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Thread Number: 91770
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
GE Wonder Kitchen Center dishwasher |
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Post# 1163105 , Reply# 1 11/3/2022 at 07:59 (530 days old) by pulltostart  (Mobile, AL) |
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Justin, Congratulations on acquiring all your equipment/toys! It appears that you have the makings for a complete vintage kitchen. There's lots of talent and information available here to help you complete your project. If your kitchen center is a 1955 or 1956, the double wall oven is a little newer; without doing some reading I'd say 1961 or 1962-ish. And, in the event your Combination refrigerator needs help, one of the best refrigeration people in the US is not far away from you.
Looking forward to seeing more photos as your kitchen comes together!
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Post# 1163115 , Reply# 2 11/3/2022 at 12:41 (530 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Congratulations, fellow Wonder Kitchen owner! Justin, your dishwasher and the main part of the Wonder Kitchen is one of the first from 1955! The date code "M" in the dishwasher model tag is GE's code for the year 1955. I could write a thesis about these dishwashers... I have a standalone 1955 model as well as the 1956 model in my Wonder Kitchen. The main drive motor will probably start right up (those GE motors are pretty tough) but you may run into trouble with the drain pump or timer. If the drain pump is troublesome, it's not that difficult to swap in one from a more recent dishwasher - I had to replace mine a couple of years ago and was able to use a modern Frigidaire dishwasher pump successfully. If the timer does not advance when the machine is running, that means the timer motor has failed (a very common issue with machines of this age) BUT there are replacement motors that can be adapted. I'm jealous that you have the original GE Load Center in yours... mine had been stripped out a LOOOONG time ago. I recently scanned a copy of the 1955 Kitchen Centre Service Manual and installation instructions for another collector. If you'd like a copy, please let me know. I do not wish to publish my email address here but I can be reached through FB.
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Post# 1163121 , Reply# 3 11/3/2022 at 14:50 (529 days old) by newvista58 (Northern NJ) |
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Congrats....I Love Love Love that Oven...
I have one, but with Stainless Doors. I NEED Turquoise ones.
If I had them, it would prob go in my kitchen, but I am planning on using my 1955 yellow GE oven. I did a Wonder Kitchen in my first house, Yellow and Turquoise. Left it there when I moved. I wish I could find another one. Good Luck with yours. You'll love it!!! 😁 | ||
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Post# 1163139 , Reply# 5 11/3/2022 at 18:14 (529 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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and that wall sconce | ||
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Post# 1163184 , Reply# 7 11/4/2022 at 12:09 (529 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho) |
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My in-laws had a GE sink and dishwasher combination. I think they called it an "Electric Sink." Anyway, I was always fascinated by the timer which was driven by the main motor. It was basically a cam and followers system. | ||
| Post# 1163196 , Reply# 8 11/4/2022 at 17:48 (528 days old) by sqrly (Mississippi) | ||
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Turquoisedude, thank you for the service manual! It is a wealth of information. No more guessing what goes where when digging in the bucket of bolts and brackets I got with the set. | ||
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Post# 1163231 , Reply# 9 11/5/2022 at 18:18 (527 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 1163239 , Reply# 11 11/5/2022 at 21:32 (527 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Countertops Tops for the other cabinets would have been custom fabricated to fit the space. If you want stainless steel countertops for your cabinets, you can have them fabricated by companies such as Elkay or Just Mfg. Co. I don't know who made the stainless sinktop for GE originally, but the cabinets are Republic Steel. | ||
| Post# 1163254 , Reply# 13 11/5/2022 at 23:40 (527 days old) by sqrly (Mississippi) | ||
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Can anybody give me the mounting bracket locations for the wall mount refrigerator? I haven't drywalled yet, so now would be a great time to reinforce the wall in case I ever find one in the future. | ||
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Post# 1163268 , Reply# 14 11/6/2022 at 07:48 (527 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Wall refrigerator installation Justin, a copy of the GE Wall Refrigerator installation instructions is on its way to you!
I would recommend that you do at least a couple of cycle tests with the dishwasher before installing it, with and without water. If the timer failed, the machine will simply not advance through cycles - when started up, this style of dishwasher runs a "preheat" phase for a few minutes - the impeller motor runs and the calrod heater heats up to compensate for cool incoming water in the pre-rinse fill. If the timer motor is not running, it will never advance to the first fill. If the water pump was to fail, there is a pressure switch in the drain chamber before the pump motor - if this switch is 'on', the water valve will not power on and let it more water. You'd be washing and rinsing with the same water already in the machine. It would not be a bad idea to get a spare drain pump, as a precaution...
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| Post# 1172387 , Reply# 16 2/16/2023 at 02:18 (425 days old) by sqrly (Mississippi) | ||
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Here is what I have for the faucet, it is screen shots from another thread on this site (sorry I don't know the thread title or the poster name) | ||
| Post# 1172830 , Reply# 17 2/21/2023 at 16:07 (419 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
Wall fridge manuals | ||
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