vintage colston dishwasher

ricky5050 · Jun 11, 2011

I didn't think i was collecting dishwashers, but i've just got my 3rd. A Colston turbo jet dishwasher.

ricky5050 · Jun 11, 2011

top rack

small top rack not sure how well water would hit all surfaces

ricky5050 · Jun 11, 2011

bottom rack

there is no underneath spray arm only a rotating tube in the centre so surfaces have to be pointed towards the central tube

ricky5050 · Jun 11, 2011

large pre impellor filter

this is a large filter

69oyu812 · Jun 11, 2011

great find!

looks like a fun machine ya got, well done

ricky5050 · Jun 11, 2011

unusual fine filter

this is a fine filter which is like a tumble dryer filter which sits at the side of the machine and simply collects small particles to be emptied out later

ricky5050 · Jun 11, 2011

fine filter

where is lives

ricky5050 · Jun 11, 2011

sump

heater and sump , you can see the impellor through the end hole

ricky5050 · Jun 11, 2011

interior

inside shot

matchboxpaul · Jun 11, 2011

Hi Ricky.

Congrats on the new find.
My gran had the later version - Colston 101 - and an aunt and uncle had the Rolls version.

My grans lived on a rolling trolley and stood about 5 and a half feet off the ground at the top of the machine. Does anyone else remember these machines being available with the same trolley arrangement?
It had a shelf underneath it and my gran kept the machines original Colston dishwasher powder container (a wide tube) to keep her knitting needles in.

Paul

ricky5050 · Jun 11, 2011

rear shot

here with the back off , you can see its a belt driven machine, an electric timer with a push to start mechanism, uses cables to pull open and closed inlet and drain valves. A motor with a belt driven pump circulates the water.

The rinse aid dispenser is simply a bottle with a small rubber top with a slit in it, as water fill in the pressure vessel, another pipe pushes a little rinse aid out into the tub at each filling , it has got aid in it but its very smelly!

gansky1 · Jun 11, 2011

Very interesting - a belt! I've always wondered what the motor & pump looked like in these. I'll bet it's a great sound when it's running.

ricky5050 · Jun 11, 2011

details explained

hopefully you can see some hi lighted details.

The machine is in good condition and as it has a pump separate from the motor i'm hoping all will be well, it needs new inlet outlet pipes and a little cleaning , rust removal etc.

Does anyone have any instructions to see?

Thanks Richard

hi sorry i tried to hi light certain parts on a word doc but it wouldnt up load!