ovrphil
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1960's?
Kenmore roll away dishwasher (round basket)- $50 (tacoma)
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1974. The end of the rotorack series--has hot/cool dry rocker switch to the right of the timer.
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the ad would be of help - duh! Thanks polkanut!
That was our dishwasher when I was a kid. We bought it slightly used from a neighbor who was moving. Ours had a dark laminate top, not wood, though.
ovrphil
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How loud or quiet is this unit? Any comparisons come to mind that are familiar brands and models? As a guess, I am thinking it's not loud, but more in the middle of the db level ratings. I don't know. Just guessing.
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Par for the course with anything else of the spray-arm ilk in that era--hard to compare except to another D&M. Mine were quieter than turbine-pump GEs. Much quieter than our Thermador. A little louder than a KitchenAid. Meh.
In the middle sounds about right. The drain segment was the louder portion on these. The drain impeller developed this fascinating, howling cavitation, reminiscent in uniqueness and repetition of the belt-drive Whirlpool/Kenmore "woo-woo-woo" noise. The motor resonated.
Par for the course with anything else of the spray-arm ilk in that era--hard to compare except to another D&M. Mine were quieter than turbine-pump GEs. Much quieter than our Thermador. A little louder than a KitchenAid. Meh.
In the middle sounds about right. The drain segment was the louder portion on these. The drain impeller developed this fascinating, howling cavitation, reminiscent in uniqueness and repetition of the belt-drive Whirlpool/Kenmore "woo-woo-woo" noise. The motor resonated.
ovrphil
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I tend to love the sounds of dishwashers. They all have a unique sound and I don't have the repertoire of sound-experiences with dishwashers that you, Nate, and others would have. But your description there reminds me how each one is different, cycles each having their own clunks, whirring, woo-woo, or whatever you can call the noises...it's as much fun to hear the sounds as it is to see what's going on(which doesn't happen most of the time unless you retrofitted a window, lucky you).
Thanks for weigh-in, Nate, on that.
Thanks for weigh-in, Nate, on that.
The D&M machines had a powerful drain pump and used a fair amount of water. Cautious people with portable machines took the strainer/basket completely out of the sink when these machines were washing. Once in a blue moon the force of the water would engage the stopper. It seldom happened a second time.
What Rotates the actual ROTO-RACK in a R-R Dishwasher?
Would this dishwasher be one from the era that today's P.O.D. (2/8/2016) is from? I've done a search on Roto-Rack dishwashers and this seems to have been the closest Thread to ponder whether the force of the wash/rinse water actually moves the rack;
I'm sure that the question has been asked/answered before...(How Does the Round Rack Move?)
-- Dave
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Would this dishwasher be one from the era that today's P.O.D. (2/8/2016) is from? I've done a search on Roto-Rack dishwashers and this seems to have been the closest Thread to ponder whether the force of the wash/rinse water actually moves the rack;
I'm sure that the question has been asked/answered before...(How Does the Round Rack Move?)
-- Dave
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Today's POD is from like 1968 or 1969. The model in this thread is from like 1974 early 1975 at the end of the rotorack line due to its hot/cool dry rocker switch to the right of the timer dial.
Dave, they had the same D&M plumbing as the later 2 square rack machines. The sprayer was fixed to the back wall extended maybe a 1/3 of the roto rack and the jets were angled to wash and spin the rack, most of them would spin the top rack at a pretty good clip, sometimes varied between different machines. Arthur
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