Decades ago, I found a machine like this, although a built in model. It was out on the curb in front of a circa 1956 house on Reno Road in upper NW DC. I got someone to go with me and I put it in the back of my Toyota Celica. That beautiful timer lens was broken. I remembered it from the dishwasher at a friend's house back in Decatur. A light bulb illuminated it as it turned through the cycle. John and Jeff told me to check with Proctor & Hutchinson appliance service in Silver Spring. When I gave them the model number they sold me the last one they had. It's still on the machine.
They were fragile machines. The screw that held the impeller onto the motor would rust and not be removable. It went through a tube in the bottom of the tub so the motor was subject to damage from the moisture and back when early dishwasher detergents did not control suds effectively, suds could go down through that tube and cause the motor to burn out. Lots of old Hotpoint dishwashers sat there dead for years. The Bakelite leading edges of the impeller would lose their sharpness over time and the water spray would have less force.
They were fragile machines. The screw that held the impeller onto the motor would rust and not be removable. It went through a tube in the bottom of the tub so the motor was subject to damage from the moisture and back when early dishwasher detergents did not control suds effectively, suds could go down through that tube and cause the motor to burn out. Lots of old Hotpoint dishwashers sat there dead for years. The Bakelite leading edges of the impeller would lose their sharpness over time and the water spray would have less force.
