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Thread Number: 81908
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Are Magic Chef dishwashers good? |
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| Post# 1059372 , Reply# 1 2/1/2020 at 12:33 (1,150 days old) by Awooff (Peoria, Illinois) | ||
Magic chef
With the "cut out tunnel on bottom rack" of the magic chef - this sounds like a "tower wash" system which is not the best for water distribution to the 4 corners of the top rack.
Usually there are plently of 2 full wash arm machines on facebook marketplace - just ask if they will take 50.00 and many will... | ||
Post# 1059382 , Reply# 2 2/1/2020 at 14:46 (1,150 days old) by pulltostart  (Mobile, AL) |
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Zachary For a period of time GE did supply dishwashers with the Magic Chef badge. The two easiest ways to know are 1) the interior door panel and 2) the control panel. Here are examples of GE-sourced dishwashers using a very common interior door panel and detergent dispenser. Also examples of the control panel with horizontal-throw latch and the finned venting area to the left of the latch.
Hope this helps.
lawrence | ||
| Post# 1059383 , Reply# 3 2/1/2020 at 15:08 (1,150 days old) by Moonshiner180 (Missouri) | ||
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I went back by and got some photos, one difference I did notice is a much bigger motor. Ours is a 1.8a and the magic chef has a 5.2a. | ||
| Post# 1059387 , Reply# 4 2/1/2020 at 15:59 (1,150 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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Post# 1059391 , Reply# 5 2/1/2020 at 16:48 (1,150 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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 I built a house in Houston fall 1984/moved in March 1985. it had a Tappan suite of appliances, including a dishwasher sourced by GE. It was far superior to the D&M sourced Tappan & Magic Chef dishwashers previously. It's one of the reasons why I bought my GE GSD1200 Potscrubber in May 1987--got transferred to where I live now January 1987--34 years ago right now I was moving into my current home. Pics 3 & 4 of Lawrence's photos look like my Tappan's panel too. And it ran circles around the Kenmore that was in my first house bought July 1980. | ||
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Post# 1059403 , Reply# 6 2/1/2020 at 20:13 (1,150 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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I would try to find a Whirlpool with a wash arm under each rack. They have a superior wash/filtration system. | ||
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Post# 1059405 , Reply# 7 2/1/2020 at 20:27 (1,150 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE Built Magic Chef DW The one you are looking at does not have a bigger or more powerful motor, but rather it has an extremely inefishent shaded pole motor that uses a lot of power and has a cooling fan that is larger in diameter than the motor to get rid of all the heat generated by the motor.
GE finally went to a much more efficient percent split capacitor motor around 15 years ago that only uses about 1/3 as much power and actually has more power.
I would skip the MC DW unless you want something really old school that uses lots of hot water and electricity and still only does a so-so job.
John L. | ||
| Post# 1059406 , Reply# 8 2/1/2020 at 21:15 (1,150 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA) | ||
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| Post# 1059414 , Reply# 9 2/2/2020 at 01:13 (1,149 days old) by Moonshiner180 (Missouri) | ||
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Alright, thanks guys! I appreciate the advice. As much as I like the cosmetics of it vs what we have now, I'll keep looking for something else. | ||
| Post# 1059607 , Reply# 10 2/4/2020 at 17:55 (1,147 days old) by Moonshiner180 (Missouri) | ||
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I found a KitchenAid with stainless tub and 2 wash arms that I'll be picking up Friday as long as the seller holds it like they said | ||
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Post# 1059609 , Reply# 11 2/4/2020 at 17:58 (1,147 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1059614 , Reply# 12 2/4/2020 at 18:32 (1,147 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Kitchenaid DW with two wash arms & SS Tub | ||
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Post# 1059705 , Reply# 14 2/5/2020 at 23:29 (1,145 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver) |
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