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Post# 142343 7/14/2006 at 14:40 (6,488 days old) by ricky5050  (Durham Britain) |
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Hi Guys i have just purchased of E bay an old Bendix Dishwasher, i believe it to be pre 1985 so appologies if its not and therefore in the wrong catergory. Older dishwashers are very rare over here in the UK, but please take a look at the photos and see what you think. The owner is posting me the manual so i may know more details soon.
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Post# 142344 , Reply# 1 7/14/2006 at 14:42 (6,488 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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here is my 1989 hotpoint making way for older bendix | ||
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Post# 142346 , Reply# 2 7/14/2006 at 14:43 (6,488 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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inside newer machine | ||
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Post# 142347 , Reply# 3 7/14/2006 at 14:45 (6,488 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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hotpoint filter bottom spray arm | ||
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Post# 142348 , Reply# 4 7/14/2006 at 14:48 (6,488 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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now some more of the bendix
it has a split pannel door , the lower half of which moves out as you pull the door down the help support the main door. It has hot warm and delicate cycles. Delicate being (as fas as i can tell) some sort of diverter valve to reduce water either to or from main pump whic gives a softer wash (but noisier)
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Post# 142349 , Reply# 5 7/14/2006 at 14:49 (6,488 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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inside the older Bendix | ||
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Post# 142351 , Reply# 6 7/14/2006 at 14:52 (6,488 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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inside the Bendix with big filter | ||
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Post# 142352 , Reply# 7 7/14/2006 at 14:53 (6,488 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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lower dish rack | ||
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Post# 142353 , Reply# 8 7/14/2006 at 14:55 (6,488 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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upper rack | ||
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Post# 142356 , Reply# 9 7/14/2006 at 15:06 (6,488 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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in its new home
The Bendix is in its new home. I have ran a test cycle. It uses a lot more water than modern macine with a lot more fill and empty cycles to flush the filter. Its so much noiser, the water spray against the cabinet sides sounds like a pressure washer againt a window pane ( it makes my kettle rattle! )(Thats NOT a euphamism! ) (ok it is!!)It burps as it fills up, and during the dry cycle the heating element makes a humming chattering noise ( i will investigate this weekend )It needs a new drain hose as original is unflexible and either twist or pops out of drain pipe (first wash flooded kitchen!) And finally do you think i should re paint the door white as per original , or blue to match cabinets. Visit the below link to see my kitchen ( ignore Media link its a put file fault only vist photos link ) cheerio !!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO ricky5050's LINK 
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Post# 142373 , Reply# 10 7/14/2006 at 15:34 (6,488 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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That is very fun! | ||
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Post# 142379 , Reply# 11 7/14/2006 at 15:43 (6,488 days old) by brisnat81 (Brisbane Australia) |
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Internally Thats exactly the same as the Hoover Dishwashers we had in Australia, in the 70's and 80's. A nice looking machine. | ||
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Post# 142443 , Reply# 13 7/14/2006 at 22:34 (6,487 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 142466 , Reply# 14 7/15/2006 at 03:30 (6,487 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 142475 , Reply# 15 7/15/2006 at 06:38 (6,487 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Wow Bendix made a DW??
I've got to get one and down power that! Bendix does your dishes WOW! They should put a porthole window in the front!!! Yes cadet blue would look great, but ofcourse I am still oooing over Gansky's Root Beer colored GE combo!! Nice find Ricky, I bet it will get the marmalade off the tea plates pronto!! jet | ||
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Post# 142478 , Reply# 16 7/15/2006 at 06:46 (6,487 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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A Bendix dishwasher---who knew? "Uses lots of water" = gets the dishes really clean! Something the new machines now sold here in the US can't do! If noise is a problem a jacket of insulating material works wonders. | ||
| Post# 142568 , Reply# 17 7/15/2006 at 15:53 (6,487 days old) by washboy2005 (UK) | ||
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Hey I love your kitchen and appliances!!! Where in Durham are you ?? I'm not far from Durham, Hartlepool actually Take Care Dan | ||
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Post# 142581 , Reply# 19 7/15/2006 at 16:42 (6,487 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Rick, Congratulations on your Bendix dishwasher. Glad it does not feature tumble action washing. I like your blue dishes with the rose and green stripes. Austin, very sharp eyes there spotting the WP-influenced wash arms. | ||
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Post# 142716 , Reply# 21 7/16/2006 at 07:04 (6,486 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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Thanks chaps , i do have some where a Which magazine ( similar to CA ) which shows earlier bendix dishwashers ,this one is from the era when Thorn appliances must have bought out Bendix. Upon further investigation the door pannel is not easily removed from the cabinet like on the hotpoint but forms the chasis to hold springs timer etc so not sure if brave enough to dismantle to get it to the spray shop, if not i will mask and re spray it white in garden ( as the blue is old Ford transit van blue!) The investigation showed the saftey switch loose so now it stops as you open the door ( and with that big spray thats useful as first attempt spray nearly hit ceiling.) Dan i live near Consett , what appliances do you have? and Magic clean i know the machine you refer to, my Mums neighbours have the Bosch version which is vertually identical to my old hotpoint apart from the piano key and i think extra sound insulation , funny they are a bit snobbish regarding applinaces and think hotpoint cheap , did nt want to tell them both machines were the same, in fact a lot of the workings on both are made by Siemens! Oh and Westytoploader it has a seperate drain pump ! Anyone any ideas why the heating element hums and buzzes , i cannot see any loose wires or bad contacts, also it is not a fan dry machine, i know some electric ovens used to humm as there elements got on a bit so its perhaps only that, but i am always paranoid around newly aquired appliances !! | ||
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