I really didn't feel like driving into the City. It was still rush hour, and I was tired. All I really wanted to do was to take a nap.
But I'd been emailing the fellow who was offering the 70's KA dishwasher for free. I didn't know anything about the condition, but he said it worked fine.
So I washed the truck, put air in the two tires with slow leaks, and braved truly awful traffic. A trip that should have taken 34 minutes (per Mapquest) took 1 hr 15 minutes (front loader times!).
But it was worth it! When I got to the destination, there was the dishwasher, with, of all things, a brushed stainless steel front! Inside it looked immaculate, with a nice off-white with blue speckled porcelain finish. Instead of the cheesy plastic blower found on later KA dishwashers, this one sported a stainless steel fan housing in the back.
When I got it home for closer inspection, I could see proudly emblazoned on the front panel, "Custom by Hobart".
I took some pics but it will take some time to upload them here.
There was a surprise bonus - sitting on top of the Hobart was a GE P-7 wall oven. Same model as my Harvest Gold P-7, but lacking the meat thermometer and rotisserie. The best part was that the door panel is also brushed stainless. My plan is to remove the door panel and exchange it with the Harvest Gold on on the oven already installed. I have pics of that too, and will post them as appropriate. I want the stainless door since it will blend in much better with the stainless KA Superba sXs fridge that sits next to the wall oven. The Harvest definitely clashes with stainless.
So all, in all, it was worth the trip. Somehow I even found room in my garage to stash the two items, until I can deal with the door exchange and installing the Hobart into the patio kitchen.
Only one fly in the ointment: the Hobart is missing both the lower front panel and the kick panel. The owner said they were destroyed when the unit was removed. So I'm looking for a replacement lower panel plus kickpanel for this unit - or at least if someone has one and could take measurements or photos, as I know where I can get a stainless replacement made up, I'd appreciate it.
But I'd been emailing the fellow who was offering the 70's KA dishwasher for free. I didn't know anything about the condition, but he said it worked fine.
So I washed the truck, put air in the two tires with slow leaks, and braved truly awful traffic. A trip that should have taken 34 minutes (per Mapquest) took 1 hr 15 minutes (front loader times!).
But it was worth it! When I got to the destination, there was the dishwasher, with, of all things, a brushed stainless steel front! Inside it looked immaculate, with a nice off-white with blue speckled porcelain finish. Instead of the cheesy plastic blower found on later KA dishwashers, this one sported a stainless steel fan housing in the back.
When I got it home for closer inspection, I could see proudly emblazoned on the front panel, "Custom by Hobart".
I took some pics but it will take some time to upload them here.
There was a surprise bonus - sitting on top of the Hobart was a GE P-7 wall oven. Same model as my Harvest Gold P-7, but lacking the meat thermometer and rotisserie. The best part was that the door panel is also brushed stainless. My plan is to remove the door panel and exchange it with the Harvest Gold on on the oven already installed. I have pics of that too, and will post them as appropriate. I want the stainless door since it will blend in much better with the stainless KA Superba sXs fridge that sits next to the wall oven. The Harvest definitely clashes with stainless.
So all, in all, it was worth the trip. Somehow I even found room in my garage to stash the two items, until I can deal with the door exchange and installing the Hobart into the patio kitchen.
Only one fly in the ointment: the Hobart is missing both the lower front panel and the kick panel. The owner said they were destroyed when the unit was removed. So I'm looking for a replacement lower panel plus kickpanel for this unit - or at least if someone has one and could take measurements or photos, as I know where I can get a stainless replacement made up, I'd appreciate it.
