A few pictures haven’t had time to hook it up and test it yet looks to be in good functional condition more to come
The Tappan dishwasher made it to the museum
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<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">I'm not sure what you call the round drum that slings the water. On the pictures it looks smooth. If it is, how does that really sling any water? Or are there some fins or something that aren't showing in the picture?</span>
<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">Can't wait to see/hear how it runs.</span>
<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">I'm not sure what you call the round drum that slings the water. On the pictures it looks smooth. If it is, how does that really sling any water? Or are there some fins or something that aren't showing in the picture?</span>
<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">Can't wait to see/hear how it runs.</span>
Thanks for the close-up
How interesting. Never saw one in person, I was imagining vanes on the outside of the drum to lift and throw the water.
How interesting. Never saw one in person, I was imagining vanes on the outside of the drum to lift and throw the water.
turquoisedude
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Wow! Very cool John. So glad you were able to save it!!
Yes, that big black pipe is interesting in the sense of how it distributes the water, but surely wasn't an everlasting design to universally go in any other makes, nor did that one, Tappan, even keep it in its own use for very long...
-- Dave
-- Dave
Can't wait to hear it again. Just as I remember it all was.p
Crazy lower racking due to the wash mechanism. Glad one of these rarities is in the museum! Thanks for the photos, John, and keep us updated.
Don't recall that anyone in my orbit had one of these Tappans.
Don't recall that anyone in my orbit had one of these Tappans.
kb0nes
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A machine crying out to wash a GoPro and a flashlight!
If the lens of the camera isn't too dirty it may even come clean
If the lens of the camera isn't too dirty it may even come clean
whitetub
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This is such a weird design....Looks complicated to load.
Would love to see it in action. A Go Pro movie would be amazing.
Would love to see it in action. A Go Pro movie would be amazing.
Such a cool, yet odd design.
Right! The upper part of the rack is SO weird! I’m guessing the open space between the upper “racks” is where dinner plates would go??? The rack design obviously limits putting in large items in to be washed.
I agree, this is screaming for not only a GoPro / flashlight inside video demo, but photos of how you would actually load dishes in it!
Very happy you were able to save this very unique dishwasher and install it in your museum!
Kevin
Right! The upper part of the rack is SO weird! I’m guessing the open space between the upper “racks” is where dinner plates would go??? The rack design obviously limits putting in large items in to be washed.
I agree, this is screaming for not only a GoPro / flashlight inside video demo, but photos of how you would actually load dishes in it!
Very happy you were able to save this very unique dishwasher and install it in your museum!
Kevin
Tappan dishwasher
The big bake a light drum is very smooth, it probably would’ve been much more effective if it had bumps and ridges or something on it but I think they were worried about a dish or something coming in contact with it it is spinning at 1725 rpm’s so it does pick up a fair amount of water even without fins.
It’s carefully balance the motor is mounted inside the back half of the drum.
John
The big bake a light drum is very smooth, it probably would’ve been much more effective if it had bumps and ridges or something on it but I think they were worried about a dish or something coming in contact with it it is spinning at 1725 rpm’s so it does pick up a fair amount of water even without fins.
It’s carefully balance the motor is mounted inside the back half of the drum.
John
whitetub
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This is how it's supposed to be loaded.
steved
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from an owners manual
These pages show the two different rack configurations available. This dishwasher appears to have the same rack as the series 3 and 2 models. My manual has a date of 10/62 inside, so I imagine its for the 1963 models.
These pages show the two different rack configurations available. This dishwasher appears to have the same rack as the series 3 and 2 models. My manual has a date of 10/62 inside, so I imagine its for the 1963 models.
turquoisedude
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Wow! Thanks for those manual pages, Steve! This is really reminding me of the James for some reason!!
Tappan!
This is really great that the DW made it over to the museum! Family friends of ours had the more TOL model with the full upper rack! It was a quiet machine for its time. I remember it was installed in 1963 when they remodeled the kitchen with a tappan gas wall oven and cooktop!
Steve thanks for posting part of the manual can you post the rest of it?
John Best of Luck with the DW!
This is really great that the DW made it over to the museum! Family friends of ours had the more TOL model with the full upper rack! It was a quiet machine for its time. I remember it was installed in 1963 when they remodeled the kitchen with a tappan gas wall oven and cooktop!
Steve thanks for posting part of the manual can you post the rest of it?
John Best of Luck with the DW!
As long as you don’t use 3-to-4 quart saucepans, Dutch ovens, stock pots or very large mixing bowls in your cooking, the Tappan fills the bill, LOL. The only pots/pans they show in the racking illustrations are frying pans.[this post was last edited: 9/18/2019-19:29]
Looks like band leader Paul Whiteman demonstrating that DW.....
"Forced Air Drying"
The cylinder ran at the 1725 rpm during the dry cycle for "forced air drying".
The cylinder ran at the 1725 rpm during the dry cycle for "forced air drying".
rpms
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Can you show a load of dirty dishes before and after?
steved
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Owner's Manual
Hope this is satisfactory. Robert, feel free to delete the previous pics in reply #11 as they are included here
Hope this is satisfactory. Robert, feel free to delete the previous pics in reply #11 as they are included here
Steve, thank you for posting the manual. "Fascinating".
Tappan!
Steve thanks for posting the manual!
Steve thanks for posting the manual!
The Tappan Dishwasher
A big thank-you Steve for posting the Manuel for these unusual DWs
At some point soon we will hook this DW up and actually wash some dirty dishes in it, I expect to be very disappointed.
30 years ago my Brother and I removed an unused one of these DWs from a house in Bethesda Md. I though it was so cool that we hooked it up and tried it out as I had just purchased a house in W. Va. and though in would be a perfect DW for the formal dinning are because it was quiet and would only be used for dishes.
Well the cleaning results were so terrible that I scrapped the DW, at the time I did not know that I would start collecting unusual DWs, Now I have just paid over $400 for the same thing, LOL
John L.
A big thank-you Steve for posting the Manuel for these unusual DWs
At some point soon we will hook this DW up and actually wash some dirty dishes in it, I expect to be very disappointed.
30 years ago my Brother and I removed an unused one of these DWs from a house in Bethesda Md. I though it was so cool that we hooked it up and tried it out as I had just purchased a house in W. Va. and though in would be a perfect DW for the formal dinning are because it was quiet and would only be used for dishes.
Well the cleaning results were so terrible that I scrapped the DW, at the time I did not know that I would start collecting unusual DWs, Now I have just paid over $400 for the same thing, LOL
John L.
turquoisedude
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Wow! Thanks for posting the whole manual, Steve! I had no idea that liquid detergent for a dishwasher was available back then. I wonder who made "Clean" and "Bright"??
Now this really has whet my appetite. Next time one of these surfaces.... look out...LOL [this post was last edited: 9/19/2019-08:21]
Now this really has whet my appetite. Next time one of these surfaces.... look out...LOL [this post was last edited: 9/19/2019-08:21]
Ok - this is awesome. Thank you John for saving this Rube Goldberg of a dishwasher.
In the publicity shot, it looks like there is a Tappan Microwave oven next to the dishwasher, also with its door open.
Ben
In the publicity shot, it looks like there is a Tappan Microwave oven next to the dishwasher, also with its door open.
Ben
kb0nes
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Can you show a load of dirty dishes before and after?
I loved the wording of this comment, it implies that the dishes will be dirty both before and after
I loved the wording of this comment, it implies that the dishes will be dirty both before and after
And judging by comments that have been made about this machine in the past--including your brother John's assessment from his experience--I was going to be a smart aleck and say, "You might not notice a huge difference."
Let's just say I consider this to be the worst dishwasher I've come across all my life. Worst than spintube, youngstown jet tower,or 1 arm KA. I was around this from age 9 to 12 at least. [this post was last edited: 9/19/2019-11:14]
turquoisedude
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We could start a thread: "you know the Tappan dishwasher is bad when..."
norgeway
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Basically This was an experiment
That didn't work, The Spin Tube worked just not great on anything but dishes loaded very carefully, The IDEA behind this was good ,but seems to me a normal impeller dishwasher such as a Hotpoint, GE or Westinghouse would outwash it 10 to one, My opinion is still NOTHING will outwash the early Kitchen Aids,
That didn't work, The Spin Tube worked just not great on anything but dishes loaded very carefully, The IDEA behind this was good ,but seems to me a normal impeller dishwasher such as a Hotpoint, GE or Westinghouse would outwash it 10 to one, My opinion is still NOTHING will outwash the early Kitchen Aids,
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