Question on the Roto-Rack

[a440]

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">This dishwasher will be so much fun!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">So much to watch in the Roto - Rack Machines!
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<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Can't wait to see the final product!</span>

 

 

[mickeyd]

The Wizard of Awg

 

Blue bliss. This'll be really somethin' when you open the curtain.

 

Robert, your nice head--is that gel or sweat? It was a slow-roasting 115 degrees in Minnie yesterday.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Its been hot Mikey, but no where near 115 (ouch that would hurt), 95 for a few days, unless of course you mean inside the dishwasher, then its 150!

I've cut the hole for detergent dispenser...

 

[Unimatic1140]

And here is the detergent dispenser all installed and the wetting-agent dispenser as well. Both work like a charm!

The interior lighting comes next, then I need to cut a new vent at the top and finally the outer door panel needs to be cut and painted.

 

[pdub]

Incredible

But then I would expect nothing less from you Robert! I can't wait to see the finished product and forthcoming wash video. I assume this will be installed in the kitchen?

 

[Unimatic1140]

Totally this machine will be in the kitchen Patrick. Probably go in the slot where the '53 Hotpoint is now.

 

[henry200]

Wow Robert, you're really coming along on that project.  I can't wait to see the final result!  I remember being mesmerized by the roto rack "show" at Sears.  With this machine across from your Kitchenaid a person could get whiplash watching both in action!  

 

[combo52]

REMOUNTED DETERGENT DISPENSER

Robert you are going to have to tip the DW on its side to fill these LOL. I know that you probably intend to use the little tablets but these often foam too much especially if you use more than one. Although you could take old ice-cube trays and mold your own tablets by using powered detergent and making it damp and then freezing them and storing them in the freezer.

 

[Unimatic1140]

I know that you probably intend to use the little tablets bu

Yes, my design is made for the detergent tablets, the have worked just fine in the KA for two years and them seem to do a good job in this machine as well. I never found a need to use more than one. We've stocked up with about 2 - 3 years worth of phosphated Cascade detergent pacs which really don't foam much at all. That's one great thing about the window is you can really see what is going on in there.

You can even fill the Jet-Dry dispenser easily, although you can't fill it as full as if it was laying down, you still can fill it 2/3rd of the way up before it runs out the fill hole.

 

[bajaespuma]

Something to look forward to!

When I become a filthy rich supply-sider I'm going to hire you to pimp one of my dishwashers. When I was young, our downstairs friends had a Hotpoint "Custom Crest" front loader and 3 boys. Dr. Kessler promised sons that he was going to install a window in the dishwasher so they could watch it work while they ate at the breakfast table. Up until AW I always thought doing this was near impossible. How delightful that it can, in fact, be done!

 

I've always said that I thought it would be a great marketing coup for a contemporary American manufacturer to put a window in the door. Interesting that it hasn't happened yet probably because the current vogue for all the rich princesses is to have "integrated" appliances (oh my Lord, I can hardly see your dishwasher or your Sub Zero. You must be so special!!!!).

 

[Unimatic1140]

I think the other and probably more pertinent reason for no windows in dishwashers is this. Lets say you load it with a 1/3 full load after dinner and the spaghetti sauce runs off of the plates and onto the window, you close the dishwasher door and it runs down the entire length of the window. It's not the prettiest thing to look at. Then in the morning you load the breakfast dishes into the machine and the pancake syrup runs off of the plates, mixes with the dried spaghetti sauce from last night and makes more "food art" ooze on the window. Since the machine isn't quite full yet, you look at that all day until the next meal when the machine is full and ready to be run.

Now for me and I suspect for most of us here, I love looking at the "food art on the window" as it means fun things to come, but for the average home owner, probably not so much.

What I find interesting is 99% of the time when an non-appliance person comes to visit our house and they see our window door KitchenAid they don't even notice that the dishwasher has window until I point it out.

 

[a440]

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Robert this is going to be another fun dishwasher for you!  I can't imagine your KA and Roto running at the same time!  Too much fun for one person!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">The window appears to be larger than your KA.  Did you do most of the door?</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Thanks for the updates and pictures!</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>

 

[mickeyd]

when an non-appliance person comes to visit our house and th

on't even notice that the dishwasher has window until I point it out. " LOL . Probably thinking it another oven or a low-slung microwave.

 

Robert, I'm with Henry on this: With the roto-rack and the KA Iron Arm spinning in synchrony, it will be completely insane, and so much fun.


 

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hey Brent, this window is much bigger than the KitchenAid because the KitchenAid has a much smaller door area as well as an overall smaller tub. There will be plenty to see in the roto-rack!

 

[hydralique]

This is all so cool, opening a window into a Lady's secret world!

 

[peteski50]

Kenmore!

Robert this is absolutly awsome - I wish they would have built all dishwashers with windows!
Peter

 

[autowasherfreak]

I agree with you Peter!