Speaking of Westinghouse dishwashers....

[turquoisedude]

Oh and did I mention it still works?

Oh yay! The machine ran through its first 'bucket test' in fine style, so I hooked it up to a hose from the house for a full cycle test. It passed! LOL It is very quiet (there was a good amount of insulation I could see when the dishwasher was on its side). The Double Wash cycle took just over an hour. I did notice something odd, however... The pump continues to run during the dry phase of the cycle... Made me kinda wonder what that was all about - if anyone knows if this is normal or not, please let me know!
So, this (I guess) 70s Westinghouse got rolled to the back of the garage - I will find out if Hubby even notices it when he is back in two weeks... LOL

 

[peteski50]

Westinghouse!

The Westinghouse dishwashers I remember had a filter that went across the bottom. Is that missing or the way it is supposed to be? Can we get a view of the control panel?
Thanks
Peter

 

[turquoisedude]

'Glides instead of wheels on the racks' - John, that is exactly what this one has! I thought that was kindy chintzy too! I figured it might have been because this machine looks pretty close to BOL if not the BOL model.
Brent - Yep, I will try and get a test wash in before winter!
Pete - Didn't think to take pictures of the control panel, but I will do so next week. It's pretty simple - the 3 pushbuttons are for 'rinse and hold' and 'on' or 'off' for the Sanitizer option.

 

[bobofhollywood]

Gorgeous

I thought it was beautiful before but my opinion has escalated to gorgeous. I am so glad you got it. It's really unique. Good on ya, dude.

 

[appnut]

Didn't think to take pictures of the control panel

Humph!! I cannot believe after all this time you didn't think about taking pictures of the control panel. How many times have you seen something like "and Bob, these closeups are for you" Gasp. A slap from the paw for that oversight!!! I gotta have my control panel shot fix! It's a drug for me!!

It looks beautiful. had a friend in an apartment that was about 1974 1975 vintage, noticed there were no rails or rollers, the racks just kinda glided. But I figured it was since it was a BOL Westinghouse. Harvest gold even.

 

[turquoisedude]

My bad...

Bob, I will blame it on the epoxy fumes I was exposed to while repairing the 61 Whirlpool pump... LOL I promise that I will take more photos this coming weekend! This one of the many times that I wish the collection was actually IN Montreal...

 

[tomturbomatic]

That insulated duct is to help the drying. That is why they ran the motor during dry to help make a slight draft through the tub.

 

[combo52]

WH PORTABLE DW

Hi Paul glad you got this unique dishwasher it diffidently wasn't used much, looking at the motor and pump really brings back memories I won't say what kind. The motor is supposed to run the whole cycle, that foam duct is to expel the moisture from the dishes and al the heat from the very inefficient main motor, you will also notice a soft black rubber tube running up the right side of the that connects to the blower housing. This tube is used to pull hot air out of the wash chamber and thus give the machine forced air drying. None of these DWs had wheels on the racks but yours actually has a detergent dispenser the builder models just had an open cup on the door with no lid it was divided in two sections and said 1 and 2 in the same open cup. That machine would go right into a 30 minute heated wash and then 5 rinses , the motor never shuts off, in fact most of these used a clothes dryer type timer that advances continuously and can be turned in both directions by the user. You may have the only surviving one of these out there, they also made high models of these but I don't think many were sold as it wouldn't compare well to just about any other machine at the time. Just the lack of wheels on the racks no filter and no upper wash arm for the top rack did it in for most buyers. It was sort of a shame as the last WH DW design with the rectangular filter had been such a good performer it was actually check rated in CRs along with a KDI-15 and a WP machine it still wasn't very durable however. One of my secretaries had three of these she bought the first because of CRs rating but the next two because she liked the local dealer and the fact she didn't have to buy new front panels for the next two they used to be extra cost items on build in machines. In all she went through three WHs in about 12 years and then I installed a WP about 1982 which was still working when they sold the house two years ago.

 

[pierreandreply4]

wow great dishwasher i am happy that you where able to save it

 

[cfz2882]

shaded pole motor

very true about the shaded pole wash motor being inefficient-
shaded pole motors are that way by design and pull about twice
the amps of a split phase of the same power-westinghouse's
motor was actually pretty decent compaired to the nasty
shaded pole motors GE used on some of their dishwashers-my
grandma had a GE rollout from around 1972 and i can still
remember the kinda strained sounding whirring from it's motor
eventially the motor's fan came loose after about 12yrs use.
Btw,there might be a date stamp on that westinghouse motor-
might be stamped in ink on one of the endbells,look for a
"SER"followed by a letter then year,example:SER A73 -JAN.1973
Oh,nice score BTW,really clean!

 

[aldspinboy]

Hey paul that machine is fantastic the interior looks mint
your avaitor pic is to cool it almost looks like the westy here just the buttons are opposite minus the small lettering that westinghouse used at that time.
Great find !!!
Your handsome in that shot.

Darren k.

 

[turquoisedude]

Can you believe my father found that picture in a bunch of old ones he was sorting out and put it aside for me "since your such a dishwasher nut"... LOL
The machine in the picture was the 1979 GE Contessa (with the PowerScrub cycle, bien sûr!) - it replaced the old Viking top-loader that got sent down to the country home we had bought the year before. The picture was dated... 1982! EESH! I have been 19 twice now... LOL

 

[turquoisedude]

Control panel

Hmmm... seems to be saying "I'm ready for my close-up, now, Mr. DeMille"... LOL
Here's the timer dial - very simple cycle selection. Note the large gap between the OFF position and the start of the 'Double Wash'.

 

[turquoisedude]

Signal lights

Probably neon - they glow with a warm orange-ish light when on.

 

[turquoisedude]

Push buttons

Nice and shiny and bright! Very simple selections again - I thought there might be more cycles...

 

[rollermatic]

enjoyed your pics paul,

westinghouse is one brand of dishwasher i have never owned or even seen up close. i was curious what the pump and motor looked like.

and that tub does look like new! bet it will run great for quite a while. enjoy it!

 

[appnut]

Paul, I think that gap was there to accommodate on the higher-end models, a triple-wash cycle sequence.

 

[frigilux]

It's in great shape, and I don't care what anyone says, I'm glad you picked it up. So-called 'crappy' appliances need love, too.

When did WCI start putting White-Westinghouse on their appliances? I see this one still says Westinghouse and has the classic Westy icon/logo. WCI bought acquired Westinghouse in 1975. Is it possible this one may be pre-WCI?

Thanks, as always for the pics of your latest acquisitions. Have you broken ground for the Dishwasher Wing of your house, LOL?!

Edit: Whoops! Upon a closer reading of the previous posts, I see you discovered it really is one of the last of the true Westinghouses.

 

[jakeseacrest]

My Aunt still has a WW rapid advance dishwasher from the late 70s. I haven't been to her house since 1990, so I can't recall all the buttons, but I believe it was Pot Scrub, Normal Heavy, Normal Light, Sanitizer On, Sanitizer Off, Rinse Hold, and the drying options. The racks look the same from what I remember. My cousin just bought her house and I already told him that if he remodels I'll take the dishwasher. It most definately should run like new. It was only used on weekends from 88-90 when I used to stay there.

 

[flyingethan]

flyingethan (okc)

Lucky!

Speaking of avocado being a hard color to find now. I am actually having my appliances painted avocado because I am tired of trying to find decent pieces for my kitchen and laundry room.

Nice looking dishwasher. One way to keep it from wearing out is to only use it every great once in a while and primarily use it for decoration. Just my opinion though.