LEAVE IT TO ME TO HAVE THE BOL MACHINE......
From a BOL Manufacturer. That sums up my life/lol
Sorry for delay in replying. I had to get to a computer to respond. Could not write this on the phone. Lol THANK YOU everyone who responded. I'll try to address all your points, so that this situation makes sense.
I got this machine in 2012 when I looked at house that I wanted to buy, but was changing mortgage companies, and it sold w/in 2 weeks. It was an All Original ranch from 63. Original owner was there 90yrs Old. His kids were moving him out because his wife recently passed. Everything in the Kitchen was still in use and great shape - All Turquoise - GE Frostguard Fridge, Caloric Ultramatic Cooktop, Caloric Range Hood, Caloric Observador Oven, Turq Sink, and the Hot Point D.W.
I went after the suite, because I knew whoever bought the house, would toss them.I got a call after the closing from the new owner, worked out a price (a whole other story/lol), and went to get them. My friends and I disconnected the D.W. ourselves (hard piped & hard wired). I checked it before removal and it was working fine. We packed up everything and it went straight into My Storage units.
I was living back home with Mom and Dad to save for the house.
I closed on the house in 2014. All the appliances came to the house, but were not put into service, except for the Fridge. I had work to do in the kitchen to install these appliances. Mom and Dad had needed more help with their health
conditions, so I basically put settling in on hold. The only room that was set up was my bedroom. The kitchen was minimalist, and the bath was good. Mom passed 6 months after Dad in May of last year. I now knew I had to get working on the house. About a Month after Mom passed, My job was eliminated, and 2 weeks after that the house caught fire. The appliances all got wet but were OK.
Now My house is nearing completion. The kitchen is just about together. Please note, that although I knew this was not TOL, it is the same D.W. my parents had as their first one, handed down from my mother's sister. The distinct smell of the interior, brings me back to when I was young. The D.W. is the last thing that needs to be secured in place. It has not been yet, for the purposes of checking operation. It is actually a very easy install. The sink cabinet was custom made. The water line is hooked up with a Braided flex hose,and electric with an appliance cord (NJ Code). The leak is coming from the solenoid. The plumber hooked it up, and it figures it was one of the only times I was not around. He texted and said, "D.W. hooked up/leak on water feed - appliance side". When I got to the house and looked for myself, I saw the he disconnected one of the elec leads to the solenoid. I turned the machine on, solenoid disconnected, just to make sure the motor ran. I was going to hand fill machine with Hot Water, let it sit to check the seal and let the motor pump it out. That's when I heard the noise, saw and smelled the smoke.
I shut it off. I spun the impeller by hand, and although it moved easily, I could hear the gravelly sound it made when running. I removed the lower basket, and the screen, and checked the pump blade area below the impeller. I looked in and saw what seemed to be very small pieces of nut shell, and some debris that looks like it could be from the broken air gap-bakelite?. I removed all of it from the pump blade and hand spun the impeller. It spins easily and without noise. I also found traces of dried soap powder in the the bottom of the machine, but not under impeller.
Note, I had cleaned the machine from top to bottom as soon as it came out of ServPros storage, and there was no dried soap or debris at that time. I stuck my finger in the fill hole and felt some loose debris that seemed to fall a little lower. Remember,I had previously repaired the Water Gap, the best I could, using Plumbers Putty and Robert's diagram, as he suggested. I never saw any broken pieces in there, but maybe there were some in the bottom at the "trap". The bigger missing pieces would not be able to fit down the opening. I'm Wondering now, if when the plumber first turned it on, the rush of water into the air gap shot debris out of the fill hole and it went into the pump plate area.
As stupid as it sounds, I have fixed cars, small appliances, done electrical, some plumbing, etc., but have never repaired major appliances. I like this machine. It is physically in great shape,ie. racks, porcelain, paint, etc., and it is sentimental. I would like to save it and use it. However, I won't be devastated, if I can't. I haven't turned it on again for fear of damaging the motor further. I don't know what to do next to diagnose/repair. Question? Would the same era GE Motor Pump assembly fit this machine?
My final Inspections are a week from today, so the machine needs to stay in place till they are done. I def would like to bring it to John L. but I do not want to waste his time, if this machine is most likely a goner, or really a loser to begin with. Any direction, help, etc would be appreciated?
I would LOVE a Kitchenaid Superba, as John suggested, but so does everyone else here/lol. I obviously don't have luck finding the good stuff. If I did find one, I'd install it now and put the Hotpoint on the side, just to investigate later on.
There is a nice Turquoise Superba in Hudson Valley, NY, I've tried several times to buy, from a contractor. He listed a large Turquoise kitchen on CL in March this year for 10K/15K?. He had no problem selling the laundry sink to me separately, but insists he wants the D.W. to stay with the rest of the pieces. I believe it is still unsold. I wrote him again yesterday, but have not heard back yet.
I really hoped I would have my kitchen installed and working, all in one shot. Looks like I got stuck trying to "polish a turd", again. LOL.
Thank you ALL for Responding and Listening. Any thoughts are definitely welcome.
Best Washes,
Louis
