/2010 at 08:15 (5,141 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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LKM 230 VOLT DISHWASHER
The pink button gives you a 180F 2nd wash and final rinse with the motor running its much more effective and gets the dishes much cleaner and hotter than the 180F sani rinse option on many KAs which just heats the water in the sump to 180F and then briefly sprays the water over the dishes. On my KDSS-16 the water temp. falls to about 165F in less than one minute after the pump starts. The LKM DW does not have a filter because it has a food grinder it will grind up almost any thing, I once saw a demonstration where they put an entire BIG MAC sandwich in the bottom of the machine when they started a cycle and of coerce it was completely gone and all the dishes were clean at the end. The real problem came when small metal objects got in the grinder such as screws , small measuring spoons etc we had a real mess when an aluminum soft drink tab got in the machine by accident in our 1966 KM DW when I was a kid, IT tore up both pump impellers and resulted in yet another service call for a machine that was still under warranty. It also had a new timer and both door hinges broke although they came up with improved hinges that never broke again as they were twice as thick as the original ones.But it was not very well made over all it suffered more than a dozen repairs in just 10 years I replaced it with a 1975 WP SAU 500 which never had a single problem other than a broken plastic timer knob which WP changed to metal.
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