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Post# 226200 7/30/2007 at 14:19 (6,113 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa)
Checkrate/Likes Here is a Waste King Appliances brochure from January 1979.

Post# 226201 , Reply# 1 7/30/2007 at 14:20 (6,113 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa)
Checkrate/Likes *brochure* page 2

Post# 226202 , Reply# 2 7/30/2007 at 14:20 (6,113 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa)
Checkrate/Likes *brochure* page 3

Post# 226203 , Reply# 3 7/30/2007 at 14:22 (6,113 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa)
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Post# 226204 , Reply# 4 7/30/2007 at 14:22 (6,113 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa)
Checkrate/Likes *brochure* page 5

Post# 226205 , Reply# 5 7/30/2007 at 14:23 (6,113 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa)
Checkrate/Likes *brochure* page 6

Post# 226206 , Reply# 6 7/30/2007 at 14:23 (6,113 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa)
Checkrate/Likes *brochure* page 7

Post# 226209 , Reply# 7 7/30/2007 at 14:24 (6,113 days old) by varicyclevoice (Davenport, Iowa)
Checkrate/Likes *brochure* page 8

Post# 226238 , Reply# 8 7/30/2007 at 15:27 (6,113 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)
Checkrate/Likes OMG OMG OMG THANK YOU! I hae been looking for these including the Char-Glo indoor BBQs. Not only does Mrs. Smanatha Stephens have such a BBQ next to the Fridigaire Flair in Connecticut, but I have seen them in person in that state and NY as well! YAY!

Post# 226243 , Reply# 9 7/30/2007 at 15:40 (6,113 days old) by hoover1060 ()
Checkrate/Likes *OMG IS RIGHT!!* I'd like a model 4000 disposer please!!

Post# 226274 , Reply# 10 7/30/2007 at 17:07 (6,113 days old) by exploder3211 ()
Checkrate/Likes I want the dishwasher with a steam cycke

Post# 226280 , Reply# 11 7/30/2007 at 17:50 (6,112 days old) by andrewinorlando ()
Checkrate/Likes OK, anyone out there got an SS 888??? These were such wonderful dishwashers...had one for many years when I was growing up in NY. There was very little that thing couldn't clean. That machine was built like a Mack truck. And that steam cycle heated to a nice, toasty 174 degrees. When they said steam, they meant steam. You could hear the sizzling of the water against the heat exchanger inside the tank while it would heat. Those were the days....and we'll never see them again. And it did it all with no filter of any kind.

Post# 226349 , Reply# 12 7/30/2007 at 22:44 (6,112 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes Anyone notice how the wine glasses are loaded in the first pic. Hmm, they aren't even facing toward the center.

Post# 226401 , Reply# 13 7/31/2007 at 00:30 (6,112 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)
Checkrate/Likes I always liked the white racks with the SS interior - very sharp looking. The rounded tips were a good idea but may have impeded loading some items easily... The Steam Machine models made some very cool sounds during the steam cycle - ssssssssssssssssss.

Post# 226457 , Reply# 14 7/31/2007 at 08:58 (6,112 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)
Checkrate/Likes *I mourn the passing of Waste King/Universal/Thermador* I'd kill for one of those indoor gas grills. They died out and gave birth to Jenn-Air because of all the air-head housewives who didn't want the "ugly vent hood" that was absolutely necessary with those units.

Post# 226551 , Reply# 15 7/31/2007 at 16:56 (6,112 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)
Checkrate/Likes *just noticed the disposer department!* I have an SS5000 disposer from Waste King that Jeff P. gave me - it's going in my new kitchen very soon!

Post# 226554 , Reply# 16 7/31/2007 at 17:09 (6,112 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi)
Checkrate/Likes Does anyone here like WK more than KitchenAid? And were these really stainless steel or not? Some say they were just sheet steel.

Post# 226556 , Reply# 17 7/31/2007 at 17:13 (6,112 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)
Checkrate/Likes I've heard they were simply nickel-plated sheet steel as well. Once they began to rust at the welds (also not a one-piece tank) then the machine was a goner. They rusted around the base/sump area too, I picked one up from behind bLowes and had it in the garage for about 5 minutes before I saw evidence of rust and leaks around the sump area. Back to the garbage it went. It's too bad, they were good looking dishwashers.

Post# 226570 , Reply# 18 7/31/2007 at 18:38 (6,111 days old) by andrewinorlando ()
Checkrate/Likes They were actually all stainless steel. Stainless steel, however, is not rust proof. They had a tendency to rust at the sump and under the detergent dispenser. I can't remember whether or not it was a one piece tub. The machines were very well made; the door hinges were very sturdy, unlike many modern dishwashers, and the entire wash system was also stainless. Had one Waste King (1968 model) that rotted away at the sump and ruined the motor. Had a 1978 model that lasted about 12 years with no problems. Were they better than KitchenAid? Hard to say, except for this - they did what a KA could do with no filtration system of any kind, in about half the time. The "Full Cycle" was all of 29 minutes (depending on model). That gave you two washes and four rinses. Their wash action was more on the turbulent side than the KA, not so gentle on finer china with wash temps that could easily etch glassware on the Steam Cycles (174 degrees). Lost a few fine china pieces and glasses in the WK. They were most likely more noisy than a KA Superba, and didn't offer a lot of overhead space on their non-adjustable top racks - only 6 inches. But you could load them any way you like, and they would clean just fine. I don't think, however, they lasted anywhere near as long as many KitchenAids did. Like any machine, there are trade-offs, but the WK's were completely unique and made such beautiful sounds that you'll never hear anywhere else. The one thing WK/Thermador had going for them that KA did not is that the earlier WK models were MUCH less expensive than KA. My 1978 SS878 was a whopping $278, compared to over $500 for a KA Superba of the same vintage. That's a big difference for its time. If you ask me what my favorite was, I'd still say it was a KitchenAid Superba....KDS18. Overall, I think, a better machine.

Post# 226582 , Reply# 19 7/31/2007 at 19:39 (6,111 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)
Checkrate/Likes I think there was a thread a while back on the iron content of "stainless steel" which comes in different forms and made by different processes. I wonder if WK always used the same manufacturing process, materials, etc. in their line or if, in later years, they changed to materials of lesser quality... Where's John Lefever when you need him??

Post# 226596 , Reply# 20 7/31/2007 at 21:10 (6,111 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes I'm pretty sure my dad bought our 1959/1960 Waste King because he perceived it a KitchenAid alternative. It had a filtering system. I honestly think it held more than a KA of the time. Racking was a bit more flexible too as far as I was concerned. The top racks were similar shaped in both. Dinner plates went down the center. They also fit along the sides. One distinction the WK had over a Superba of the day was the final rinse water was heated to 150 or higher on Full Cycle. It also did a suds kill flush between the main wash & first rinse. Intent was not only suds kill, but to purge water line to bring hot water to machine before first rinse fill. It's the same dishwasher as shown in the only Waste King POD that's offered. You do get to see a glimpse of loading from the partially open door. This is a Christmas ad for both the dishwasher and garbage disposer.

Post# 226643 , Reply# 21 7/31/2007 at 22:15 (6,111 days old) by andrewinorlando ()
Checkrate/Likes Bob - was it made of stainless steel back then? I know at one point they were made of porcelain enamel of some such material, maybe in the late 50's or early 60's. Some had only a single wash arm, no tower or middle wash arm like the later models had. I think you put it right when you mentioned your dad viewed these as a KitchenAid alternative...I think many people did because they were much less expensive for a long time. Like KitchenAid, their technology changed very little over the years, just some design/cycle changes. KitchenAid's design at least offered some loading flexibility via it's adjustable upper rack, which Waste King never offered.

Post# 226669 , Reply# 22 12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,837 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes Andrew, I remember it as more of a plastinol type of surface. Porcelain was the earliest models.

Post# 226684 , Reply# 23 12/31/2069 at 18:00 (19,837 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)
Checkrate/Likes I had the SS888 model growing up. It was with us from 1981 until 2002, and never had any problems except for an inlet hose giving way causing a flood. It was the best dishwasher we had. A funny coincidence: My aunt's WK flooded her kitchen the same day ours did. Unfortunately, I don't remember whether or not it was an inlet hose. Have a good one, James

Post# 227816 , Reply# 24 8/5/2007 at 10:13 (6,107 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)
Checkrate/Likes *meep* meep, meep.

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