St. Charles Cabinets, Thermador DW.
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I'd like to get a closer look at the Thermador. Just for the sake of curiosity, mind you. I wonder if it's one of those with the staggered square shaped wash arms.
I don't see it mentioned in the ad copy. Maybe there's a rider that requires the buyer to take it as part of the deal.
I don't see it mentioned in the ad copy. Maybe there's a rider that requires the buyer to take it as part of the deal.
xpanam
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Ralph me too, I belive the wash system was called Tower of Shower?
Oh my!
I'm sure they have a good reason to rip that out not that I can imagine one.
I'm sure they have a good reason to rip that out not that I can imagine one.
norgeway
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I can tell you why...
They are taking it out....IGNORANCE!!!!! I would give almost anything for that kitchen, nothing today is anywhere close, just throw out that oven and cooktop and install some nice vintage models!!!
They are taking it out....IGNORANCE!!!!! I would give almost anything for that kitchen, nothing today is anywhere close, just throw out that oven and cooktop and install some nice vintage models!!!
<span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe they finally got rid of the ole' bag, time to cash in. They seem awfully pristine. I suspect a repaint at some point. </span>
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Tower of Shower
wash system
wash system
"Sweeping Tower of Shower spray actually provides scrubbing action, does not merely soak soil away."
Ahhh, the gold old days of automatic dishwashing...
That is a beautiful kitchen. I saw a St Charles kitchen at a sale a couple of months ago that had wooden doors on the upper cabinets and metal on the lower. They could do most anything you wanted. Love those built-in storage features.
Ahhh, the gold old days of automatic dishwashing...
That is a beautiful kitchen. I saw a St Charles kitchen at a sale a couple of months ago that had wooden doors on the upper cabinets and metal on the lower. They could do most anything you wanted. Love those built-in storage features.
estatesale_gary
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One man's trash
In a side note - at least it is being sold.
A while back a large home in my neighborhood was sold and the land was slated for redevelopment. The home had a very nice yellow GE kitchen. In early December the kitchen was on craigslist locally for $500. I walked my dog past the house each day and never saw tire tracks in the snow - then the day after X-mas the house came down in a day. I'm assuming that the kitchen was destroyed with the house.
In a side note - at least it is being sold.
A while back a large home in my neighborhood was sold and the land was slated for redevelopment. The home had a very nice yellow GE kitchen. In early December the kitchen was on craigslist locally for $500. I walked my dog past the house each day and never saw tire tracks in the snow - then the day after X-mas the house came down in a day. I'm assuming that the kitchen was destroyed with the house.
I feel robbed
All my young life when I should have been lusting after guns and footballs all I really wanted was a St. Charles Kitchen. And now they're out of business. And I don't know about y'all, but I'm getting really sick of all of these "Bob and Debbie" la-di-da Smallbone-Wannabee kitchens. They look soooooooooooooooooo smarmy. I want my kitchen to look like a kitchen, not Liberace's sports closet. Even this modern ski-chalet nightmare would be better:
All my young life when I should have been lusting after guns and footballs all I really wanted was a St. Charles Kitchen. And now they're out of business. And I don't know about y'all, but I'm getting really sick of all of these "Bob and Debbie" la-di-da Smallbone-Wannabee kitchens. They look soooooooooooooooooo smarmy. I want my kitchen to look like a kitchen, not Liberace's sports closet. Even this modern ski-chalet nightmare would be better:
firedome
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Good news, bajaespuma
St Charles has recently risen from the dead - the name and product has been brought back and a news conference to that effect was held sometime last year in NYC... there was considerable coverage of this on http://www.retrorenovation.com, I think it was maybe last summer... the Bad News? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!
St Charles has recently risen from the dead - the name and product has been brought back and a news conference to that effect was held sometime last year in NYC... there was considerable coverage of this on http://www.retrorenovation.com, I think it was maybe last summer... the Bad News? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!
Tower of Shower
If that dishwasher was anywhere near Tucson, it would have been snapped up by now.
And a divorce would be pending . . . but we all have our priorities.
If that dishwasher was anywhere near Tucson, it would have been snapped up by now.
And a divorce would be pending . . . but we all have our priorities.
stevet
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Parts is Parts!
Does anyone have a parts or service manual for that dishwasher? I would love to see how it was built.
Does anyone have a parts or service manual for that dishwasher? I would love to see how it was built.
@ Steve:
Umm, poorly would be my guess. ;-)
Umm, poorly would be my guess. ;-)
Uh, no
...on both counts:
"If that dishwasher was anywhere near Tucson, it would have been snapped up by now."
I'm allowed to collect if it washes dishes. I can have a Tappan dual-drench if I do the dishes by hand in the sink. That's the deal. ;-)
This is a real Thermador, not Waste King cruft. It's a totally different machine, and well-constructed. So much so, in fact, that Thermador switched to the rebadged Waste King-Universal design due to its lower cost of construction (and correspondingly reduced durability).
A Masterpiece is, well, a masterpiece.
...on both counts:
"If that dishwasher was anywhere near Tucson, it would have been snapped up by now."
I'm allowed to collect if it washes dishes. I can have a Tappan dual-drench if I do the dishes by hand in the sink. That's the deal. ;-)
This is a real Thermador, not Waste King cruft. It's a totally different machine, and well-constructed. So much so, in fact, that Thermador switched to the rebadged Waste King-Universal design due to its lower cost of construction (and correspondingly reduced durability).
A Masterpiece is, well, a masterpiece.
Wow -- not even to play with just for a little while? Well, I know there are space issues, and that you're expecting . . . :-D
But it might be a Royal Deluxe too! That could bode well for smooth quiet operation if using the SNL bit with the back seat bris as a point of reference.
But it might be a Royal Deluxe too! That could bode well for smooth quiet operation if using the SNL bit with the back seat bris as a point of reference.
Thermador dishwasher
Actually I have a parts & service manual for this machine, as well as an operation guide. I picked one of these up in 1998 from a damaged house next to where I was living at the time (Hayward, CA). It wasn't built very well, but it did have a very powerful pump (which gave a very powerful wash action). It was a Gorman-Rupp pump, the same used in Whirlpool's first spray arm machine. The only difference was that it also had an extra pump on the rear of the motor for a drain pump (similar to the KD-14 drain pump add-on). Unfortunately the drain pump shaft seal was damaged, and I was unable to find a supplier or repair shop who could supply the seal. I had to chuck it, but not before getting that Gorman-Rupp pump!
Steve I will be happy to scan them to you, and Robert I will send them to you for the archive.
Actually I have a parts & service manual for this machine, as well as an operation guide. I picked one of these up in 1998 from a damaged house next to where I was living at the time (Hayward, CA). It wasn't built very well, but it did have a very powerful pump (which gave a very powerful wash action). It was a Gorman-Rupp pump, the same used in Whirlpool's first spray arm machine. The only difference was that it also had an extra pump on the rear of the motor for a drain pump (similar to the KD-14 drain pump add-on). Unfortunately the drain pump shaft seal was damaged, and I was unable to find a supplier or repair shop who could supply the seal. I had to chuck it, but not before getting that Gorman-Rupp pump!
Steve I will be happy to scan them to you, and Robert I will send them to you for the archive.
RD II
LOL! That was hysterical. What was that, a Mercury Monarch?
LOL! That was hysterical. What was that, a Mercury Monarch?
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Looks to me like a Marquis.
Looks to me like a Marquis.
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