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1961 Tappan Dishwasher Distributed Wire Photo |
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Post# 662630   2/26/2013 at 17:53 (4,048 days old) by xpanam (Palm Springs California )   |   | |
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A different view of the Tappan DW that is sometimes on the pic of the day. Now we have a better idea of why the hump in the middle? I think this one and the Gas Preway are very interesting Dishwashers from the 1960s!
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Post# 662639 , Reply# 1   2/26/2013 at 19:08 (4,048 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 662640 , Reply# 2   2/26/2013 at 19:18 (4,047 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Yep, that's a very good picture!! That little plastic thing in front of the dinner plates which kind of looks lie a small items basket was the detergent dispenser. There was a news clip on the back of the photo which stated this dishwasher had been in experimental testing and use for 7 years. The guy in the center was from Tappan, the other two from some distributor. Note the black cylinder in the bottom of the tub which caused that big "hump" in the bottom rack. That's what churnned the water up and around. This post was last edited 02/26/2013 at 20:17 |
Post# 662920 , Reply# 3   2/27/2013 at 20:30 (4,046 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Great photo, can't believe that they actually tested that DW for 7 years and then went on to built it LOL. These were one of the worst performing DWs of all time, certainly the worst of any DW built after 1960. I think the next worst appliance award will go to the new Frigidaire Immersion Care TL washers, I have never seen any full sized washer that did such a bad job of cleaning or rinsing. |
Post# 665264 , Reply# 4   3/11/2013 at 22:41 (4,034 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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dishwashers in 1968, in a garbage pile behind a plumbing supply house i used to frequent. i got my very first dishwasher from this same garbage pile, a hotpoint!
anyway, i always wondered how that roller or drum as you called it (combo52) could kick up enough water to actually clean the dishes well! i understand it did reverse so it was paraded in advertising as being able to "wash both sides of the plate". i remember that ad somewhere in the 60's. question? did it have a seperate drain pump and motor since both directions of the drive motor went to washing (or attempting to wash). or did it use a drain valve like hobart used up thru the 20 models? i've always been curious about these rare tappens! i have never seen anyone here on the site that actually has one. i assume they were so bad no one bought them and they long disappeared! would love to find one! never say never on this site! |
Post# 665322 , Reply# 5   3/12/2013 at 06:00 (4,034 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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We had family friends that had one from 1963 with a full upper rack. Quiet machine.
But they always pre rinsed so couldn't judge performance! I remember the big timer dial that light up. They always had some type of service problems with this unit. I cannot recall what. But after 18 years in 1981 it was replaced with a reverse rack maytag and they always complained about the new machine being real noisy. This was opposite the norm where when most people get a new DW it is actually more quiet than the old! Peter |
Post# 703057 , Reply# 8   9/13/2013 at 05:49 (3,849 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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