if you had to chose a dishwasher today what would you go with modern or vintage

[rapunzel]

Hi Eddie,

You know better than I. I haven't been back for a long while.

When I lived over there I was very young and did not pay all that much attention. However, at my grandparents' place I distinctly remember there not being an overflow built into the bathroom sink. Their house was constructed in the mid-fifties and had a turquoise green enamel basin with the aluminum border. There was definitely no overflow, because I flooded their bathroom. Their double kitchen sink I am not so sure about, it was in the same style as the bathroom basin with the metal trim. I never flooded my grandmother's kitchen, but her 1954 Kenmore dishwasher did in the mid-eighties, when the inlet hose sprung a leak. That was the last time she used a dishwasher in her house.

 

[chachp]

Integrated drain boards

 

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">About 20 years ago I was redoing a condo that I owned in Chicago.  I recall asking the contractor about a sink with a drain board and he looked at me like I was speaking another language.  They make some nice SS ones that would fit in place of a sink.  He offered to score the granite countertop on each side with kind of a V shape about a foot out or so on each side maybe a little longer I don't remember.  The V got deeper as it got closer to the sink.  It actually worked really well.  I could place things there to drain and then when I put them away it almost disappeared into the counter.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Has anyone else here ever done that?  I wish I had some pictures of it but I haven't been able to find them.</span>

 

[askolover]

My mother bought her first Kitchenaid in 1974 when Daddy was laid off from Reynolds Aluminum.  He still drew sup pay, but she went back to work for a while.  She said since she was working  she wasn't going wash dishes anymore so she went to the local KA dealer and picked out the best...KDS17-A in coppertone.  I was 3 years old.  It was always a thrill for me to push the start button. 

When I moved out to an apartment without a dishwasher, I quickly bought myself a new portable Maytag Jetclean and used it until I bought my house...then I converted it to built in and used it for many years...it still works, just needs a little TLC so it's vacationing in MIL's basement while the "new" unused KUDI23 is pulling the load a few times a week.  I'm planning on converting the Maytag back to a portable because there are things that just won't fit in the KA that will fit in the Maytag.  When I was single for over 2 years I still used my dishwasher regularly.  When I send dishes of food over to MIL at Christmas or Thanksgiving or anytime for that matter, even though she is a clean housekeeper we still run them through the dishwasher before they go back in our cupboards.

 

[volsboy1]

Thats a good one but, I chose both.

I do not wash dishes by hand, I hate that with a passion.
I have a old G.E. pot scrubber with that off set gear driven wash arm. The machine is
old but works great. It's just very loud.

I also have a Smeg Dishwasher model # STO905U. Its a very unique dishwasher that is 36 inches wide with two wash arms on top and two on bottom.
I have the Smeg on top of my Trash Compacter because, it to awkward to install but I love the way it washes.
That Smeg has been a great washer and its virtual silent and was a cheap dishwasher because they stopped making it .

 

[peteski50]

New Dishwashers!

From selling them I would recommend Maytag, Kitchenaid, Whirlpool or Bosch!
At home depot we don't have Bosch yet but will be getting them soon!
Some suggestions

http://https//www.homedepot.com/p/M...with-Stainless-Steel-Tub-MDB4949SDZ/300090101

 

[peteski50]

New Dishwashers

another

http://https//www.homedepot.com/p/K...D-Stainless-with-PROWASH-KDFE104HPS/304613078

 

[peteski50]

New Dishwashers!

I don't like the real long cycles on all these machines - the Bosch seems to be a
bit better and has had good ratings!

http://https//www.abt.com/product/1...ess-Steel-Built-In-Dishwasher-SHEM63W55N.html

 

[passatdoc]

@rolls rapide

the late 1940s/1950s electric sink combination units (sink, DW, and sometimes also a disposal) often included a drain board, as did the older sink units they replaced.

My grandmother had an early 1950s KA combination. She did plates and glasses in the KA, but hand washed her pots (lots of Le Creuset)
and large utensils, drying them in a rack atop the integrated board. As she lived in a semi-rural area of Connecticut, with a septic tank and no municipal sewer line, she did not have the disposal option.

The combination units allowed people to upgrade to a DW without a major remodel, as long as the existing sink was the same width. My grandmother's unit was installed in a mid-1930s kitchen, the cabinetry of which appeared to be original.

 

[ultralux88]

Askolover:

I’ve always considered the ride home to be a dish tainting experience, riding in the car touching who knows what... I guess I got that from my mom. We always washed everything when it came home from someone’s house, always because it had to ride home and the trip was considered dirtying, nothing to do with the house it was at, just how it is...

 

[rolls_rapide]

@passatdoc:

Thank you. That sink has a practical, tidy design.

I often think modern designs, whilst being 'modern' and ultra 'arty-farty' - sometimes they are the most impractical designs under the sun. It makes you wonder if the designers even bothered to consider usability.

 

[ea56]

Update on DW Repair

Well yesterday my DW was repaired after being out of service for over a month. The appliance service company that completed the warranty repair was excellent, especially the service tech that did the work. He was out on 4-11 to diagnosis the problem, which turned out to be exactly what I thought it was, the recirculation pump needed to be replaced. The service tech told me that he checked the service bulletins and that there were several Whirlpool DW’s with this problem on the list, but my serial number wasn’t among them. But he ordered the entire mechanical assembly anyway and installed it and the DW is up and running again.

But during the down time, as I’ve stated here before, much to the chagrin of many, I discovered that I actually prefer hand washing the dishes anyway, so I’m still kicking it old school. The whole process is strangely calming to me, and I’ve been more relaxed than I have been in years, particulally after dinner, when everything is all done. And the dishes haven’t looked this good in years either, especially the pyrex and other glassware. So I’ll probably will only use the DW when we have company, if even then.

Apparently, hand washing the dishes is my unconventional form of tranquilizer, go figure!

Eddie

 

[speedqueen]

Good to hear you now have to option to return to the modern world if you want, Eddie! Just kidding, good to hear warranty service worked out for you and that you have found a new mode of therapeutic action out of the experience.

 

[askolover]

When I was little I stayed with my grandmother after my dad was called back to work and my mother kept working for a while to catch up.  Grandmother didn't have a dishwasher and it was fun to stand on her little footstool and wash the dishes by hand.  She would always do the knives but the rest was all for me.  She's the one who taught me how to use a pressure cooker...when I was only 3!

 

[emmar]

I had doubts about buying a new dishwasher, because my kitchen is in vintage style, and I finally decided to go with a built-in Bosh. It's quite, fast, has sanitize option, and it fits nicely in my kitchen cabinets. For now, I don't regret

http://https//www.appliancesconnection.com/bosch-shx878wd5n.html

 

[gelaundry4ever]

dishwasher

Any dishwasher will do for me, especially a good one like the one in my apartment. I absolutely hate washing dishes by hand and have a no prerinse policy like Bob above. When I wash dishes by hand, I may end up A. wasting dishwashing liquid and water, B, breaking something, or C. not getting all the grease and tough foods off the dishes. A dishwasher is a must with me.