thanks melvin (supremewhirlpool) for the wonderful bendix!!!

[rollermatic]

whenever i go up to hamilton ohio to visit melvin (supremewhirlpool) i seem to come back with a car load!

today was no exception. i took him a kitchenaid tall tub stainless dishwasher that needs a motor that he wanted and i came back with this beautiful bendix front loader i bought from him.

i also brought back the maytag dishwasher he had on the site yesterday as a give a way!

my jeep was stuffed!!!

 

[rollermatic]

this bendix i am really

excited about!!!

 

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it was heavy but getting it out

of the car wan't that hard! it went in easier with melvin helping me!

 

[rollermatic]

it has such a funny

unique shape!!! i love it!

 

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the inner tub looks great!

no rust and very smooth turning!

 

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door gasket doesn't look all that

bad either. it is intact! love that little trap on the bottom where the pump guard filter is!

 

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filter goes in

this tube

 

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filter is a mess

but oh well, it's probably 50 plus years old!

anyone know it's age please???

any parts still around anywhere???

 

[rollermatic]

like the soap dispensor hole

on the top for some reason!

 

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not that dirty

really!

 

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very unique controls

and so simple! right on top!

a water selector switch, hot or warm, and the timer! with a soak cycle!

 

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temp

switch

 

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timer

dial. it looks like it has 2 rinses but i may be wrong here! i know absolutely nothing about a bendix (yet).

 

[rollermatic]

although there is some rust on the top

i am surprised at the overall lack of rust on this machine. none at the bottom or on the back or underneath!

 

[rollermatic]

back panel looks

great!

 

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here's the motor

and pump and pump filter assembly

 

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i don't see any leakage

around the pump or hoses. but there is an obvious water leak around the outer tub clamp where the two sections meet.

hopefully this will be an easy fix.

 

[cfz2882]

late version?

with the cast aluminum,spoked drive pulley (instead of a black
stamped steel one)might be from around the last few years of
the design?,say Ca.1950?
nice scores BTW.

 

[rollermatic]

i've always wanted a bendix

and this little machine is going right next to my rollermatics in my living room!

if anyone has any info on this machine they can share it would be great! ass said i am a novice with bendix!

 

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the dishwasher is not vintage

but it is a maytag jet clean and i couldn't pass it up!

it's in very good condition!

 

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i have another one pretty much

just like it but hey, what can i say, it would be a crime to let it go to the curb!

 

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looks like new

underneath!

 

[cfz2882]

motor may have date stamp.

looks like a delco motor so if you can veiw the nameplate,
should be able to read the date code,letter then year
example:A50=jan 1950(if i am correct on the letter code)

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Pete, we sure did cram that stuff in there. I just hope you didn't injure your back again getting those machines out! Check the electrics of that Bendix over carefully, I want you to live to enjoy it! Like I said, the electrics are too old for me to feel comfortable with. I'm glad you can enjoy it and save it from the crusher. So, how many machines do you have now? Thanks for bringing that SS DW, I'm sure the pump system can be rebuilt.

 

[rollermatic]

lets see melvin

44 dishwashers, 2 wringer washers, 5 rollermatics, a 1-18, a frigidaire front loader (9 yrs old) a whirlpool top loader late model, that portable whirlpool i got from you, the speedqueen and hotpoint top loaders i got from you, the maytag 606 i got recently, a portable whirlpool dryer, 3 old 60's frigidaire dryers, and one trash compactor. and the bendix! think that's it. now you see whay i have no room in my house!

enjoyed comin up today for a visit!

 

[rollermatic]

melvin i just

read your post in the deluxe section on your ipse front loader that i saw in action today! very interesting, love the pics! thanks for crankin it up today, it was fun to watch. you will finish it! "one little bit at a time" is my motto anymore!

 

[supremewhirlpol]

Oh wow! I think we're going to have to get you a gen-set like what Kevin(revinkevin) has in order for you to run all of those machines! I'm going to have to see the house with your latest machines. You sure love those dishwashers! Maybe it is good for me to have a second dishwasher for a backup. Given the cost of parts for commercial machines, it will indeed take a while to get that Ipso beast running properly. But as you said, one step at a time. How is that 1-18 coming? Can't wait to see the Bendix back in service!

 

[combo52]

MT DW MOTOR AGE

The motor is an Emerson motor the date of manufacture is in the middle of the white sticker.

 

[rollermatic]

thanks for the motor info

guys! gonna get it in the house tomorow and start to tune it up a bit.

melvin i am putting the 1-18 back together at the present timne, should be working again in about 2 weeks. will post pics. thanks, you will have to come down again later this summer when i get the 1-18, this bendix, and rollermatic no. 4 up and running!

 

[paulinroyton]

Bendix

Hi Peter.

Love the photos of your Bendix. It looks a very solid machine. Does it weigh a ton. What spin speed is the machine.

They don,t make them like that anymore.

Regards

Paul