xpanam
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Wasen't someone on here looking for this model DW?
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/app/3318919466.html
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/app/3318919466.html
1957 Pink Hotpoint Dishwasher, Oven, Stove Top
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christfr
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so cool never fails not in st louis
appliguy
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my friend Robyn (1952Crestwood) is the person you are thinki
and she has been notified...PAT COFFEY
and she has been notified...PAT COFFEY
1952crestwood
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Emailed the seller!
Thank You, Thank You xpanam & appliguy!!!! I have emailed the seller with an offer for just the DW alone. I would love the whole set but I'm going to have to drive to Cleveland to get this with a Ford Explorer and all I will be able to bring home is the DW, so everyone Please keep your fingers crossed. If this goes through it will literally be my ultimate DW and from the looks of things it might be in working condition to boot!
Thank You, Thank You xpanam & appliguy!!!! I have emailed the seller with an offer for just the DW alone. I would love the whole set but I'm going to have to drive to Cleveland to get this with a Ford Explorer and all I will be able to bring home is the DW, so everyone Please keep your fingers crossed. If this goes through it will literally be my ultimate DW and from the looks of things it might be in working condition to boot!
xpanam
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YAAAAAAA!!!! 952Crestwood. I hope you get this! Keep us informed.
pics
for the archives. What program do folks use to get 3 or 4 pics into one post?
for the archives. What program do folks use to get 3 or 4 pics into one post?
ovrphil
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Akronman:
Just to answer your question: for MAC users:
1)Shift-Command-4 (the number), hold mouse button down, draw around desired photo, release. Do this for all photos. Open up all desired photos, arrange on desktop by pushing the window frame on top around to desired shape of combined photos.
2) Repeat the shift-command-4 keystroke, hold down mouse button and (don't release)...draw around the composed photos you selected, and then release mouse button
You'll have a .jpg, that is all the photos in one, to import into applications or this website.
For a PC , it's a couple keystrokes, to do the same, but I forget right now what I used to do - someone else might help me out here. It's just a matter of using the mouse to draw around the desired photo, combining all those by arranging them on your desktop to make a square of 2, 3, 4 or whatever amount , of photos and taking another snapshot of it to use as a single .jpg, or whatever you wish.
Hope this helps a little!
Just to answer your question: for MAC users:
1)Shift-Command-4 (the number), hold mouse button down, draw around desired photo, release. Do this for all photos. Open up all desired photos, arrange on desktop by pushing the window frame on top around to desired shape of combined photos.
2) Repeat the shift-command-4 keystroke, hold down mouse button and (don't release)...draw around the composed photos you selected, and then release mouse button
You'll have a .jpg, that is all the photos in one, to import into applications or this website.
For a PC , it's a couple keystrokes, to do the same, but I forget right now what I used to do - someone else might help me out here. It's just a matter of using the mouse to draw around the desired photo, combining all those by arranging them on your desktop to make a square of 2, 3, 4 or whatever amount , of photos and taking another snapshot of it to use as a single .jpg, or whatever you wish.
Hope this helps a little!
ovrphil
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Nice pink ladies there. In the right kitchen, sweeet!
1952crestwood
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Coming up on 24 hours since I emailed the seller..
no response yet. Hope it's not already gone...or worse... Fingers are getting kinda cramped from being crossed all this time.
no response yet. Hope it's not already gone...or worse... Fingers are getting kinda cramped from being crossed all this time.
dishwasherfan
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Dream Machine..
Good luck & I hope you get it. Bob..
Good luck & I hope you get it. Bob..
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First off dear friends.....
It looks like it will soon be a done deal!!! The seller has been very nice and even though I will have to pay a bit more for it than I had hoped to, (and found it does have a few hopefully minor issues), I am just so happy that it appears I will FINALLY have my beloved Hotpoint DW. The seller sent me some really clear pics and in them I see that the red portion of the indicator lens is about half missing, and the hinged detergent door is missing over the cups. The impeller and motor turn freely but the unit has been disconnected since about the 1970s. Hopefully the missing/broken parts will be available through a resource on here, but I can deal with those later. Right now I am planning on my 12 hour round trip to Cleveland, and figuring out when I can go.
For Chris74......Hi from the US! The "Reversible" Roll-R-Rack is one of the features I have always loved about these models. From my observations (and I'm sure others more knowledgeable can help me here), a good deal of the older front loading units had the lower rack as the only one on rollers with the upper rack riding on top of the lower one. You had to either remove the upper rack to the counter to load the lower one or you had a hole in the upper rack through which you placed your dinnerware into the lower rack. All kind of cumbersome.
These Hotpoints appear to be some of the first (if not the first ?) to offer both racks on separate rollers as we are used to seeing today, and thus the name Roll-R-Rack. The "reversible" part is a neat feature to allow more flexibility in loading either taller glassware or larger plates by adjusting the way you turn the wire part of the upper rack in it's frame. In one position, you can load up to 9 3/4" diameter plates in the lower rack and 6 3/4" tall glasses in the top rack. If you lift up the wire portion out of the upper rolling frame and horizontally turn it around (back to front), this allows you to load up to 10 1/2" diameter plates below with up to 6" tall glasses above. These units (according to commercials of the time) apparently were the earlier ones (if not the first) to offer a place to put a "wetting agent" (like Jet-Dry) to keep things from getting spotted. These were offered in both a gravity drain and a pump drain model. Based on the picture, could anyone on here advise which this one would be? Thanks to everyone who was wishing me well on this. Your support is so appreciated. To xpanam and appliguy, I can't thank you two enough for spotting and alerting me to this opportunity. I will post pics when I get it home.
It looks like it will soon be a done deal!!! The seller has been very nice and even though I will have to pay a bit more for it than I had hoped to, (and found it does have a few hopefully minor issues), I am just so happy that it appears I will FINALLY have my beloved Hotpoint DW. The seller sent me some really clear pics and in them I see that the red portion of the indicator lens is about half missing, and the hinged detergent door is missing over the cups. The impeller and motor turn freely but the unit has been disconnected since about the 1970s. Hopefully the missing/broken parts will be available through a resource on here, but I can deal with those later. Right now I am planning on my 12 hour round trip to Cleveland, and figuring out when I can go.
For Chris74......Hi from the US! The "Reversible" Roll-R-Rack is one of the features I have always loved about these models. From my observations (and I'm sure others more knowledgeable can help me here), a good deal of the older front loading units had the lower rack as the only one on rollers with the upper rack riding on top of the lower one. You had to either remove the upper rack to the counter to load the lower one or you had a hole in the upper rack through which you placed your dinnerware into the lower rack. All kind of cumbersome.
These Hotpoints appear to be some of the first (if not the first ?) to offer both racks on separate rollers as we are used to seeing today, and thus the name Roll-R-Rack. The "reversible" part is a neat feature to allow more flexibility in loading either taller glassware or larger plates by adjusting the way you turn the wire part of the upper rack in it's frame. In one position, you can load up to 9 3/4" diameter plates in the lower rack and 6 3/4" tall glasses in the top rack. If you lift up the wire portion out of the upper rolling frame and horizontally turn it around (back to front), this allows you to load up to 10 1/2" diameter plates below with up to 6" tall glasses above. These units (according to commercials of the time) apparently were the earlier ones (if not the first) to offer a place to put a "wetting agent" (like Jet-Dry) to keep things from getting spotted. These were offered in both a gravity drain and a pump drain model. Based on the picture, could anyone on here advise which this one would be? Thanks to everyone who was wishing me well on this. Your support is so appreciated. To xpanam and appliguy, I can't thank you two enough for spotting and alerting me to this opportunity. I will post pics when I get it home.
turquoisedude
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Congratulations!! I hope you have fun with it!! Can't wait to see more pictures and a chronicle of your dream machine's re-birth.
xpanam
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Hi 1952Crestwood thats great news! Please drive carefully and have a safe trip.I have always thought that this was an interesting DW. Hopfully someone here can help you with those minor issues.
norgeway
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Re Wall Oven...
these were all electric, hotpoint only made electric appliances in those days..as for the reversible Roll R Rack, that was a Hotpoint exclusive feature, the rack would roll out for ease in loading, as for the reversible feature, im not really sure.
these were all electric, hotpoint only made electric appliances in those days..as for the reversible Roll R Rack, that was a Hotpoint exclusive feature, the rack would roll out for ease in loading, as for the reversible feature, im not really sure.
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I'm really looking forward to working with that
Reversible upper rack to see how it adjusts the height just by turning it horizontally. I'm guessing that turned one way, it has some kind of slots that the supports drop down into the frame (just a little) in order to make the room for the taller glassware, and when you reverse the position, the supports must rest on something higher in the frame, to raise it up and make more room under it for the lower rack. My Aunt's was the last of these I had my hands on, and it's been gone for over 30 years now, so this will be a real fun project to poke around and learn about. I don't remember us ever messing with the upper rack as far as changing position. Her's leaked from the time she moved into the house (in 1973), and although a repair person came out, and she used it a few times (that's how I remember seeing the indicator lit up) I think something else died and it was used predominately to rack up her hand washed Melmac dinnerware until it was replaced by a new one around 1981 or 82 if memory serves. It will be nice if this one ends up being fully operational, but I guess I think of it as a throwback to Auntie's, so I'm thinking it will serve as a cool built in drain rack, even if it's too far gone to mechanically restore. I am hoping this one is a gravity drain, so that what water drippage from the wet dishes will just work it's way down the drain, rather than sit in the bottom as I suspect it might in a pump drain style. I will sure post pics Turquoisedude and thanks for your sweet support and good wishes. Thanks for your well wishes too, xpanam! I am thinking I will try to make the round trip in one day by leaving super early, but I'm going to be prepared to stay over along the way home if I find it's too much. One thing for sure. I am going to have this swaddled like a newborn baby in foam egg crating, blankets, bubble wrap and cardboard to ensure it's as impervious to any damage as I can. Thanks norgeway for the additional info on the Roll-R-Racks and the ovens. I wish I had a way to get the oven & cooktop but from what I understand, the seller is going to make them available again, so if anyone is interested, I will be happy to give them a look-over while I am there picking up the dishwasher.
Reversible upper rack to see how it adjusts the height just by turning it horizontally. I'm guessing that turned one way, it has some kind of slots that the supports drop down into the frame (just a little) in order to make the room for the taller glassware, and when you reverse the position, the supports must rest on something higher in the frame, to raise it up and make more room under it for the lower rack. My Aunt's was the last of these I had my hands on, and it's been gone for over 30 years now, so this will be a real fun project to poke around and learn about. I don't remember us ever messing with the upper rack as far as changing position. Her's leaked from the time she moved into the house (in 1973), and although a repair person came out, and she used it a few times (that's how I remember seeing the indicator lit up) I think something else died and it was used predominately to rack up her hand washed Melmac dinnerware until it was replaced by a new one around 1981 or 82 if memory serves. It will be nice if this one ends up being fully operational, but I guess I think of it as a throwback to Auntie's, so I'm thinking it will serve as a cool built in drain rack, even if it's too far gone to mechanically restore. I am hoping this one is a gravity drain, so that what water drippage from the wet dishes will just work it's way down the drain, rather than sit in the bottom as I suspect it might in a pump drain style. I will sure post pics Turquoisedude and thanks for your sweet support and good wishes. Thanks for your well wishes too, xpanam! I am thinking I will try to make the round trip in one day by leaving super early, but I'm going to be prepared to stay over along the way home if I find it's too much. One thing for sure. I am going to have this swaddled like a newborn baby in foam egg crating, blankets, bubble wrap and cardboard to ensure it's as impervious to any damage as I can. Thanks norgeway for the additional info on the Roll-R-Racks and the ovens. I wish I had a way to get the oven & cooktop but from what I understand, the seller is going to make them available again, so if anyone is interested, I will be happy to give them a look-over while I am there picking up the dishwasher.
norgeway
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I do know..
The earlier Hotpoint DWs used a top rack that rolled out with the lower rack , then you manually lifted it off to load the bottom rack.
The earlier Hotpoint DWs used a top rack that rolled out with the lower rack , then you manually lifted it off to load the bottom rack.
Robyn
Do you remember when you first contacted me about a vintage Hotpoint d/w ?? Wow that seems like a long time ago. I have seen many of these pop up since then and I always thought about you and wondered if you ever got your dream machine. Congragulations, I hope you post some pics with your new machine!
Do you remember when you first contacted me about a vintage Hotpoint d/w ?? Wow that seems like a long time ago. I have seen many of these pop up since then and I always thought about you and wondered if you ever got your dream machine. Congragulations, I hope you post some pics with your new machine!
Congratulations!
Love that oven! Hotpoints had some of the most innovative built-in ovens of the late 50's early 60's.
Love that oven! Hotpoints had some of the most innovative built-in ovens of the late 50's early 60's.
The top rack was raised or lowered depending on whether the little metal tag faced forward to to the rear. The little tab in the center of the upper rack read:
Roll-R-Rack
This end to front for tall glasses
Reverse the rack for large plates
There were steps formed in the wires that formed the front and rear ends of the rack that were offset at different places. Turned one way they sat in the frame higher for taller plates and if the rack was reversed, it sat in the frame lower for taller glasses. I showed this to some friends about their HP in 1968 after they had been using it for 13 years.
Roll-R-Rack
This end to front for tall glasses
Reverse the rack for large plates
There were steps formed in the wires that formed the front and rear ends of the rack that were offset at different places. Turned one way they sat in the frame higher for taller plates and if the rack was reversed, it sat in the frame lower for taller glasses. I showed this to some friends about their HP in 1968 after they had been using it for 13 years.
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Hi Everyone!
I sure do remember you lebron and yes, it really does seem like eons ago since we "met" through this group. Time goes by so fast. You, like everyone on here, are so nice and so helpful. I wish I could have found one of these locally but the DC area just seems almost devoid of vintage dishwashers, most especially these Hotpoints. Don't know if it's because there is too much transiency with people moving in and out, and things getting updated so fast that all the old stuff is way too long gone now, or what.
Thanks for the explanation, Tomturbomatic. I knew about the little tag (that I now see is missing on this one I am getting) but thanks to you, I now know the mechanics of how the turning of the rack made the difference in height. That was funny about those people having their Hotpoint for 13 years and you showing them how that rack worked. I know my Aunt's had the tag, but I think in her case, the "tag to the front" position worked with her dinner & glassware every day and there was never a need to change it. She used the same two sets of Melmac every single day and the same sized Tupperware tumblers & glasses, and it all fit ok, so the rack just stayed as it was.
I agree with you Bajaespuma. Hotpoint wall ovens were great looking units. I especially liked the one that was part of the set because it has a nice big window. I'm hoping that someone will buy it and the cook top from the seller to give them a good home.
I have several pics that the seller sent me, and I will post those.
I sure do remember you lebron and yes, it really does seem like eons ago since we "met" through this group. Time goes by so fast. You, like everyone on here, are so nice and so helpful. I wish I could have found one of these locally but the DC area just seems almost devoid of vintage dishwashers, most especially these Hotpoints. Don't know if it's because there is too much transiency with people moving in and out, and things getting updated so fast that all the old stuff is way too long gone now, or what.
Thanks for the explanation, Tomturbomatic. I knew about the little tag (that I now see is missing on this one I am getting) but thanks to you, I now know the mechanics of how the turning of the rack made the difference in height. That was funny about those people having their Hotpoint for 13 years and you showing them how that rack worked. I know my Aunt's had the tag, but I think in her case, the "tag to the front" position worked with her dinner & glassware every day and there was never a need to change it. She used the same two sets of Melmac every single day and the same sized Tupperware tumblers & glasses, and it all fit ok, so the rack just stayed as it was.
I agree with you Bajaespuma. Hotpoint wall ovens were great looking units. I especially liked the one that was part of the set because it has a nice big window. I'm hoping that someone will buy it and the cook top from the seller to give them a good home.
I have several pics that the seller sent me, and I will post those.
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Upper rack shot.
Kind of strange about the instruction tag being missing but I guess the original owner might have removed it because she felt it was scratching something.
Kind of strange about the instruction tag being missing but I guess the original owner might have removed it because she felt it was scratching something.
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Lighted indicator dial
Maybe not as large or dazzling as the beautiful washer/dryer control panels, but I'm looking forward to seeing this repaired and lit up someday.
Maybe not as large or dazzling as the beautiful washer/dryer control panels, but I'm looking forward to seeing this repaired and lit up someday.
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The interior shot
In looking close I think my impeller has a big chip out of the top of one of the rounded top blades, and the little door for the detergent cups is missing. From reading the brochures/manuals on these that are posted in the manuals section there is a little reservoir for the "wetting agent" to go. On the 1956 version it was in the bottom around the right front corner area. Can't be sure, but it looks like it might be one of those round things in the door on this one. I hope the Calrod unit is ok as I figure that might be hard to find.
In looking close I think my impeller has a big chip out of the top of one of the rounded top blades, and the little door for the detergent cups is missing. From reading the brochures/manuals on these that are posted in the manuals section there is a little reservoir for the "wetting agent" to go. On the 1956 version it was in the bottom around the right front corner area. Can't be sure, but it looks like it might be one of those round things in the door on this one. I hope the Calrod unit is ok as I figure that might be hard to find.
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Even with it's issues...
I am SO excited about getting this unit and will post more once it's safely here to our garage.
I am SO excited about getting this unit and will post more once it's safely here to our garage.
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OH! I forgot the mention the cool coincidence...
About a week ago, Appliguy called and said to check out the manuals section of the group because there was some info on the kind of Hotpoint I wanted posted there. Sure enough I found both the 1956 and 1958 documents. In the 1958 brochure, there was a pink one identical to the one I am buying and......not a week later.......here I am virtually owning the one in the picture.
I just love these kind of almost mystic coincidences.
About a week ago, Appliguy called and said to check out the manuals section of the group because there was some info on the kind of Hotpoint I wanted posted there. Sure enough I found both the 1956 and 1958 documents. In the 1958 brochure, there was a pink one identical to the one I am buying and......not a week later.......here I am virtually owning the one in the picture.
I just love these kind of almost mystic coincidences.
norgeway
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Hey, 1952 crestwood....
I see in your profile you have a Norge wall oven cooktop set...I sure would love to see a picture of it, As much as I love Norge, I have never seen their built in stuff!!!If you can post a pic, Thanks...Hans
I see in your profile you have a Norge wall oven cooktop set...I sure would love to see a picture of it, As much as I love Norge, I have never seen their built in stuff!!!If you can post a pic, Thanks...Hans
Missing detergent compartment door
Shouldn't be that much of a problem because this dishwasher won't pre-wash, will it? What you should make up your mind about is the thing with the wetting agent. If it leaks during the main wash you won't have dry and sparkling dishes at the end of the cycle 'cause the drying efficiency wouldn't be that high, I believe...
Shouldn't be that much of a problem because this dishwasher won't pre-wash, will it? What you should make up your mind about is the thing with the wetting agent. If it leaks during the main wash you won't have dry and sparkling dishes at the end of the cycle 'cause the drying efficiency wouldn't be that high, I believe...
this dishwasher won't pre-wash, will it?
Yes it does.
Yes it does.
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