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Remember that 61 Whirlpool dishwasher?? |
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Post# 489701   1/17/2011 at 21:31 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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I am WAY overdue with a progress report on this machine... I had hoped it would be 100% complete by now, but I am soooo close and wanted to share what has happened with it so far.
This was 2010's 5th acquistion back in July - a nifty FP50B-1 top-loader that I estimated to be a 1961 model. I discovered a few problems with it, though... |
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Post# 489702 , Reply# 1   1/17/2011 at 21:33 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 489703 , Reply# 2   1/17/2011 at 21:34 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 489704 , Reply# 3   1/17/2011 at 21:37 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 489705 , Reply# 4   1/17/2011 at 21:41 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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I must admit this puzzled me at first... I did an initial water test (there's a video of it on YouTube) and I was thrilled that the dishwasher worked. The next time I tried testing it, nothing happened.
Some exploratory sugery revealed this broken clip where the timer dial shaft extension to the control panel meshed with the timer. The fix? A small gear clamp made this problem go away! |
Post# 489708 , Reply# 5   1/17/2011 at 21:44 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Time and I believe chemicals (I suspect the machine had anti-freeze put it in during the months it was not in use since it came from a seasonal home) did a number on the original cutlery baskets. They were fragile and crumbling.
The good news is that a 70s or 80s WCI cutlery basket is a near-perfect substitute, although it's a one-piece unit instead of the original two Whirlpool provided. So, I was three for three... |
Post# 489709 , Reply# 6   1/17/2011 at 21:46 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 489713 , Reply# 7   1/17/2011 at 21:50 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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It took me some time to come up with a fix for this one. Oddly enough, when I ruined the pump casing of the 58 Frigidaire dishwasher I was working one, a solution that Hubby, of all people, proposed for that repair struck me as being a potential solution here. Anyone ever used that fiberglass-resin stuff to repair a boat or auto body?? The matting and resin held the Whirlpool cups together pretty well!
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Post# 489714 , Reply# 8   1/17/2011 at 21:51 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 489717 , Reply# 9   1/17/2011 at 21:55 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Not quite... I had fashioned a lid that did not 'flap' easily and I found that the layer of fiberglass resin changed the thickness of the cups and the trip arms just enough to prevent them from being tripped by the spring operated by a cam on the timer shaft...
I am hoping that I might be able to scare up a replacement set of cups somewhere. If anyone happens to have the original Whirlpool or FSP part number, please do let me know! |
Post# 489719 , Reply# 10   1/17/2011 at 21:56 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 489720 , Reply# 11   1/17/2011 at 21:57 (4,819 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 489722 , Reply# 12   1/17/2011 at 21:58 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 489723 , Reply# 13   1/17/2011 at 21:59 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 489724 , Reply# 14   1/17/2011 at 22:02 (4,819 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 489793 , Reply# 15   1/18/2011 at 04:40 (4,819 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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I love the color! Actually BOL WP dishwashers used the twin silver baskets until recently. Check with John. |
Post# 489829 , Reply# 16   1/18/2011 at 09:59 (4,818 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Paul, this is the coolest machine! I can't wait for your first video of it working. Love the design of the racks, love their color! CU went gaga over these early 60's Whirlpool dishwashers (LeFevre must have been the head of the testing department).
On another note, I will keep sharp eyes on the lookout for anything that may help you find those detergent cups. After several years of this hobby I've decided that there are no things as rare and precious as all the Rube-Goldberg designed detergent cups used on all the various Top-Loading dishwashers I've seen (could be its own thread). Between the magnetic ones on the early GE pull-outs and that amazing dual-dispenser on John's early vintage Maytag portable that we got to see in the warehouse, it seems like the first designs of these parts were always weird and wacky and, unfortunately, prone to breakage |
Post# 489834 , Reply# 17   1/18/2011 at 10:43 (4,818 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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WOW! Filter Stream Washing in both the dishwasher and the combo, but it's noisier with dishes in the combo. |
Post# 489937 , Reply# 18   1/18/2011 at 19:22 (4,818 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York)   |   | |
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I found |
Post# 489938 , Reply# 19   1/18/2011 at 19:24 (4,818 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York)   |   | |
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you need part 82 cup and cover # 711819 |
Post# 489939 , Reply# 20   1/18/2011 at 19:26 (4,818 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York)   |   | |
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I forgot I had this |
Post# 489942 , Reply# 21   1/18/2011 at 19:59 (4,818 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 491254 , Reply# 22   1/24/2011 at 15:07 (4,812 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)   |   | |
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looking for detergent cups and came up with vaccuums I think Hoover
www.pcappliancerepair.com/find-re... |
Post# 492091 , Reply# 23   1/28/2011 at 12:06 (4,808 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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