Recent content by vrusp1

Alas, my kitchen doesn't have 220 power, it's an old building and my contractor doubts they have the power available to equip the apartment with 220 without blowing a circuit breaker in the basement and it would require tearing up more of the kitchen and apartment to run the wiring, so electric...

I'm glad to hear about the continuous cleaning oven! I agree about the pilots. I wish it was electronic ignition. The one I have now has 4 pilots, so I'm used to it. I'll take the advice about the stovetop to heart and make sure I have spoon rests and wipe it down.

I bought a new range for my kitchen refresh and I'm pleased with the purchase. It's a Kenmore from 1974 and it was never installed, so it's brand new (for the most part). It's a drop-in gas range in stainless steel with a black glass door - very sophisticated looking. I drove it down from Boston...

Good eyes on the 1981. I found it in the Sears catalog!

Thank you all for your advice and input. I really appreciate it. I think I'm going to go ahead and get it (providing it's still available). It's a standard enough size that I can swap it out for another one if it fails on me or proves to be unreliable.

Good advice about the Sears catalog. Those are great resources. Don't need to do that for the model number though - I've attached a picture of the manual which they have. It's a Roper model number 1899. I've also included a higher resolution image of the unit. As of right now, the microwave...

So the lower oven door hinge on my Tappan Fabulous 400 has snapped off. That, along with the fact that it always smells like gas in my apartment and that it's a 50's/60's stove and my kitchen is more 70's has made me ready to move on. I'm looking at this Roper gas oven and stove with a...

There's nothing caught, so it seems like the motor is siezed. That sounds like a good solution. I will see if I can disentangle the motor and pull it out to examine more closely. Do you want to email me directly about a replacement? I can provide my email address. Thanks...

Well, I took the parts off (pic #1) and the round thing sticking up (pic #2) doesn't turn at all. Jammed...

Here are a couple of pictures... It doesn't look like there's been leaking into the motor to me. I took the wash arm off. Do I unscrew the screws on the round thing sticking up or on the plate the round thing is attached to?

I'm considering my other options if I can't get this fixed or fix it myself. I've been looking for another machine like it, but they're not so easy to find. This one was in a rental apartment and the tenant rarely used it, so it was in very good shape. I've been using it for 10 years now, so...

Thank you for your responses... So if I were to look into the problem, should I open up the lower front panel or go inside the machine and open up the bottom?

Hi, I posted a few years ago about my 70's/80's Caloric dishwasher. That issue was solved, but this one isn't so simple. The motor seems jammed. I was running it and there was a loud noise and then after stopping it and looking inside, it wouldn't run again - just made a humming noise. The...

Thank you for all the input! It was my opinion that it was the valve too, but the contractor's plumber said it wasn't clogged... I'm not so sure. The building handyman came up and looked too and he said the valve to the dishwasher was leaking a little. It made me think that perhaps when they...

Hi, just joined. Love the site... I redid my kitchen several years ago with vintage appliances (a Sub Zero fridge, Tappan Fabulous 400 stove and this Caloric dishwasher). Everything's been pretty status quo since then, but I've been out of my place for 3 months while they did a bathroom remodel...