A Game of Dishwasher Tetris in our Kitchen!

[Unimatic1140]

Fred and I had quite the weekend with dragging home some amazing dishwasher finds. We found both a mid 1970's Hotpoint and absolutely MINT Imperial 18 KitchenAid that looks like it was used maybe once and put away.

We were both laughing hysterically as we kept having to push the machines out of the way as we were cooking Sunday dinner to get to different areas of our kitchen, but we've always wanted a U-shaped kitchen lol!

 

[Unimatic1140]

The Hotpoint is super cool! It seems to be a hybrid during the transition time that Hotpoint dishwashers were becoming GE made. It appears to have a Hotpoint tank, racks, detergent dispenser and upper spray nozzle, with a GE spray arm and GE pump and motor assembly![this post was last edited: 2/2/2016-10:40]

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hotpoint racks...

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hotpoint Detergent Dispesner

 

[Unimatic1140]

But the "clown shoe" General Electric Spray arm, with a rubber bladder to turn the upper spray tube!

 

[Unimatic1140]

And now onto this absolutely beautiful KDI-58 KitchenAid. The racks are so amazing, this is just like a brand new dishwasher, except its a real dishwasher that uses water!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Amazing to see this

 

[Unimatic1140]

The password is HydroSweep!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Control Dial...

 

[Unimatic1140]

Control Panel

 

[Unimatic1140]

We also saw at an Estate Sale (the dishwasher wasn't for sale, but ugh!) from around 1970 this beautiful Frigidaire Dishwasher...

 

[Unimatic1140]

It's a good thing it wasn't for sale otherwise a third dishwasher would have come home with us lol...

 

[roto204]

*swoon*

Can I come live in the attic? LOL

What fun! Those are gorgeous finds!!

That 1970 Frigidaire is really similar to the '69 Andy found for us back in Oakland. That space-needle wash tower really did an amazing job. That was the best-performing Frigidaire dishwasher we've had so far.

I love that KitchenAid!! Isn't it wonderful to find near-new machines?

That Hotpoint is a hoot! I love the hybridized system--GE arm, Whirlpool bladder, Hotpoint tower!

How's the top rack performance with the Hotpointian tower? Those always looked like they'd do a thorough job for coverage, although I wondered if food clogging the slits was ever an issue.

Finally, a Dish-Potwasher, so that the pots and pans can come play, too. Whisper-Clean! How do you ever know when it's finished? ;-)

Enjoy that marvelous haul! Dishwasher Tetris is fun. Ask me why I have one in the living room at the moment.

 

[johnb300m]

Hahahhaha.....Whisper Clean......
LOL

 

[bajaespuma]

Dishwasher Tetris!!!!!!

That's a riot! You've put words to an experience that I think many of us have had.

 

[foraloysius]

Great finds, nice dishwashers! I guess you're sacrificing the use of the oven for an extra dishwasher? Who cares, get the recipe book out for dishwasher cooking!

But on the other hand, a real tetris would be if you stacked those two dishwashers. More space!!

 

[frigidaireguy]

Frigidaire Dishwasher

I had this exact Frigidaire dishwasher in a portable that I bought new in 1970.
Very Good Machine. Simple and to the point !!!!
Bob

 

[appnut]

Yep, that Hotpoint will sound like a GE. 

 

[wayupnorth]

My mother had an avocado Hot Point Whisper Clean just like that one. I can honestly say cleaning dishes was far from its best features even with real old fashioned phosphate Cascade. Timer finally died and away it went many years ago. I wished I had kept the butcher block top.[this post was last edited: 2/2/2016-18:53]