Thread Number: 1272
The moment you've all been waiting for...1975 Whirlpool Imperial 540 Automatic Dishwasher!!! |
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Post# 56961 , Reply# 1   2/11/2005 at 20:33 (6,985 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)   |   | |
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Post# 56962 , Reply# 2   2/11/2005 at 20:36 (6,985 days old) by WASHENDRY (pinconning,mich)   |   | |
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WHAT A GREAT FIND, WILL YOU BE INSTALLING THIS UNIT IN THE BOSCH SPACE? LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY GREAT STORIES AT THE CONVENTION BE HAPPY KIM |
Post# 56968 , Reply# 3   2/11/2005 at 21:01 (6,985 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 56970 , Reply# 5   2/11/2005 at 21:05 (6,985 days old) by drmitch ()   |   | |
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Thats a great find Austin! Absolutly mint! Its great you and your mom have similar intrests,I on the other hand have to sneek stuff in when they aren`t home and listen to them fuss when they see it! Ha Ha! |
Post# 56979 , Reply# 9   2/11/2005 at 21:43 (6,985 days old) by pulsator-power (connecticut)   |   | |
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She's gettin' good! Jerry |
Post# 56980 , Reply# 10   2/11/2005 at 21:46 (6,985 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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Does anyone know if the very first WP dishwashers used impellers or spray arms? |
Post# 57005 , Reply# 16   2/12/2005 at 03:38 (6,984 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 57018 , Reply# 18   2/12/2005 at 05:33 (6,984 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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Even though i thought the water feed to the top spray was a little crude at first,it certainly proved itself to be an effective design over the years.Cost cutting and clean dishes all at the same time YAY!!! |
Post# 57022 , Reply# 20   2/12/2005 at 10:22 (6,984 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Congrats on this Whirlpool machine. I always felt that the design should have been somewhat different with the upper spray arm design. I never understood why they didn't make a direct feed for the upper rack. I did have a 92 portable whirlpool with the power module and I loved it. Cleaned very well and was easy to load. I liked having the silverware basket on the door. Now I have a GE tall tub and that works very well also. Best of luck. Peter |
Post# 57033 , Reply# 23   2/12/2005 at 11:26 (6,984 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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I would love to find a WP dw from the late 50's or early sixties that used this bow-tie impeller.Older WP dishwashers from the sixties seem to be very rare. |
Post# 57038 , Reply# 24   2/12/2005 at 11:52 (6,984 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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This is very nice - another grandma dishwasher for sure. It's amazing that the "Sidewinder" WP dishwash (spraytower BOL) I played with here for a while had nearly the very same racks as this one from the 70's and looking at brochures, the racking was much the same from as far back as the late 60's. I guess WP found a design that was a good balance between performance and production-cost effective and stuck with it for many years.
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Post# 57041 , Reply# 25   2/12/2005 at 12:24 (6,984 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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I always liked the contrast between the light blue racks and the white tub. (i think i need to get out more) |
Post# 57042 , Reply# 26   2/12/2005 at 12:50 (6,984 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 57045 , Reply# 27   2/12/2005 at 13:18 (6,984 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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Appnut...question,there is no designation for normal or regular wash,would super wash on this machine correspond to what would other wise be the normal cycle? |
Post# 57057 , Reply# 28   2/12/2005 at 16:10 (6,984 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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agiflow, you're correct in that assumption. sequence is pre-wash, rinse, rinse, wash, rinse, rinse, dry. In these olden days, note cycles D & E started on the 2nd rinse. That's how we used to get short/light washes. Rinse & hold did the prewash and first rinse and stopped. YOu could either turn the timer around to the beginning to start the full load or simply push A or B cycle to resume. That * on the last rinse could be for rinse & dry. Venus, except for the water useage, I'm pea green with envy. |
Post# 57058 , Reply# 29   2/12/2005 at 16:12 (6,984 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 57061 , Reply# 31   2/12/2005 at 16:39 (6,984 days old) by david (CA)   |   | |
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Exactly when did Whirlpool start making dishwashers? I know they have at least been around since 1960, but before that? |
Post# 57069 , Reply# 33   2/12/2005 at 17:45 (6,984 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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59 i believe was the first year for WP dishwashers. |
Post# 57084 , Reply# 36   2/12/2005 at 21:01 (6,984 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 57088 , Reply# 38   2/12/2005 at 22:36 (6,984 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Agiflo, I hate to tell you, your "Normal" cycle used to be what WP and others called the short or light wash. All WP did was "rename" the cycle as "normal" so they could attain the energy star emblem. Today, on models with the "heavy" awsh cycle, it's as close to what Venus' SuperWash (Normal) cycle is. And Pots & Pans is what SuperScour is. Friends of mine have a mechanical Kenmore WP produced PowerClean dishwasher. PnP is Heated Wash, rinse, Heated wash, rinse, and heated final rinse. Heavy is Prewash, wash, rinse, rinse. Normal is Wash, rinse, and rinse.
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Post# 57109 , Reply# 40   2/13/2005 at 03:14 (6,983 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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At least wp is still using ss spray arms in the bottom rack.No other u.s. manufacturer puts out a metal spray arm in their deisgn. |
Post# 57112 , Reply# 41   2/13/2005 at 09:58 (6,983 days old) by neptuneguy27 (Baltimore,MD)   |   | |
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Austin/Venus... This is the exact dishwasher we had when I was growing up. The exact same. Congratulations on your find. It brings back alot of childhood memories. Christopher |
Post# 57117 , Reply# 42   2/13/2005 at 11:16 (6,983 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 57147 , Reply# 45   2/13/2005 at 19:26 (6,983 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 57198 , Reply# 48   2/14/2005 at 14:52 (6,982 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Yes, I believe my aunt's undercounter model 440 was a mate to this one. Hers had four cycles -- Super Scour (A), Super Wash (Normal) (B), Rinse Hold (C), and Short (D). It didn't have the extra cutlery basket or the adjustable upper rack. Interesting that no one has explained the 2 speeds. I don't know for sure, but I don't think it has a 2-speed motor. I think the lower speed (for China Crystal) is from either a half-fill, or by an aeration valve tied into the pump. Magic Clean, perhaps you can provide the details?? |
Post# 57226 , Reply# 50   2/14/2005 at 20:29 (6,982 days old) by retromom ()   |   | |
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David: What did you say? I couldn't hear you. The Whirlpool Imperial was running. ;-) |
Post# 57352 , Reply# 51   2/15/2005 at 22:01 (6,981 days old) by david (CA)   |   | |
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That loud, huh? |
Post# 57609 , Reply# 53   2/18/2005 at 10:34 (6,978 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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So how about the before and after pics of your wp portable?Does it clean any better than the Bosch. |
Post# 57650 , Reply# 54   2/18/2005 at 20:55 (6,978 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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I wouldn't be surprised if the WP cleans at least as well as the Bosch, though probably not "better", and as we know, somewhat noisier. |
Post# 58991 , Reply# 57   3/4/2005 at 01:30 (6,965 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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So Austin, did you ever try the WP on its "Normal" cycle to see if it equals the Bosch on its "Normal" cycle? |
Post# 59025 , Reply# 59   3/4/2005 at 12:11 (6,964 days old) by partscounterman (Cortez, Colorado)   |   | |
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I recently saw this movie and wondered too, what kind of DW was that lady loading? |
Post# 59070 , Reply# 60   3/4/2005 at 22:37 (6,964 days old) by seacrest69 ()   |   | |
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Towards the end of The Birds, Rod is walking into the kitchen before Tippi is attacked upstairs. When he walks into the kitchen, you can see the front of the dishwasher.....might be a Whirlpool. |
Post# 59078 , Reply# 61   3/4/2005 at 23:32 (6,964 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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I dont know what brand diswasher it was, but his mother if i remember correctly was played by Jessica Tandy? |
Post# 59080 , Reply# 62   3/4/2005 at 23:48 (6,964 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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did play the Mother |
Post# 59285 , Reply# 63   3/6/2005 at 21:29 (6,962 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 59307 , Reply# 64   3/7/2005 at 00:04 (6,962 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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Anybody have it on DVD? The pause mode on a DVD may be clear enough to make out what it is. |
Post# 59349 , Reply# 66   3/7/2005 at 13:30 (6,961 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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Ozzie & Harriet's d/w had to be a Hotpoint!!!! They sponsored the show, I think, for quite a while! |
Post# 59354 , Reply# 67   3/7/2005 at 14:52 (6,961 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 59400 , Reply# 68   3/8/2005 at 03:25 (6,960 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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The dishwasher is shown, but never in use. Top load Kenmore Roto-rack with a window in the front |