Another Colston Dishwasher

[vacbear58]

Jetstream

Paul

Always glad to help out and very glad to have rescued a machine in apparently such good condition. I wont be able to do anything this weekend but will try to do a bob load next weekend.

Richard
Thank you for the tip about the vent, I can see how it is on yours, which show some interesting evolution of this model. I always thought the metal bit on the bottom was for heated drying - any idea what that is for?

Although interesting this machine is not a practical option for you nor form many people for exactly the reason you state. Now if a Kenwood was to crop up that woudl be a different matter! By the way, if anything crops up down here in which you are interested, please do not hesitate to give me a shout as it might be possible to arrange collection and temporary storage - I often gnash my teeth over items which are in the north, so pleased to help out whne the boot is on the other foot

Al

 

[ricky5050]

Thanks

Thanks Al

I'm not sure which metal bit you mean? But yes thank you for the offer and sure likewise if there is anything up here you'd like I can collect and hold it etc.

Yes a kenwood, I think they have an impellor too but a modern plastic one as opposed to the Bakelite one, I ve never seen one other than in adverts.

Cheers Richard

 

[mikeklondon]

Ricky5050's Kitchen

I have always been in love with this kitchen its one of the best bits of vintage I have ever seen it has most of my wish list in one room

 

[vacbear58]

Metal bit

Richard

This did not get included in my pictures, but in reply 3 of your thread its the device at about "1 o'clock" by the sump filter.

Is that the rinse aid reservoir in the floor of your Colston too?

I think the Kenwood I show above must have used convertional spray arms rather than impellor but I have never seen inside one to know. It is a lasting regret to me that I did know someone who had one of these long before my collecting days and I did not take a closer look at it - now I would buy him a new one just to get my hands on such a Kenwood

Al

 

[ricky5050]

I see !

Hi Al

If I remember correctly this is an over flow pipe straight down to the drain, as you know on these they don't really have a pump, a cable operated mechanical valve open and closes determined by the timer , this over rides this and as they were designed for the drain hose to be below the machine ie on a trolley or draining board I suppose it's a safety feature .

There quite quiet machines with a nice washing sound , mine had the added mechanical whirr of the timer which operated the cables, and also the push on button rotates to act as a cycle progress indicator .
Thanks Mike, if your ever near Durham let me know I'll try my best to show you it !

Cheers Richard

 

[ricky5050]

Oops

Yes Al

In the floor of mine is a large plastic bottle with a screw top, a pipe from the pressure sensor is connected to it so every time water enters the machine air pressure pushes rinse aid out of the small rubber slit in the "bottle top" I'm assuming even in wash and all rinse cycles? Mine had rinse aid in but it was very smelly !

Re the kenwood I've no idea but because of the rota surge advert and I managed to buy a nylon plastic impellor ( more flat and circular a bit like a flymo fan) from our friend in Lancashire as was advertised as a kenwood one I hoped to modify it for my dishmaster but I assumed it was off this model . Mind you if it were I think upper rack cleaning may be poor especially the cramped bowls at the back left as shown in advert !

I bet one pops up on eBay ha ha

Richard

 

[rogey]

re colston 808

hi, matchbox paul asked if anyone knew the 808, it was colstons most effective dishwasher ever in my opinion, though numbers were few because of the takeover by ariston in 1979. the machine was made by an italian company called zerowatt as was the earlier 747. i beleive the company is still in existence but dont know any current models. when ariston took over they introduced their own lb 612 as a next generation machine. the early picture of the table top colston is i beleive an early mark four with a belt driven turbo jet accelerator( that's the spinning tube that sprays the water into the machine).later models had a free spinning tja which was powered solely by the pressure of the water exiting the directionalised holes in the tja

 

[retromania]

!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE those countertop models!!!

 

[danemodsandy]

Your Mum's Kitchen:

"....here is my mothers - summer 1976...."

Finally - a kitchen as, erm, compact as mine!

 

[hoover1100]

Compact Kitchen

That's reasonably large by British standards I would say, many are small enough that you can touch both sides at the same time! Certainly most I've been in have not had space to get a table and chairs in!

Matt