This was on our local Craigslist.  Attractive machine!  Supposedly from Dishlex et al--anything you Australian boys can tell us about this?

If it is from the late 1990's, it is part of the 'Silent Series'....I have an instruction manual as there was one in the house here before we bought it. Seems they updated the dishwasher they had brought with them, but not the manual.....

Australian versions were single hose (either hot or cold) connect only.....cycle times will be increased with cold only though!

Cycle times will generally be between American and European machines in length (I feel)

Australian delivered machines ALL had heaters...elements normally ran the around the outside of the tub, not around the lower spray arm or concealed at this stage.

Generally very good performers and were always in the recommended list when assessed by our consumer magazine. 

Generally reliable...main issue tends to be the door lock/switch and pumps. I never had any problems with my rotary dial version and friends are still using theirs that is at least 11yrs old.

You can adjust the amount of water they use and the force at the lower arm

Cycles are:

- rinse hold

- fast wash

- normal wash

- pots wash

- super wash

All except the rinse hold may also be used in conjunction with the 'Eco Save' option which reduces both the wash and rinse temperature, removes one rinse from the Super Wash programme and removes the drying phase on all.

Prewash does not generally need detergent in these machines....

Cycles run:

- Prewash

- Wash (between 45c-70c depending on both incoming water temperature and selected cycle)

- Flush (only on Super Wash)

- Rinse (incoming water temperature - this is missed from the fast cycle and there are 2 on Super Wash) 

- Rinse (50c-70c)

- Dry (missed on Fast cycle)

.....If you decide you want it, I'll image the user manual and installation instructions for you....and I don't think you'll be disappointed with its performance either...

Those are pretty.  I'm probably not going to jump on it since I just got another machine to play with, but thank you very much for the offer of the manual scans, I appreciate it.

Thank you for all the info--it's such a rare treat to see something like this here.  If Which? said that they hadn't seen any first-class dishwashers in the sixties, it seems that the situation reversed later on.  This machine and it's other cross-pond kin seem awfully superior in many ways to what evolved here--probably due to differing evolutionary pressures at different times, in terms of the cost of utilities and water.

Dishlex machines in the mid-late 1990's were 14 settings and boosted to 15 at some point too.....

...and the user manual I have here states 14 place settings...

It's back again. And (down to?) $75.

Looks like they're having as much trouble unloading this machine as I did trying to pass along the refurbished 25 year-old Thermador THD 3600, which still sits in my garage.

Does anyone know if the black panels can be switched out for stainless? Here's a shot of the interior, which may not have been included in the previous CL listing for this machine last month.

Thanks Nathan. 

If it can't be switched to stainless panels, that won't work for me.  Plus, I think the stories about the control panels going out is enough for me to let somebody else have this machine.

The sellers are clearly having a hard time, so I wouldn't be surprised if the machine shows up at a Habitat Re-Store at some point.

It's a shame it won't work for you....you're unlikely to find a dishwasher anywhere that will clean as well as it does whilst being as economical (for it's era) with water...