Need help with '52 Westinghouse dishwasher
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Ok, I see. If you look on page 16/figure 16 of the service manual it shows the control handle. At the 6:00 position under the bottom of the handle/dial there is an allen head screw that must be removed, then the handle/dial will slide off of it's shaft.
Found it! (and a black widow spider hiding back there too) Thank you!!!
Next steps will have to be after my electricity gets fixed. About 75% of my lights and outlets aren't working in my house. Don't know if the dishwasher is on one of the circuits that's working or not. Electricians promised they'd come out tomorrow. We'll see.
I guess the next thing I start working on is the electrical and the motor.
-Kristy
Next steps will have to be after my electricity gets fixed. About 75% of my lights and outlets aren't working in my house. Don't know if the dishwasher is on one of the circuits that's working or not. Electricians promised they'd come out tomorrow. We'll see.
I guess the next thing I start working on is the electrical and the motor.
-Kristy
Oh, wow - I hope the issue is indeed due to a bad circuit in the house wiring (well, not that this a good thing overall!) Please keep us posted!!
Electrical in the house is now resolved. I had: 1. a bad connection (clip or something) on one of the lines from the power company. 2. a bad breaker, and 3. a switch where the lows from two different circuits were wired together, and as it happens, they were on the A and B sides of the board.
Once all these were fixed, still no power to the dishwasher. Turns out the line to the dishwasher was capped off and abandoned. I have now reconnected it, and it shares a circuit with the dispose-all only.
Next project: There's a valve in the dishwasher that's probably 60 years old. When I opened up the dishwasher, I found the round valve handle laying on the floor, next to the valve. Considering the drip marks on the outside of the tub, I think I want to have the valve replaced before I do much else. One of the major charms of this place is the wood floors, and I don't think I want to flood them.
Once all these were fixed, still no power to the dishwasher. Turns out the line to the dishwasher was capped off and abandoned. I have now reconnected it, and it shares a circuit with the dispose-all only.
Next project: There's a valve in the dishwasher that's probably 60 years old. When I opened up the dishwasher, I found the round valve handle laying on the floor, next to the valve. Considering the drip marks on the outside of the tub, I think I want to have the valve replaced before I do much else. One of the major charms of this place is the wood floors, and I don't think I want to flood them.
I assume you are talking about the water valve? If so you should be able to replace it with a more modern valve, but you are going to have be creative to retro-fit how it's mounted in the machine with hardware store hardware.
broken drain pump - help?
Whew. Got thru Christmas and 2 weeks of laryngitis. Ready to go again.
It looks like the timer is working, but the hose from the drain pump is messed up. I can get more hose at the local big box, but on the drain pump, the plastic part of it where the hose is/was attached is snapped off. I'm thinking I need a new drain pump? Otherwise, I'm gluing plastic, which doesn't inspire me.
What can I replace it with?
Thanks!
Whew. Got thru Christmas and 2 weeks of laryngitis. Ready to go again.
It looks like the timer is working, but the hose from the drain pump is messed up. I can get more hose at the local big box, but on the drain pump, the plastic part of it where the hose is/was attached is snapped off. I'm thinking I need a new drain pump? Otherwise, I'm gluing plastic, which doesn't inspire me.
What can I replace it with?
Thanks!
I believe you can swap one of the more recent washing machine pumps in this style of dishwasher. Robert, our webmaster, did just that with a Westinghouse roll-out machine if I remember correctly. It should not be a difficult thing to do.
Congratulations on having a working timer! THAT is more than half the battle won already!
Congratulations on having a working timer! THAT is more than half the battle won already!
Yes you can, BUT unfortunately the power to the pump is reversed, energized means no drain, and no power means draining action. So if you swap the pump like I did, you need to rewire that circuit with a relay to reverse the power. It's a bit on the complicated side.
Thanks for sharing the photo of your kitchen. What a blast from the past! My dad built a small house in the early 1950s and we had the same Westinghouse oven, cooktop and dishwasher. I was born in '59, and by the time I was a toddler, that poor dishwasher was getting started all the time.
Then I discovered our 1960 Model 80 Kenmore with its colorful pushbuttons and rhythmic, clickety-clacking rapid-advance timer. Much more fun to play with than the dishwasher, LOL.
Best to you concerning the dishwasher restoration project!
Then I discovered our 1960 Model 80 Kenmore with its colorful pushbuttons and rhythmic, clickety-clacking rapid-advance timer. Much more fun to play with than the dishwasher, LOL.
Best to you concerning the dishwasher restoration project!
Status?
I'd sure love to know whatever happened with this dishwasher restore project. I love that kitchen and love that dishwasher. Did this gem ever get running again?
I'd sure love to know whatever happened with this dishwasher restore project. I love that kitchen and love that dishwasher. Did this gem ever get running again?
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