dishwashercrazy
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Wash Party – Open Invitation – Peoria, Illinois – Sunday, July 11
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dishwashercrazy
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Inside.
This is going to be a project to work on later today.
More to come later.
Mike
This is going to be a project to work on later today.
More to come later.
Mike
mickeyd
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Hi Mike and guests
What fun the Thor will be--can't wait to see how it washes dishes! That machine must be a comlete blast.
What is you Youtube name so I can see your movies? Didn't know about them. Thanks and have fun at the wash-in.
What fun the Thor will be--can't wait to see how it washes dishes! That machine must be a comlete blast.
What is you Youtube name so I can see your movies? Didn't know about them. Thanks and have fun at the wash-in.
rollermatic
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well, the washers are
probably all running like mad right now, and the dishwashers too! wish i was there to enjoy it all!
that thor is really amazing! please do a complete post on it, showing every little detail and how it operates!
probably all running like mad right now, and the dishwashers too! wish i was there to enjoy it all!
that thor is really amazing! please do a complete post on it, showing every little detail and how it operates!
Very nice looking Thor! That mechanism is fascinating to study, quite a powerful agitation with that big agitator IIRC. The scoop & sling dishwasher will be an interesting machine to see more pics of too. Congrats, Mike!
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Post Wash-Party Update
With apologies in the slowness of adding this update....I started having computer problems Sunday morning, not being able to get to the internet, nor perform other functions with the computer. Now the laptop is at Best Buy Geek Squad and needs to be rebuilt I am told. Sigh!
This Wash Party was really fun. In all, there were 11 of us gathered here at my house. We watched and demonstrated 21 on the machines in my collection. But it is really the people that make something like this successful. We laughed, ate, washed clothes in 8 washers, ran/watched 12 dishwashers, attempted some THOR repairs, read through appliance material - we just had an all-around great time.
Not only do we get to know each other a little more, but these get-togethers can really be more like mini-seminars. We all can likely say we learned something new this past weekend (I certainly did), or we saw something we had never seen before.
There were some successes, a couple of failures, and some water leaking on the floor.
Pictured below (left to right): Gary (gmpayne), Gary (abcomatic), Mike (dishwashercrazy), Jeff (jeb), Jim (a friend of Todd), Stephen (a friend of Todd and is eurekaboy on Vacuumland), Dave (volvoguy87), and Todd (varicyclevoice). Not pictured is Jay (sensi-temp), Aaron (awooff) and Aaron's guest Craig.
With apologies in the slowness of adding this update....I started having computer problems Sunday morning, not being able to get to the internet, nor perform other functions with the computer. Now the laptop is at Best Buy Geek Squad and needs to be rebuilt I am told. Sigh!
This Wash Party was really fun. In all, there were 11 of us gathered here at my house. We watched and demonstrated 21 on the machines in my collection. But it is really the people that make something like this successful. We laughed, ate, washed clothes in 8 washers, ran/watched 12 dishwashers, attempted some THOR repairs, read through appliance material - we just had an all-around great time.
Not only do we get to know each other a little more, but these get-togethers can really be more like mini-seminars. We all can likely say we learned something new this past weekend (I certainly did), or we saw something we had never seen before.
There were some successes, a couple of failures, and some water leaking on the floor.
Pictured below (left to right): Gary (gmpayne), Gary (abcomatic), Mike (dishwashercrazy), Jeff (jeb), Jim (a friend of Todd), Stephen (a friend of Todd and is eurekaboy on Vacuumland), Dave (volvoguy87), and Todd (varicyclevoice). Not pictured is Jay (sensi-temp), Aaron (awooff) and Aaron's guest Craig.
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Aaron, Dave and Gary P. Watching the 1957 G.E. MobileMaid model SP40S1.
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The group watching the 1949 G.E. Round Tub Dishwasher model RA-949.
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Eating Dinner (left to right): Jim, Todd, Stephen, Gary, Jeff, Mike
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Eating Dinner (Left to Right): Aaron, Craig, Dave, Gary
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Summary:
Thor: After initial disassembly of the various components, we found two problems right from the start. A hose from the bottom of the tank to the water pump was badly cracked - I was able to get a hose from the local auto parts store, but when we started to put it on, the drain assembly in the bottom of the tub came loose. That is where it sits now.
Kaiser: I have not mentioned this yet since I picked it up. The bearing that the rack rides on is not turning freely enough and therefore the water jets do not turn the rack properly.
1948 G.E. Electric Sink: Too much dripping water from tub leaks popped the circuit breaker mit-wash cycle, so we terminated that demo with the plexiglas - but we did get to see it running long enough to see the wash action.
1950 Homart (Sears Kenmore) Electric Sink/Dishwasher: With the plexiglas cover - it runs flawlessly. I still think this is one of the best built vintage dishwashers in my collection.
1949 G.E. Round Tub Dishwasher: This machine sure is labor intensive requiring the operator to control every aspect of the wash/rinse cycle. It is a fun machine, but after using an automatic, I would not like using this machine every day.
2004 Maytag TL: The tumblers work fine on this machine, but the spin tub locked up when it tried to spin, so I have do transfer the clothes to the Poppy Red 1975 Frigidaire 1-18 to finish rinsing. Fortunately, later Sunday night, I was finally able to free the tub and get it to drain the wash water.
1973 Maytag Porta-Washer Model A50: Worked well and is a fun washer.
1947 Maytag E2L: This was the 2nd anniversary of me getting this washer from my neighbor, which launched my vintage washer and dishwasher collecting. Happy Birthday E2L.
1957 G.E. MobileMaid: We ran this dishwasher with the plexiglas, but the spash action just was not what we expected. I remembered that I had two vases and a pitcher in the bottom rack - where they should not be when running the dishwasher - stopped the cycle and took those three pieces out, then it ran beautifully with the spash action I expected.
1949 G.E. Electric Sink/Dishwasher in my kitchen: We ran this machine several times during the course of preparing dinner and cleanup afterward. I love this machine.
2003 KitchenAid Briva: This machine sat unused since I took it out of the shipping box in June 2009. So we hooked it up and ran a Rinse/Hold cycle and Quick Wash and that was a success.
Thor: After initial disassembly of the various components, we found two problems right from the start. A hose from the bottom of the tank to the water pump was badly cracked - I was able to get a hose from the local auto parts store, but when we started to put it on, the drain assembly in the bottom of the tub came loose. That is where it sits now.
Kaiser: I have not mentioned this yet since I picked it up. The bearing that the rack rides on is not turning freely enough and therefore the water jets do not turn the rack properly.
1948 G.E. Electric Sink: Too much dripping water from tub leaks popped the circuit breaker mit-wash cycle, so we terminated that demo with the plexiglas - but we did get to see it running long enough to see the wash action.
1950 Homart (Sears Kenmore) Electric Sink/Dishwasher: With the plexiglas cover - it runs flawlessly. I still think this is one of the best built vintage dishwashers in my collection.
1949 G.E. Round Tub Dishwasher: This machine sure is labor intensive requiring the operator to control every aspect of the wash/rinse cycle. It is a fun machine, but after using an automatic, I would not like using this machine every day.
2004 Maytag TL: The tumblers work fine on this machine, but the spin tub locked up when it tried to spin, so I have do transfer the clothes to the Poppy Red 1975 Frigidaire 1-18 to finish rinsing. Fortunately, later Sunday night, I was finally able to free the tub and get it to drain the wash water.
1973 Maytag Porta-Washer Model A50: Worked well and is a fun washer.
1947 Maytag E2L: This was the 2nd anniversary of me getting this washer from my neighbor, which launched my vintage washer and dishwasher collecting. Happy Birthday E2L.
1957 G.E. MobileMaid: We ran this dishwasher with the plexiglas, but the spash action just was not what we expected. I remembered that I had two vases and a pitcher in the bottom rack - where they should not be when running the dishwasher - stopped the cycle and took those three pieces out, then it ran beautifully with the spash action I expected.
1949 G.E. Electric Sink/Dishwasher in my kitchen: We ran this machine several times during the course of preparing dinner and cleanup afterward. I love this machine.
2003 KitchenAid Briva: This machine sat unused since I took it out of the shipping box in June 2009. So we hooked it up and ran a Rinse/Hold cycle and Quick Wash and that was a success.
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Dishwashercrazy,
How did the Thor machine worked as far as doing dishes. I know you can replace the washer basket that does clothes. Did the tub fill up with water and basket turned while water was being sprayed? Hopefully you or someone can do a demo on how it works. BTW, great pictures of the Wash Party. It looks like you guys had lots of fun
John
How did the Thor machine worked as far as doing dishes. I know you can replace the washer basket that does clothes. Did the tub fill up with water and basket turned while water was being sprayed? Hopefully you or someone can do a demo on how it works. BTW, great pictures of the Wash Party. It looks like you guys had lots of fun
John
Looks like everyone was having a blast. Sure wish I could have been there to enjoy all the fun. Hope to make it whenever you have one again.
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Michael (mickeyd): I am "dishwashercrazy" on YouTube. Use the link below.
Terry (tlee618): I am going to create a whole new thread to continue the discussion regarding the Thor. Yes, I will share the history as I know it in the new thread. We did have a great time.
Erik (duet83): Come on down and see the 6 Electric Sinks.
Pete: I think we were running the American Kitchens Electric Sink/Dishwasher about the time you made your comments. Then we hooked up the KitchenAid Briva after that.
Greg: You will have to come see the Thor in person. Will try to get some video of it working dry. Will need to consider what I might be able to do as a temporary fix in order to put water in the tub.
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Terry (tlee618): I am going to create a whole new thread to continue the discussion regarding the Thor. Yes, I will share the history as I know it in the new thread. We did have a great time.
Erik (duet83): Come on down and see the 6 Electric Sinks.
Pete: I think we were running the American Kitchens Electric Sink/Dishwasher about the time you made your comments. Then we hooked up the KitchenAid Briva after that.
Greg: You will have to come see the Thor in person. Will try to get some video of it working dry. Will need to consider what I might be able to do as a temporary fix in order to put water in the tub.
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Sorry I missed it Mike! I know that everyone must have had a good time!! Keep us posted with the developments with the Thor and the Kaiser - can't wait to get to see them one day!!
That Roto-Rack AK dishwasher is so fun - much more water action than I expected to see up at the top of the cabinet. You really have done a very nice job on all your machines, they look mint even if they don't all behave when company is around! What a fun day to have missed - next time!
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I wanted to add a few more comments and pictures...
I forgot to mention above that we ran the 1947 Bendix Model S. It is a bit "naked" right now because I had taken all of the side panels off to clean and wax. Then when I tested it some time back, discovered that I had a water pump leak. I picked up a gasket from Larry at Modern Parts on May 4th when I visited there, but I have not returned to work on the repair. In addition, the solenoid activated drain/pump stopper is leaking; the water valve is stuck; the water cut-off switch is not working. I already knew that the timer motor was not working and Larry had one of those as well, but when I put it on the machine, the timer still does not advance. So now I suspect that the escapement is not working. However, Jeff (Jeb) thinks that perhaps because the water cut-off switch is not working, that may be preventing the timer from advancing.
Anyway, we hooked a hose up to the water valve, added a couple of bath towels, and started it up. I added a bit of Tide, which turned out to be too much, and we quickly had a tub full of suds. We had a lot of fun playing with this machine, with at one time as many as four of us holding down pressure to the top of the wash drum while it spun to keep is stable.
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I forgot to mention above that we ran the 1947 Bendix Model S. It is a bit "naked" right now because I had taken all of the side panels off to clean and wax. Then when I tested it some time back, discovered that I had a water pump leak. I picked up a gasket from Larry at Modern Parts on May 4th when I visited there, but I have not returned to work on the repair. In addition, the solenoid activated drain/pump stopper is leaking; the water valve is stuck; the water cut-off switch is not working. I already knew that the timer motor was not working and Larry had one of those as well, but when I put it on the machine, the timer still does not advance. So now I suspect that the escapement is not working. However, Jeff (Jeb) thinks that perhaps because the water cut-off switch is not working, that may be preventing the timer from advancing.
Anyway, we hooked a hose up to the water valve, added a couple of bath towels, and started it up. I added a bit of Tide, which turned out to be too much, and we quickly had a tub full of suds. We had a lot of fun playing with this machine, with at one time as many as four of us holding down pressure to the top of the wash drum while it spun to keep is stable.
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