WOW!!!!! never thought i would find one of these!!!!!!

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top and bottom racks

look absolutely perfect!

 

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another

pic

 

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the faucet connector

looks so quaint and simple compared to some i have seen!

 

[appnut]

Peter, shouldn't there be a grid shield over the impeller?

 

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the hoses are showing

their age and the drain hose has a pretty good nick out of it, but it does not leak when it drains!

 

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the only place there is rust

is on the bottom edges of the cabinet!

 

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with the front panel removed you

can see the fill solonoid, hoses, timer and door switch.

 

[circlew]

Hey Pete, looks like a nice machine; glad you were able to go up and get it. The interior reminds me of the '58 GE pullout tub model we had.

 

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timer

close up

timer works great!

 

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door switch

and it's components

 

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fill solonoid

i noticed the inlet hose was not tight on the solonoid valve. someone has obviously loosened it to drain the water out for winter storage in that unheated island summer cottage!

this leads me to believe the machine was well taken care of!

i noticed they also added a large washer on the left side screw holding the valve to the cabinet. i'm guessing they did this to help align the solonoid valve for a splash free squirting of water into the filling chanber that empties into the tub. i don't see any other reason for this washer.

 

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the screen at the inlet of the solonoid

valve had almost no dediment in it at all!

either the machine was hardly used during those summer months or it was cleaned on occasion!

 

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the valve itself

looks great!

i was afraid it might hav been cracked due that this machine came from an unheated summer cottage in the middle of lake erie!

they obviously took care of it!

 

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hey appnut!

thanks for your comments! you are right there is a grid and here it is! it looks like new! i forgot to put it back in when i took those pics!

 

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another view

this grid goes under the bottom rack

 

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i filled it with hot water

and let it set about 15 min. to soften up the seal a bit as i have heard some of the guys here do.

i then turned it on and it ran great! no leaks at all! sounds like a volcano inside!

i drained it into my working rollermatic for lack of a better set up here tonite!

i put newspaper under the motor pump area and it came out completely dry!

i don't want to remove the motor pump as it works great with no leaks and i don't see any evidence of tub rust so why test fate here! gonna leave this one alone!

plus i read the drian impeller and seal has to be pressed on and off, not a simple lift it off and inspect the seal!

 

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at first i thought it did not

have the original silverware basket!

this is where it would go

 

[retropia]

It found a good home

I'm glad the Mobile Maid made it into the hands of a collector and not a metal recycler. It sounds like it has an interesting history.

 

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but when i looked at it and put it in

it is the original silverware basket after al! it fits perfectly!

 

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another view

of it