This is definitely a cool looking DW. By the looks of the tines in the racks it makes me question its loading. Nice that you can roll half the upper rack from one side to the other to help with loading. Racks do seem to be in decent shape for a machine of that age.
Two full size wash arms and center tower in a portable...bet that's "quiet" (DOUBT IT! LOL) Would be nice to see a video of that thing loaded up and running
Interesting that it offers "WASH" & "WASH-N-DRY" as the cycles.
Bob, I had a machine like this with bad racks, but as Phil mentioned, John's got it in the museum now. Ken had the opposite problem - good racks and a bad timer IIRC. Still, this one looks in pretty good shape and oy, for $50!! Hope someone can save it...
We also had a very small kitchen with a 40" stove. The only way a dishwasher would have fit would be by replacing the stove with a 30" model which she did not want to do.
I'm going for this! I'm still looking for an early version with the dual pump and dual detergent dispenser, but I want to have this so I can end up with one perfectly working version with good parts.
Thank you, but it looks like Mark had dibs on this before me so I'm stepping aside. We hope he gets it and will post lots of pictures and report on its condition.
I've always wished that somebody in Newton had had the idea to fashion this exact design into a built-in. It would have made a fabulous pull-out powerhouse:
At least it isn't being scrapped. And as much as I would like to have something that rare, I can't say that I am disappointed about not having to pay shipping.
... I just saw this on cl tonight, didn't even think to check in here.. I tried emailing the seller, they said they'd send me a full response when they got home...
I'd like to find a very early version of this model with the two pumps and the dual-detergent dispenser. A wood-topped version would be welcome too, but that's a later model. These are fantastic dishwashers and because of the unique design of the racks, I wouldn't even call this machine a "Reverse-rack" Maytag; you really can load almost anything anywhere in this machine although the large dinner plates and platters are meant to be in that wonderful sliding upper rack. Unbelievable how much can go into the WP-600 even with a few odd items thrown in.
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">It was this model but I don't recall the buttons. That's not to say it didn't have them but it was about 30 years ago so I don't remember if they were there or not. It was given to me by a friend who gave it up because she said it wasn't cleaning the dishes anymore.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">What I discovered was the screen on the Water inlet valve was really clogged. Once I cleaned that out and this machine got enough water it did an amazing job. I remember how it sounded moving all that water and I also do remember how much stuff you could get into this thing. The only thing you had to be careful of was not to put something tall in the silverware basket that would stop the top spray arm.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">This one looks to be in nice shape. Someone got a great deal.</span>