Roto-Racking in Omaha

[toggleswitch2]

Can you imagine?

Regular wash was W-R-R-W-R-R-D.
time: 8-4-4-8-4-4-26. One hour!

Light wash was R-W-R-R-D.

*SIGH* the good olde days! LOL

OMG I can still hear and smell that machine in my "mind's eye"

 

[rpm]

My electronic Lady K is a bit younger

9 cycle buttons and one large start button.
All the controls are hid behind the sliding door.
The pots and pans are W-R-R-W-R-W-R-R-Dry.
It does the fantastic light show as it advances to the shorter cyce.It has 3 detergent cups and still has a faint green hue on the plastic from the years of Cascade use.

 

[7080swashertalk]

Oh Brian...
Are you talking about like 1980-1982 model? even the 1978-1979 (same console but very different console frame slash integrated front door panel in one).

Any pics? I loved that DW. has a woodgrain panel with sliding door to cover the electronic buttons, leaving only the digital "time remaining" display exposed.

 

[gansky1]

The Roto-Rack I have - from 1974.

This was the Ebay picture, found never used in Denver, CO.

 

[gansky1]

Ebay pic - open. The lower rack was still strapped to the wash arm nut.

 

[gansky1]

Here it is with a bunch of BoontonWare I found at a sale a couple of years ago.

 

[tlee618]

Greg that is a beautiful picture, Love all the colors reminds one of a rainbow!

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

I love your pictures of your Roto Greg!
That was such a great find!
Love the dish ware also! Is it Melmac or Plastic? I am not familiar with it. I like it though!
Brent

 

[mickeyd]

Greg, the photo's gorgeous!

but I'm missing pages--you own this one--huh? Or did you just buy it? I'll figure it out. Meanwhile, Aunt Alice is insisting that I get the Roto out of her basement. I know how to use a butter knife to get some DW's to work with the door open. Wouldn't Frigilux love it if I could take some shots from the deck to keep from totally drenching the kitchen? Unfamiliar, didn't realize that the Roto actually spun during wash, thinking it was just a loading feature.

 

[roto204]

*giggle*

Mike, no butter-knife needed for the Roto-Rack. With the door unlatched, stick your finger straight into the latch mechanism (where the stationary hook would go on the frame) and hold it there while you go through the motions to latch the door.

Once the latch makes it to the other side (the locked position), you're ready for open-door operation. (Get a raincoat )

 

[mickeyd]

NATE, I CAN'T WAIT--A PIECE OF CAKE. THANKS

Speaking of a raincoat, I got drenched doing the pix for the thread I'm putting up now.

 

[bpetersxx]

I think this is it

would the owner please stand up

 

[pierreandreply4]

Hello

this model is just like the 1 in this picture only thing diffrent you press the start button insted of turning the dial and i know this model because it was that kenmore model that my godmother and godfather add when i was a kid and its a beauty that last longer than the dishwashers of today if ever 1 day i buy vintage i would try to find 1 of these beautys even if its portable

 

[mickeyd]

Peter and Pierre

Pete, you look great. Pierre, portables are fabulous: you can do so much on their tops!

Here's my butcher block 88 WP. It goes so fast you'd swear there's a Surgilator in there. Sorry for the grain; I spilled my oats ;'D

 

[rpm]

That third last picture is the same machine as I have

And yes, alls it takes is a well inserted finger to get the machine to operate with the door open.
I wouldn't advise it,learned the hard way.
I put saran wrap over the front and shut the water off half way thru the fill.
You got to see the wash action,just not so violently.
Must admit I was worried about getting a shock from a wet metal machine hooked up to hydro.
My all time favorite dishwasher.
Is the one in the picture harvest gold too?

 

[rpm]

Pierreandreply4

The only button missing from your machine to mine is the cancel and drain.
With the dial you wouldn't need it.
Again the machine dose the funky light as it is goes thru the cycles as it heads for cancel and drain