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Post# 575503 2/12/2012 at 21:41 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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Despite hubby's constant reminders about the 1961 Whirlpool and the 1957 Whirlpool dishwashers both being in various states of disrepair (and taking up valuable space in the bar area of the basement in Ogden...) I found myself waiting for the JB Weld on the 57 Whirlpool to set, so I figured 'Damn, it's time I did something with that GE Princess dishwasher of mine....
It's currently my longest running dishwasher restoration project and the reason why I joined automaticwasher.org in the first place! So, let's set the Wayback Machine to 2007; August to be exact. I found this turquoise GE dishwasher on an eBay auction in Toronto. 
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Post# 575504 , Reply# 1 2/12/2012 at 21:45 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Now at the time, I was thrilled. I knew we were moving, so I figured this dishwasher was going to be joining the turquoise Kelvinator range and refrigerator set that already graced the 'White House' kitchen in our new home.
But I was (as my late grandmother would say), "green as grass" as far as appliance restorations went... Despite my enthusiasm, I had no flipping idea what I was getting myself into... 
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Post# 575506 , Reply# 2 2/12/2012 at 21:48 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 575507 , Reply# 3 2/12/2012 at 21:49 (4,453 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Post# 575508 , Reply# 4 2/12/2012 at 21:55 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Well, there was an argument or two about whether the bits and pieces of this machine should be moved to the house in Ogden when we moved in November of 2007. It won (the 1941 Westinghouse refrigerator, the 1956 McClary Refrigerator, the 1977 Kenmore range and 1975 Admiral refrigerator lost...) and the poor Princess got stored in the 'cold room' in Ogden (aka the 'dishwasher dungeon') until fall of 2011.
After seeing how well Phil welded the cabinet of the also-messed-up 57 Whirlpool dishwasher cabinet, I figured I had nothing to lose if I tried to enlist his help again with the GE cabinet. It was worth the gamble! 
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Post# 575509 , Reply# 5 2/12/2012 at 21:57 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 575510 , Reply# 6 2/12/2012 at 22:00 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 575511 , Reply# 7 2/12/2012 at 22:01 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 575514 , Reply# 8 2/12/2012 at 22:07 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Knowing that I got the connector block back together again, I figured it was time to try out the other components of the dishwasher. First test was, of course, the timer.
It passed the first test, but something I didn't anticipate, the way I hooked up the timer to the power supply, I was also powering the calrod heater. If there had been a hidden camera in the basement, it would have shown a panicky me randomly unplugging and sniffing at electrical connections... Ah well.. 
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Post# 575515 , Reply# 9 2/12/2012 at 22:09 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 575517 , Reply# 10 2/12/2012 at 22:12 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 575519 , Reply# 11 2/12/2012 at 22:18 (4,453 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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The last thing I did before heading back to Montreal was to test how well the tub fit in the re-welded cabinet. It was just fine, thank you!
So, I should be doing a water test soon (we're away in Ottawa for Winterlude next weekend and no, I won't be able to pick up the 54 GE Mobile Maid at this time,alas). I also have to figure out what to do about a cover for the dishwasher but I had a -thought (inspired by Mike's - dishwashercrazy's - 'Hollywood Dishwasher') - why not just put a pleixglass cover on this one? Stay tuned.... 
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| Post# 575522 , Reply# 12 2/12/2012 at 22:29 (4,453 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
 Way to go Paul!!! Congratulations so far on this restoration project. Knowing what is ahead of me with my own G.E. Princess with the poor condition tub seal around the top of the tank, I can not imagine what you are going to do about your seal. But I have confidence that you will come up with a solution, that blends with the Plexiglas cover. I do still have a cover here which has your name on it. I am really sorry now that I was unable to bring it along when we visited last June. I should ship it up to you now. Lets talk more. BUT, on second thought, I do not believe that the profile of the older style cover that I have, is the same shape as the one that was used on the Princess models. Thanks for sharing this project with us. Mike This post was last edited 02/13/2012 at 00:25 | ||
| Post# 575524 , Reply# 13 2/12/2012 at 22:51 (4,453 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
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