mickeyd
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Hello Folks, long time no create a thread.
It was going to be a great day, a new top load dish washing machine, a surprise sixtieth birthday party for a long-time companion and best friend, warmth and sunshine in the forecast. What could go wrong, (laughs). Seller John was wonderful, and the last thing he said to me was, "If it doesn’t work right, call me and I’ll refund the money.”
Once home, immediately to the sink and the quick-connect., plug in, power on, the flush and rush of its first fill in 60 years, and then……….Yikes, Wanda Sykes, there’s water streaming down the kitchen floor. These early TL DW’s have all the risky business—electrix and plumbing—in the back with an easy to open rear panel , 4 screws and a flip up from the bottom, and "Thar she blows!" ~ Moby Dick
Great relief to find that the hoses, both supply and discharge, were all leak free; just the fill hose fitting was loose, so I tightened it. YAY. Water back on, but still the leaky stream. WT Fudge? Undo the coupling to find a worn—dry brittle shrunken— black washer. I hope that’s all, and this new washer does the trick.
All set: reset and restart, here we go. The super fast whoosh and rush of the wash arms, the changes in sound as the water level rises, then GEE WHIZZZZ, that’s a long fill. The timer clicks ahead, but the water is still coming in. Good grief, the fill valve is compromat; it won’t shut off!
Other than that, the machine works perfectly, LOL, as long as you keep turning the water off at the tap after each fill. Hoping Al or John or Steve has a valve for sale. What a shame if this pristine nearly brand new machine can only operate like a wringer washer, ha ha ha—I know, my favorite thing, but really……
I was tweaking because of the party, and I did not think to take pix, but I will show how cool the early design is when I open it up to install a new valve. I promise.
The display pix will come throughout the evening, one at a time, photo essay style, with notes to Al, Glenn, and John. "You all come back now, heah, (hear)," Jethro Klampett of the "Beverly Hillbillies."
It was going to be a great day, a new top load dish washing machine, a surprise sixtieth birthday party for a long-time companion and best friend, warmth and sunshine in the forecast. What could go wrong, (laughs). Seller John was wonderful, and the last thing he said to me was, "If it doesn’t work right, call me and I’ll refund the money.”
Once home, immediately to the sink and the quick-connect., plug in, power on, the flush and rush of its first fill in 60 years, and then……….Yikes, Wanda Sykes, there’s water streaming down the kitchen floor. These early TL DW’s have all the risky business—electrix and plumbing—in the back with an easy to open rear panel , 4 screws and a flip up from the bottom, and "Thar she blows!" ~ Moby Dick
Great relief to find that the hoses, both supply and discharge, were all leak free; just the fill hose fitting was loose, so I tightened it. YAY. Water back on, but still the leaky stream. WT Fudge? Undo the coupling to find a worn—dry brittle shrunken— black washer. I hope that’s all, and this new washer does the trick.
All set: reset and restart, here we go. The super fast whoosh and rush of the wash arms, the changes in sound as the water level rises, then GEE WHIZZZZ, that’s a long fill. The timer clicks ahead, but the water is still coming in. Good grief, the fill valve is compromat; it won’t shut off!
Other than that, the machine works perfectly, LOL, as long as you keep turning the water off at the tap after each fill. Hoping Al or John or Steve has a valve for sale. What a shame if this pristine nearly brand new machine can only operate like a wringer washer, ha ha ha—I know, my favorite thing, but really……
I was tweaking because of the party, and I did not think to take pix, but I will show how cool the early design is when I open it up to install a new valve. I promise.
The display pix will come throughout the evening, one at a time, photo essay style, with notes to Al, Glenn, and John. "You all come back now, heah, (hear)," Jethro Klampett of the "Beverly Hillbillies."
