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Thread Number: 97943
/ Tag: Modern Dishwashers
18"Danby DW |
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| Post# 1229011 , Reply# 3 4/16/2025 at 16:02 by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
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| Post# 1229056 , Reply# 4 4/17/2025 at 10:11 by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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yes. thanks for the spell correction and the info :) | ||
| Post# 1229116 , Reply# 5 4/17/2025 at 19:52 by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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| Post# 1229172 , Reply# 6 4/18/2025 at 13:37 by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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The bashed up one i junked had intake grate in well plugged with debris and bad(burnt)connection at heater calrod-just a couple problems that could occur. | ||
| Post# 1229177 , Reply# 7 4/18/2025 at 15:08 by michaelh (Illinois, USA) | ||
I had a countertop Danby about 18 years ago when I was single. It worked great and I felt like I could get a fair amount of dishes in it because it was the size of a large microwave.
I recently had a 18" SPT portable for my rented house. It worked fine, it just took forever upwards of 3 hours, and now that I am married, I felt we were running it daily and, on occasion, twice daily, as we cook and bake a lot at home. We've "upgraded" to a '74 KDS-57A that works great and only need to use it once a week, roughly. | ||
| Post# 1229288 , Reply# 8 4/19/2025 at 18:27 by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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Works great washed a load of intentionally very nasty dirty dishes including cat bowls that sat out all winter-all came out clean :) a major part of the good results are long wash times(did not note time,but will next run) | ||
Post# 1229313 , Reply# 9 4/20/2025 at 03:48 by jakeseacrest  (Massachusetts) |
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| Post# 1229316 , Reply# 10 4/20/2025 at 06:07 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
Cool!
I remember I went to my grandma's sisters house about 1/2 mile up the road one day (this was in the 80s and I was young... She had a nice house and in their kitchen that had a green GE 18 inch dishwasher and I remember thinking "What is this?" I knew it was a dishwasher but I was shocked...
I actually never even thought about it but there are two of us here and I run the dishwasher like every 3 to 4 days when it's packed full. I could totally get away with having one of these but would have to run it more often. Of course there's no where to put it... wouldn't work. But having a full size for me isn't an issue either...I'm saying that if I lived somewhere that has one of these I would totally be OK with it. Anything is better than NOT having a dishwasher!
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Post# 1229321 , Reply# 11 4/20/2025 at 07:44 by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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Back in the day, those 18" machines could save you a couple of bucks as they saved at least a bit of water. Nowadays, they use basically the exact same as the full size version of the same design. But at least you get the same feature set... | ||
| Post# 1229738 , Reply# 12 4/24/2025 at 21:20 by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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Wash pump strainer found this has a fine screen strainer for the wash water-very similar to a Bosch.The wash pump runs quiet with no distinctive sound,the PM wet rotor drain pump is typically noisy. | ||
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Post# 1229744 , Reply# 13 4/24/2025 at 22:44 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA (considering moving to Temple, Texas)) |
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wash pump What type of wash pump does it have? How does it sound when there's little to no water in it? | ||
| Post# 1229760 , Reply# 14 4/25/2025 at 07:15 by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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PSC/centrifugal A Wellington brand PSC motor with rotor fins for cooling-the pump is straight radial flow centrifugal.I will note the low water pump sound next time i run the machine. | ||
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Post# 1229828 , Reply# 16 4/26/2025 at 13:38 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA (considering moving to Temple, Texas)) |
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audio/video clip I wish we had a video or an audio clip of it running. | ||
| Post# 1230390 , Reply# 17 5/3/2025 at 21:24 by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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Hate to brag up imports... ...but this Danby is a great little dishwasher :) | ||
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Post# 1230392 , Reply# 18 5/3/2025 at 21:47 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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These 18" dishwashers like compact washing machines sold on this side of pond are more about making most of limited space than anything else.
Very popular with small apartment or perhaps galley kitchens where there just isn't room for a full sized dishwasher. Other option of course is a portable full sized dw, but not everyone has space to store thing when not in use and or wants to be bothered shoving it to sink and back into storage spot. Until Danby unit came along IIRC only 18" dishwashers in USA market were made by Frigidaire regardless what brand name sold under. Owned a Kenmore 18" portable dw and going by model code it was made by Frigidaire. IIRC as with portable dishwashers after a certain point market just wasn't large enough for multiple players so only a few or one company made the things and then sold them under various names. Only other option for 18" dishwashers in USA came from Miele and Bosch (?). None of the European models were offered as portable however. For a time IKEA had a kit one could use to build a portable cabinet making European 18" dishwashers portable, haven't seen that in ages. Danby 18" dw both portable and built-in blew Frigidaire's (WCI) out of the water. Stainless steel interior and other bits made Danby seem like an upgrade somewhat near 18" offerings by Miele or other Euro appliance makers. | ||
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Post# 1230424 , Reply# 20 5/4/2025 at 12:49 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Cannot speak to Europe or elsewhere in world, but here in USA not all 18" dishwashers are in small space situations. Nor are they regulated to those who perhaps are price sensitive.
Rather it's a combination of factors including fact we're a few generations into an age where people (as in Americans for purpose of this thread) simply know no other way of washing dishes other than using a dishwasher. That and or they simply flat out refuse to hand wash dishes, period. An 18" or even countertop dishwasher may suit a single or two person household. Even if there is room in their kitchen for a full sized unit household doesn't generate enough dishes to fill the thing daily. It could take a few or several days (maybe a week?) to fill up a full sized unit, but that presents other issues. First and foremost household would require a supply of dish and glass ware such they could go several days without running DW. One had no idea there were now so many other 18" dw on USA market. Far as built in goes there is a vast array of offerings including those by Frigidaire, GE, Danby, Honeywell, Bosch, Miele, Haier, Samsung and Bertazzoni | ||
| Post# 1230577 , Reply# 21 5/6/2025 at 13:49 by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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Subject washer is a... ...model DDW1801MWP- could not tell if this is still offered,but there is one that is close. | ||
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