Long Live the BOL (bottom of the line) Whirlpool Portable Dish Washer

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mickeyd

mickeyd

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Never fully appreciated this machine till today. Had a big party for the first time in 3 years, and did not expect noteworthy performance from a one-dial wonder that does not heat the water nor do anything extra beyond the normal cycle. Nevertheless, I gawked when I opened the door. Needed another utensil basket for all the forks. The WP Portable took it all in one load, but the plates and bowls were hard, Sabert throwaways.

The Menu: Dueling pots of spaghetti sauce for the pasta, hot Italian sausage, meatballs, summer salad,+ the tomato basil mozzarella one ( forget the name right now ), garlic toast. Hot fudge sundaes for desert. Thirty-three people. The machine is 25 years old.

Again, no heat boost, no Clorox, washed and rinsed in a half hour, dried in about a quarter. Perfect.

It just made me happy in a way that only YOU, fellow clubbers, would understand. Thank You.

Just remembered: Caprisi

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Can you imagine washing all that stuff by hand? Thank goodness you had your Whirlpool portable dishwasher ready to go.
 
With a true Power wash system how can dirt & food escape !
Truly clean.
Mike are there any side clips in the lower basket,
in the front for the silverware basket to clip on ?
Darren k
 
MickeyD,  nice pictures.  They had to have been pretty durable machines I remember seeing your machines built in siblings in apartment complexes.  Thanks Arthur
 
I had a portable 1987 Whirpool (but mine had some cycle buttons) for about a year and a half. Didn't like the lower rack tower, but it was a great cleaner.

I've forgotten about the 45-minute wash cycle. My long-cycle LG dishwasher wants to know what the Whirlpool did for that extra two hours it had free, LOL.

Great-sounding menu, as well, mickeyd.
 
Dave, That's exactly the point. I need a new built-in, and I've been shopping around looking at these glitzy things that eat leftover food, perc the coffee, etc, and here I have a totally able miracle on wheels.

Greg, one of these summers, I hope you will be, and Boy! does spaghetti & meatballs, etc, with salad & garlic bread ever work for a summer party. Piece of cake, and surprised smiles everywhere.

Art, yeah, some smart contractor had to have bought the siblings of these by the pallet. It sat in the garage here for 15 years, and then I used it off and on, and now always, After the 15 year hibernation, it started right up as if it had been used only yesterday.

Darren, it just fits in wherever you want it. Usually, I actually set it right along side the door to make more room, only this time the main item was silverware and serving spoons. I'll get a pic up later of where the basket typically goes. No clips, just fits.

Glad you all got it. I loaded it, went about chores, and in a blink, I had spotless, dry dishes! Shocking! ;'D

DOUG: Washing all those forks would have really stuck me. (Chuckles)[this post was last edited: 8/13/2013-15:15]
 
Eugene,

It just sits pretty grooming itself and being a handy catch-all extra counter.

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Eugene, (complete)

I knew a chef like you would appreciate the menu. It came in a moment of inspiration. Unusual for a summer deck diner but it worked like a charm. Very little time demands except for the Garlic Toast. Even the pasta was pre-cooked and we simply heated it up with simmering water from a big soup pot on the burner of the outdoor grill. The sauce was in Crock pots, and the meats were warmed on the grill in throwaway aluminums. Another piece of cake....well, I should be saying bowl of ice cream. ;'D
 
That dishwasher does clean well and in no time. The one I had in a house that I had with an ex of mine was very similar. It did not heat the water so I had to make sure the water was piping hot at the sink. It was a built in and it was not quiet when it ran.
I did find myself mentally rearranging the dishload in the above pics. I could have got alot more in there. That upper rack does hold alot and I am surprised you did get any breakage of glassware. The bottom rack holds a ton of dishes as well. But you did fine.
 
Whirlpool DW!

This is a really cool model. I didn't realize this BOL had the in the door silverware capability. I know in the 90's WP switched to that dura wash series for their BOL models which I felt had a poor rack design. The loading on these was simple and the cycle time was great. I had the power clean portable which I loved.
The only thing GE had over WP for these BOL models at the time was that they had 120 degree wash temp capability that WP didn't get until later on their BOL models. On my power clean I was able to boost the wash and rinse temp.
Best Wishes,
Peter
 
Mike thanks for the photo.
Love the baby blue racks & silverware basket.
I place mine in various areas as well, but mostly in the front of the lower basket.
Maybe this model does not have the front clips,
that came in later models.

Hey where's the money...lol the model you have has a
nice shine on the wash arm gathering it is stainless.
Then they went with the dull lightweight aluminum
wash arm, which was a let down.
But I'm sure it cuts costs cheaper material.

Here are the clips in front of a 2004 model,
DP940.
The front to me gets more water and cleaner.
But the back when in the door with this basket,
seems to catch particals and food at times.
Since there is no holes in back stuff can get in door,
and can't get loose.

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