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Post# 73423 , Reply# 1 7/13/2005 at 07:33 (6,855 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Post# 73424 , Reply# 2 7/13/2005 at 07:35 (6,855 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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We got in 1959 a Waste King Universal dishwasher. Was a KA knock off style with spray arm. Held a lotta dishes. And again, prerinsing was needed. Full Cycle was prewash, wash, flush, rinse, and rinse with sanitemp water heat. Pots/Pans stopped after the first rinse. Pre-Wash waws the initial pre-wash .
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Post# 73452 , Reply# 4 7/13/2005 at 11:15 (6,855 days old) by Pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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My first experience with a dishwasher was with a Waste King. My dad was in the Air Force and in 1959 we were transferred to Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, NC where we moved into an almost-brand-new 3-bedroom base house (the first occupant of our unit moved in in March 1959 and moved out in June 1959 and we moved in on July 29, 1959 - this was new base housing!). All of the homes (referred to as "Capehart Housing" due to legislation sponsored by Sen. Capehart of Ohio that created funding for a whole wave of military housing) were all-electric and came with central air conditioning and heat (Weathertron Heat Pumps) and fully-equipped GE kitchens (range, refrigerator, washer and matching dryer), except for the dishwashers and disposers, and they were Waste King. I don't know if the Air Force didn't like GE's top-loading dishwashers for some reason, or possibly the plumbing subcontractor supplied the dishwasher and disposer and another tradesperson furnished the appliances. I do not remember particulars about how the dishwasher operated or how well it performed, but I do remember how noisey it was. If my dad was at home when it was running, it was necessary to close both doors to the kitchen so you didn't have to hear it throughout the house. One of my earliest lessons about automatic dishwashers came when I pulled a freshly-washed drinking glass out of the dishwasher and held it under the faucet to get a drink of water. The hot glass shattered in my hand when the cold water hit it. Ahhhhh.... fond memories | ||
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Post# 73457 , Reply# 5 7/13/2005 at 12:21 (6,854 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 73505 , Reply# 6 7/13/2005 at 19:56 (6,854 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 73520 , Reply# 8 7/13/2005 at 21:22 (6,854 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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First one I loved was an aunt's KitchenAid Superba, in Copper, 1967. Our first was a few years later, a Maytag WC-400, in 1973. Never had any serious trouble with it, though the rack supports went in the upper rack. They could be fixed, and it ran very well until 1994. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
| Post# 73532 , Reply# 10 7/13/2005 at 22:36 (6,854 days old) by powerfin64 (Yakima, Washington) | ||
Our first dishwasher
It was a early- mid-70's Hotpoint, BOL portable. Mom bought it from a neighbor's-Aunt, who rarely used it. It was about4-5yrs old when we got it. no buttons, just a cycle timer only. it was a decent machine, but LOUD!(you could hear the timer going very easily.)It was used about 2-3 times weekly. Pre-rinsing was mandatory! It developed a leak on the lower right side of the door, and after years of dealing with the leak on a regular basis, got rid of it and got a new Whirlpool portable(Powerclean 4000??)in '85 or'86. Better machine, 6-7buttons. but again, it was LOUD also. Did a very good job cleaning. It was still in Dad's house till about 2 years ago, when it got sold after it wasn't used anymore. Rich | ||
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