Thread Number: 61398
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
POD - Lady KM Dishwasher |
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Post# 840564   9/10/2015 at 11:49 (3,144 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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This is the dw ad which caused the FTC to file suit against Sears for many false claims. The legal opinion is a very interesting read CLICK HERE TO GO TO variflexpghpa's LINK |
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Post# 840570 , Reply# 1   9/10/2015 at 11:59 (3,144 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 840571 , Reply# 2   9/10/2015 at 12:09 (3,144 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 840572 , Reply# 3   9/10/2015 at 12:17 (3,144 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Post# 840630 , Reply# 4   9/10/2015 at 17:31 (3,143 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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We had this Lady Kenmore from 1974-84 when replaced it with a KitchenAid after my mom passed. Although the Roto-Rack was fun, it wasn't a great dishwasher. It rusted out fairly early. My stepfather kept patching it. It cleaned dishes well, but wasn't great on pots/pans. Loud, crude compared to the KA.
Hadn't heard about the lawsuit. Will have to read the link. |
Post# 840668 , Reply# 5   9/10/2015 at 22:50 (3,143 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Sears really deserved the FTC reprimand for the claims they were making in the mid 70s for those crummy DWs, they were diffidently stretching the the performance claims a little too much.
Yes D&M DWs could clean pretty well, heating the main wash and the final rinse to a guaranteed temperature with the main pump and motor running really helps cleaning. This same idea is what has made WP DWs work so well and is also why no Hobart built KA DW could ever consistently match the maximum cleaning that you could get with WP DWs.
But back to the KM D&M DWs, their big down fall was the lack of any type of filter, NO DW without a means to filter the circulating water has ever been one of the top performing DWs. And of course D&Ms biggest down fall was the horrible build quality, yes Sears took back thousands of KM D&M DWs but most were because of many serious and frequent problems with the machines rather than just bad performance. |
Post# 840697 , Reply# 6   9/11/2015 at 06:30 (3,143 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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