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cam2s

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Is it just me or does this look suspiciously like a Maytag tall tub machine. Why would they out source production when they have their or own platform? Or is it their own and they look similar?

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That wash motor sure sounds beefy being rated at above 200W.
And even though that tag isn't fully pictured, I don't think that's how ELux designs their tags.
There should be a PNC on I think every ELux product, even North America ones.

Yeah, wouldn't be surprised.
 
Even to this day, most North American built Electrolux products don't have PNC numbers. You generally only see them on products imported to the US from their their European, Asian, and Australian factories. But you're right, that's not an Electrolux tag.

And yes, good eye, that is a Maytag tall tub dishwasher.

The "E" near the end of the model number indicates the model was introduced in 2005, which was the early days of the Electrolux Icon product line in the US. My guess was that their Frigidaire dishwasher plant in the US was focused on more basic products and did not at the time make a "high end" stainless tub dishwasher suited to the Electrolux Icon brand, but they needed a complete product line so they decided to buy in that machine from Maytag.

They did end up later designing their own stainless tub dishwasher platform for Electrolux/Icon to be built in their US plant, it had a lot of reliability issues. That was discontinued nearly a decade ago and now they are importing their stainless tub dishwashers from Italy. Didn't seem to help their reliability much though; Consumer Reports still rates Electrolux as the least reliable dishwasher brand in the US. The US plant is back to making basic plastic tub Frigidaire dishwashers only.
 
High end, Electrolux dishwasher

This, indeed, was a Maytag built, tall tub dishwasher, I’ve only ever seen one of these, these Maytag tall tubs were kind of problematic anyway although it was probably a lot better than the Electrolux model they made, and the Italian one that they’re selling now is just awful we refuse to work on them.

What was the action like, it was exactly like a Maytag tall tub dishwasher.

John
 

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