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Thread Number: 80209
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Old Hotpoint Dishwasher - Can It Be Removed? |
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| Post# 1041626 , Reply# 1 8/13/2019 at 17:34 (1,710 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver) | ||
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Post# 1041633 , Reply# 2 8/13/2019 at 18:37 (1,710 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1041640 , Reply# 3 8/13/2019 at 19:39 (1,710 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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 There easily could be an active or abandoned gas line behind the dishwasher that is in the way of the removal. Old kitchens are full of surprises like that. It may have no connection at all to the dishwasher. Some plumbers are trained for working with gas lines, others are not... But one thing is for sure- the LAST thing you want to do is convince a person who isn't comfortable with the task to take it on! If they bail, no harm no foul, just find another person who is comfortable with the job. | ||
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Post# 1041647 , Reply# 5 8/13/2019 at 20:20 (1,710 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Inside door or somewhere near 
There will be a rating/information plate. Give us the model number and other information found therein and someone likely can give a better idea on how machine was installed.
Unless cabinet was built around the thing, it likely was slid into place. However who knows what previous owners did after the DW was installed. Like others highly doubt that DW heated with gas, but there *might* be a gas line near or around which of course would require caution. As for your "plumber", many tradesmen and others either don't know about vintage appliances,and or don't want to bother. Their first response is to toss off vague (and often incorrect) information to get out of dealing with the job. | ||
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Post# 1041654 , Reply# 6 8/13/2019 at 20:54 (1,710 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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 There is a service manual that covers installation of these units, 2 actually, in the ephemera library. That should help whomever you find to help with the removal. CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK | ||
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Post# 1041685 , Reply# 8 8/14/2019 at 06:31 (1,710 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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Pictures
Sarah, any chance he left the front of the machine in a state where you could easily remove it and snap some pictures underneath the machine? That would help all these folks better assess what you're dealing with. If you can somehow snap a picture of the entire underneath that would help. There is more than one way this machine could have been installed and a picture is sure worth a thousand words. | ||
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Post# 1041690 , Reply# 9 8/14/2019 at 08:00 (1,710 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Aside from all the comments above the obvious thing to me would be to pull out your range so you can get access to the side of it. As others have said above there maybe be permament water & waste connections which may need to be cut to get it out.
Whoever removes it will need to be careful of your floor covering as it probably does not extend under the dishwasher. Good luck with your project. | ||
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