This one really gets to me. We on here know what the Whirlpool Power Clean Filter Module was. A self cleaning zero maintenance 1/3 HP design HP that was the peak and success of automatic dish-washing. Yet today when you Google "Whirlpool Power Clean Filter Module" it shows and describes the exact opposite. A modern mediocre ~1/16 HP design that requires manual filter cleaning, has no maceration, and is anemic in comparison. If you scroll down or click on images there is little showing the actual Whirlpool Power Clean Filter Module and absolutely nothing describing it other than a PDF link that is behind a paywall. The few actual depictions of the Power Clean Filter Module show various failure modes with one person even asking how to clean the self cleaning filter. If anything the causal internet user without appliance knowledge is left with the impression the old design was stupidly engineered with a none accessible filter which required manual cleaning and was prone to failures like not draining out water. All which is untrue or rare.
I notice that in general vintage appliance successes are either down played or completely ignored, while shortcoming are noisily aired out, accentuated, and then spotlighted.
There is a concerted effort in convincing people that what they have now is better than at any point in history and what existed prior was far worse, far more atrocious, far less thought out than what they use now. Which is not always the case. Far from it.
I notice that in general vintage appliance successes are either down played or completely ignored, while shortcoming are noisily aired out, accentuated, and then spotlighted.
There is a concerted effort in convincing people that what they have now is better than at any point in history and what existed prior was far worse, far more atrocious, far less thought out than what they use now. Which is not always the case. Far from it.
