Sears Kenmore TOL Square Rack!

[peteski50]

Models!!

This is the earlier of this design with the straight pin rack. Other than that it is the same. I wish they were being made today!
Peter

 

[kenmore700bill]

Peter,
Great job on the pics.

 

[yogitunes]

Oh WOW....how cool....I didn't notice the panel that slides and hides the controls, until Petes brochure.......
when you think about it, futuristic for its time, thats what you see today on a lot of models is hidden controls....

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Very interesting machine. Got any under shots?

 

[turquoisedude]

I have a manual for this machine (I have the next one down in the model hierarchy)- just let me know if you would like me to send you the scans or if you might like a photcopy.
A very dear friend of mine had the same machine, but it was Canadian-built. His was Coppertone, too!! Yours is in wonderful condition - congratulations!!

 

[rpms]

My all time favourite dishwasher. My aunt had one in harvest gold and mine is white. Can I ask why you dislike the loop racks?

 

[kenmore700bill]

I can answer the 2 questionws asked.

Underneath: When Lou came by me to pick up he had to disconnect dishwasher from the hot water and Drain. The only thing under there was a few cobwebs. The dishwasher was hooked up permanant and sat next to the sink not in use. There was no rust at all. The dishwaser was not used for about 7 years. I was surpriosed when he took it home and cleaned it up a little an ran it there were no leaks.

Racks: Lou and Peter both feel that the pointed racks can be loaded eaasier thatn the existing ones. It does kind of make sense. That night Lou installed the pin racks befoer we all left.

Thanks
Bill

 

[gansky1]

I always thought this was one of the more elegantly styled of the later D&M machines for Sears. Once they went to the curved, sculpted-looking panels, they lost me. I had a Roper branded D&M in this house when I bought it with similar humpy-rack dividers and didn't like it either. Too limiting but it was a good cleaning machine, quiet and perfectly satisfactory until began to drool. Good to see you guys having fun with a beautiful find!

 

[combo52]

KM D&M DW

Its neat to see one of these DWs that survived and I an sure that you will have fun with it and hopefully it will last a few years for you. The loop racks were very hard if not impossible to load pots and pans and deep containers on, my first partners condo that he bought in 1980 had the more basic version of this DW with loop racks. But that wasn't the biggest problem with that awful DW, we sent it out within 3 months time  and installed a WP SHU9900 fully electronic machine.

 

[kenmore700bill]

Indicator panel

Peter,
Where did you get the sequence indicator picture that doesn't look like Lou's? His indicator light panel is immaculate. We just want to be clear that the picture is not Lou's dishwasher. (I was talking with Lou and he wanted me to post this comment.)
Bill

 

[peteski50]

sequence indicator picture!

I got that picture from another members picture that had posted quite awhile ago, but I cant remember who. It is the very same machine and someone had posted but I do not remember who.
Peter

 

[rpms]

I believe the picture is mine.

 

[peteski50]

Picture!

I believe the picture is mine.
Thank you Brian - it may very well be. I also have the instruction booklet that you must have posted awhile back.
Peter

 

[kenmore700bill]

Peter will you be taking pic of the under carriage of the dishwasher?

 

[jeb]

Kenmore dishwasher

We had the model below this ( dial instead if push button start) installed in my parents home in 1978. It was used everyday and was still there 2 years ago working as good as the day it was installed when they sold their house. It would clean anything you put in it the first time through and my mother was never too careful about loading it. Jeff

 

[peteski50]

Kenmore dishwasher

Hi Jeb I have a friend that had the model right below the TOL above.
That is model 7614 and I used to load it all the time with great results. They had it for about 15 years than moved, so I dont know what happened to it after that.
Peter

 

[MaytagA710]

Beautiful machine! Thanks for sharing, I really like the progress indicator lights. One of these machines, albeit MOL showed up on Kijiji here in NS, portable too, it would be #5 and 6 in the scan here. I really regret not buying it.

Here is A scan:

 

[MaytagA710]

Here is another scan, Enjoy!