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'55 Kenmore Dishwasher is reborn !!!
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Post# 163979   10/30/2006 at 18:12 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        

Purchased from Mike Arnold (easyspin) at Monitortop.com in Troy N.Y.




Post# 163982 , Reply# 1   10/30/2006 at 18:19 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

Ready to scrub.

Post# 163983 , Reply# 2   10/30/2006 at 18:20 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

All hooked up.

Post# 163984 , Reply# 3   10/30/2006 at 18:21 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

Hose Hookup.

Post# 163985 , Reply# 4   10/30/2006 at 18:22 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

Lighted controls !

Post# 163986 , Reply# 5   10/30/2006 at 18:23 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

Soap is loaded.

Post# 163988 , Reply# 6   10/30/2006 at 18:24 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

In mid wash. Water gets nice and hot!

Post# 163989 , Reply# 7   10/30/2006 at 18:26 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

Pots and pans get the treatment.

Post# 163991 , Reply# 8   10/30/2006 at 18:29 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

Some restoration pictures. Here the tub is removed. The cabinet was sandblasted and painted and clearcoated. You can see the Delco-Remy motor at the bottom of the tub.

Post# 163992 , Reply# 9   10/30/2006 at 18:31 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

Inside the cabinet with tub removed. You can see the drain hose and pump,water overflow switch and door safety switch.

Post# 163995 , Reply# 10   10/30/2006 at 18:32 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

Nameplate.

Post# 163996 , Reply# 11   10/30/2006 at 18:36 (6,381 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Kenmore DW

It also has the top loading door that stays up by itself. What a big help that is! This baby is a fine runner and is my current everyday user. Thanx to Vincent at Reeco Timer for helping to bring it back to life and to Bob at Stoudt's Auto for the fine paint job.

Post# 163997 , Reply# 12   10/30/2006 at 18:38 (6,381 days old) by retroguy ()        
Very Nice

All the stuff I've seen from Monitortop always looks new. Good find!

Post# 164002 , Reply# 13   10/30/2006 at 19:06 (6,381 days old) by gregm ()        
nice job :)

BEAUTIFUL ! ! ! ! , you did all the restoration yourself I assume ? what kind of condition did you get if from Mike ?

Post# 164017 , Reply# 14   10/30/2006 at 20:26 (6,381 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL)        

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Nice restore. I know you had said that the Westinghouse had a broken hinge. What are you going to do with it? would you be interested in selling it? let me know.

Post# 164070 , Reply# 15   10/30/2006 at 22:42 (6,381 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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It's a beauty! Those impeller machines can really throw water if they're loaded correctly. Thanks for sharing the pics with us.

Post# 164098 , Reply# 16   10/31/2006 at 06:06 (6,381 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)        

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way cool.. what a nice machine..looks like a total blast to play with

Post# 164099 , Reply# 17   10/31/2006 at 06:12 (6,381 days old) by easy-spin ()        

Expert restoration!

It's good to see these machines have a new life.

Mike A.


Post# 164100 , Reply# 18   10/31/2006 at 06:18 (6,381 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

Very nice. I think that is the oldest 'Kenmo D/W I ever saw.

Is it very loud?---silly question----I just remember all of the impeller machines as making quite a roar with all that water flying about.

If they just could have figured out a way to filter the water and back-wash the filter between the different phases of the cycle, those old impeller types might have survived.


Post# 164194 , Reply# 19   10/31/2006 at 16:04 (6,380 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Customline replies

The machine was in ok condition when I got it. The only major issues were the cabinet (the paint was faded and had surface rust), the fill hose needed to be replaced and the timer needed to be rebuilt. I have an industrial rubber and hose distributor near me who does an expert and accurate job in replacing my dishwasher hoses and even uses the correct clamps. This machine can be loud at times. When it's completely filled it's not terribly noisy but when I'm only using the bottom rack and just doing larger pots and pans it can be noisy. Nice to hear from you again parunner58. the Westinghouse is going to stay as my backup and the hinge will be replaced.

Post# 164352 , Reply# 20   11/1/2006 at 07:27 (6,379 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)        

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Wow, very nice DW.

Enjoy

Steve


Post# 164368 , Reply# 21   11/1/2006 at 08:36 (6,379 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Very nice dishwasher - you've done an expert-restore job!

I just took my '57 GE Mobile Maid over to live with a dishwasher-less friend. He doesn't do a lot of cooking and will be well served by the fun - and roar of the impeller worksaver!


Post# 164384 , Reply# 22   11/1/2006 at 09:41 (6,379 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Oh Kevin that is a nice Dishwasher, how fun. Looks like its an early D&M model. They made dishwashers for many different manufacturers. The racks look like they are just Mint, which is always good to find.

Post# 164400 , Reply# 23   11/1/2006 at 11:40 (6,379 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Your Kenmore looks like a fun machine and the resto appears to be perfect! Have you thought about getting a piece of plexi-glass to see the Forbidden Cycle? SO much fun on these D&M impeller machines.

Ben


Post# 164402 , Reply# 24   11/1/2006 at 11:48 (6,379 days old) by gregm ()        
monitortop

Mike has some great stuff, his stoves are impeccable ....... it has always been a pleasure dealing with him.


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