The Big 1962 Dishwasher Report

[Unimatic1140]

Yes here we go, the ratings of 21 different automatic dishwashers, from the early 1960's!

Great article for sure.

 

[turquoisedude]

Neat!!  Thanks for posting this Robert!!  They aren't kidding about parts for the Whirlpool FP-50B being hard to find... (ducks and runs)

 

[firedome]

thanks for this!

Very interesting CR report. I'll still take the KDS-14, regardless of their rating it an A-. Wash performance did improve, however, with the KA 15 Series and 4WHS.

 

[alr2903]

Was the Tappan the famous "paddlewheel" design?

 

[Unimatic1140]

Was the Tappan the famous "paddlewheel" design?

Sure does sound that way.

 

[cuffs054]

When they complained that the WH took 2.5 hours for a load, they didn't realize they were seeing the future.

 

[supersuds]

Thanks for the article, Robert!

I think there's a transcription error with the 16th paragraph, beginning "The pieces to be washed should be placed If the strainer screen of a dishwasher passes only small particles of food, it will require frequent cleaning"

It looks like text from the photo caption below got mixed in.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Thank you John, I didn't catch that. All fixed!

 

[appnut]

Yes, the Tappan built-in model is the dual-drench design.  Very difficult to load. 

 

[peteski50]

1962 Dishwasher Report!

Thank you Robert this is Great reading!
Peter

 

[whitetub]

This is great. I love to read that stuff.

Any other years available?

I would love to get a consumer report of dishwashers of the late 60's, early 70's.

thanks.