I lucked out and found another one! And this time it's a 2006, which means it has every part that I've been wanting to replace and upgrade in the black one I have installed in my kitchen. Through searching far and wide for replacement racks, which meant replacing upper wash arm mounts and brackets, plus replacing little things like exchanging the ugly yellowish white track deflectors with the black ones, and the silverware basket with the sleek grey and blue one, I would have racked up over $400 worth of parts if bought new. I figured why not just find another one and harvest its good parts and build one ultimate WP PowerClean without breaking the bank? So I did.
I paid $90 for it. It's a DUL140PPQ2, the panel says "Imperial Series" though you can tell by the build quality and lack of insulation on either kick panels and a skimpy polyester blanket that they were pushing the tall-tub designs by that time. The GU940 I have in the kitchen was in beautiful condition compared to this, despite being a 2000 year model. The story was the same from the guy -- the wife wanted new stainless appliances. He actually seemed reluctant to sell this one. He said they have a Frigidaire that won't clean a thing. It's in okay shape, but needed a ton of TLC, which I spent all day doing. It had every piece that I've wanted for mine though which was perfect.
Here are some pictures of it before any work. Note a few things:
1. I had already cleaned and exchanged a couple of things already, the track bumpers, and the racks, from the GU940.
2. Certain components, while identical in shape and molding to all other PCs, seem to be made from cheaper, less substantial materials. The water supply manifold and the filter module themselves are a different color and texture, and feel not so sturdy, although still built like a tank compared to dishwashers today.
3. The disgusting grime under the door lip. Why does no one think to take a cloth to that area now and then? The vent was just as bad.
4. Notice the motor does not have the sound-absorbing tuner attached. With the tall-tubs being the new little sister, WP was already phasing out the prominent features that used to be standard on these machines. It's amazing the difference it makes while running. The motor sounds much louder than the GU940 did in the same garage with no insulation.
I paid $90 for it. It's a DUL140PPQ2, the panel says "Imperial Series" though you can tell by the build quality and lack of insulation on either kick panels and a skimpy polyester blanket that they were pushing the tall-tub designs by that time. The GU940 I have in the kitchen was in beautiful condition compared to this, despite being a 2000 year model. The story was the same from the guy -- the wife wanted new stainless appliances. He actually seemed reluctant to sell this one. He said they have a Frigidaire that won't clean a thing. It's in okay shape, but needed a ton of TLC, which I spent all day doing. It had every piece that I've wanted for mine though which was perfect.
Here are some pictures of it before any work. Note a few things:
1. I had already cleaned and exchanged a couple of things already, the track bumpers, and the racks, from the GU940.
2. Certain components, while identical in shape and molding to all other PCs, seem to be made from cheaper, less substantial materials. The water supply manifold and the filter module themselves are a different color and texture, and feel not so sturdy, although still built like a tank compared to dishwashers today.
3. The disgusting grime under the door lip. Why does no one think to take a cloth to that area now and then? The vent was just as bad.
4. Notice the motor does not have the sound-absorbing tuner attached. With the tall-tubs being the new little sister, WP was already phasing out the prominent features that used to be standard on these machines. It's amazing the difference it makes while running. The motor sounds much louder than the GU940 did in the same garage with no insulation.
