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Thread Number: 71137
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Legends of Dishwashing: Whirlpool PowerClean |
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Post# 941638 , Reply# 7 6/3/2017 at 20:02 (2,511 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Whirlpool Dishwashers Hi Kevin, Great topic, and very timely.
When I installed my dream kitchen in late 1988 I installed Two WP PC DWs, model DU8000XR-1, they worked great. Around the year 2000 I got a free TOL new KA TT DW, it was quieter and held a few larger items, and that is about all I can say good about it. I kept it about 1 year and tried a TT GE, again a poor overall performer, then I tried a TOL standard tub GE and it did work better but it only held 7 dinner plates and had many other loading faults.
Then I installed a KA KUDSS-20 kept it for 10 years, but finally got tired of the poor top rack cleaning, poor drying [ on air-dry ]and stinky smell from the filter and dampness from the poor drying.
Then a NEW GE TOL DW, I kept it two years and while dishes looked clean it always smelled bad and the DW had many other faults.
Last weekend Jason helped me install another WP DU8000XR DW again, I am a happy camper again.
Pictures to follow of a typical load, I do at least 4-6 loads that look like this every week, the work gets split between both DWs. | ||
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Post# 941643 , Reply# 9 6/3/2017 at 20:15 (2,511 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Other Thoughts On These Great DWs WP did not introduce the PC DW till around 1985 in the US, this coincided with WP starting to build Kenmore DWs, All WP built KM DWs were PC style machines.
I totally agree that the In-Door Silver Ware Basket is about the best idea since DWs were invented, I do not see the need for the upper cutlery basket however, as you can see from my pictures you can put tons of tall things in the regular basket if the upper one is not there. I also almost never see anything between the basket and the door after a cycle. | ||
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Post# 941658 , Reply# 11 6/3/2017 at 23:12 (2,511 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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I remain quite pleased with the KitchenAid KUDS24, but I miss the door mounted silverware basket the old Whirlpool had. I always thought it really made sense to have it there. I always removed it to return the flatware to the drawer, I can't recall any significant problems with with debris being behind it.
Recently the KA seemed to lack cleaning power and I realized the lower wash arm bushings were nearly completely gone. I machined new ones from some PTFE laced Delrin and it is working great again. | ||
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Post# 941659 , Reply# 12 6/3/2017 at 23:13 (2,511 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Whirlpool Power Clean!
By far the best DW I ever had - I had bought it used for $50
This was the portable I had from 1992 - so simple to use and ran quickly and always with amazing results! Like a fool I gave it up in 2001 when I updated the kitchen!
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Post# 941699 , Reply# 14 6/4/2017 at 07:53 (2,511 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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He does my KUDS 25SHBL1 | ||
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Post# 941706 , Reply# 15 6/4/2017 at 09:18 (2,511 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 941708 , Reply# 16 6/4/2017 at 09:35 (2,511 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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I personally dislike ITD flatware. I prefer the bull-nose bottom rack design. With INT, I'm always mindful to not put huge bowls, 9 x 13 (or bigger) rectangular casseroles and such right in front of the door to make sure water isn't blocked (and we all know I can do that when needbe.) With Kenmore versions, I can always find something to slide in right in front of the bottom rack and then slide plates back in those casserole dishes and such and things still come out clean. And I can put small things on top of items in the flatware basket when it's in the rack. Either rack design, I think you can still accomplish getting the same bulky items in, just in different places. My partner has a TT WP and when I load it the way I would if the basket was in the bottom rack, there was flatware that had to be rewashed because water was somewhat blocked. | ||
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Post# 1086988 , Reply# 18 8/28/2020 at 15:42 (1,330 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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Let's not forget about the loud grumbling noises when it fills when the pump is running in the circulation mode. | ||
| Post# 1086994 , Reply# 19 8/28/2020 at 16:39 (1,329 days old) by Agiflow4 () | ||
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You hear that loud WHOOOOOSH noise when the pump starts. | ||
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Post# 1087103 , Reply# 20 8/29/2020 at 12:10 (1,329 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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That woooooooosh noise while filling tells me that this dishwasher is not to be trifled with! I'd like to challenge it against even the new maytags. | ||
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Post# 1087129 , Reply# 21 8/29/2020 at 14:01 (1,329 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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I also like the loud vibration of the pump while it does that when filling, causing the pump to gather strength. My babysitter had a whirlpool powerclean that did the same thing. That was the first dishwasher I was exposed to. | ||
| Post# 1087164 , Reply# 22 8/29/2020 at 17:40 (1,328 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
dishwasher post number 1 | ||
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Post# 1087171 , Reply# 23 8/29/2020 at 17:56 (1,328 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Threads like this are painful, they remind me what the world has lost. Humanity can not appreciate anything nor can they perceive substance. This is by lot and far the greatest dish-washing mechanism ever built vanishing without protest. How I wish some Chinese manufacturer would counterfeit this design!
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