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Thread Number: 92139
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
what would be your dream vintage dishwasher to own and use in 2023 |
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| Post# 1167024 12/19/2022 at 06:05 (486 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
if you had to replace your modern dishwasher and wanted to go back to a vintage model that where powerful in term of washing dishes what would be your choice
for me it would be this kenmore model but the model with the white start button not timer in harvest gold
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Post# 1167027 , Reply# 1 12/19/2022 at 07:27 (486 days old) by chachp  (North Little Rock, AR) |
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Only one???
There are so many I would love find and use as a daily driver. My all time favorites are first the KDS-15 and then the KDS-17. I have those. The next that come to the top of the list are these. | ||
| Post# 1167034 , Reply# 3 12/19/2022 at 11:15 (486 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
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forgot to add in my post | ||
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Post# 1167038 , Reply# 4 12/19/2022 at 12:46 (486 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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KDS-18 | ||
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Post# 1167045 , Reply# 5 12/19/2022 at 18:43 (486 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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A mid to late 80s whirl pool, built dishwasher
With a porcelain tank, either a whirlpool power clean or a Kenmore ultra wash model.
The KDS 18 through 20 KitchenAid dishwashers were very good at these world pools far outperform them and have no stinky filter in the bottom. KitchenAid did not guarantee a water temperature in the main wash or the final rinse so the results could vary if your water was not really hot. They did a pretty darn good job, but the cycle still wasn’t long enough to really clean baked on stuff like the whirl pools. The whirlpools would actually do an excellent job cleaning connected to cold water, one of the very few dishwashers that would do this. John | ||
| Post# 1167048 , Reply# 6 12/19/2022 at 19:27 (486 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
This would be my favorite one to have if its going to be vintage. Two wash arms and lots of power to clean most anything.
Doug CLICK HERE TO GO TO cycla-fabric's LINK | ||
| Post# 1167061 , Reply# 7 12/19/2022 at 22:47 (486 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.) | ||
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Vintage Dishwasher I would put into my kitchen. Hobart Made KitchenAid
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| Post# 1167083 , Reply# 8 12/20/2022 at 09:23 (485 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
one of these:
KA 17 and 18 series, any model:
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Post# 1167090 , Reply# 9 12/20/2022 at 11:41 (485 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio) |
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KUDS25 I miss this machine quite a bit. Leaving it behind was not easy. Flawless performance, incredible drying, quick cycles, and solid build quality. Even with very hard water it always impressed me. Not too many compromises either. It isn’t a Hobart machine, though. | ||
| Post# 1167104 , Reply# 10 12/20/2022 at 13:56 (485 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) | ||
Tappan Reversa-Jet
Not to be confused with the poor performing Tappan "Dual-Drench." Tappan went from the worst to the best in one design change. Would love to have one for it's uniqueness and because of their relative rarity.
Consumer's Report, in 1965, stated the Tappan washed "perfectly." They also stated that it would have been given a "check rating" (meaning highest overall quality) except the force of the water sometimes tumbled glassware in the top rack. The name "Reversa-Jet" is a referal to the fact the rotating wash arm(s) reverse their rotation periodically. The TOL model featured two reversing wash arms, foldown rack dividers, procelain tub, console light, self-latching door, self-cleaning (but removable if need be) fine food filter. Features not always found on dishwashers in 1965. Anyone old enough to remember these being featured on the "Newlywed Game" in 1966? These were often part of the prize packages given to the contestants. I can still hear the announcer, Johnny Jacobs" saying "The Tappan Reversa-Jet dishwasher which washes dishes in one direction then goes back and washes in the other!" | ||
| Post# 1167108 , Reply# 11 12/20/2022 at 14:42 (485 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) | ||
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Ralph's Frigidaire
Love those GM Frigidaire's they are a good looking machine.
As I have shared previously, I grew up in a suburb of Dayton, Ohio home of General Motors's Frigidaire Division (as well as DELCO.) In my fact, my brother-in-law worked at the appliance division many years before going to automoitve air condiditioning. When I was younger, I remember an article in the Sunday Dayton Daily News, in the human interest section, which interviewed GM's home applinace division's home ecomonist. She tested appliances for usablility, user friendliness and devloped recipies, etc. She was not elderly, but from her pic I could see she was no spring chick. The article said she at been at Frigidaire for something like 30 years. One interesting part of the story. When GM introduced a verson of the Frigidaire dishwasher she complained the racks that the engineers designed did not hold enough. She then proceeded to get some wire and designed the racks herself...and that is the design that Frigidaire used. I don't remember the exact date of the paper I read, but it was probably approximately the mid to late sixties. This post was last edited 12/20/2022 at 15:06 | ||
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Post# 1167111 , Reply# 12 12/20/2022 at 15:20 (485 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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There are many consoles or front panels that looked great. It's the dw they were connected to that make them blah.
The fronts that were impressive: early 90s KA electronic mid 70s MT all push button console Frigidaire from early 70s Kenmore TOL 1976-1978 plus 1980-1982 GE bol with 2 buttons 1977ish. Slanted narrow console but give it electronic touch control 1980-82 Kenmore second from tol Whirlpool 1982 to 85ish, tol and second from tol Take any of these consoles and put them on a new 3 level wash, tall tub, single panel door dishwashers that are quieter, more efficient, and clean better. And they have to be available in the retro colors. | ||
| Post# 1167112 , Reply# 13 12/20/2022 at 15:50 (485 days old) by MaytagNeptune (FireAlarmTechGuy4444 on YouTube. Interlochen MI) | ||
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| Post# 1167113 , Reply# 14 12/20/2022 at 15:53 (485 days old) by whitetub (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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I would take a Kitchenaid KDS 17 or 18, or a Maytag WU600, with a stainless steel tub, and stainless steel front...and nylon dark grey racks... Yes, I am dreaming... | ||
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Post# 1167135 , Reply# 16 12/20/2022 at 20:33 (485 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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1991 04/05 EWU-1005 Reverse Rack Jet Clean Maytag While I could live with a KDS-18/20, this little Maytag will out wash both the 17 and 18/20 series Hobart machines and has greater flexibility for loading bulky items. It also somehow will turn tarnished copper on copper core All-Clad back to factory fresh. A combination of a better spray pattern and longer overall wash cycle help tremendously. What is really nice is the wash cycle can be extended out to 25+ minutes with Power Boost that really gives an enzyme detergent the time needed to finish out the job on pots and pans.
It still shocks me how much more can be stuffed in this machine that would have been washed by hand with an already full KitchenAid.
Ben | ||
| Post# 1167138 , Reply# 17 12/20/2022 at 21:24 (485 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
 I was always curious how well those TOL RR's performed compared to lower end models. The one I grew up with was a notch or 2 above BOL and my KDS 18/19/20 machines outperformed it. I may be on the hunt for a TOL RR since I still have some parts for them, actually, I've had an NOS control board for a WU1000 still sealed in the box for like 15 years. | ||
| Post# 1167148 , Reply# 18 12/21/2022 at 01:48 (484 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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| Post# 1167161 , Reply# 19 12/21/2022 at 09:53 (484 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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ANY Single wash arm Kitchen Aid, KDS17 preferably, Had one in a house years ago and nothing has ever compared to it in any way. | ||
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Post# 1167168 , Reply# 20 12/21/2022 at 11:28 (484 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho) |
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The best performing dishwasher I ever owned was a Maytag made non-RR, (though it appeared to have the same wash system) with a very powerful forced air dry. My current TOL Whirlpool-made Kitchen Aid washes well, but even with forced air, its drying performance is woefully inadequate. | ||
| Post# 1167176 , Reply# 21 12/21/2022 at 16:42 (484 days old) by statomatic (France) | ||
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Post# 1167186 , Reply# 22 12/21/2022 at 17:51 (484 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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#16 That looks great! I had to look twice. Thought it was a GE Potscrubber 2800 of the same era in white on white. I like the panel lay out better on this MT.
---- #21 How about a nice 108? I like a nice high MPG city car. In the range of 65 MPG it really shows the crap vehicles we have in the U.S. I doubt there is anything here now, or ever, that would even come close. | ||
| Post# 1167222 , Reply# 23 12/22/2022 at 13:22 (483 days old) by statomatic (France) | ||
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I would prefer a 106 or 104. | ||
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Post# 1167636 , Reply# 24 12/27/2022 at 09:58 (478 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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Reply #21 | ||
| Post# 1167645 , Reply# 25 12/27/2022 at 12:21 (478 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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| Post# 1167817 , Reply# 26 12/29/2022 at 14:52 (476 days old) by statomatic (France) | ||
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Reply# 24
It's difficult to find info about this dishwasher, when typing "Peugeot VA8" on google the result is the rare Peugeot cars with a V8 engine.
Just have some blurry pictures from a French classified site : | ||
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Post# 1168206 , Reply# 27 1/3/2023 at 11:27 (471 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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@statomatic | ||
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