BobLoad® in 1950 Jet Tower Dishwasher

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This BobLoad® was inspired by TurquoiseDude, Cadman, Swestoyz, Toploader55, PhilR, Coldspot, among others. Using this machine since they arrived a couple weeks ago I've begun to learn just how to BobLoad it up. This was the biggest load yet for the Youngstown Model PP, and it all came clean, even though I was told the pots wouldn't make it they did. Jet Tower washing does work.

 

Finally my dishes will be Jet Tower Clean- and disinfected ( but I'm told thats not so good for you today, a little dirt goes along way to boosting immune systems-- oh so much for the sterile '50's )

 

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Thank you, Jon

First it looks and sounds like a percolator, then it chugs like a locomotive as it comes up to full pressure. Your machine does not have the buzzy drain solenoid that our friends' machine had. It was a gravity drain so it was surprising to see the lid pop on yours while the drain pump was still running. Is that a Youngstown Unicouple on the machine? How could that large saucepan get clean pointing down when the water comes from the center and not the bottom?
 
On board water heater?

<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Does that one have the on board water heater? That would be fun to have. I'd love a quick wash machine like that with the water heater. Isn't like 9 minutes or something like that from start to finish?</span>
 
There is an UNINSULATED tank in the base of the machine that is always ON to provide hot water for the machine, BUT there is no heater in the sump to overcome the loss of heat when the hot water hits the room temperature dishes and machine parts. It would not be effective in the short wash and the heater in the tank has to operate during wash to heat water for the rinses. When CU tested dishwashers in the early 50s, they recommended that a switch be put in the circuit so that the water heater could be turned off until a few minutes before the dishwasher was to be used. It would probably be wise to put some insulation around the tank also.
 
Yes this does have the boost heater

and a switch for on off. I converted it to a portable so I just  roll it out and plug it in 20 minutes before wash. And it is supposed to get to 185 degrees, all the boys can tell you on the wash you can't really touch the lid the machine is so hot. 

And yes to my amazement the pan that was angled down did get clean, the lower jets were able to spray into it at many levels, I think that is the secret. The way the holes are in the tower they are cut at all levels around the tower.

What surprises me with this machine is the back of dirty spoons get clean everytime and they are totally faced away from the needle spray - I face them on purpose!! I can't figure out how that happens, gotta keep washing to learn how.

 

 
 


Yes, That Cover gets really hot. You can't rest your elbows or arms on the top while it's running to stare through the window. Would the theory of the back of the spoons getting clean would be spray deflection of items behind the spoons in the silverware basket or the water dripping off the lid on to the silverware ? It is truly a amazing machine to see in operation and it is very quiet too. I noticed you took another screw out of the top of the jet tower. And then by the final rinse the last screw is removed. Would that be making the tower spin a little more slowly since the pressure has been reduced to the column jets as I remember the discussion we had that the tower seemed to be rotating faster the more you used the machine. There were 2 screws in the top jets when I was there.

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Woweee, Jon - I had fun playing with the Youngstown when I was there, but you've gone above and beyond.  I've just gotta get my Youngstown back in service again...  

 

When you think about it, though, the machine should clean pretty effectively - it has to have been the first multi-level wash system in a dishwasher.  

 

So, down to 3 screws in the jet-tower, I see...  Very interesting!
 
I only saw them with the window, but I remember a picture of one without it.

That super hot water hitting the dishes made rinsing off any egg very important. Mom's friends told her of disasters involving egg left on breakfast plates being cooked on in that super hot wash water. They all told her how important it was to have a pre-rinse in the machine cycle because the water was cooler for the pre-rinse than in a boosted temp wash in either the Youngstown or APEX. They really scared mom. All breakfast plates with runny egg were wiped with a used paper napkin over the garbage can before being loaded into the dishwasher.
 

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