White Westinghouse Portable

White Consolidated Industries owned brand name Westinghouse, and they made this dishwasher.

Also sold under the many brand names WCI also owned such as Frigidaire and Gibson.

This 18" dishwasher both portable and built in was also sold under Kenmore brand for Sears.

partsdr.com/part/WCI08007571/...

www.partswarehouse.com/Wh...

WCI was the only American manufacturer IIRC at that time making 18" portable or built in dishwashers. So no matter the brand name things were all largely same under the hood. Kenmore per usual may have demanded a few changes, but otherwise things were what they were.

As for how good these units were, see comments about Frigidaire or Kenmore 18" dishwashers elsewhere in this forum.

Had Kenmore version of this 18" portable for several years until it died. Wasn't the worst dishwasher one had ever used, but not best either.

Capacity is limited not just because of size but also due to center tower. The latter limits what can go in bottom rack because center needs to be clear for water to reach upper rack.

Performance wise thing were clean enough, but glassware and cups in upper rack were prone to have yibbles inside. More so if one washed things like bowls from eating porridge, cereal, grains, etc..


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Post# 1120105 6/12/2021 at 20:34 (1,041 days old) by HobartHero (New York)
Checkrate/Likes Looks like a compact portable unit. Are these any good? I know a lot of Westinghouse stuff wasn’t great. Thanks, Shannon Photos... < > Photo 1 of 2 View Full Size

Post# 1120119 , Reply# 1 6/13/2021 at 01:56 (1,041 days old) by appnut (TX)
Checkrate/Likes 2 They are horrible!!!

Post# 1120125 , Reply# 2 6/13/2021 at 03:59 (1,041 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *WCI-Westinghouse* White Consolidated Industries owned brand name Westinghouse, and they made this dishwasher. Also sold under the many brand names WCI also owned such as Frigidaire and Gibson. This 18" dishwasher both portable and built in was also sold under Kenmore brand for Sears. partsdr.com/part/WCI08007571/... www.partswarehouse.com/Wh... WCI was the only American manufacturer IIRC at that time making 18" portable or built in dishwashers. So no matter the brand name things were all largely same under the hood. Kenmore per usual may have demanded a few changes, but otherwise things were what they were. As for how good these units were, see comments about Frigidaire or Kenmore 18" dishwashers elsewhere in this forum. Had Kenmore version of this 18" portable for several years until it died. Wasn't the worst dishwasher one had ever used, but not best either. Capacity is limited not just because of size but also due to center tower. The latter limits what can go in bottom rack because center needs to be clear for water to reach upper rack. Performance wise thing were clean enough, but glassware and cups in upper rack were prone to have yibbles inside. More so if one washed things like bowls from eating porridge, cereal, grains, etc..

Post# 1120132 , Reply# 3 6/13/2021 at 06:42 (1,041 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *This Was Still A D&M Design* This was the 2nd version, they replaced the porcelain on steel door liner with plastic otherwise this was all D&M but owned by WCI at the time this was built. Performance not great see Laundresses comments above. John

Post# 1120244 , Reply# 4 6/14/2021 at 10:59 (1,040 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)
Checkrate/Likes 1 I had similar dishwasher and it was... OK... sort of.. Yeah, it cleaned... somewhat It was noisy.... It was so-so It peed in the kitchen floor every time I used it so I had to have the Hoover Floormate next to it all the time. It was "acceptable" (considering it was free) until the day I had 27 guests staying here for a whole week, grabbed Darryl by the neck and off we went to whatever store to find whatever portable dishwasher that was big and brand new. We ended up buying a Kenmore that they supposedly had in stock. After we paid, the salesman said "it will be delivered in a week". I almost freaked out for the second time. When the new dishwasher arrived, I was very happy to see this little thing go. I even considered keeping it in the laundry room as a "random subject" dishwasher (to wash tools, dog bathroom and toys, etc) but I just let it go and I don't miss it at all. The new dishwasher I have until today. It's good. It's actually way better than I thought. It does what it claims. I like it, but don't love it.