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1955 Kenmore DW Pressure Switch |
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Post# 737228   2/23/2014 at 18:42 (3,685 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Hey Fellas,
Last night, I ran my D&M built 1955 Kenmore portable dishwasher and noticed a decent amount of water on the kitchen floor. Today, I discovered the source of the leak... the pressure switch... I was hoping it was from the hose going to it, but it appears to be coming from the switch itself. Any ideas on A) if I can repair it? It still works fine, but it appears to have been leaking for awhile and it's just recently picked up OR B) where on earth I can find a replacement? I thought I'd have a part number in my manual, but it just gives the name of the part. Thanks fellas. Pics to follow. |
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Post# 737229 , Reply# 1   2/23/2014 at 18:45 (3,685 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 737230 , Reply# 2   2/23/2014 at 18:47 (3,685 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 737381 , Reply# 4   2/24/2014 at 11:54 (3,684 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Will this may sound crazy, but was there ever a clamp (probably one of those wretched 'corbin' clamps) around the hose where it attaches to the pressure switch? The rust pattern seen on the switch body would suggest that a leak may be from the area where the hose attaches to the switch. A small gear clamp should solve any leaks here.
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Post# 737397 , Reply# 5   2/24/2014 at 14:06 (3,684 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN)   |   | |
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To me looks as if the steel housing is perforated by rust, I don't see evidence of a hose leak. And the hose show no deformation from a clamp ever being there. If the steel is rusted through you may be able to seal it with some RTV or epoxy etc to buy a little time while you try to locate a replacement.
As for clamps the Corbin style spring clamp is really the more reliable type, although the modern flat cross section design is much better then the old round wire style. With a spring clamp the clamping pressure remains constant even if the hose material cold flows out from under the clamp. Worm gear clamps don't do this so they loosen and leak, this is the major reason you don't see worm gear clamps on cars today. Of course for us DIYers the worm drive clamps are handy as you don't have to have the exact size to get it to work! |
Post# 737627 , Reply# 6   2/25/2014 at 19:42 (3,683 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 738310 , Reply# 7   2/28/2014 at 17:40 (3,680 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 738518 , Reply# 8   3/1/2014 at 14:34 (3,679 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 738627 , Reply# 9   3/1/2014 at 21:53 (3,679 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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