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Post# 499591   2/26/2011 at 21:45 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        

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Which one would you choose?
RE: post # 33182 in deluxe forum (which current dishwasher would you choose)
I selected none.
I will put out just Some of my favorates:
What are your favorates?





Post# 499592 , Reply# 1   2/26/2011 at 21:46 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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Kitchenaid

Post# 499593 , Reply# 2   2/26/2011 at 21:46 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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Kenmore

Post# 499594 , Reply# 3   2/26/2011 at 21:47 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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Maytag

Post# 499595 , Reply# 4   2/26/2011 at 21:47 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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GE Potscrubber2!

Post# 499596 , Reply# 5   2/26/2011 at 21:48 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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reverse rack maytag!

Post# 499597 , Reply# 6   2/26/2011 at 21:48 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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from roto rack city!

Post# 499598 , Reply# 7   2/26/2011 at 21:49 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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another kenmore

Post# 499599 , Reply# 8   2/26/2011 at 21:50 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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Whirlpool

Post# 499600 , Reply# 9   2/26/2011 at 21:51 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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whirlpool again wins!

Post# 499607 , Reply# 10   2/26/2011 at 22:05 (4,779 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)        
WOW!

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I'm honored that my very own ISE Classic Supreme was chosen for your first post!  I'm really enjoying having a capable Hobart-inspired dishwasher again.

 

That's a schmancy looking Potscrubber!  Looks like GE was going after the Superba demographic with that one, and it's very tempting.

 

For now, the Supreme will get my vote.  I think only a Superba Monterey of the same vintage would have a chance of booting the Supreme from the kitchen, but it would have to be in primo shape.


Post# 499608 , Reply# 11   2/26/2011 at 22:11 (4,779 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
ISE!

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Yes Ralph your ISE is one of my favorates. One of my friends had one in white.
BTW my picture with the bulldog (his name is Primo)
Thanks for your input!


Post# 499642 , Reply# 12   2/26/2011 at 23:54 (4,779 days old) by stevet (West Melbourne, FL)        
Even better that the Monterrey!

Ralph, I have your dream machine waiting for you to come and get it! A KUDS220T1
Come and get it or else you may lose it to Eddie!


Post# 499647 , Reply# 13   2/27/2011 at 00:15 (4,779 days old) by A440 ()        
Great Thread Pete

I have used many.

I will always choose (as long as I can) Kitchenaid KDS-18.

I am lucky to have a few in good condition.

Brent


Post# 499823 , Reply# 14   2/27/2011 at 13:36 (4,778 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)        

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Sigh.

 

Steve, I wish I were closer.

 

I'll have to yield to Eddie on that one, and I know he'd give it the loving care it deserves.


Post# 499825 , Reply# 15   2/27/2011 at 13:46 (4,778 days old) by autowasherfreak ()        

KitchenAid or Maytag


Post# 499967 , Reply# 16   2/27/2011 at 23:19 (4,778 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        

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My favorite dishwasher, next to the Sears Best Lady Kenmore roto-rack d/w that one neighbor had, was an avocado Kelvinator, that another neighbor had that I helped her buy at a place called HOT & COLD...

(Along w/ an avocado Custom Crafted Hotpoint Side X Side Refrigerator, an avocado Tappan self-cleaning electric range (of which the backguard light had two incandescent bulbs & the control knobs were on top of the back-guard w/ little "windows" below them) and a white Whirlpool washer & dryer set; yes helped buy all those appliances at the tender age of 7-yrs.-old!)

It was a free-standing dishwasher, which may have been "plumbed in", much like the other neighbors Lady Kenmore was & my friend's narrow Kenmore & even my other friend's Norge--Heck, I think just about everyone on the block had portable dishwashers w/ built-in installation, other than the few who had "true" built-ins, or us who moved our d/w's to & from the sink until they broke!!!! And there were other neighbors who have a very basic 1950's Kitchen Aid portable which I've never seen in use at all...

Then, there was also friend of the family that owned the Lady K d/w that had the same Kelvy in almond, which I saw built-in years later at his place!

This Kelvinator dishwasher had, I think 8 push-buttons, ranging from A to H, and the controls looked much like it was copying a General Electric or Hotpoint design...


-- Dave (Like Charles Klamkin says: Best Dishwasher Regardless of Price: Kitchen Aid! Although he recommends a Westinghouse available in either portable or built-in model, as well as a top-loading General Electric, too!)


Post# 499968 , Reply# 17   2/27/2011 at 23:29 (4,778 days old) by gr81nknox ()        
Vintage DW of choice

Would have to be one of the unadulterated Power Clean Whirlpools(or Kenmore Ultrawash) before energy star ratings and the water police began dumbing things down. Picture of the day from about a month ago would be a nice choice. Full set of cycles and options, countdown timer, and hideaway controls! I'd love to have that one in my kitchen now.

Post# 499984 , Reply# 18   2/28/2011 at 01:54 (4,778 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
Maytag WC400.


You always remember your first. Sure, it was noisy. Yes, it was a water hog.


However, it could "scrub the chrome off of a trailer hitch."


I LIKE my current dishwasher, the GE Nautilus, for me, I have had excellent results from it, but if a Maytag WC400 (and it would HAVE to be a WC400), in good or better condition showed up, I'd give it room! Three buttons, one dial.



Lawrence/Maytagbear


Post# 500014 , Reply# 19   2/28/2011 at 07:58 (4,777 days old) by COMBO52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
BEST 1980S DISHWASHER

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Yes Pete you left out the best ones, the WP & KM Power Clean and Ultra Wash with the porcelain tanks. The KAs & ISEs would be my next favorites but the yucky filter and the poor air drying performance and the only one rinse after the KD-20s leaves them off the top of the list for me. The 3rd best would be the GEs but they suffer from a lower rack that is too cut up and poor cleaning in the four corners of the upper rack when the lower rack is heavily loaded. The MTs would be in fourth place for me, while they all cleaned very well the loading was just too weird and limiting. The MTs also had poor air-drying performance and left too many bits of food around and partly under the round separator plate in the bottom of the machine which was very hard to clean. Most also made a very loud noise that would wake the dead when the motor reversed and would start to drain , there were also too many reliability issues with MT DWs mainly with leaks around and in the door. To me the D&Ms and others are not even worth addressing because of poor build quality and reliability. Even though I can repair any major appliance the last thing I want to come home to is a broken one, In the over 23 years I have had my current kitchen I have had very few appliance problems.

 

It is amazing how long it took MT & GE to put a full wash arm under the top rack where it belongs and by the time they did this they had both mostly gone to the inferior tall tub machines None of which perform as well as pervious machines.


Post# 500034 , Reply# 20   2/28/2011 at 10:08 (4,777 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
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Thanks John for posting. I did only post some of my favorates. This was both 80s and 90s dishwashers. I did some whirlpool but I didnt get the porcelain tank models. I just put some examples of what I thought were good stuff. I hope people keep posting examples of their favorates.
What has happened to the appliance industry is a tragedy especially because of energy water savings as well as cheaply made materials being used. Such a shame that nothing is made of any quality anymore. But this has happened with all products not only appliances.


Post# 500036 , Reply# 21   2/28/2011 at 10:11 (4,777 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
porcelain tank

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here is when all was still all porcelain!

Post# 500037 , Reply# 22   2/28/2011 at 10:12 (4,777 days old) by peteski50 (New York)        
pre powerclean!

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hows this for a solid interior?

Post# 500261 , Reply# 23   3/1/2011 at 09:02 (4,776 days old) by A440 ()        

Pete,

Love this dishwasher!!!

Did this WP have a rapid advance mechanical timer?  If so,  did the timer run to achieve the delay start? 

Thanks for posting!

Brent


Post# 500263 , Reply# 24   3/1/2011 at 09:03 (4,776 days old) by A440 ()        
Sears Kenmore Ultra Wash II

Does anyone know if the Ultra Wash II had a Porcelain interior?

Brent

 

 


Post# 500272 , Reply# 25   3/1/2011 at 09:34 (4,776 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)        
the one on the top is my fav as well

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and i would like to had this one as well is my fav since i had one when i was a kid in harvest gold credit to turqoisedude for the pic

Post# 500273 , Reply# 26   3/1/2011 at 09:35 (4,776 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)        
another fav that was own by my grandmother

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here is another fav that was own by my grandmother credit to turqoisedude for the pic as well

Post# 500275 , Reply# 27   3/1/2011 at 09:36 (4,776 days old) by magic clean ()        
Brent

the UWII was a polypropylene tub machine.

Post# 500278 , Reply# 28   3/1/2011 at 09:41 (4,776 days old) by A440 ()        

Thanks Leslie.

Do you know by chance how many rinses it had?

Brent


Post# 500284 , Reply# 29   3/1/2011 at 09:53 (4,776 days old) by COMBO52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
# OF RINSES IN WP BUILT PLASTIC TUB MACHINES

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Hi Brent it varied by model and cycle chosen, it was either one or two.


Post# 500292 , Reply# 30   3/1/2011 at 10:02 (4,776 days old) by A440 ()        

Thanks John! 


Post# 500418 , Reply# 31   3/1/2011 at 19:45 (4,776 days old) by gr81nknox ()        
Ultrawash II rinses

Brent, that black Kenmore looks identical to one my parents had from early 1995 until last summer. If I recall correctly, it was an "Ultrawash III". I'm not sure what the differences were between II and III. It had a plastic tub. As for # of rinses, I emailed my dad to see if they by chance have the manual still filed away somewhere to confirm, but I believe on the Pots and Pans cycle it had 3 rinses. One between the two washes and then the two rinses. Normal wash(which was the one that was typically used) had two, with the final rinse a heated rinse. Load that machine with absolutely filthy dishes, use both detergent cups, and do a normal wash and in less than 2 hours you have clean and completely dry dishes.

Post# 500432 , Reply# 32   3/1/2011 at 20:31 (4,776 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)        

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I had that KitchenAid Deluxe portable dishwasher growing up. Talk about a workhorse! My fave vintage dishwasher would have to be the Maytag reverse rack dishwasher I had around 1984. Loved the way it washed and held a ton of dishes. Next up would be the Whirlpool BOL dishwasher in a house we rented in Maine. It had the filter system and did an incredible job washing. It had no rinse aid dispenser but it didnt need it since Portland's water is naturally soft...no spots! It didnt even have the silverware basket in the door...it was a small basket that fit in the front.


Post# 500438 , Reply# 33   3/1/2011 at 20:46 (4,776 days old) by A440 ()        

Thanks gr81nknox!
Someone wants to give this dishwasher to me. They don't have a clue about it.
It was in a cabin rental that was not used very much.
Sounds like an interesting dishwasher.
Brent


Post# 500442 , Reply# 34   3/1/2011 at 20:54 (4,776 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Brent, I don't think you could go wrong having that machine at all.  You would probably find it cleaned better than your Superbas for the real extreme nasty utensils and dishware generated in the kitchen.  Load it up with the worst stuff, hit pots/pans, and 2.5 to 3 hours later, have clean everything.  Hey, it heats the prewash water, main wash, and final rinse on that cycle.  And with your water as hot as you keep it, I owuldn't purge the line of a drop so it could really work on all that nasty stuff.


Post# 500511 , Reply# 35   3/2/2011 at 01:32 (4,776 days old) by A440 ()        

Bob,

Thank you for your input.

I actually have a "animal dishes" dishwasher.  I feed my 3 cats on pottery type plates and bowls, and a neighbor's dog that comes over for treats.

I have a Kithcenaid Superba KUDS24 that is actually their dishwasher.  It bugs me because it only has the one rinse, and I don't find it is a very good dishwasher. 

Was thinking about replacing it with this one to avoid using some of my older Kitchenaids.

Might think harder.  The owner is giving me till this Friday.

Brent

 


Post# 500524 , Reply# 36   3/2/2011 at 05:23 (4,775 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Brent, you're welcome.  If I"m not mistaken, the Pots/Pans or heaviest cycle on the KDS24 SHOULD have 2 rinses after the main wash or ifyou select high-temp wash on Normal cycle. 


Post# 500567 , Reply# 37   3/2/2011 at 07:37 (4,775 days old) by COMBO52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
KDS 24s

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 Hi Brent I gave my mom this model and it works very  well but I was under the impression that it only ever gives one final rinse. I guess that you will have to check this out and let us know. And while say this machine works OK it is not as great as the earlier Power Cleans. By this time KA was trying to compete with the low water use of Askos and other European machines starting with the KD-21s and while the washing system was first rate the lack of good rinsing sometimes caused then to not work as well as thier cheaper WP cousins.


Post# 500600 , Reply# 38   3/2/2011 at 10:53 (4,775 days old) by A440 ()        

Hi John and Bob.

 

There is only one rinse.  I did not think this was a big deal since I would be using it for the animals dishes.  I find the one rinse not enough even for their dishes.  I always use the pots & pans with high temp wash and sani rinse.  Longest cycle.  With this you get pre-wash, rinse, wash, rinse. 

 

Thanks guys for your input!

 

Brent


Post# 500781 , Reply# 39   3/2/2011 at 21:15 (4,775 days old) by appnut (TX)        
Well I'll be darned

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Somewhere in my brain, I got it in my mind the KA did the same thing as the WP with the high-temp water option.  I checked the manuals.  On the 24, there is NO HOPE of a 2nd rinse, not even on Soak & Scrub.  On the 25, with Anti-Bacterial and Soak & Scrub cycles, there are two after rinses.  boy, talk about poinant and subtle software differences between pretty much the same machine in a way.  I stand corrected and thank you both very much. 


Post# 502072 , Reply# 40   3/7/2011 at 01:03 (4,771 days old) by A440 ()        
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Don't know if this got over looked.....

Just wondering about this dishwasher. 

Not only the fact that I would love to find one in great condition, I would love to know about the workings.

Did it have a rapid advance timer?  The big curious part on my behalf is did the timer run "like a clock" for the wash / start delay countdown?

Brent


Post# 502105 , Reply# 41   3/7/2011 at 06:39 (4,770 days old) by magic clean ()        
Brent

isn't there are a 'purge' after the main wash? When I had my KD24 it performed this cycle sequence on Normal w/hi temp: Prewash-Heated wash-purge-heated final rinse-dry.

Post# 502131 , Reply# 42   3/7/2011 at 09:15 (4,770 days old) by A440 ()        

Hi Leslie,

No purges at all.  Just drain and fill.

Brent


Post# 502412 , Reply# 43   3/8/2011 at 12:40 (4,769 days old) by maytog77 ()        
heres mine......

a 1963 GE mobile maid......and i already have it.....

Post# 502413 , Reply# 44   3/8/2011 at 12:41 (4,769 days old) by maytog77 ()        
and....

another shot!

Post# 503151 , Reply# 45   3/11/2011 at 01:03 (4,767 days old) by Jonvance1990 ()        

what is the dishwasher brand in the first picture.

Post# 503152 , Reply# 46   3/11/2011 at 01:05 (4,767 days old) by Jonvance1990 ()        

Oh and the GE Potscrubber 2 is my favorite.


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