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    A project completed - 1950 Westinghouse Wash-Well automatic dishwasher

    Hmmmmm.... I wonder if that was because the sound on my phone was off when I uploaded the video.... let's try this again!!
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    A project completed - 1950 Westinghouse Wash-Well automatic dishwasher

    I hit a couple of minor issues... a leak in the water supply to the tub due to a loose connection and the control knob no longer was advancing the timer actuating arm. I had somehow lost a bolt holding the ribbon-like control strap that connects the knob to the timer arm... Got that fixed...
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    A project completed - 1950 Westinghouse Wash-Well automatic dishwasher

    I decided to repaint the front panel white again. Pink was not offered in 1950 and I'm a bit of a purist... And a bit OCD... LOL. It was time for a test of the machine at last!
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    A project completed - 1950 Westinghouse Wash-Well automatic dishwasher

    So the machine sat for another year before I really started working on it again. I had time to figure out an alternative method of driving the drain pump. I added a sewing machine motor, powered by a DPDT ("reversing") relay so the new motor would run when current flow to the original solenoid...
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    A project completed - 1950 Westinghouse Wash-Well automatic dishwasher

    The timer was an easy fix - swapped the old motor out and new one in. The pump was salvageable! It needed a good cleaning out and lubrication but it came back to life. The drain boot replacement was a bit more of a challenge... I managed to substitute some standard plumbing fittings but the...
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    A project completed - 1950 Westinghouse Wash-Well automatic dishwasher

    I've had this dishwasher for quite some time... I acquired it from a fellow automaticwasher.org member in Arkansas, had it shipped to another fellow automaticwasher.org member in Ohio, then finally brought back to the house in Ogden, QC back in 2022. I began the restoration in 2023 and there...
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    And some more 'new' toys....

    James, I stumbled on a marketplace ad for the dishwasher initially, but after contacting the seller, I learned he was renovating a time-capsule house in the town of Waterloo, QC. He messaged me directly about the Inglis set and I learned about the GE set when I was on-site. Everything in the...
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    And some more 'new' toys....

    I spotted an ad on the local Marketplace for a Frigidaire Compact 30 range and the seller had also listed the Kenmore dishwasher so I decided to go for both. Then the seller contacted me about an Inglis Citation washer and dryer set. In avocado green. I comandeered my contractor friend and...
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    Some new toys...

    It's been a while, but I bravely ventured into the US to retrieve some vintage appliances from upstate NY. A 1967 Frigidaire Custom Deluxe washer, a 1967 Deluxe "customized" dryer that looks like a Custom Deluxe but isn't, and a 1969 Westinghouse dishwasher that is, in fact, a Canadian Eaton...
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    The Almighty Pulsator!

    Wow, that's amazing Robert! I _need_ to get the 60 Deluxe into active service to show off the new agitator rings I got from you last year.
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    GE Presents: Quiet Trash - 1969 - 16mm Film

    This was the exact model of GE Compactor that my parents had in our Pointe-Claire kitchen, purchased in 1975! I remember in later years, the trash bucket had a bad habit of detaching from the bracket on the door and getting stuck inside the compactor. I learned how to dismantle it on a number...
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    anyone have a wiring diag.

    Pete, I don't have a specific manual for this machine, however I am pretty sure that I have a wiring diagram in a GE Repair-Master for dishwashers. I'll have to get back to the other house to get to it, but I'll post if I can find anything useful. There is a pressure switch in these impeller...
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    International Wash-In - Canada meets Australia

    I wanted to bring some home with me! Can't wait to get back to my humble collection in about 2 weeks' time now!
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