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Thread Number: 83037
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
first road trip in over 8 years bags a kenmore 500 top loader! |
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Post# 1073199 , Reply# 1 5/18/2020 at 19:11 (1,449 days old) by bradfordwhite  (central U.S.) |
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 See now that's a meaningful vacation.
I've never seen a TL KM dw and it def. had all the indicators of a D&M. The wash arm, the pump sump, the roto rack, the heater.
Awesome find.
I really believe that only certain areas of the country are blessed with retro appliances and I don't live in one of those areas. | ||
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Post# 1073221 , Reply# 5 5/18/2020 at 20:12 (1,449 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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cool that it works and everything.
So the hose was fine? Not cracked?
Back in the 80s I found several 10-15 year old KM dws with hoses that were so bad..... They must have used the 180 degree rinse all the time.
The 1968 km portable dw we had inherited in 1972 has a metal pump housing as well. I've found they can rust and corrode unlike the plastic/bakelite. | ||
| Post# 1073224 , Reply# 6 5/18/2020 at 20:28 (1,449 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1073231 , Reply# 9 5/18/2020 at 20:46 (1,449 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Top Loading KM -D&M DW These were always fun machines, D&M and Sears packed in a lot of features and style in these DWs, it was just too bad that D&M was not connected with a major appliance manufacturer and had to cut corners everywhere on materials.
This one must be about a 1966 model, it should wash fairly well.
The lid uses two torsion bar springs as counter balance to keep it open, these might be hard to find but if you can weld you might be able to weld a new end on the old one.
John L.
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Post# 1073254 , Reply# 10 5/18/2020 at 23:19 (1,449 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1073286 , Reply# 11 5/19/2020 at 07:33 (1,449 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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145 Degree Boosted Water Temperature Both the 2nd wash and final rinse do a 145F boost, you can see the break in the timer motor power line on the cycle chart Pete posted in the 2nd wash and final rinse.
And of corse the water was heated while the wash motor was running, on this cycle setting these were one of the best cleaning DWs built in the US at the time, Whirlpool had not come out with their Potscrubber cycle yet.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1073301 , Reply# 12 5/19/2020 at 08:24 (1,449 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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There are never too many pictures | ||
| Post# 1073312 , Reply# 14 5/19/2020 at 10:04 (1,449 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati) | ||
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panthera i agree i luv looking at pics on this site, no matter how many or what of, as long as an old washer or dishwasher is in them I'm captivated! i know i post a lot and it probably gets boring to some people but when i post i do it anyway. | ||
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Post# 1073318 , Reply# 15 5/19/2020 at 12:18 (1,449 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Nice find! Congrats on the Kenmore Roto-Rack, Pete! Like you, I'd have a hard time resisting a top-loader with a Roto-Rack!
It looks to be in really great shape overall - the racks are excellent. You have now made me want to play with one of my ol' Roto-Racks with the impeller... LOL
I still have the Spin-Tube, but I have never installed it! That may change 'cause my 80s Maytag in the house in St-Lib decided to start leaking... | ||
| Post# 1073433 , Reply# 17 5/20/2020 at 06:49 (1,448 days old) by Muntjac (Miami, Florida, US) | ||
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Nice, I also plan to buy a second D&M machine and still thinking of what to buy. | ||
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