Tappan ReverseJet!

Paul (turquoisedud): You are confusing the older Tappan "Dual-Drench" dishwasher with the later produced Tappan Reversa-Jet.

Indeed, the Dual Drench was an "Awful dishwasher," as you say. It used a large horizontal rotating drum to pick up water from the tub bottom and spray it on the dishes. It periodically reversed it's direction of rotation, hence the name "dual" drench.

The later Tappan "Reversa-Jet" was entirely redesigned from the ground up. Apparently Tappan gave it's engineers carte blanche to design a new DW after the dismal reviews its Dual Drench DW received.

The Reversa_Jet was in many ways over engineered and ahead of its time for 1965, with rack dividers, fine particle filtration, automatic door latch, dual wash arms (both self-reversing), thermostatically controlled drying, etc.

It was a sterling performer. In the November 1965 consume Reports, it tested with "above average" washing and drying performance. Consumer Reports wrote that it would have received a "check rating" except for the fact that the high pressure of the second wash arm "tumbled" glassware on the upper rack. Of the reversing wash arms, CU wrote, "...the separate wash arms reverse several times during the cycle in an effort to get at any partially masked items."

Consumer Reports went on to state
that the Tappan (and the Tappan made O'Keefe and Merritt), "managed the heavily soiled and 'aged' dish load perfectly without pre-rinsing."

This post was last edited 12/01/2020 at 13:33


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Post# 1073835 5/22/2020 at 20:13 (1,428 days old) by peteski50 (New York)
Checkrate/Likes This is definatly not worth the price - I think I saw this posted before! CLICK HERE TO GO TO peteski50's LINK on eBay

Post# 1073841 , Reply# 1 5/22/2020 at 21:02 (1,428 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)
Checkrate/Likes Maybe because it's so rare and it's about 50 y.o. Spend the $750 for a machine with a night light switch.

Post# 1073887 , Reply# 2 5/23/2020 at 05:24 (1,428 days old) by turquoisedude (.)
Checkrate/Likes The machine does appear to be in great shape, but the Tappan reversa-jet was an awful dishwasher. It is possible that this machine was used but a few times - years ago I found a 1971 Westinghouse portable in incredible shape because the elderly couple who owned literally only used it on holidays.... (I didn't pay anywhere near $750...LOL)

Post# 1098930 , Reply# 3 12/1/2020 at 12:14 (1,235 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- )
Checkrate/Likes 1 *Tappan Reversa-Jet* Paul (turquoisedud): You are confusing the older Tappan "Dual-Drench" dishwasher with the later produced Tappan Reversa-Jet. Indeed, the Dual Drench was an "Awful dishwasher," as you say. It used a large horizontal rotating drum to pick up water from the tub bottom and spray it on the dishes. It periodically reversed it's direction of rotation, hence the name "dual" drench. The later Tappan "Reversa-Jet" was entirely redesigned from the ground up. Apparently Tappan gave it's engineers carte blanche to design a new DW after the dismal reviews its Dual Drench DW received. The Reversa_Jet was in many ways over engineered and ahead of its time for 1965, with rack dividers, fine particle filtration, automatic door latch, dual wash arms (both self-reversing), thermostatically controlled drying, etc. It was a sterling performer. In the November 1965 consume Reports, it tested with "above average" washing and drying performance. Consumer Reports wrote that it would have received a "check rating" except for the fact that the high pressure of the second wash arm "tumbled" glassware on the upper rack. Of the reversing wash arms, CU wrote, "...the separate wash arms reverse several times during the cycle in an effort to get at any partially masked items." Consumer Reports went on to state that the Tappan (and the Tappan made O'Keefe and Merritt), "managed the heavily soiled and 'aged' dish load perfectly without pre-rinsing." This post was last edited 12/01/2020 at 13:33