Thread Number: 3491
WOW, My Ultimate Dream Dishwasher has Arrived |
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Post# 86298   9/30/2005 at 22:37 (6,754 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Well here it is. And I want to give a big thanks to Chris (christfr) of St. Louis who offered to me, it was so very kind of you Chris, I can't thank you enough. I've always wanted a Youngstown Jet-Tower Dishwasher ever since I saw my first Youngstown Ad. For me I've now reached my pinnacle of automatic dishwashing! Here are the first seven pictures for the evening. |
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Post# 86299 , Reply# 1   9/30/2005 at 22:38 (6,754 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 86301 , Reply# 2   9/30/2005 at 22:39 (6,754 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 86302 , Reply# 3   9/30/2005 at 22:39 (6,754 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 86303 , Reply# 4   9/30/2005 at 22:40 (6,754 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 86307 , Reply# 5   9/30/2005 at 22:42 (6,754 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 86311 , Reply# 6   9/30/2005 at 22:44 (6,754 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 86312 , Reply# 7   9/30/2005 at 22:47 (6,754 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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And Finally I thought some of you might enjoy the owners manual that came with the machine. So I added it to the owners manual library, click the link below, it's the last one on the list. I will begin to work on trouble shooting the Youngstown later on this weekend. Hopefully we'll have some spray action videos soon. CLICK HERE TO GO TO unimatic1140's LINK |
Post# 86313 , Reply# 8   9/30/2005 at 22:51 (6,754 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 86318 , Reply# 9   9/30/2005 at 22:54 (6,754 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 86320 , Reply# 10   9/30/2005 at 22:56 (6,754 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)   |   | |
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It looks like it was just removed from its original box. It looks fabulous! |
Post# 86333 , Reply# 11   9/30/2005 at 23:43 (6,754 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 86338 , Reply# 13   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,811 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Post# 86342 , Reply# 15   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,811 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 86343 , Reply# 16   12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,811 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 86356 , Reply# 17   10/1/2005 at 06:09 (6,753 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Love it all! Congrats. Chris is a good man. Would someone decent snatch him up already? (Pardon the expression.) Can't miss with a swing-open front panel complete with handle. Does it pay to stick a "regular" dishwasher timer in the hatch and convert to a solenoid-type standard water valve, should all else fail? How does this contraption drain? Gravity, pump? Does the pump switch on and off or is there a soleonoid or a mechanical valve? Sorry about the lack of patience. LOL |
Post# 86357 , Reply# 18   10/1/2005 at 06:10 (6,753 days old) by washaholic ()   |   | |
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Congradulations on your find |
Post# 86362 , Reply# 20   10/1/2005 at 08:24 (6,753 days old) by duetboy ()   |   | |
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Did everyone get the link to the "What the salesman should know" video posted on the site ages ago? I loved watching it. Now if I could only remember the link.... Oh, and if Chris is into bears..... |
Post# 86363 , Reply# 21   10/1/2005 at 08:27 (6,753 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 86368 , Reply# 23   10/1/2005 at 09:12 (6,753 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 86377 , Reply# 24   10/1/2005 at 11:09 (6,753 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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its in beautiful shape and I love just love the "me" shot off the dial! PERRRFECT! I remember seeing alot of activity in the Cusano's machine but I was too young to notice how well it cleaned the dishes. Theirs was not in half as nice condition as yours is. That top always got scratched by sliding china across it. BEAUTIFUL! Tell us what needs fixing and does the tank heat with 110V or 220V?? jon |
Post# 86378 , Reply# 25   10/1/2005 at 11:10 (6,753 days old) by lightedcontrols ()   |   | |
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SEE!.......Dreams really DO come true here in Applianceville!!! C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! ! Mark |
Post# 86380 , Reply# 26   10/1/2005 at 11:25 (6,753 days old) by compwhiz128 ()   |   | |
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So thats what your ancient digital camera looks like! Anyhow congrats on your ancient DW find Also, how doe's that wash dishes? O.o |
Post# 86384 , Reply# 27   10/1/2005 at 11:39 (6,753 days old) by gregm ()   |   | |
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that thing looks MINT !!!, awesome ......... wow, very generous and thoughtful of chris ...... I expect to see a video of it running shortly, say before xmas time ? |
Post# 86387 , Reply# 28   10/1/2005 at 11:57 (6,753 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 86393 , Reply# 30   10/1/2005 at 13:29 (6,753 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Thanks everyone! Pete if you look at the 5th picture above you can see how you push in the chrome knob and turn it to pop open the lid. Tom, oh I’m totally expecting this dw to be terrible performance wise. But its soooooo cute and the window lid is soooo cool that it really needs to be loved. Seems like vintage dishwashers are like men, then cuter they are the more work and trouble they are. :) Yes the machine is beautiful and clean. Chris did a beautiful job with cleaning and painting the machine and that's my least favorite part of the restoration process. Now it’s my turn to do the necessary mechanical restoration work that its going to need, and its going to need quite a bit of it. Mike the jet-tower rotates as it sprays hot water. Toggle, this Youngstown drains via a solenoid drain valve and simply uses gravity to drain the dishwasher of waste water. Jon that tank takes only 120volts. But it runs 24/7 so its already ready to wash dishes. I will install a switch so I can turn the heater tank off when I’m not using it. No problem Lawrence I can shoot still pictures through the window, even without Plexiglas, YAY. Now its going to take quite a bit of work until its ready for washing its first load of dishes. I haven’t applied electricity to it yet but I manually filled the dishwasher with hot water last night and fount three things that needs to be fixed in its water system first. #1 Cast Iron Drain Valve:: I found that the drain valve is not sealing properly (power off drain is closed, power on drain is open) and it leaks about a half gallon a minute which would quickly drain the wash water out. #2 Mechanical Water Valve: When you press the valve down it fills fast but when you release it to stop it from flowing that fast fill goes down to a fast trickle. Obviously this will have to be fixed. #Cast Iron Recirculation Pump #3 There is a slow leak at the shaft seal of the pump. This is going to be a challenge to fix, but I'll figure out something. I will photograph and explain what I’m doing as I’m fixing all three of these parts. Tonight I will begin with the very Primitive Drain Valve Assembly. It’s quite cool and seals with nothing more than a rubber super ball! More to come. |
Post# 86396 , Reply# 31   10/1/2005 at 14:17 (6,753 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Tom Turbo, you're absolutely right. This was worse than the Frigidaires. When there were 8 of us under one roof, I cannot imagine how my "grandmother" got all our dishes from a meal in this thing. And yeah, i remember those spray jets that shot right up to the window glass from the top of the jet tower. Theirs was the combined sinnk & dishwasher model.
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Post# 86397 , Reply# 32   10/1/2005 at 14:22 (6,753 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 86399 , Reply# 33   10/1/2005 at 14:26 (6,753 days old) by spiraclean (UK)   |   | |
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Post# 86417 , Reply# 35   10/1/2005 at 18:08 (6,753 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 86439 , Reply# 36   10/1/2005 at 21:27 (6,753 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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So it looks like Frigidaire took this design and used it for their "spray tube" dishwashers, just turned the tube horizontal instead of verticle. |
Post# 86479 , Reply# 38   10/2/2005 at 07:01 (6,752 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)   |   | |
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You've reached your Pinnacle in dishwashing, your Zenith in Televisions, now you just need your Apex in washing machines. |
Post# 86480 , Reply# 39   10/2/2005 at 07:22 (6,752 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 86490 , Reply# 40   10/2/2005 at 08:47 (6,752 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Robert, This is a real surprise. Of course I love it with a window and all even to this day should have windows. Some question as far as the water heating goes what temp does it heat to? And is the heating only for the final rinse? And would you actually need to turn the heater on awhile before you start the unit? Best Of Luck with a real Gem Peter |
Post# 86496 , Reply# 41   10/2/2005 at 09:56 (6,752 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Hi Peter, the water heater isn't inside the dishwasher tub, its an external water heater tank that holds about six gallons of water and keeps the water at 175F to 180F, 24 hours of the day ready at any time to wash dishes! If you look at the 6th picture I posted above at the top of this thread you can see the water tank at the back/lower left hand corner of the machine.
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Post# 86498 , Reply# 42   10/2/2005 at 10:28 (6,752 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 86510 , Reply# 43   10/2/2005 at 11:13 (6,752 days old) by retromom ()   |   | |
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Robert: You have a gorgeous dishwasher there! Good luck on the restoration! Venus :-) |
Post# 86665 , Reply# 44   10/3/2005 at 06:06 (6,751 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 86710 , Reply# 45   10/3/2005 at 09:23 (6,751 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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As others have said, seeing that machine sure brings back memories for me too. I remember how the water used to kind of spit through the holes on the top as the machine was filling. It would eventually fill the window to the point of being hard to see what was going on inside but to a child with an interest like mine, it was still cool to watch. I remember that big knob very well. I used to push a chair up to the counter, push and turn the dial and climb up to watch. It used to drive my Mother nuts. We had the electric sink model. |