My old school dishwasher
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Looks like an 18" Kenmore D&M design dishwasher.
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D & M
stands for Design and Manufactering- They built darn near everybodys dishwashers through the 50-70s.They built dishwashers for Sears Kenmore,Magic Chef, Tappan, Preway, Caloric, Speed Queen, Modern Maid,I think some Kelvys, Roper and anyone else that wanted to have a "me too" dishwasher in their appliance line up. These are the folks that brought up the much-loved Roto-Rack-the round upper rack that spun around past the sprayer
stands for Design and Manufactering- They built darn near everybodys dishwashers through the 50-70s.They built dishwashers for Sears Kenmore,Magic Chef, Tappan, Preway, Caloric, Speed Queen, Modern Maid,I think some Kelvys, Roper and anyone else that wanted to have a "me too" dishwasher in their appliance line up. These are the folks that brought up the much-loved Roto-Rack-the round upper rack that spun around past the sprayer
kenmore1978
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school dishwasher
so why is it being replaced?
so why is it being replaced?
kenmore1978
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Time and money
The door springs have broke
Those are a weak spot in those machines, but cheap & easy to replace
the bottom lid has popped open
You mean the access panel? Just a couple of screws
It leaks
from where? door? new gasket, easy. Hoses? Only 2, pump to drain and pump to spray tube/upper spray arm. easy replacement. Motor seal? Replaceable from inside machine at which time you would replace the impeller, too
its a mess
the pump is wearing out
"pump" in this case is just an impeller kit, replaceable from inside the machine and not expensive.
These machines are do easy and cheap to work on, it's amazing.
The door springs have broke
Those are a weak spot in those machines, but cheap & easy to replace
the bottom lid has popped open
You mean the access panel? Just a couple of screws
It leaks
from where? door? new gasket, easy. Hoses? Only 2, pump to drain and pump to spray tube/upper spray arm. easy replacement. Motor seal? Replaceable from inside machine at which time you would replace the impeller, too
its a mess
the pump is wearing out
"pump" in this case is just an impeller kit, replaceable from inside the machine and not expensive.
These machines are do easy and cheap to work on, it's amazing.
ok
IT was assembeled with glue
it leaks at the bottom of the door
The impeller seems to be okay it squeeks when the pump shuts off
In order to fix it, we will have to pull the counter top off. The idiots who installed our tiles put the tiles right in front of it
IT was assembeled with glue
it leaks at the bottom of the door
The impeller seems to be okay it squeeks when the pump shuts off
In order to fix it, we will have to pull the counter top off. The idiots who installed our tiles put the tiles right in front of it
kenmore1978
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repairing D & M dishwasher
IT was assembeled with glue
What was assembled with glue?
it leaks at the bottom of the door
door gasket, and there's a retrofit part that goes inside the door that addressed that problem
The impeller seems to be okay it squeeks when the pump shuts off
Normal characteristic of the ceramic/carbon motor shaft seal, most all of them make that noise. Not a sign of failure.
In order to fix it, we will have to pull the counter top off. The idiots who installed our tiles put the tiles right in front of it
I've seen that problem before,you're right, what idiots, a friend of mine has a dishwasher with the same problem, trapped in the hole. But, you'll have that problem even with a new dishwasher
IT was assembeled with glue
What was assembled with glue?
it leaks at the bottom of the door
door gasket, and there's a retrofit part that goes inside the door that addressed that problem
The impeller seems to be okay it squeeks when the pump shuts off
Normal characteristic of the ceramic/carbon motor shaft seal, most all of them make that noise. Not a sign of failure.
In order to fix it, we will have to pull the counter top off. The idiots who installed our tiles put the tiles right in front of it
I've seen that problem before,you're right, what idiots, a friend of mine has a dishwasher with the same problem, trapped in the hole. But, you'll have that problem even with a new dishwasher
kenmore1978
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school DW
Well, it's death knell is the door rusting. That part IS replaceable, but it's fairly expensive (maybe not as much as a full-size machine, but somewhere close to $100) The bottom of those is a weak spot on those machines, my '78 KM version was on it's 3rd liner, though this 3rd liner was plastic, they don't make the porcelain anyones anymore (though that may not be true for the 18" machines). Everything else is minor stuff.
Well, it's death knell is the door rusting. That part IS replaceable, but it's fairly expensive (maybe not as much as a full-size machine, but somewhere close to $100) The bottom of those is a weak spot on those machines, my '78 KM version was on it's 3rd liner, though this 3rd liner was plastic, they don't make the porcelain anyones anymore (though that may not be true for the 18" machines). Everything else is minor stuff.
