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Post# 448769   7/12/2010 at 21:09 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Well, it has been nearly 2 months since I added anything new to the collection... I did pledge to hubby that I was not planning on any major road trips to pick up vintage appliances this summer, so I had this latest addition shipped to upstate Vermont. We took a short trip into Derby Line on Friday afternoon and look what found it's way into the back of the Ford...
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Post# 448770 , Reply# 1   7/12/2010 at 21:11 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 448771 , Reply# 2   7/12/2010 at 21:12 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 448773 , Reply# 3   7/12/2010 at 21:14 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 448774 , Reply# 4   7/12/2010 at 21:16 (5,008 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 448775 , Reply# 5   7/12/2010 at 21:16 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 448776 , Reply# 6   7/12/2010 at 21:19 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 448777 , Reply# 7   7/12/2010 at 21:21 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 448778 , Reply# 8   7/12/2010 at 21:23 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 448779 , Reply# 9   7/12/2010 at 21:25 (5,008 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 448780 , Reply# 10   7/12/2010 at 21:28 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Overall, it's in pretty good shape. Yes, there is some water scale build up, but most of that scrubbed right off. The blue plastisol tub is still solid and undamaged - no leaks! I did have to test it, using the traditional 'bucket test' and the impeller slings water around nicely and the pump drains fine. The seal for the water feed to the power shower in the lid is soft and the tub gasket, I swear, is as soft and supple as the day it was made!
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Post# 448782 , Reply# 11   7/12/2010 at 21:32 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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I did experience a problem when I tried a test drive in the kitchen, however... The machine didn't seem to fill properly. Expecting a bad solenoid, I quickly saw the real problem - the hoses had hardened completely and when I took them out to hook up to the sink, I kinked them severely... OOPS! I will have to replace them, but geez, I want to keep the original Unicouple!
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Post# 448783 , Reply# 12   7/12/2010 at 21:41 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Of course I hooked up another set of hoses temporarily and did some further testing... The timer works great, and with unrestricted water flow, the machine fills, washes and drains normally. I also stumbled across the wiring diagram for this machine (also for SP40 and SP47 models - a picture of this to follow next week). I was puzzling about how the different cycles work on this dishwasher; hubby found a cycling chart as part of the wiring diagram!! The big difference from the older Mobile Maid I have - there are only two final rinses. Here's the cycles and their phases:
Normal Daily Dishes/Mixed Loads: prewash (no detergent dispenser for a prewash like in the 58 Mobile Maid), prerinse, main wash, two rinses, 16 minutes drying; water is heated in main wash and rinses. Pots Pans/Utensils: 5 minute pause, prerinse, main wash, two rinses, 5 minutes heated drying, 11 minutes unheated; water is heated in main wash and rinses Fine China and Crystal: 5 minute pause, prerinse, main wash, two rinses, 5 minute heated drying, 11 minute unheated; water is not heated in main wash or rinses. Other cool features: the lid still pops open a few minutes into the dry phase, and the detergent cup will move back to the upright position during the dry phase of the cycle. How cool is that?? I am just DYING to run a load of dishes through this one!! |
Post# 448784 , Reply# 13   7/12/2010 at 21:43 (5,008 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 448788 , Reply# 14   7/12/2010 at 21:56 (5,008 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Paul, I think the red button had the timer pause while it heated the water. But that's just a guess. If that is indeed the case, the designers probably didn't want the water conntected and pressuring the coupler hose all that extra time that only a built-in installation could stand. The last of the Kenmore PowerCleans, the portable version didn't have a sani-rinse option but the built-in version did--so same kind of principle.
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Post# 448790 , Reply# 15   7/12/2010 at 21:58 (5,008 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 448794 , Reply# 16   7/12/2010 at 22:06 (5,008 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 448799 , Reply# 17   7/12/2010 at 22:18 (5,008 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 448848 , Reply# 19   7/13/2010 at 05:48 (5,008 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 448858 , Reply# 21   7/13/2010 at 07:48 (5,008 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Great find Paul thats the most deluxe GE portable of that era I have seen. The timer does not appear to be a rapid advance type it would have two motors on it if it were. There is no harm in leaving the the hoses on portable dishwashers connected to the faucet and under pressure indiffently, they use the same quality hoses and inlet valves that automatic washers use. And they are usually left under pressure for 20 years or more with no problems. From my experience less than 1/4 of customers turn off the water to thier washers when not in use.
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Post# 448884 , Reply# 22   7/13/2010 at 09:40 (5,007 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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just saw this thread, you found a bowtie!!! looks very similiar to the one i found in toledo ohio this summer! love the color!
you know parts are pretty much non existent according to larry in cleveland so i didn't dare take mine apart, that pump seal has to be pressed in. if your's doesn't leak (neither does mine) i would just count my blesings and enjoy it. mine is the first dishwasher i have not dissassembled. i don't plan on using it very much either, maybe just every couple months or so and i will do the "hot water soak on the seal" for about 10 minutes before running it as you guys here suggest. your's is either a later or high end model as i don't have the power shower on mine. congrats on a great find!!! enjoy it!!! |
Post# 449002 , Reply# 23   7/13/2010 at 18:28 (5,007 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 449048 , Reply# 24   7/13/2010 at 22:12 (5,007 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 449054 , Reply# 25   7/13/2010 at 23:21 (5,007 days old) by retropia ()   |   | |
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Nice find! |
Post# 449116 , Reply# 26   7/14/2010 at 10:04 (5,006 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Hey Mike - Yep, that's the one! It took some backflips, but I found a way to get it to me at a reasonable price.
Not sure the paint is original, though, given the comments about the relative rarity of MobileMaids 'in colours'... Still, it matches the rest of the GE Kitchen really nicely. Can't wait to get some dishes done in it this weekend!! |
Post# 449132 , Reply# 27   7/14/2010 at 10:33 (5,006 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 450357 , Reply# 28   7/18/2010 at 22:06 (5,002 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 450358 , Reply# 29   7/18/2010 at 22:10 (5,002 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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And the wiring diagram. Sorry for the quality of the actual image - it had some water damage...
I am sure that with this diagram, Eddie (toploader55) you are going to be able to figure out how the motor you have will fit the 57 MobileMaid! Funny that the machine this came from is an SP50 model, yet the diagram doesn't mention that machine... |
Post# 450359 , Reply# 30   7/18/2010 at 22:12 (5,002 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 450427 , Reply# 32   7/19/2010 at 06:28 (5,002 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Congrats, Paul! I've never seen the inside of a Mobile Maid, so I was surprised at the shape of the impeller. I'm more familiar with the steeply-ramped, black bakelite impellers. I've been trying to recall more about the mid-50's Westinghouse "pull-out" built-in we had when I was a tyke. I think it had a ramped impeller.
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Post# 450436 , Reply# 33   7/19/2010 at 07:22 (5,002 days old) by mikepaquette ()   |   | |
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Still my fav is the pink interior. Just my thing. Mike |
Post# 450437 , Reply# 34   7/19/2010 at 07:26 (5,002 days old) by mikepaquette ()   |   | |
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Any pic's with the racks in & tub cleaned up ? Mike |
Post# 450586 , Reply# 36   7/19/2010 at 21:49 (5,001 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 451414 , Reply# 37   7/23/2010 at 20:44 (4,997 days old) by mikepaquette ()   |   | |
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Looking forward to new pic's . King of the dishwashers. Michael |
Post# 451944 , Reply# 38   7/25/2010 at 22:07 (4,995 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 451945 , Reply# 39   7/25/2010 at 22:09 (4,995 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 451946 , Reply# 40   7/25/2010 at 22:12 (4,995 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 451947 , Reply# 41   7/25/2010 at 22:14 (4,995 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 451949 , Reply# 42   7/25/2010 at 22:17 (4,995 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 451958 , Reply# 43   7/25/2010 at 22:44 (4,995 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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