Well It Was Fun While It Lasted

[launderess]

Thanks lads

If nothing is shaking around here it can take a week or so to fill up the MM, so she isn't run that often. Don't do pots and pans since they won't totally come clean anyway and find it is much easier to get things over with using hot water and a Brillo pad. Besides pots and pans take up room that could be used for dishes! *LOL*

It truly is amazing what you can fit into these MM machines. Bowl loading could be better IMHO, but that is small beer.

@altr2903: Those countertop dishwashers leave me cold. Would rather go back to an 18" portable instead. More capacity and usefulness I suppose.

@WhirlyKenmore: It is a tight squeeze even with the MM and while one would love a full sized portable it won't work in our small kitchen. Still have my eye out for a vintage TOL KA or WP portable. If the price is right and in our neck of the woods will make something happen. *LOL*

 

[frigilux]

Gotta love a happy ending! Hope it remains on best behavior for many, many loads.

Glad you were able to put my baby picture to good use, LOL.

 

[combo52]

Smoking Mobile-Maid Motor

Glad it started working for you I think it heard you saying what was going to happen to it if it didn't start behaving, LOL.

 

Hopefully it will behave till we can find you a minty porclean tub WP or KA TL portable DW, you wouldn't believe how much better a DW can work with a filter or even a dual wash arm system like the WP has.

 

I am rebuilding a 1969 WP TL DW for my kitchens 3rd DW, I currently have a coppertone KA TL portable in this position. I had a WP TL in the past and liked it better, much cooler and quieter with the double wall construction. I am even going to put a Power-Clean pump and motor in the 69 WP.

 

[launderess]

Thanks John

It was your tip about the relay that got me going... Quite honestly that was the easiest repair I've done on this machine! *LOL* Just a simple swap out and reconnecting a few wires.

As for cleaning ability have to say don't have many complaints with this MM. It certainly leaves dishes far more yibble free than the D*M designed Kenmore/Frigidaire 18" it replaced. However that being said all dishes are very well scrapped before going into the machine.

Think we all are looking for those elusive WP top loaders in good condition. If one turns up NIB or "barely used" think there will be a stampede.

Have seen and passed over a few top loading KAs portables in past but lack of water heating or even boosting turned me off. As it is the MM only really maintains the hot water temperature as the puny water heater isn't really powerful enough to heat. According to my Hotpoint service manual heating wattage was reduced to protect the racks. In fact it warns against replacing the elements with more powerful ones for just that reason. So guess a choice was made to give better drying results versus water heating.

Would consider a KA or WP *vintage* front loader if in good nick, but again space is tight so a full 24" unit would be a squeeze.

If one could find those IKEA kits that turned built in units to portable would go after a Miele 18" dw unit.

@Gotta love a happy ending!

As a fellow vintage appliance collector/user you know the drill; it isn't a happy ending but more like a temporary lull in the hostilities. *LOL* Give it a year or so something new will need attention, it never fails. People must think we are crazy pouring so much effort, time and money into "old" stuff.

 

[launderess]

Looks like may have has some of the pump parts all along

See last several photos from last post in this thread...

Am I right?

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?53890