Delux dishmobile worth saving/using as daily driver?

[dragonlady]

Do not worry

I won't be spending any more time on this particular dinosaur.

Not to start any heated debate but other than the KA Hobart dishwashers what other brands and models are generally accepted as quality workhorses? There's probably already a thread about this and for that I apologize.

If you know of anyone needing parts for one of these let me know as I'll probably be parking it right back on the porch and would be willing to rip off whatever anyone needs and ship it to them.

 

[gyrafoam]

Water Filtration or lack thereof

is an issue!

Back in the day it was commonplace for people to pre rinse everything they put into the dishwasher. Since most had no system of filtration it was common to find those little nibs of leftovers on the bottoms of glasses and cups with a slightly concave bottom. Some people just got used to it and didn't think a thing of it. I never liked the idea, so in my mind any dishwasher without filtration was out of the question if I had to pay for it!

I've used all kinds of them over the years and there is nothing I like any better than a plain old Hobart KitchenAid.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Whirlpooper Dishwashers are GREAT! I almost bought one before KA came out with the wash arm under the upper rack in the 18 series. I had one before in an apartment and it was a great performer. You would not go wrong with one of the WP-built machines whether under the WP badge or the Kenmore Ultra Wash designation. They test their food disposing capabilities by feeding them a Whopper in the lower rack and then running a cycle. It eats the whole thing and leaves nothing behind, not even a belch. Check thrift stores and those habitat for humanity type places with a selection of gently used appliances.

 

[peteski50]

Frigidaire Dishwashers!

My Aunt had a very similar built in model. It did clean decently but was no whirlpool or kitchenaid of that time. The capacity was tremendous you could load with tons of stuff! I used to love filling it the design was excellent!

 

[toploader55]

Being a KitchenAid guy forever, I am going to look at a Kenmore UltraWash (non Tall tub) to replace a KDS-20.

Seems over the past 7 years I am tired of the Porcelain tanks rusting out where the heating element comes through in the sump.

Just getting to that age where I don't want to deal with installing and then swapping out after a few years.

Yes. WP or Kenmore with Ultra Wash (KM) or WP (Power Clean) . They are my choice today.