its alive

[christfr]

i havent messed with this dw for a good year and a half..at that time i thought it was all done and ready to go.. but no..i found that the drain pump was so weak it wouldnt drain at all and the lid need a adjusting..so i parked her and went on to other projects.. but i finally got an elec drain pump did a bypass and some adjusting on the lid and shes alive again.. runs fantastic..cleans wonderfully..am so happy to finally have it back to life like it should be

 

[christfr]

bypass

found an elec pump from a neptune and a few hoses from another maytag and it works

 

[christfr]

full and ready

the machine does hold alot.. was sort of surprised..even though i only had about half a load

 

[westytoploader]

YAY, what a beautiful machine! Of course you can't forget function as well as form!

Is the original drain pump the thing with the gold motor and end-mounted fan?

 

[christfr]

even cleans

even cleaned the dogs dish....ps..sorry for the fuzzy pics i think the dig cam is ready to konk out

 

[gyrafoam]

That old "Westy" is so nice. What a wonderful job you have done with it! I remember them well----the sounds and the smell of the steam escaping during the drying cycle. Very kool.

 

[foraloysius]

Nice dishwasher Chris. And you did a wonderful job on it!!!

 

[jmirawm]

Nice job !

Great job on the dishwasher! Fun that you can use her again now...you guys never cease to amaze me! <p>I love those Franciscan starburst design dishes ! I saw pieces of this in a retro store in Dallas. I thought at the time it would be cool to start collecting them. Of all the dishes I have seen, I like this design the best. How many pieces do you have? Are these pieces you have collected or have they been handed down ? very cool, I like 'em !!
<p> Franciscan Starburst

This pattern was manufactured by The Gladding McBean Company in 1954. Designed by George James, utilizing the Eclipse shape, Starburst is a heavyweight dinnerware line. Elliptical in form, Starburst is decorated in a 1950s space-age, atomic motif. Available in fifty shapes, this pattern represents one of the best of 1950s American dinnerware lines.

 

[toggleswitch]

YAY Chris!

Is the uni-coupler new?
Did they exist (in general) in that format then?
Did you retrofit to add it ?

What is he wash cycle sequence?

Enjoy it is beautiful.

Thank you and talk to you soon.

Regards,
Steve

 

[christfr]

dishes

its funny my mom had a full set when i was little and then she sold them when i was about 16.. and thats all i heard for years was how much she missed them.. so i went out and bought or found a full set as a gift for her.. but i didnt what here to break them so i packed them away..and since she still wanted to use them i went out again and got another set for every day use.. so i have 2 full sets..guess im just nuts after all..ha ha.. also have been pinto shopping this week too

 

[gansky1]

That is such a beautiful machine - congrats on getting working again. Brilliant repair with the electric pump, do you think the impeller is loose or gone from the original? No matter, it works!!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Chris your Westinghouse is just beautiful! The 1952 Consumer Reports dishwasher report claims that the Westinghouse cleans rather well, almost as good as the top rated Hotpoint and KitchenAid. You'll have to let us know what you think.

By the way, does it have a bakelite impeller or a aluminum impeller? I found a similar dishwasher a few months back, but it has stainless steel racks and a aluminum impeller.

 

[tlee618]

Great Job Chris!! That machine looks like new. Not sure if you ever mentioned to us where you found it? Can't wait to hear how it cleans and what the cycles are. Always remember, "You Can Be Sure If It's Westinghouse"!! PS Love the dishes!! Terry

 

[jdinstl]

Way to go Chris!

Impressive work there, Chris, good for you! It's always good to see a classic appliance back in service as you've done here.

Just thinking -- you realize folks on this board are a dying breed, right? Can you see anyone doing something like this 40 years from now on one of todays machines?

There's something about Westinghouse that I just like -- good to see another restoration of that company's product.

And Chris, you taught me something new: You said "its funny my mom had a full set when i was little and then she sold them when i was about 16"

I didn't know humans had the technology to fire clay into ceramics at that time, much less use plates. I thought when you were 16, humans were still consuming the kill with their fingers in the cave. WOW!

Hehehehe....

John

 

[christfr]

its all good ha ha

well lets see..the impellor is bakelite and the racks are a soft blue color..the orig pump it still in there and it runs but wont run fast enought to pump water up to the sink so i rigged up an elec pump from a neptune..its quiet and drain just fine..the machine will start and let water fill and drain for about a min then the pump stops and the machine fills for wash..then 2 rinse then off to dry..it really has a cool sound when its washing i can just imagine how much water is being thrown about in there..now i need a clear top of some sort so i can get a peek..it washed just fine even the dogs dish came clean and im sure hes happy about that..this machine came up from atlanta and was totally dead..she had been painted 3 times over its orig white..got all that stripped off and went to work on the rest..was lucky to find a rebuilt timer, rebuilt the inlet valve (thanks greg for that one) changed out all the rotted hoses finally got the lid adjusted and away we went..i guess its like greg says they really dont want to die..and yes when i was 16 we had dishes and all sorts of stuff..i even had my first pinto at that time..so there

 

[customline]

What a beauty !!!

Being a fellow Westinghouse DW owner, I can surely appreciate this unit and the ingenuity it took to restore it. Enjoy.

 

[pdub]

Chris

Beautiful machine, but then I would expect nothing less from someone like you! Congratulations <wink>

 

[jdinstl]

LOL!

Glad you saw the humor there, Chris -- I felt guilty after posting that, coz you're such a nice guy -- and we're only a couple of years apart in that regard. Honestly, I contemplated asking Robert to remove it *blush*.

Betty Furness would be proud of your good work!

Cheers,

John

 

[christfr]

just like a duck

just like a duck water rolls right off.. ha ha..we still need to go hunting on of these days