Thread Number: 73029
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Legends of Dishwashing: The Maytag Reverse Rack |
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Post# 964656 , Reply# 12   10/28/2017 at 09:47 (2,364 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 964659 , Reply# 13   10/28/2017 at 09:58 (2,364 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Kevin thank you so much for posting. These DW's were exceptional cleaners and held tons of dishes. I have a friend that had a more basic wu300! A real powerhouse! I used to load her DW quite a bit! Everything always came out spotless and gleaming! Her water was scalding, so their was never a problem. The better models had the water heating - from what I read the Power Boast kept the heater on all through the cycle and heated the main wash to 140 degrees. The Temp Boast heated the main wash to 140 degrees! The Sani Scrub on the electronic model did increase the cycle time by 13 minutes but no thermo hold to my knowledge! This was where Kitchenaid and GE had the advantage over Maytag at the time where all their models can utilize 120 temp! They were extremely noisy especially during drain! They sounded like the old Hotpoints (pre GE Models)! I did always wonder if the more TOL models were more quiet? That reverse rack was one DW I really enjoyed loading and Never being disappointed with the results!
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Post# 964686 , Reply# 14   10/28/2017 at 12:55 (2,364 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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I had the model 1 below the top of the line all pushbutton model. I purchased it new in 1991 and used it until 2007. It was a great machine, cleaned everything without pre-rinsing but as stated, it was loud. The pics were taken in 2007 just before I replaced it with a Kitchen Aid.
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Post# 964763 , Reply# 16   10/28/2017 at 23:53 (2,363 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Gary - I have this documentation from 1988 - your model looks like the wu702! Kevin yours seems like the wu902! They are both so awesome! I want to try to attach my documentation! If you can read the fine print it explains the differences in the water heating options!
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Post# 964769 , Reply# 18   10/29/2017 at 00:24 (2,363 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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I knew a few people that had them but the only one I operated at my friends house many times was the wu300 from 1981. It was awesome loading and you can really pack it full! Never ever disappointed with the results! With no prerinsing! These maytags never had a true pots&pans cycle like whirlpool & GE with extended wash periods! On this wu300 it had heavy wash and about 1983 or so the newer models changed it to pots&pans which was really no different than the heavy wash cycle it replaced! One of the appliance stores that I was in contact with in the early 80's said that when they sold maytags they sold mostly this model at that time! They had that plastic demo in the store filled with water that demoed the reverse rack as most of us are familiar with! Quite impressive! But most of the sales still went for kitchenaid and GE at the time!
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Post# 964770 , Reply# 19   10/29/2017 at 00:26 (2,363 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Wanted one but given my bad luck with Maytag washers and dryers, I have always kept a Kitchenaid. |
Post# 964785 , Reply# 21   10/29/2017 at 04:50 (2,363 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 964799 , Reply# 23   10/29/2017 at 10:02 (2,363 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 964810 , Reply# 24   10/29/2017 at 11:48 (2,363 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 964844 , Reply# 25   10/29/2017 at 16:27 (2,363 days old) by potatochips ( )   |   | |
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Oh you guys! I'm was trying to make a joke about it's cavernous capacity! |
Post# 964853 , Reply# 26   10/29/2017 at 17:05 (2,363 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 964926 , Reply# 27   10/30/2017 at 00:43 (2,362 days old) by mjg0619 (Scranton, Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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In my opinion, the best dishwashers ever made. A true JetClean has been on my must find list for years now. Unfortunately, when it came to dishwashers, Maytag was nowhere near as popular around here as the others. I'd give my left you-know-what and then some to get my hands on one, ESPECIALLY a portable one!
Thanks so much for posting such an incredible thread about the JetClean! |
Post# 965011 , Reply# 28   10/30/2017 at 14:44 (2,362 days old) by whitetub (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Does anyone have a video of the reverse rack washig system in action ? (inside view) |
Post# 965035 , Reply# 29   10/30/2017 at 18:24 (2,362 days old) by potatochips ( )   |   | |
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Thanks for the comments, Matt! Steve, I have tried haha I put my camera in the machine with the idea I would post it in the thread. But the wash action is too fast to properly see anhtbing. |
Post# 965055 , Reply# 30   10/30/2017 at 20:50 (2,362 days old) by GusHerb (Chicago/NWI)   |   | |
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Not a video of the inside, but this one is mine: |
Post# 965118 , Reply# 31   10/31/2017 at 09:31 (2,361 days old) by whitetub (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Thanks, I saw that video on Youtube already. Lucky to have one of those machines. I used to own a WC 401 Avocado green. Loved it. I wish someone who owns one now, would put a heavy plastic with the door open, and film it for us. Like they do on youtube for the Kitchenaid dishwashers. |
Post# 965120 , Reply# 32   10/31/2017 at 10:05 (2,361 days old) by whitetub (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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someone has to do that with a reverse rack... please.... LOL thanks, CLICK HERE TO GO TO whitetub's LINK |
Post# 965219 , Reply# 34   10/31/2017 at 21:32 (2,361 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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A few weeks ago, I parted out the reverse rack Maytag I had at home as it was starting to rust around the pump and the racks were not in very nice shape. It was a basic single knob model. I never ran a it a full cycle as the previous owner of my house had cut the drain hose and didn't bother to hook it up again when he installed a new sink. Like most, if not all, 1980s models, it had a blower fan. My older reverse racks don't, even if they are TOL WU-600 from 1972 and WU-601 from 1976. BTW, there were also other brands than Maytag and KA that used a blower to dry the dishes. I have two GM Frigidaire dishwashers with that feature (one of them is a Montgomery Ward rebadge).
BTW, the WU-600 is also a direct drive model, the belt drive models were introduced in the mid-seventies. |
Post# 965361 , Reply# 36   11/1/2017 at 11:05 (2,360 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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You did great!
Here's a link to the thread about my 1970s Maytag dishwashers. www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... |
Post# 965917 , Reply# 37   11/4/2017 at 05:54 (2,357 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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All this talk about Reverse Racks....I snapped a couple pictures last night of mine. Here are some before and after shots. This is a pretty typical load for us. When I first got this machine I was kind of so, so about it. I've been using it as a daily driver now for about 8 months or so and I have to say I really do like it.
Nothing will ever compare to the great sounds of the old KA machines but I have to say you really can fit just about anything in these and it really does clean everything I throw at it. The only real complaint is the noise. I have an open concept Kitchen/Family Room and it's really annoying if you're trying to watch TV or something so I run it during the day or just before we go to bed.
I know this rack design wasn't that widely accepted or it probably would have stuck around but once you get used to it, it's really pretty flexible. Mine is a WU502. I run it with the Temp Boost and Power Dry all the time. We keep our water heater pretty hot so when the light goes off to indicate it's heating the water it generally doesn't stay off for very long. |
Post# 965963 , Reply# 38   11/4/2017 at 10:00 (2,357 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Ralph thanks so much for posting the pictures! The great thing about the reverse rack DW is their was so many different ways to load it! Such a unique idea! The downsize is the noise! I always wondered if the TOL models were quieter? They were such powerhouses when it came to cleaning! Here is a photo of the wu502 advertisement! I wish they made these today!
Peter
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Post# 966175 , Reply# 40   11/5/2017 at 10:31 (2,356 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 966190 , Reply# 41   11/5/2017 at 11:57 (2,356 days old) by NeptuneGuy27 (Baltimore,MD)   |   | |
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Here is a snap of the full front as well as an up close shot of the controls. |
Post# 966193 , Reply# 42   11/5/2017 at 12:06 (2,356 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 966211 , Reply# 43   11/5/2017 at 13:56 (2,356 days old) by NeptuneGuy27 (Baltimore,MD)   |   | |
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WU704 made in May, 1991. :) |
Post# 1170526 , Reply# 44   1/27/2023 at 22:54 (446 days old) by MattHavertown (Havertown, PA)   |   | |
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I could kick myself. I missed out on a WC502, portable, which ran and looked in like new shape for $20. It was about an hour away. |
Post# 1170585 , Reply# 46   1/28/2023 at 18:41 (446 days old) by Awooff (Peoria, Illinois)   |   | |
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Rinso and christfr(st. Louis)
Thinking rinso had both of these in pic. -found the builtin free 5 years ago on craigslist had very light use to my standards. The portable was just found by a bud in a house cleanout at curb which was virtually BRAND NEW about 4 years ago so also free! The cherry looking THICK wood top was prestine on delivery, sadly ive heavily stained the top by setting a cast iron dutch oven on it! Christfr was kind enough to give me a rehabed RR portable many years ago which was used heavily before and after - i trashed it from heavy use - porcelean finnish washed off, no timer for prior 2 years use and of course no detergent cup activation. Rusty racks and had built it in as well after many years of portable use. The rr was in the island where the current built in tag is. Tossed christfr gift 2 months before the almost brand new RR was found and delivered to me! Talk about luck! These tags continue to impress me as the build quality is exceptional by todays standards. Both models have a learning curve as i push the limits on filthy loads! Would bet the RR washes fuller loads cleanest by miles as the upper rack coverage on the traditional rack is debris loaded glasses placed anywhere but center! Also Suspect a failing timer as i swear i can hear the timer over the motor running! Wanting to keep this standard model for as long as possible because with the top rack removed, my biggest bong washes beautifully! Haha.
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