Hi suziehomemaker,welcome to the club, like your name.I just tried to post a reply,see above, and it didn't fully take,so I had to redo this. By the way , I see you are from Milwaukee, I grew up there. The KitchenAid DWs of the 50s were the very best built DWs ever,and have never been beat in that regard.In 1959, RCA Whirlpool came out with a new wash-arm machine that outcleaned everyone, even KA, on super scuzzy loads, but it was not built as well.Anyone elses comments?Opinions?