I picked up this crazy '69 Whirlpool dishwasher off of craigslist the other day. It's nearly unused and works like a charm, just needed a color change for my kitchen.
A Two Speed Dishwasher? An Imperial 90!
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LOVE the blue speckled interior porcelain!
Upper spray as well
Instructions still intact!
All done and installed. I plan on using this for a while until the next cool arrival. I had an all push button Maytag Reversa-Rack in this slot for the past four or so months, but I got tired of that fast.
what a beautiful machine......
what does the two speed take part in?.....Chine/Crystal as part of a lower water pressure wash?
what does the two speed take part in?.....Chine/Crystal as part of a lower water pressure wash?
Wow, that looks almost new-in-box, Robert! Love that the cycle dial is 'push to start' like a washing machine. Congrats! Did it come with reversible panels? I noticed it magically changed from avocado to white.
Beautiful 1950s colors in your kitchen, by the way.
Beautiful 1950s colors in your kitchen, by the way.
Beautiful machine!
Whirlpool 2-speed dishwashers never utilized a 2-speed motor far as I know. The lower speed is reduced spray pressure by way of either a partial fill or an aerator valve ... possibly both methods were used at various times through production?
GE also had "two-speed" models.
YAY ROBERT!
Beautiful DW. I'm not sure what the 2 speeds is but I would imagine it is lower wash pressure in certain cycles. I'm sure John L. will have a difinitive answer.
WK78
Beautiful DW. I'm not sure what the 2 speeds is but I would imagine it is lower wash pressure in certain cycles. I'm sure John L. will have a difinitive answer.
WK78
Did the instruction manual come with it too? I think there's a similar user manual in the download library.
Sweet!
You didn't like the avocado?
lawrence
You didn't like the avocado?
lawrence
Whirlpool DW!
Oh Robert that is one beautiful dishwasher!!
Oh Robert that is one beautiful dishwasher!!
Awesome machine!
Congrats on finding this! It looks really sharp in white! Enjoy!
Congrats on finding this! It looks really sharp in white! Enjoy!
What an awesome find! This dishwasher is a great cleaner! Awesome sounds!
I had one in an apartment in New Orleans way back in the early 1980's. I thought it was fun how you had to "Pull to Start" on the cycle knob, just like a WP clothes washer.
Your Whirlpool looks mint for it's age!
This would be a fun Seger Design "window" machine!
Do you still have your windowed Lady K across the way?
I had one in an apartment in New Orleans way back in the early 1980's. I thought it was fun how you had to "Pull to Start" on the cycle knob, just like a WP clothes washer.
Your Whirlpool looks mint for it's age!
This would be a fun Seger Design "window" machine!
Do you still have your windowed Lady K across the way?
Great looking dishwasher Robert. I love the control panel with all that chrome and the big dial. Great pictures btw too, very bright and sharp. What camera did you use to make those pictures?
toploadloyalist
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Do both Gentle Wash (cycle C) and China Crystal (cycle E) have low-pressure water spray?
toploader55
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Great Machine.
Had a Mark 100 growing up.
Yes, the second speed is a partial fill for the China and Gentle wash.
That Whirlpool will definitely scrub the rust off a trailer hitch !!!
I think that is the year just prior to the Silverware Basket going in the door.
The Super Wash will without a doubt clean a Crusty Casserole. And the Short Wash can be used as a Daily Load Cycle. I'm pretty sure the Short Wash is R-W-R-R-D.
I would suggest Cascade Powder in that Baby... Congrats on a Great Find.
Had a Mark 100 growing up.
Yes, the second speed is a partial fill for the China and Gentle wash.
That Whirlpool will definitely scrub the rust off a trailer hitch !!!
I think that is the year just prior to the Silverware Basket going in the door.
The Super Wash will without a doubt clean a Crusty Casserole. And the Short Wash can be used as a Daily Load Cycle. I'm pretty sure the Short Wash is R-W-R-R-D.
I would suggest Cascade Powder in that Baby... Congrats on a Great Find.
Aferim!
Ditto on the blue porcelain enamel interior. Was this the first dw to put the gasket on the inside of door-frame? Wise move.
Ditto on the blue porcelain enamel interior. Was this the first dw to put the gasket on the inside of door-frame? Wise move.
turquoisedude
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Wow, nice find, Robert! I have a real soft spot for the Whirlpool models of this style and era (Hubby calls it my brain... LOL). Hope you have fun with it.
Thanks everyone. The "low speed" seems to be driven by an electrically energized aerator valve. I'm not exactly how that works, nor will I have much reason to ever use it.
I used a couple of cans of white Appliance Epoxy spray paint on the panels, avocado does not go in my kitchen lol.
The machine didn't come with it's manual and I don't have much documentation on this machine, but there is the 1968 model brochures in the Ephemera Library.
The Lady Kenmore dishwasher is still installed across the way, it's an excellent and fun machine. That wont be going anywhere anytime soon.
Louis I used my iPhone 6 Plus to take those photos.
I used a couple of cans of white Appliance Epoxy spray paint on the panels, avocado does not go in my kitchen lol.
The machine didn't come with it's manual and I don't have much documentation on this machine, but there is the 1968 model brochures in the Ephemera Library.
The Lady Kenmore dishwasher is still installed across the way, it's an excellent and fun machine. That wont be going anywhere anytime soon.
Louis I used my iPhone 6 Plus to take those photos.
Thanks Robert, darn good cam on that phone, even better than the cam om my iPhone SE so to see.
Very nice
Very nice Robert.
Looks hardly used.
Congrats
Leon
Very nice Robert.
Looks hardly used.
Congrats
Leon
Nice machine!
I'll have to look at the one I picked up a while ago, I thought it was a 2 speed also.
I'll have to look at the one I picked up a while ago, I thought it was a 2 speed also.
super32
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WOW! its in amazing condition!
2 Speed WP Portable DW
Nice find Robert, we have the exact machine in the DW wall at the Museum, I wish I knew that you wanted a white version of this DW I would have liked to trade front panels to get rid of our white panels for a nice set of shaded colored panels.
I found our DW brand new never used at a house that was being cleaned out, it still had all the samples inside etc.
The low speed gentile wash had a solenoid valve that allowed air to enter the main pump housing causing the washer to aerate and thus greatly reducing the water pressure. On our SAU500 1975 WP DW my Mom could wash plastic cups in the top rack without flipping them over, so it probably worked very well with light weight glass ware.
Overall these were great performing DWs, they were completely designed and built by Whirlpool, unfortunately durability of several major parts were not that great and partly because they would wash the chrome off a trailer hitch they also tended to destroy them selves more quickly compared to DWs like a KA witch did not even have a water heating element.
Nice find Robert, we have the exact machine in the DW wall at the Museum, I wish I knew that you wanted a white version of this DW I would have liked to trade front panels to get rid of our white panels for a nice set of shaded colored panels.
I found our DW brand new never used at a house that was being cleaned out, it still had all the samples inside etc.
The low speed gentile wash had a solenoid valve that allowed air to enter the main pump housing causing the washer to aerate and thus greatly reducing the water pressure. On our SAU500 1975 WP DW my Mom could wash plastic cups in the top rack without flipping them over, so it probably worked very well with light weight glass ware.
Overall these were great performing DWs, they were completely designed and built by Whirlpool, unfortunately durability of several major parts were not that great and partly because they would wash the chrome off a trailer hitch they also tended to destroy them selves more quickly compared to DWs like a KA witch did not even have a water heating element.
Late to the party but...
What a stunner Robert. Congratulations!
What a stunner Robert. Congratulations!
rollermatic
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what a beautiful dishwasher!
love the control panel and the butcher block top! and the blue interior looks so nice with those white racks! your paint job is beautiful but I always have been a sucker for avocado! it was always my favorite of the 60-70's colors. I remember I even put in an avocado double sink for my aunt and uncle when I remodeled their kitchen in 1972 as a teen.
all in all that is one fine looking machine you found there! enjoy!
love the control panel and the butcher block top! and the blue interior looks so nice with those white racks! your paint job is beautiful but I always have been a sucker for avocado! it was always my favorite of the 60-70's colors. I remember I even put in an avocado double sink for my aunt and uncle when I remodeled their kitchen in 1972 as a teen.
all in all that is one fine looking machine you found there! enjoy!
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