This has been on for a week or so, this time around there are pictures. This is the exact model we had when I was a kid...
Roto-Racking in Omaha
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That's like a 1974 model, the last year--it has the energy saver dry switch.
70series
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My aunt had one like that. I remember the Roto Rack feature, but not too clearly, as it was replaced in 1974-5 by a Kitchenaid KDC-17.
I hope you grab it and relive some old memories.
Have a good one,
James
I hope you grab it and relive some old memories.
Have a good one,
James
westyslantfront
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Hi Greg. The Roto Rack was a great concept.
Ross
Ross
fnelson487
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Me too
This isn't that like the perfect one you have in your basement in Avocado? That was the one my folks had. Great dishwasher (but I always pined for a KitchenAid.)
Fred
This isn't that like the perfect one you have in your basement in Avocado? That was the one my folks had. Great dishwasher (but I always pined for a KitchenAid.)
Fred
Another dishwasher that should have a window installed!
Robert, you are so right! Can you imagine the fun of watching that Roto-Rack spin around? We had a circa '74 or '75 LK (in coppertone, thanks for asking) and I used to angle items in the top rack for maximum rpm's. Then I'd whip the door open and watch the dishes fly around. No wonder I love having a TL washer with an indexing tub *LOL*!
I see this Kenmore also features the requisite rust down by the vent openings. That's the reason I eventually replaced our Lady K with a TOL KitchenAid sometime around '84 or '85. The Kenmore's tub was rusting out at the bottom and there was a lot of rust down by the vents.
I see this Kenmore also features the requisite rust down by the vent openings. That's the reason I eventually replaced our Lady K with a TOL KitchenAid sometime around '84 or '85. The Kenmore's tub was rusting out at the bottom and there was a lot of rust down by the vents.
stevet
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too much stuff, no?
Putting a window in this roto rack would be an ultimate cool move for us fans of such, but from what I remember of these D&M machines, they were loaded with stuff on the inner surface of the door like thermostats, wiring and of course, the detergent dispenser and rinse agent dispenser. That good old Kitchen Aid of Robert's was devoid of everything inside the door. Totally hollow in there thus presenting a golden opportunity to install a window.!
Putting a window in this roto rack would be an ultimate cool move for us fans of such, but from what I remember of these D&M machines, they were loaded with stuff on the inner surface of the door like thermostats, wiring and of course, the detergent dispenser and rinse agent dispenser. That good old Kitchen Aid of Robert's was devoid of everything inside the door. Totally hollow in there thus presenting a golden opportunity to install a window.!
If there's a will...
Steve, since this is a portable the soloution to that would be to put a window on the back or one of the sides of the machine, since its rolled up to the sink anyway!
Steve, since this is a portable the soloution to that would be to put a window on the back or one of the sides of the machine, since its rolled up to the sink anyway!
mickeyd
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It's such a small world--really! AND--Go see your elderl
In my Aunt Alice's "basement kitchen" sitting kitty-corner and next to the spice rack, is Eugene's and possibly Greg's Rotorack. This is the same formerly strict gay Aunt who when I was young wouldn't let me near her 57 Pink TOL GE with Suds. Now, old and sweet she gave me her 77 WP which started my collection, and offered me the KM Rotorack, but I have no where really to put it. You see, my kitchen is full of washing machines. Maybe I should start a dishwasher collection in the laundry room.
As we age and begin to retire, win the lotto, or inherit a fortune, I predict that many of us will be on the road in our trucks visiting members, giving away machines, and trading. I'm getting a truck, the first of my life, next April 23. Would gladly donate Alice's Rotorack for Robert's Frankenstein experiments, and
jigsaw manuvers, then Eugene could have his-- and, HEY, everyone's-- wish of seeing the Rotorack rotoswirl. We could leave it with Greg, then on to Eugene's, and on and on, having it become Aworg's rotating dishwasher. It's TOL, portable, MINT, and harvest gold, and dying for a glass door.
In my Aunt Alice's "basement kitchen" sitting kitty-corner and next to the spice rack, is Eugene's and possibly Greg's Rotorack. This is the same formerly strict gay Aunt who when I was young wouldn't let me near her 57 Pink TOL GE with Suds. Now, old and sweet she gave me her 77 WP which started my collection, and offered me the KM Rotorack, but I have no where really to put it. You see, my kitchen is full of washing machines. Maybe I should start a dishwasher collection in the laundry room.
As we age and begin to retire, win the lotto, or inherit a fortune, I predict that many of us will be on the road in our trucks visiting members, giving away machines, and trading. I'm getting a truck, the first of my life, next April 23. Would gladly donate Alice's Rotorack for Robert's Frankenstein experiments, and
jigsaw manuvers, then Eugene could have his-- and, HEY, everyone's-- wish of seeing the Rotorack rotoswirl. We could leave it with Greg, then on to Eugene's, and on and on, having it become Aworg's rotating dishwasher. It's TOL, portable, MINT, and harvest gold, and dying for a glass door.
danemodsandy
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Yep, '74
That's like one model below the TOL, which we had back in the day. Kennie DW's of that era sprouted more pushbuttons the farther up the line you got, until you got nothing but pushbuttons in the Lady K, which was what we had.
Very strong DW, great performer. It took my mom (The Appliance Killer) forever to trash hers. She did succeed in the end, however.
That's like one model below the TOL, which we had back in the day. Kennie DW's of that era sprouted more pushbuttons the farther up the line you got, until you got nothing but pushbuttons in the Lady K, which was what we had.
Very strong DW, great performer. It took my mom (The Appliance Killer) forever to trash hers. She did succeed in the end, however.
Sandy, this one that's show wasn't the one right undeer the LK. It may have been the next one down. The one under the LK would have 6 buttons (rinse & dry, rinse & hold, light normal, normal rinse temp, and sani rinse temp), the buttons themselves would be silver looking rather than green, and button function description would be above the buttons and lit up from the 2 lights over the buttons when the machine was on and not written below the buttons like on this one. Waterr temp indicator lights would also be on the panel.
mickeyd
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HEY UNCLE BOB, of course the machine can stay a while with t
It will be our first non-human member. I have one shot left on my roll of film and I will stop at Aunt Alice's to take a pic of her TOL Roto--not swirl but-- Rack. It is as if you are reading her control panel. You may get the pic before bedtime.
Sheepishly, my photoshop is still Walgreen's One Hour, although this may be may the last. In the meantime would you find out the function of the little shelf underneath the spin solenoid on the WO-65-2 is. It is attached by two screws that go right into the motor. Thank You. Back in a few hours.
It will be our first non-human member. I have one shot left on my roll of film and I will stop at Aunt Alice's to take a pic of her TOL Roto--not swirl but-- Rack. It is as if you are reading her control panel. You may get the pic before bedtime.
Sheepishly, my photoshop is still Walgreen's One Hour, although this may be may the last. In the meantime would you find out the function of the little shelf underneath the spin solenoid on the WO-65-2 is. It is attached by two screws that go right into the motor. Thank You. Back in a few hours.
danemodsandy
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Appnut:
I'll defer to you about which machine this was, because I'm going on memories over 30 years old. What I was wanting to point out was that Kennies had pushbuttons and a dial on everything but the Lady K- the higher up the range you went, the more pushbuttons. Once you got to the TOL Lady K, everything was pushbuttons, no dial at all. Lighted cycle indicators told you where you were in the cycle.
So, that's what I meant.
I'll defer to you about which machine this was, because I'm going on memories over 30 years old. What I was wanting to point out was that Kennies had pushbuttons and a dial on everything but the Lady K- the higher up the range you went, the more pushbuttons. Once you got to the TOL Lady K, everything was pushbuttons, no dial at all. Lighted cycle indicators told you where you were in the cycle.
So, that's what I meant.
7080swashertalk
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windows
I agree with putting a window in the side of a KM rotorack.
The front wouldn't work as was pointed out that there is just too many wires, detergent cups, thermostats and the like.
The back wouldn't work either on a portable as the retractable fill/drain hoses need clearance.
But the side, especially on a Roto rack would work great. There is no hardware for the second rack to make thing difficult.
I'm wondering if the double insulated glass from a stove with a mirrored oven door would work?
But wait!
Don't we live in the age of computers and micro cameras?
Is your mind going where mind is?
(OK, your not thinking something sexually oriented... because images of your Catholic School Nunn, sister Mary McNipples have flashed in your head, aka SHAME, but, I wasn't thinking that either)
No.
Instead of grossly disfiguring these utterly defensely machines wouldn't it be better to place a camera or camera's in varous areas of the machine along with say a night light to light subject matter?
This way you can even move the camera around if needed, and view things that one may never see, such as a wig-wag going through cycles.
It would be cheaper and easier.
Would mean fewer leaks.
You could do it for any machine.
If necessary, put the camera behind a piece of plexiglas and get one of those little windshield washers that Volvo and Mercedes used to have on their head lights(cute).
and
You can record it
and
broadcast it on the internet and share it with everyone.
and
be able to see your machine operating from the comfort of your living room laptop.
Now that is convenient.
Imagine watching your machine washing from your desk at work.
just a flickering thought.
what ev.
(I wanna see a KM detergent cup open and see the powder contents come flying out.)
I agree with putting a window in the side of a KM rotorack.
The front wouldn't work as was pointed out that there is just too many wires, detergent cups, thermostats and the like.
The back wouldn't work either on a portable as the retractable fill/drain hoses need clearance.
But the side, especially on a Roto rack would work great. There is no hardware for the second rack to make thing difficult.
I'm wondering if the double insulated glass from a stove with a mirrored oven door would work?
But wait!
Don't we live in the age of computers and micro cameras?
Is your mind going where mind is?
(OK, your not thinking something sexually oriented... because images of your Catholic School Nunn, sister Mary McNipples have flashed in your head, aka SHAME, but, I wasn't thinking that either)
No.
Instead of grossly disfiguring these utterly defensely machines wouldn't it be better to place a camera or camera's in varous areas of the machine along with say a night light to light subject matter?
This way you can even move the camera around if needed, and view things that one may never see, such as a wig-wag going through cycles.
It would be cheaper and easier.
Would mean fewer leaks.
You could do it for any machine.
If necessary, put the camera behind a piece of plexiglas and get one of those little windshield washers that Volvo and Mercedes used to have on their head lights(cute).
and
You can record it
and
broadcast it on the internet and share it with everyone.
and
be able to see your machine operating from the comfort of your living room laptop.
Now that is convenient.
Imagine watching your machine washing from your desk at work.
just a flickering thought.
what ev.
(I wanna see a KM detergent cup open and see the powder contents come flying out.)
mickeyd
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I see your usual riotous core has not been affected in your
Here's Aunt Alice, just an hour ago. Gotta love that generation--she's 81.
We only used it twice a year. Anna and I would take all of the dishes out at Christmas and Easter, but that's it. We'd never leave a dirty dish in a dishwasher. then when Anna dies in "90' I stopped washing the clean dishes in the cupboards."
With only one frame left, I did my best to capture the rack and most of the controls. What's missing is the cool and separate Power Miser switch to the right of the main dial, and the famous caption :HYGIENIC RINSE.
Here's Aunt Alice, just an hour ago. Gotta love that generation--she's 81.
We only used it twice a year. Anna and I would take all of the dishes out at Christmas and Easter, but that's it. We'd never leave a dirty dish in a dishwasher. then when Anna dies in "90' I stopped washing the clean dishes in the cupboards."
With only one frame left, I did my best to capture the rack and most of the controls. What's missing is the cool and separate Power Miser switch to the right of the main dial, and the famous caption :HYGIENIC RINSE.
Very cool - a green one too!
Here is the picture of the inside of the CL dishwasher above - for archiving.
(looks like a GE flatware basket)
(looks like a GE flatware basket)
bpetersxx
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We had this one in our 2nd house
And vintage Cascade smell was always in it
And vintage Cascade smell was always in it
