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Thread Number: 60577
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Electrolux Dishmaid Dishwasher 1961 |
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Post# 832371 7/15/2015 at 10:50 (3,205 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Following his visit to the new vintage washroom Richard (ricky5050) brought his tabletop Electrolux dishwasher so we could see it working. This is Electrolux`s first dishwasher and is semi-automatic, no heater, you simply connect the hose to your hot water and fill the machine sump. switch on and watch.
Richard narrates the video beautifully as to how it all works, so take a look and am sure he will be along to answer any other questions - nifty little dishwasher and does a grand job!! | ||
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Post# 832378 , Reply# 1 7/15/2015 at 11:30 (3,205 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Electrolux
I cannot express how interesting and how much fun it was to see this dishwasher in action - I am so grateful to Richard for bringing it down so we could all enjoy it. Such a simple machine too, and yet it produced such good results.
Mike has shown some extracts from a Which report on this machine and in that same test a female member of the Consumers Association reported that if pressed "she would sooner give up her honour than give up her Electrolux dishwasher" - strong words for 1961. Al | ||
| Post# 832385 , Reply# 2 7/15/2015 at 13:00 (3,205 days old) by Realvanman (Southern California) | ||
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Wow! That was cool! Does the unit actually have a light inside? Or was a light shined through the detergent door just for the filming? :) Keith | ||
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Post# 832406 , Reply# 3 7/15/2015 at 16:16 (3,204 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA) |
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That was pretty cool. I'd like to have one. Much more interesting than my Danby counter top unit. | ||
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Post# 832409 , Reply# 4 7/15/2015 at 16:23 (3,204 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Light? | ||
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Post# 832427 , Reply# 5 7/15/2015 at 19:55 (3,204 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia) |
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Post# 832469 , Reply# 6 7/16/2015 at 06:55 (3,204 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 832475 , Reply# 8 7/16/2015 at 07:54 (3,204 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Amazing.... Fifty four years old, and still in decent condition. I am impressed. (Very Gentle tone) Those dishes looked rather clean when they went in.......I was looking for some Tiptree Little Scarlet jam, or sauce from Beanz Meanz Heinz..... Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
| Post# 832479 , Reply# 9 7/16/2015 at 08:13 (3,204 days old) by chris74 () | ||
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I also doubt the cleaning ability of it Wonder if the women of that time really were proud of it. I mean, there are some unpractical steps to take before you've got the dishes clean and dry... | ||
| Post# 832483 , Reply# 10 7/16/2015 at 08:39 (3,204 days old) by chris74 () | ||
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Mixed up with the year Bauknecht's mini dishwasher has been from 1971...
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Post# 832484 , Reply# 11 7/16/2015 at 09:11 (3,204 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Dishmaid
It certainly does look similar to the Bauknecht, although it certainly did not last that long in the UK as far as I can recall.
What must be remembered is that this machine (at £50) was considerably cheaper than anything else on the market at the time, the only thing that comes close was the Colston - somewhat larger, with heater and fully automatic which, from memory was something like £84 which other dishwashers at considerably more than £100. This does not seem that much of a differential in these days but back then it was a lot of money, you could have had one of these AND a good twin tub for the cost a larger dishwasher. And many of the other dishwashers were large for the average British kitchen (the Swanmaid which I think was about £120 was the only one to more or less fit in a 60cm foot print) and they all required plumbing in which, at the time, was a big deal and would add even more cost for a plumber whereas today plumbing in a washing machine or dishwasher is considered a simple DIY job. This one was, if you will, plug and play. It did not use that much water at all really and certainly no more than a dishwasher of the time. It did need a certain amount of attention but actually not a great deal and of course it would be possible to do other jobs in the kitchen while it was in use. I will say that I think it is more of a dish washer than a pan washer as I honestly could not see how it could deal with a burnt on casserole dish or something like that. Although some of the dishes were clean (and we do say in the video that some are) not all were and everything was cleaned well - we had no means of testing if it would take of lipstick marks as none of us actually used it LOL Also I would say, given the size of the machine, its unlikely that the dishes would sit that long (to get food and such really dried on) before they would go through a cycle. I hope Richard will bring it back another time and perhaps then we can give it a more extensive test. I will be absolutely honest and say that I remember these machines from my childhood (seeing them in magazines and such) and never thought them to be much of a buy but seeing it in action it was such a charming machine I was completely won over by it, although perhaps the lit up rotating rack had something to do with it. And maybe with these old machines sometimes we are not quite so rational about them as with a modern machine, but I F**king loved it :) Al | ||
| Post# 832485 , Reply# 12 7/16/2015 at 09:18 (3,204 days old) by chris74 () | ||
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Agree! I do wonder if it's really a decade of a "distance" between these two machines. AFAIK there were dishwashers like today in the 70ies yet... | ||
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Post# 832486 , Reply# 13 7/16/2015 at 09:22 (3,204 days old) by Ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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Thanks 
It's actually a really nifty little dishwasher. I use it about once a week in between regular loads in my full size dw. It cleans really well if you load it only scraping off large scraps. And don't leave sauces etc overnight to dry it washes as well as a new dishwasher. It probably uses more water though about 1 1/2 full sinks worth. But it only takes 10 minutes and really not that labour intensive as you start it tidy benches etc and just keep altering taps or drain valve as you go. It means kitchen can be cleaned as dishes done. The hot water draining in sink can be used to steep grill pans casserole dishes etc. It's only got a 75 watt motor. So for not much more electricity than a large light bulb you can have clean dishes. If you had solar heated water it could be argued it's the greenest dishwasher !! Out of all my vintage dishwashers it's the most useable in today's world with ability to clean taller wine glasses coffee pots mugs etc.
Thanks to Mike for the hard work of filming and editing. And of course to Al for the hot water and dishes !! Yes they were nearly all clean. Our first load of breakfast and lunch dishes were cleaned really well but we didn't have any more dirty ones. Richard | ||
| Post# 832488 , Reply# 14 7/16/2015 at 09:34 (3,204 days old) by PassatDoc (Orange County, California) | ||
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I never saw an Electrolux countertop dishwasher in the USA, but the family of a friend in Sweden had one in the 1960s, prior to kitchen remodeling (at which point they installed a GE built-in DW under counter). | ||
| Post# 832489 , Reply# 15 7/16/2015 at 09:39 (3,204 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Ricky that is brilliant, I liken to a twin tub, a few things to do but hey it gets the job done and is a pleasure to see and use I reckon.
I would be bowled over with it... I really like the way water is distributed to the different levels through those "Jets"............. Thanks for bringing this one to light Gary | ||
| Post# 832530 , Reply# 16 7/16/2015 at 16:30 (3,203 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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| Post# 832548 , Reply# 17 7/16/2015 at 19:48 (3,203 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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I really hope......... that no one took offense at my post, I really did not mean any. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 832583 , Reply# 18 7/17/2015 at 02:31 (3,203 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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@Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 832597 , Reply# 19 7/17/2015 at 05:26 (3,203 days old) by Ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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Yes | ||
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Post# 832609 , Reply# 20 7/17/2015 at 07:34 (3,203 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Wow thanks for filming and posting guys | ||
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Post# 832613 , Reply# 21 7/17/2015 at 08:28 (3,203 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Washin and Washup
Oh My Word Jon jetcone - Liverpudlian - Ya gonna get KerSlapped for that one!! I`m posh scouse, Robbies totally and Richard`s lovely lilt is Geordie, he`s been signed up for further narration of videos...
CLICK HERE TO GO TO chestermikeuk's LINK | ||
| Post# 832630 , Reply# 22 7/17/2015 at 12:18 (3,203 days old) by electron1100 (England) | ||
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Jon Jetcone | ||
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Post# 832697 , Reply# 23 7/18/2015 at 08:02 (3,202 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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oh Gary Thank you for coming to my rescue from my ignorance ! XOXOXOXOX
He sounded like Ringo to me , but then again I'm a heathen frontiersman across the pond.
I will go read up and brush up on Mike's link .... wall oven of shame....
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Post# 832729 , Reply# 24 7/18/2015 at 12:23 (3,202 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 832731 , Reply# 25 7/18/2015 at 12:29 (3,202 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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IS IT ! | ||
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Post# 843634 , Reply# 26 9/30/2015 at 14:09 (3,127 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk) |
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Just the best  | ||
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Post# 843771 , Reply# 27 10/1/2015 at 15:36 (3,126 days old) by Ricky5050 (Durham Britain) |
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Ha ha | ||
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