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Post# 665192   3/11/2013 at 18:47 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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I got this d/w from Habitat last spring for 25 or 30 dollars - don't remember. I'd use it but I don't have a place for a built-in. I've just got a portable.Frown My sister just moved into a new smaller house with her b/f and he had already built an island in the kitchen and someone gave him a Kenmore Mini-me apartment sized d/w. He built an opening for the Mini-me and installed it w/o even testing it. It doesn't work and they wanted me to come up there and look at it and their washing machine.

 

The d/w is one of those kinds that gets a "woody" when it's turned on or maybe I should say, "started". Anyway, it's small to begin with and that thing extends when it's turned on and I don't see much room for dishes.

 

I reached in to take off the wash arm and discovered a nut had to be removed before it would come out. Before I knew what was happening her b/f reached in with a socket, twisted on that nut and broke the shaft off below the nut. I said, "Well that about wraps that up." He said, "Oh, we'll just get a new one". I'm sure you all know what went through my mind at that moment.

 

Later when I had my sister alone, I told her about the K/A I had on my patio for the last year and told her I'd fix it up for them if they wanted it. They would loose a small drawer and a tall rectangular cabinet, but they could make a slot for baking pans and cookie sheets. She thought it was a good idea, but he's concerned that since he used heavy ceramic tiles for the counter top, that a bigger opening for a normal sized machine would not give enough support for the tiles above the d/w. 

 

I don't understand why he didn't put a base underneath the tiles that's strong enough for any contingency. I know it's hard for you all to speculate on something you've never seen. I haven't even seen under there. But I would think there should be some way to insure support. Any ideas? If it were me I'd do what I had to do to get this d/w. Here's some pics of it. I haven't had it on yet, but the motor rotor turns freely. The one thing I know is wrong is the springs on the detergent cups don't work. I'm sure I can fix almost any thing that's wrong with it.





Post# 665193 , Reply# 1   3/11/2013 at 18:48 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Post# 665194 , Reply# 2   3/11/2013 at 18:48 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Post# 665195 , Reply# 3   3/11/2013 at 18:49 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Post# 665199 , Reply# 6   3/11/2013 at 18:51 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Post# 665200 , Reply# 7   3/11/2013 at 18:52 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Pic 8. Only two rust spots on the bottom rack and one missing tine.


Post# 665203 , Reply# 8   3/11/2013 at 18:54 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Post# 665204 , Reply# 9   3/11/2013 at 18:58 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Pic 10. The wash arm support shows very little wear and a tiny amount of slop between the hydro-sweep and the support. Looks like low mileage to me.


Post# 665205 , Reply# 10   3/11/2013 at 18:58 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Pic 11.


Post# 665206 , Reply# 11   3/11/2013 at 18:59 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Post# 665208 , Reply# 12   3/11/2013 at 19:02 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Pic 13. No rust here.


Post# 665209 , Reply# 13   3/11/2013 at 19:04 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Pic 14. Please excuse the mold. A good wiping down and a run with extra hot water and old stock Cascade w/bleach will do the trick. The kick-plate, original screws and drain hose are there too.


Post# 665211 , Reply# 14   3/11/2013 at 19:18 (4,034 days old) by barcoboy (Canada)        

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Nice looking machine. I'm sure you'll find a way to make it fit. The detergent dispenser sounds like it should be easy enough to fix... when you say the springs "don't work", do you mean that the doors won't latch closed, or there's no force keeping them open?

Post# 665213 , Reply# 15   3/11/2013 at 19:23 (4,034 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)        

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Right. They just stay at any position and don't latch when they're closed. Sounds like detergent cup work ahead. By the way, hows your 18 portable doing. I'd love to have one.


Post# 665376 , Reply# 16   3/12/2013 at 11:07 (4,033 days old) by barcoboy (Canada)        

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The 58 is going great! Did my first Soak and Scrub the other night... I am amazed at what this machine is able to clean.

If the detergent dispenser on yours is the same as mine, you won't have much trouble getting it to work again. Might just need to be taken apart and cleaned, and new o-rings installed, to get it working again. Some searching on this site was all I needed to help me get mine fixed.



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