annaMLam
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Hello everyone,
I bought a house in Dec 2022 and it came with a dishwasher; which might have been a huge selling point for me since it was a vintage KitchenAid Customer by Hobart; but it was also the location and no crowded neighbors
; along with the size and space for all the grandkids at the same time.
Unfortunately, at the closing the older owner said, "Oh that old thing hasn't worked since 1995 I just didn't want to replace it or pay to have it disposed of." Which we found was basically how he felt about all the appliances in the kitchen; but we had our own so I hadn't even checked out if anything worked or not since working vintage appliances was part of what came with the house.
While cleaning out things we found a "NEW" timer in a drawer; he had bought it in the 90s and never installed it. My son and I installed it and bam! Vintage dishwasher working perfectly.
Since then a few things have happened, the water inlet got clogged up; replaced it, the float got stuck up, tapped it water now comes in.
I've lurked a little and I plan on searching through the archives because currently the water only comes in during the Pre-Soak cycle and not during wash or rinse. Everything else works perfectly just if you don't start it on pre soak you get no water.
Thanks!
Anna
I bought a house in Dec 2022 and it came with a dishwasher; which might have been a huge selling point for me since it was a vintage KitchenAid Customer by Hobart; but it was also the location and no crowded neighbors
; along with the size and space for all the grandkids at the same time.Unfortunately, at the closing the older owner said, "Oh that old thing hasn't worked since 1995 I just didn't want to replace it or pay to have it disposed of." Which we found was basically how he felt about all the appliances in the kitchen; but we had our own so I hadn't even checked out if anything worked or not since working vintage appliances was part of what came with the house.
While cleaning out things we found a "NEW" timer in a drawer; he had bought it in the 90s and never installed it. My son and I installed it and bam! Vintage dishwasher working perfectly.
Since then a few things have happened, the water inlet got clogged up; replaced it, the float got stuck up, tapped it water now comes in.
I've lurked a little and I plan on searching through the archives because currently the water only comes in during the Pre-Soak cycle and not during wash or rinse. Everything else works perfectly just if you don't start it on pre soak you get no water.
Thanks!
Anna
