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1962 Whirlpool |
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Post# 576871   2/18/2012 at 20:21 (4,421 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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Showed up on Craigs List yesterday...got it today! |
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Post# 576872 , Reply# 1   2/18/2012 at 20:23 (4,421 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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in great shape! |
Post# 576873 , Reply# 2   2/18/2012 at 20:25 (4,421 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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pictures are before clean up |
Post# 577071 , Reply# 5   2/19/2012 at 17:25 (4,420 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)   |   | |
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Post# 577109 , Reply# 6   2/19/2012 at 20:45 (4,420 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Oh! What a great find! I have the 'one-arm' model (a 61) and it's my avatar picture! The two-arm model you have looks fantastic!
The draining issue could be a number of things - first, check the drain hose and make sure it is not blocked (the 61 darn near drove me crazy with a hose blocked due to flakes of the hose having flaked off). I have also encountered issues with the actual drain pump casing being blocked up with some kind of corroded gunk - once cleaned out, the pump was just fine. Last, it could be that the drain pump itself has given up, but I believe that there are modern washer drain pumps that can be substituted. Great save and keep us posted!! |
Post# 577250 , Reply# 9   2/20/2012 at 14:15 (4,419 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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Post# 577336 , Reply# 10   2/20/2012 at 20:31 (4,419 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 577339 , Reply# 11   2/20/2012 at 20:36 (4,419 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Cool! This would be a fun find - I love the wash-arm and rolling racks.
A neighbor of ours had one just like this they were given by some people moving out of state. They had four kids and a lot of dishes. Thrilled with their new-found drudgery-saver, they loaded it up and started the cycle. A couple of hours later they couldn't imagine why it was still running. Turns out the timer was bad and just advanced through the "Off" and started the cycle over again. They were clean dishes for sure. They never did fix it, or use it again, but the Mrs. liked the extra counter space and used the interior to store grocery bags. |
Post# 577343 , Reply# 12   2/20/2012 at 20:58 (4,419 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)   |   | |
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It's a 1972. Unfortunately I don't own this car, I got the picture of it off the net. Sorry if I mislead you in any way lol. I just love the 72 model year of this car and have quite a few pictures of them. The fuselage body style era was from 1969-1973. Again sorry for making you think this is my car. I guess I should change my picture. You should try this website, you may be able to find one in your area. Or they might be able to help you track one down. Here's the link.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO StrongEnough78's LINK |
Post# 577354 , Reply# 13   2/20/2012 at 22:57 (4,419 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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The serial tag |
Post# 577355 , Reply# 14   2/20/2012 at 23:08 (4,419 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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Fully intact |
Post# 577356 , Reply# 15   2/20/2012 at 23:12 (4,419 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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Seems to have had words in the eyelets at different intervals...any clue? |
Post# 577357 , Reply# 16   2/20/2012 at 23:15 (4,419 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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Looks like a 2 way Hydro Sweep |
Post# 577358 , Reply# 17   2/20/2012 at 23:25 (4,419 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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The tub has a pink plastisol interior. The upper wash arm is suspended with a SS rod that clips into tabs, the feed tube fits into a hole in the center of bottom wash arm. |
Post# 577393 , Reply# 18   2/21/2012 at 05:17 (4,419 days old) by retro-man (- boston,ma)   |   | |
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I would say that the two missing words would be rinse and then dry. Seems like the logical sequence on the timer. Jon |
Post# 577397 , Reply# 19   2/21/2012 at 07:02 (4,419 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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Good point! The first eyelet at the red dot point, very faint... I detect cycle.... |
Post# 577407 , Reply# 20   2/21/2012 at 09:12 (4,419 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 577419 , Reply# 21   2/21/2012 at 10:33 (4,419 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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Long time since we have chat. The bottom filter system looks like in the picture of a front load that was posted a while back. Is this model a D&M? |
Post# 577420 , Reply# 22   2/21/2012 at 10:46 (4,419 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 577526 , Reply# 23   2/21/2012 at 19:51 (4,418 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 577589 , Reply# 25   2/22/2012 at 07:14 (4,418 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The model # designates the model year, sKp 55 the K means that it is a 1963 model, it could have been made in late 1962 as appliances like cars usually came out a bit early as everyone was trying to get the jump on the competition in those days.
It is really cool to see this machine with the SS upper wash-arm, this may have been WPs first DW with a upper wash-arm. The next generation of WP DW had an all new combined circulation and drain pump, these models had a large round white plastic filter in the bottom. On these machines the upper wash-arm looked exactly like yours except it was pink plastic. |
Post# 577597 , Reply# 26   2/22/2012 at 08:25 (4,418 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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This model is one I acquired from a member, shortly after, I found another "Supreme" on CList just a few blocks away...never know when and where things will pop up! |
Post# 577604 , Reply# 27   2/22/2012 at 10:18 (4,418 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 577613 , Reply# 28   2/22/2012 at 11:22 (4,418 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 577620 , Reply# 29   2/22/2012 at 11:40 (4,418 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 577626 , Reply# 31   2/22/2012 at 12:26 (4,418 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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Robert, what took you to Texas? Here is another pic |
Post# 577656 , Reply# 32   2/22/2012 at 16:18 (4,417 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)   |   | |
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Post# 577777 , Reply# 33   2/23/2012 at 07:25 (4,417 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 577839 , Reply# 34   2/23/2012 at 13:32 (4,416 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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Here is another pic of the machine...they are actually your pictues |
Post# 578076 , Reply# 35   2/25/2012 at 08:11 (4,415 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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upper spray arm Is this the next generation? |
Post# 578119 , Reply# 36   2/25/2012 at 11:30 (4,415 days old) by RE563 (Fort Worth, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 578201 , Reply# 37   2/25/2012 at 17:23 (4,414 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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a previous thread |
Post# 578204 , Reply# 38   2/25/2012 at 17:36 (4,414 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 578467 , Reply# 39   2/26/2012 at 16:05 (4,413 days old) by cyclemonitor ()   |   | |
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a upper wash arm for a Whirlpool |
Post# 578477 , Reply# 40   2/26/2012 at 16:22 (4,413 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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One of the things I like about these Whirlpool dishwashers is/are the extreme angles of the cup and glass holders in the upper racks. Must help a lot with drying. Thanks for all the pictures. I don't think I ever saw a Whirlpool dishwasher until I was an adult. I remember seeing the Sears Kenmore machines with the round carousel upper racks, but never a 'pool. |
Post# 578484 , Reply# 41   2/26/2012 at 16:50 (4,413 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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