Waste King Universal Dishwasher SS/950 - need owners manual

[appnut]

Tom, your cycle assessment is correct. The 950's Cookware & Fine China both eliminated the 3rd post-wash rinse. And Prewash was indeed R&H and harkens back to our first WK where the cycle dial had "Pre" as the cycle label and the cycle button said prewash. Yet, all the other models that were the 950's contemporary (610, 710, 810, and 910) all simply said "Wash and rinse" on the timer dial. I think our 810 Cookware had a slightly better cycle sequence in that the final rinse had the pump circulating during the entire 7 minute timer segment and I remember the user manual positioning that as sa highlight as the extended spray helped soften remaining food residue. Our R&H was stated as 7 minutes, consisting of a pump out, fill, circulate, and drain. The first 3 segments of WRW each had 4 minute circulation. The first two post wash rinses was a 1 minute circulation. The final 3rd rinse was at least 1 minute, possibly 2 minute circulation.

 

[grafthis]

Bob, would love the specifics on the cycles from the service manual. Thank you.

Would you guess that this oven is likely from the late 60s? We always assumed it was original to our 1957 house as the coppertone color matches our Western-Holly oven but sounds like the dishwasher must have been installed about a decade later.

 

[rp2813]

We rented a 1954 home in a development that had all gas kitchens -- including the refrigerators -- and those Western Holly wall ovens were in every one of them, but they were single ovens instead of double.  Ours was an ugly sort of band-aid pink.  The matching gas cooktops were as sturdy as any free-standing range from the same period. 

 

Based on that, I would say your ovens are original to your home.  That's a great looking kitchen you have there, and the coppertone appliances coordinate really well with the cabinetry.  Either the dishwasher was added later, or it replaced the original one, which would have been a dozen or so years old and likely had seen better days.  I hope you're not considering replacing your ovens or cooktop.  Nothing made today, even super expensive makes, is made as well as what you have.

 

My sister doesn't live far from you (near Eagle Rock).  She has a vintage Wedgewood stove and has found a local source for repairs.  If you need a referral I can ask her for information.

 

[appnut]

Lina,

Here you are:

W=wash
R=Rinse
D=Dry

Full Cycle: WRWRRRD 54 minutes
Full Cycle+ Sani: WRWRRR(hold over)D 54+ minutes
Cookware WRWRR 31 minutes
Fine China WRRD 32 minutes
Pre-Wash W 7 minutes
Plate Warmer D 17 minutes

The sani rinse could have time extended to heat the water to 170 degrees. During the water heat, the pump is not circulating water.

I'm one who doesn't have much knowledge with cooktops and wall ovens and hopefully one of our experts will chime in on this. The wall oven and cooktop could be original to the house as its coppertone shading is darker than the dishwasher. Your dishwasher and our 1968 WK are close in age and ours was coppertone like yours.

 

[tomturbomatic]

The Western Holly oven pictured is a single oven with a huge broiler compartment.  The television show "FURY" had this brand of cooking appliances in the kitchen. The movie Pleasantville had those wall ovens. The round windows were a sealed glass glob so that it would not fog if the seal between two pieces of glass broke. For a gas broiler, it was a great performer because of the screen surrounding the perimeter of the burner. The flame heated the screen red hot so you really got some infra-red heat.

 

[grafthis]

Bob, thanks for the information. Very helpful.

Ralph, definitely not replacing any of the appliances. The range and oven work perfectly. We are trying to source replacement tiles for the counter if you have any leads. We have some chipped portions that we'd like to restore rather than re-do the countertops.