OMG.........
I'm so freaking GIDDY about this thing.
It's in an old house that is being completely gutted and renovated. Other than the newer fridge and stove, it was like stepping right back into the 50's. The first thing that caught my eye was a copper range hood that is obviously original, but to stay on topic, the dishwasher.
I hit the jackpot guys. This baby has seen very little use.
The racks are in mint condition with only the tiniest little chip in one of the tines on the lower rack-and I do mean tiny. And absolutely no discolouration of them either. That's always a plus.
The interior has no rust and only a small chip in the door, (you can see that in the original pic I supplied), and a slightly larger chip on the top of the inner door-near the latch but not rusting in any way.
Spray arms in good shape and the filter although it had been a little neglected, not badly by any means, but some, is in excellent condition.
The guy had his Father there to meet me cause he was at work. Although I was expected and invited to test the machine, I think the Father got impatient after about 10 min. of me playing around cause he was supervising the contractors.
But I digress.......
The fun part:
Started it up on a Rinse Hold, and it launched into action and purred like a giant kitten. But after the timer advanced through to that spot, I cancelled the cycle to put some water into it with a kettle so as to not to run it bone dry-which it was.
Got the cycle cancelled, opened the door to add the water and saw a trail of water spots on the door, which was good sign as I knew it had attempted to fill before I had cancelled the cycle.
Poured the water in, started the Rinse Hold again, the timer advanced as it was supposed to, the machine filled, and worked up quite a storm inside as it did so, then it paused as the timer advanced and the lights followed the sequence of advancement. And then it happened..........
It started up and just ROARED with torrential power-WOW!!!
So there's that "Hurricane-in-a-Box" I've heard about.
:O
So after a few seconds I opened the door and "caught" both the spray arms turning, (an extremely good sign!).
I also spun them manually as well.
Started it again and ROAR.....
Opened the door again and saw the amount of water it uses and some of that crud from the filter floating around.
We let it finish the cycle while talking about getting it picked up and how much his son had advertised it for-he was NOT impressed at the price. He knows I'm getting a deal
So, final conclusion:
Hardly used-(yay).
Well cared for-(phew).
Timer works and cycles through the motions-(so important!).
Fills, sprays, drains-(as it's supposed to).
Should have the reversible panels-(hopefully).
Is definitely a 'true' Hobart machine! (I knew that anyway).
Canadian made-(I didn't know Hobart had a Canadian division).
Oh, just got interrupted with an email confirming it is now mine and being held until I pick it up or they deliver it this weekend-my option.
YAAAAYYYYYYY....I'm in KitchenAid heaven here!!!!!
Continued features:
This model being a TOL, has the adjustable height upper rack. Seems like it was 4 positions and not the 16 setting some machines have.
2 flexible and 2 foldable upper rack tines.
Small items basket.
No constant rinse though. I would have liked that, sigh........
So, I've rambled on enough, and even got the confirmation it's mine while typing this.
I have to thank ALL of you on this wonderful site.
This is my second most wanted vintage dishwasher EVER! (Sorry, the Maytag RR still is my favorite and most desired). And it's a TOL model at that in excellent condition.
To all you KA lover's an extra "hug" and thanks for your passion and enthusiasm for these most awesome wonders.
Hurricane in a Box huh? Well, I'm gonna find that out soon enough.
It will need some really good exterior cleaning though-that's the not so great part of it for now, but I will have questions and any suggestions on what I should do BEFORE I start just washing away would be most appreciated.
THANKS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!
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