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Glad you saved it.I would love to see the DW wall of fame sometime!
Glad you saved it.I would love to see the DW wall of fame sometime!
Tappan Mid-Century Vintage Dishwasher - $25 (Austin) TX With the black drum
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Would some kind person explain how this worked?
Austin
Would some kind person explain how this worked?
Austin
Tappan Dual Drench DW Operation
Hi Austin, This DW had a 8-9"black Bakelite drum running from front to back of the bottom of the DW, it rotated at 1,725 RPMs, the motor was inside the drum which was installed from the rear of the DWs tank, if you needed to access the motor you have to remove the machine from its installed position.
The spinning drum would fling water either to the left or right depending which direction the drum was turning.
There was no filter of any kind and it did a miserable job of cleaning, We had one about 30+ years ago and tried it out and the result was terrible, When CRs tested it it was about the worst DW they had ever tested, probably its one claim to fame was it was reasonably quiet.
John L.
Hi Austin, This DW had a 8-9"black Bakelite drum running from front to back of the bottom of the DW, it rotated at 1,725 RPMs, the motor was inside the drum which was installed from the rear of the DWs tank, if you needed to access the motor you have to remove the machine from its installed position.
The spinning drum would fling water either to the left or right depending which direction the drum was turning.
There was no filter of any kind and it did a miserable job of cleaning, We had one about 30+ years ago and tried it out and the result was terrible, When CRs tested it it was about the worst DW they had ever tested, probably its one claim to fame was it was reasonably quiet.
John L.
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John I am Happy
you are able to save this DW! Best Of Luck I cant wait to see it on your Dishwasher wall!
John I am Happy
you are able to save this DW! Best Of Luck I cant wait to see it on your Dishwasher wall!norgeway
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It was one of those things
Like concealed bake units under the oven floor, that LOOKED good on paper but just didn't work.
Like concealed bake units under the oven floor, that LOOKED good on paper but just didn't work.
In addition to what John said
At the back of the Bakelite drum, there were blades that fanned out from the center to the edge that helped cause the water to be turbulent enough to rise out and over the dishload. The water wasn't just simply being thrown out and over from the drum edge as it spun at the 1725 rpm speed. I was anywhere from 9-11 or 12 the times I was around my Godfather's house that had one of these. I don't remember what the exact increment each timer advance was. Probably every 30 or 45 seconds. I don't think it was an entire 60 seconds. Anyway, the motor would rotate the drum for like 1 or 2 timer increments. Then pause for one increment and then rotate in the opposite direction for the same number of increments. The timer dial had regular wash, short wash, rinse & dry, and plate warmer sections on it. I don't remember if it had a separate Rinse & Hold cycle. The drum also rotated at normal speed during dry to create some sort of moving air currents.
At the back of the Bakelite drum, there were blades that fanned out from the center to the edge that helped cause the water to be turbulent enough to rise out and over the dishload. The water wasn't just simply being thrown out and over from the drum edge as it spun at the 1725 rpm speed. I was anywhere from 9-11 or 12 the times I was around my Godfather's house that had one of these. I don't remember what the exact increment each timer advance was. Probably every 30 or 45 seconds. I don't think it was an entire 60 seconds. Anyway, the motor would rotate the drum for like 1 or 2 timer increments. Then pause for one increment and then rotate in the opposite direction for the same number of increments. The timer dial had regular wash, short wash, rinse & dry, and plate warmer sections on it. I don't remember if it had a separate Rinse & Hold cycle. The drum also rotated at normal speed during dry to create some sort of moving air currents.
Thank you
So it would have a rack or some sort of rail to roll back and forth on ?
What a strange idea though and if it was as awful as it seems I am not surprised it was moved out and replaced by most owners....
Thanks again folks its great what you can learn on here !!
Austin
So it would have a rack or some sort of rail to roll back and forth on ?
What a strange idea though and if it was as awful as it seems I am not surprised it was moved out and replaced by most owners....
Thanks again folks its great what you can learn on here !!
Austin
norgeway
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No
The drum was stationary It just spun in different directions
The drum was stationary It just spun in different directions
Austin, just my personal opinion, but I considered this dishwasher, as well as Frigidaire's Spin Tube to be the worst dishwashers every produced, except for the Apex from late 1940s that had just a wash and a rinse (and my parents had the Apex). The only thing the Frigidaire had going for it was more capacity. Keep in mind, for most people buying new houses that did come equipped with a dishwasher, it was their first dishwasher and everyone welcomed have some sort of automation. As I reflect back on every house on our street that I did get to go into when I was little, the houses that had gas kitchens either had KitchenAid, Waste King dishwashers or the D&M produced BOL Whirlpool impeller dishwasher. Our kitchen was the exception being "bestowed" with this dishwasher. Our builder built another house on our street and even that kitchen had the Whirlpool. The house on one side of us that had a gas kitchen, complete with a smilar O'Keefe & Merritt cooktop & the same wall oven, also had the Whirlpool. The rest of the houses on the street had all electric kitchens that were either GE, Frigidaire, or Westinghouse and had the matching dishwasher.
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Thank you for clearing that up sounds a bit like the awful Colston spin tube dishwashers we had back in the 60's they were awful the wash results were not that good and if you washed everything first why bother having a DW in the kitchen? I think they had the name if Jetstream but the only place you ever saw a jet was out the door seal...
Austin
Thank you for clearing that up sounds a bit like the awful Colston spin tube dishwashers we had back in the 60's they were awful the wash results were not that good and if you washed everything first why bother having a DW in the kitchen? I think they had the name if Jetstream but the only place you ever saw a jet was out the door seal...
Austin
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