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| Post# 76397 8/3/2005 at 15:15 (6,831 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
i havent messed with this dw for a good year and a half..at that time i thought it was all done and ready to go.. but no..i found that the drain pump was so weak it wouldnt drain at all and the lid need a adjusting..so i parked her and went on to other projects.. but i finally got an elec drain pump did a bypass and some adjusting on the lid and shes alive again.. runs fantastic..cleans wonderfully..am so happy to finally have it back to life like it should be
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| Post# 76398 , Reply# 1 8/3/2005 at 15:17 (6,831 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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bypass | ||
| Post# 76399 , Reply# 2 8/3/2005 at 15:19 (6,831 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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full and ready | ||
| Post# 76400 , Reply# 3 8/3/2005 at 15:20 (6,831 days old) by westytoploader () | ||
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YAY, what a beautiful machine! Of course you can't forget function as well as form! Is the original drain pump the thing with the gold motor and end-mounted fan? | ||
| Post# 76401 , Reply# 4 8/3/2005 at 15:21 (6,831 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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even cleans | ||
Post# 76411 , Reply# 5 8/3/2005 at 16:43 (6,831 days old) by Gyrafoam  (Wytheville, VA) |
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That old "Westy" is so nice. What a wonderful job you have done with it! I remember them well----the sounds and the smell of the steam escaping during the drying cycle. Very kool. | ||
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Post# 76424 , Reply# 6 8/3/2005 at 17:00 (6,831 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 76450 , Reply# 8 8/3/2005 at 19:15 (6,830 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 76451 , Reply# 9 8/3/2005 at 19:17 (6,830 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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dishes
its funny my mom had a full set when i was little and then she sold them when i was about 16.. and thats all i heard for years was how much she missed them.. so i went out and bought or found a full set as a gift for her.. but i didnt what here to break them so i packed them away..and since she still wanted to use them i went out again and got another set for every day use.. so i have 2 full sets..guess im just nuts after all..ha ha.. also have been pinto shopping this week too
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Post# 76455 , Reply# 10 8/3/2005 at 19:59 (6,830 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 76487 , Reply# 11 8/3/2005 at 22:25 (6,830 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Chris your Westinghouse is just beautiful! The 1952 Consumer Reports dishwasher report claims that the Westinghouse cleans rather well, almost as good as the top rated Hotpoint and KitchenAid. You'll have to let us know what you think. By the way, does it have a bakelite impeller or a aluminum impeller? I found a similar dishwasher a few months back, but it has stainless steel racks and a aluminum impeller. | ||
| Post# 76494 , Reply# 12 8/3/2005 at 22:47 (6,830 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Great Job Chris!! That machine looks like new. Not sure if you ever mentioned to us where you found it? Can't wait to hear how it cleans and what the cycles are. Always remember, "You Can Be Sure If It's Westinghouse"!! PS Love the dishes!! Terry | ||
| Post# 76535 , Reply# 14 8/4/2005 at 08:24 (6,830 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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its all good ha ha
well lets see..the impellor is bakelite and the racks are a soft blue color..the orig pump it still in there and it runs but wont run fast enought to pump water up to the sink so i rigged up an elec pump from a neptune..its quiet and drain just fine..the machine will start and let water fill and drain for about a min then the pump stops and the machine fills for wash..then 2 rinse then off to dry..it really has a cool sound when its washing i can just imagine how much water is being thrown about in there..now i need a clear top of some sort so i can get a peek..it washed just fine even the dogs dish came clean and im sure hes happy about that..this machine came up from atlanta and was totally dead..she had been painted 3 times over its orig white..got all that stripped off and went to work on the rest..was lucky to find a rebuilt timer, rebuilt the inlet valve (thanks greg for that one) changed out all the rotted hoses finally got the lid adjusted and away we went..i guess its like greg says they really dont want to die..and yes when i was 16 we had dishes and all sorts of stuff..i even had my first pinto at that time..so there
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| Post# 76548 , Reply# 15 8/4/2005 at 10:43 (6,830 days old) by customline (pennsylvania) | ||
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What a beauty !!! Being a fellow Westinghouse DW owner, I can surely appreciate this unit and the ingenuity it took to restore it. Enjoy. | ||
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Post# 76614 , Reply# 16 8/4/2005 at 16:17 (6,830 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Chris | ||
| Post# 76752 , Reply# 18 8/5/2005 at 12:58 (6,829 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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just like a duck | ||
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