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Post# 585060 3/25/2012 at 22:07 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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With the incredibly warm weather, you'd think I'd be thinking more about the recent LK models, but no... I had to start to make some serious progress on the three dishwashers that were already 'in the shop'. Two of the machines were projects that have been on the go for a long time. First up - the 1961 Whirpool Supreme top-loader... I got this machine back in summer of 2010 and I have been working on it on and off ever since. The good news about this machine was that the dishwasher was in great mechanical shape - the motor, pump, and timer were all in superb shape. Better still, the plastisol tub and racks were near-mint. But the darned thing leaked badly from the word go... I spent a lot of time (and made a whole bunch of restoration mistakes) trying to get the leaks stopped. In January, I had the machine in 'dry dock' to be able to work on it.
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| Post# 585063 , Reply# 1 3/25/2012 at 22:10 (4,408 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Uh Oh... | ||
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Post# 585064 , Reply# 2 3/25/2012 at 22:12 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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'If I had to do it over again'...
Well, in this case, I should have made more of an effort to tear apart the wash arm entry and drain chambers. I got lazy and did not feel like taking on another project like the 58 Frigidaire restoration - but I paid the price... Just using silicone on the pump and wash arm delivery piping was not enough. I just kept having to use more silicone and glue to stem the water flows... BUT I got everything sealed up after many, many tries! 
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Post# 585065 , Reply# 3 3/25/2012 at 22:19 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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I also had issues with water input. When I tried testing the machine with a load of real dishes last year, I gave the Whirlpool a failing grade. The dishes had not been cleaned well at all - given the tests I had done with just a couple of buckets of water, I was kinda disappointed...
Well, it turned out that the dishwasher was not getting enough water when I used the regular hose and water inlet valve because the inlet valve kept clogging. It took me way too long to figure out why - the inlet hose was rotting and each time I tested the machine I was washing more gunk into the valve, worsening the clog. Once I changed the hose, water flow was good and strong once again. 
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Post# 585067 , Reply# 4 3/25/2012 at 22:21 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585068 , Reply# 5 3/25/2012 at 22:26 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585070 , Reply# 6 3/25/2012 at 22:30 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 585071 , Reply# 7 3/25/2012 at 22:31 (4,408 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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JB !!! | ||
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Post# 585072 , Reply# 8 3/25/2012 at 22:31 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 585073 , Reply# 9 3/25/2012 at 22:34 (4,408 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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So,,, | ||
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Post# 585074 , Reply# 10 3/25/2012 at 22:36 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Project 2
Remember that 1957 Whirlpool (D&M Made) dishwasher that I picked up last summer?? Well, it's been in the basement for some time now and it was time to get moving on it again...
The tub had some issues - there was serious rust around the motor mounts and the heater openings. It took some creative solutions to repair the corrosion - I remembered how my father used that fibreglass fabric and resin stuff to repair cars and boats and added some JB Weld to the equation. I think this is going to work! 
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Post# 585075 , Reply# 11 3/25/2012 at 22:37 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585076 , Reply# 12 3/25/2012 at 22:39 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585077 , Reply# 13 3/25/2012 at 22:41 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585078 , Reply# 14 3/25/2012 at 22:42 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585080 , Reply# 15 3/25/2012 at 22:45 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585081 , Reply# 16 3/25/2012 at 22:46 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585082 , Reply# 17 3/25/2012 at 22:49 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585083 , Reply# 18 3/25/2012 at 22:50 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585084 , Reply# 19 3/25/2012 at 22:52 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 585085 , Reply# 20 3/25/2012 at 22:55 (4,408 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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It may not have the lid, but by golly, the tub and racks are in fine shape!! Perfect for a 'demo' machine, I think. I hope this will be part of the 'dishwasher gallery' I dream of building in the loft area above the garage in Ogden soon! Now, time to get that 54 GE, the 68 Mobile Maid and oh yeah, I have to water test the 65 LK roto rack... Oh, 2012 is going to be busy!!
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| Post# 585086 , Reply# 21 3/25/2012 at 23:15 (4,408 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
Turquoise Whirlpool | ||
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Post# 585096 , Reply# 22 3/26/2012 at 01:06 (4,408 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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Great work Paul! | ||
| Post# 585098 , Reply# 23 3/26/2012 at 02:36 (4,407 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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The Prrriiiinnncesss Certainly has great looking inner tub and racks!!! Was it Turquoise originally? | ||
| Post# 585101 , Reply# 24 3/26/2012 at 04:16 (4,407 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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| Post# 585105 , Reply# 25 3/26/2012 at 05:42 (4,407 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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| Post# 585155 , Reply# 26 3/26/2012 at 12:18 (4,407 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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| Post# 585162 , Reply# 27 3/26/2012 at 13:04 (4,407 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL) | ||
 Great progress on the dishwashers Paul. I especially enjoyed watching the live demo on the Princess. Typical water patern with the bowtie impeller that I have seen on my Mobile Maid. The Plexiglas lid is certainly the best option that I have come up with for dishwashers that are going to be demo machines. I am happy that is is working for you as well. Thanks for sharing this with us. Look forward to seeing more after next weekend. Mike | ||
| Post# 585178 , Reply# 28 3/26/2012 at 14:12 (4,407 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
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Post# 585190 , Reply# 29 3/26/2012 at 14:26 (4,407 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 585308 , Reply# 30 3/27/2012 at 10:09 (4,406 days old) by maytagman (Half Moon) | ||
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Cool dishwashers..... Nice job, Paul. The dishwashers look awesome. Love that color!! Don | ||
| Post# 585312 , Reply# 31 3/27/2012 at 10:19 (4,406 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
That turq WP | ||
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Post# 585313 , Reply# 32 3/27/2012 at 10:23 (4,406 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 586514 , Reply# 33 4/1/2012 at 21:49 (4,401 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Wash test weekend! | ||
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Post# 586517 , Reply# 34 4/1/2012 at 21:51 (4,401 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 586518 , Reply# 35 4/1/2012 at 21:53 (4,401 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 586519 , Reply# 36 4/1/2012 at 21:55 (4,401 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 586520 , Reply# 37 4/1/2012 at 21:58 (4,401 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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It's a ... pass! | ||
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Post# 586521 , Reply# 38 4/1/2012 at 22:01 (4,401 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 586522 , Reply# 39 4/1/2012 at 22:03 (4,401 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 586523 , Reply# 40 4/1/2012 at 22:04 (4,401 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 586727 , Reply# 41 4/2/2012 at 19:12 (4,400 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa) | ||
The GE princess
Paul....what a beautiful job you have done on these machines!! I just love that GE Princess. That was the model that was in the home economics kitchen in my junior high school. If you don't have the use and care literature for it, I have one and can scan it for you if you like.
Keep up the great work! | ||
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