Fun review as usual Nate! Actually, believe it or not, WK dishwashers in around 1975 held the TOP position in severe washing tests by CU, followed by Maytags WU-601 and WU-401. This was likely an accurate test. Waste King at that time had the raised goat's eye oblonged out jets as you'd call them, which created sweeping water-walls, instead of the now punched out slits and holes that you'd experienced!They even praised it's capacity and the ability to "double stack" cups but lamented its bottom of the barrel frequency of repair record,which I feel was mainly due to the exposed pump. Many people, who have been very careful not to let pits and other nasties get in there still have their Waste Kings years later!