Speaking of Westinghouse dishwashers....

[turquoisedude]

Can you believe my father found that picture in a bunch of old ones he was sorting out and put it aside for me "since your such a dishwasher nut"... LOL
The machine in the picture was the 1979 GE Contessa (with the PowerScrub cycle, bien sûr!) - it replaced the old Viking top-loader that got sent down to the country home we had bought the year before. The picture was dated... 1982! EESH! I have been 19 twice now... LOL

 

[turquoisedude]

Control panel

Hmmm... seems to be saying "I'm ready for my close-up, now, Mr. DeMille"... LOL
Here's the timer dial - very simple cycle selection. Note the large gap between the OFF position and the start of the 'Double Wash'.

 

[turquoisedude]

Signal lights

Probably neon - they glow with a warm orange-ish light when on.

 

[turquoisedude]

Push buttons

Nice and shiny and bright! Very simple selections again - I thought there might be more cycles...

 

[rollermatic]

enjoyed your pics paul,

westinghouse is one brand of dishwasher i have never owned or even seen up close. i was curious what the pump and motor looked like.

and that tub does look like new! bet it will run great for quite a while. enjoy it!

 

[appnut]

Paul, I think that gap was there to accommodate on the higher-end models, a triple-wash cycle sequence.

 

[frigilux]

It's in great shape, and I don't care what anyone says, I'm glad you picked it up. So-called 'crappy' appliances need love, too.

When did WCI start putting White-Westinghouse on their appliances? I see this one still says Westinghouse and has the classic Westy icon/logo. WCI bought acquired Westinghouse in 1975. Is it possible this one may be pre-WCI?

Thanks, as always for the pics of your latest acquisitions. Have you broken ground for the Dishwasher Wing of your house, LOL?!

Edit: Whoops! Upon a closer reading of the previous posts, I see you discovered it really is one of the last of the true Westinghouses.

 

[jakeseacrest]

My Aunt still has a WW rapid advance dishwasher from the late 70s. I haven't been to her house since 1990, so I can't recall all the buttons, but I believe it was Pot Scrub, Normal Heavy, Normal Light, Sanitizer On, Sanitizer Off, Rinse Hold, and the drying options. The racks look the same from what I remember. My cousin just bought her house and I already told him that if he remodels I'll take the dishwasher. It most definately should run like new. It was only used on weekends from 88-90 when I used to stay there.

 

[flyingethan]

flyingethan (okc)

Lucky!

Speaking of avocado being a hard color to find now. I am actually having my appliances painted avocado because I am tired of trying to find decent pieces for my kitchen and laundry room.

Nice looking dishwasher. One way to keep it from wearing out is to only use it every great once in a while and primarily use it for decoration. Just my opinion though.