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Steve-Gyrofoam Visits The Mighty Plains |
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Post# 61613   3/29/2005 at 15:51 (6,939 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Steve/Gyrofoam drove out to Omaha last week for a visit and to deliver a pick-up load of appliances from back east. We had a great time all last week and really enjoyed working on machines, washing and getting fat on Steve's wonderful cooking & baking!! Chocolate fudge pound cake, chili, cornbread, pecan pie...oh yeah, the appliances! The following pics are just a few candids of what Steve brought out: This first one is the KitchenAid KDC-14 dishwasher that came from Steve 1-18 in Augusta, GA. Steve and I cleaned it up and installed it in the kitchen one afternoon. It works perfectly and turned out beautiful! Thanks again Steve1-18! |
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Post# 61614 , Reply# 1   3/29/2005 at 15:55 (6,939 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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I'm dying to see more pictures!!! As for Steve's cooking...my mouth is watering right now! |
Post# 61615 , Reply# 2   3/29/2005 at 15:56 (6,939 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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This picture is of a turquoise Maytag pair that Steve brought out from John L in Maryland. They found these on one of their mightnight appliance shopping trips and rescued them from further abuse and crushing. Unfortunately, they had been tossed out of the truck on their left sides so they have some porcelain chippage, but as long as I've waited to get these machines, we'll make them beautiful again. (I got rid of a pair just like these 8 years ago and have been looking for them again ever since)
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Post# 61616 , Reply# 3   3/29/2005 at 15:58 (6,938 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 61617 , Reply# 4   3/29/2005 at 15:59 (6,938 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 61618 , Reply# 5   3/29/2005 at 16:05 (6,938 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Look what came in my 1960 General Electric automatic washer! I have this washer pulled out of it's spot to replace the lower tranny seal, which I did Saturday. What a greasy mess under her skirt! The lower seal leaked oil onto the pulley which flung it all over the underside of the machine, dribbled down the skirt (or apron as GE calls it) and onto the floor. I'm glad I found this Tide to wash all those nasty rags! |
Post# 61619 , Reply# 6   3/29/2005 at 16:11 (6,938 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Steve and I also moved the GE combo (from craiglist-chicago) downstairs and hooked it up. It worked right out of the shipping box with only a minor belt adjustment so we moved it downstairs after Steve did a beautiful job detailing it. It still needs some adjustment to the pulleys - I have pulley rattle in one of them, but all in all, a great find!
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Post# 61621 , Reply# 7   3/29/2005 at 16:47 (6,938 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)   |   | |
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Greg ... They are all BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations!! Geoff |
Post# 61623 , Reply# 8   3/29/2005 at 16:48 (6,938 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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YAY!!! Great pics Greg! Congratulations on the GE Combo...Steve you did a great job cleaning it up! --Austin |
Post# 61643 , Reply# 9   3/29/2005 at 18:57 (6,938 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Greg - That KDC-14 is a beauty. How about some inside shots? Having installed it in the kitchen, I assume you will be using it as a daily driver. I use my KDI-14 as an overflow machine. The top rack comes out completely with no problem and you can put all kinds of large items in it. Can't wait to see all those machines in person! Thanks again for all your help with my KitchenAid 14. Fred |
Post# 61644 , Reply# 10   3/29/2005 at 19:49 (6,938 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 61652 , Reply# 11   3/29/2005 at 20:35 (6,938 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 61656 , Reply# 12   3/29/2005 at 21:24 (6,938 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)   |   | |
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Post# 61658 , Reply# 13   3/29/2005 at 21:39 (6,938 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 61672 , Reply# 15   3/29/2005 at 22:40 (6,938 days old) by scott55405 ()   |   | |
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Well, you sure are brave visiting all those northern places at this time of year, but glad to hear you had a great time! |
Post# 61674 , Reply# 16   3/29/2005 at 23:12 (6,938 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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I keep reading about "tall tub" dishwashers, what's different about them? How can they be any taller if they still have to fit under a standard counter? |
Post# 61676 , Reply# 17   3/29/2005 at 23:29 (6,938 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 61677 , Reply# 18   3/29/2005 at 23:52 (6,938 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 61686 , Reply# 20   3/30/2005 at 06:24 (6,938 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis)   |   | |
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What a fun time! And all those presents at one time! It will be such a delight to see this stuff in person in June! |
Post# 61694 , Reply# 22   3/30/2005 at 08:39 (6,938 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 61715 , Reply# 23   3/30/2005 at 12:41 (6,938 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 61737 , Reply# 25   3/30/2005 at 16:54 (6,937 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 61805 , Reply# 26   3/31/2005 at 00:20 (6,937 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Thanks for all the great comments and congrats - yes, we do have a bit of a space issue, which is nothing new, but I removed a wall in the basement between the south room and the "middle room" which is where the GE combo and several dishwashers will go. Not only space for a few more appliances, but LOTS more room for our conventioneers! The Maytags will need a considerable amount of work, but fortunately, I have quite a few of the parts I'll need for cosmetic restoration - panel glass, new top, etc. that came with them and I have a very good source for the other parts I might need locally as well. Now to find the time! I'm just so excited to have them "back" again, the restoration work will be a piece of (chocolate fudge pound) cake! Here is a pic of the KDC-14 interior - just MINT! I've been running it nearly every day and have yet to find anything not perfectly clean. Since this was a gravity drain machine, I wired a pump from a Whirly "World" portable washer in series with the motor. Since the motor and new pump are running through the whole washing/rinsing cycle, we get the added benefit of the pump carrying away any water that may run out the overflow tube - in left front corner of tub. The power of the circulation pump is incredible and the sounds of the water blasting the dishes sends chills down your back - these cast iron wash arm machines were the most powerful dishwashers Hobart-KitchenAid made. I was skeptical of the short wash cycle, 6 3/4 minutes, but so far everything has been spotless. |
Post# 61819 , Reply# 28   3/31/2005 at 06:26 (6,937 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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"I removed a wall in the basement between the south room and the "middle room" Hopefully it wasn't a "load bearing" wall, that could be a big pain to comopensate for :-) |
Post# 61836 , Reply# 30   3/31/2005 at 07:51 (6,937 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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The drain valve solenoid energizes closing the valve during wash and rinses to hold the water in the machine, otherwise the valve is open allowing water to drain. Since the pump is wired in with the motor and the motor runs through the entire cycle, the pump is constantly running. It's connected right to the drain valve outlet where the 1 1/2" drain pipe would normally be. I was afraid that I would be able to hear the pump humming away while running but it's really not noticeable. We mounted the pump on a hard foam pad so it won't make noise. There is a little sucking noise (like a solid basket washer) at the end of the pump out phases, but that's a very short time and kind of a cool sound for a vintage machine.
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Post# 61837 , Reply# 31   3/31/2005 at 07:53 (6,937 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Not a load bearing wall at all, in fact, it was in the house when I bought it separating the orginal laundry room from the other areas of the basement. When I decided to remove it for more space two weeks ago, I found it wasn't even secured to floor - only the ceiling and side-wall so it really came down easily. It's nice to have it gone, more open space and much more dramatic when you come down the basement stairs!
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Post# 61843 , Reply# 32   3/31/2005 at 08:31 (6,937 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Can't wait to see these beauties in person at the convention!! 3 more months...3 more months... |
Post# 61881 , Reply# 34   3/31/2005 at 21:45 (6,936 days old) by repair-man (Pittsburgh PA)   |   | |
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You can't wire the pump to the drain solenoid. It would only pump when the machine was supposed to wash/rinse. In other words- the solenoid CLOSES when energized. Ed |
Post# 61904 , Reply# 36   4/1/2005 at 07:26 (6,936 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)   |   | |
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I love the Kelvy and the KA dishwasher. Hope you have many years of enjoyment with them. |
Post# 61920 , Reply# 37   4/1/2005 at 14:19 (6,936 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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As Jon said - "My what nice racks you have!" That machine looks mint. It is interesting that it retains many of the features of the KD-12 series, but picks up new ones. The machine doesn't have the side rails of the KD-12 with the start switch and operating light, has the racks of the KD-14 series, but retains the cycle dial and cycles of the KD-12. Plus, of course, the fabulous chrome handle of the "Classic" KitchenAid. You have a winner! Fred |