dishwashercrazy
Well-known member
On Friday evening, April 30th, I set out on a journey to North Carolina. Over a year ago, I had agreed to acquire a GE round-tub dishwasher from Jerry (easyspindry) – I had been waiting to arrange a time to pick it up. Then in April, Ted (bygted) created his discussion thread #27878 advertising ’some stuff for sale’. I agreed to buy his Frigidaire portable dishwasher. I decided to combine a trip to North Carolina with a side trip to Maryland (LOL). As this trip started to come together, I also agreed to pick up Ted’s latest Bendix acquisition in Charlotte, NC and bring it to Maryland on my way to pick up the dishwasher.
I arrived first in Charlotte, where I chatted with the seller about the Bendix. Two other local young men were there to load the machine into my pickup truck. They had acquired a ramp, and it loaded rather easily despite its 300+ pound weight.
In the conversation, the guy selling the Bendix asked me if I collect washers too. I told him yes, but I was more interested in vintage dishwashers. He said to follow him into his kitchen.
Surprise – Good!
There was a 1951 GE Stand-Along Dishwasher. He wondered if I was interested in buying it, and I said yes. So we haggled over a reasonable price, and proceeded to spend an hour trying to get it out of the space. After disconnecting the water, drain and electric power, some lifting and pulling was not working. The machine needed to be pried up and over new ceramic tile that had been laid right up next to the front of the cabinet - but it still would not come out. The dishwasher was still blocked by the drain pipe in the back wall and copper hot water supply line coming up through the floor. The seller finally decided to shut the house water supply off, then flatten the copper pipe to the floor. This was successful, thus allowing us to lift the frame slightly to clear the water pipe, and then we finally were able to slide the machine out.
Here is the Bendix, first as it was before loading. The second photo later in the day, shows the Bendix loaded and covered with a tarp, with the surprise GE Dishwasher behind it.
I arrived first in Charlotte, where I chatted with the seller about the Bendix. Two other local young men were there to load the machine into my pickup truck. They had acquired a ramp, and it loaded rather easily despite its 300+ pound weight.
In the conversation, the guy selling the Bendix asked me if I collect washers too. I told him yes, but I was more interested in vintage dishwashers. He said to follow him into his kitchen.
Surprise – Good!
There was a 1951 GE Stand-Along Dishwasher. He wondered if I was interested in buying it, and I said yes. So we haggled over a reasonable price, and proceeded to spend an hour trying to get it out of the space. After disconnecting the water, drain and electric power, some lifting and pulling was not working. The machine needed to be pried up and over new ceramic tile that had been laid right up next to the front of the cabinet - but it still would not come out. The dishwasher was still blocked by the drain pipe in the back wall and copper hot water supply line coming up through the floor. The seller finally decided to shut the house water supply off, then flatten the copper pipe to the floor. This was successful, thus allowing us to lift the frame slightly to clear the water pipe, and then we finally were able to slide the machine out.
Here is the Bendix, first as it was before loading. The second photo later in the day, shows the Bendix loaded and covered with a tarp, with the surprise GE Dishwasher behind it.
