This unit is in mint condition, never used, never even unwrapped !

[ibuzzard]

A Couple of Questions

It looks like I will be getting this dishwasher. Either my co-worker will pick it up over one of the next couple weekends while he is at home, or else on the next Saturday that I have no class, I will drive down myself.
I am taking the California Master Gardeners course, and that means an 8-hour class each Saturday from early January to mid-June, with only 3 Saturdays off. At work, I am accused of being the only one in Boulder Creek growing vegetables.My next Saturday off is Mothers Day weekend, so I may just make a long trip and give my wife her Mothers Day gift.

I have never owned a top loader, and have some questions:

Does it heat the water itself?
Does it have a fan and or heat to dry the dishes?
Is it very roomy, considering it is a top-loader?
Will I be sorry I made this purchase? ; )

Sorry for the inquisitiveness, but, you know . . .

 

[roto204]

Some possible answers

I had the front-load portable version of this, so I'll infer that it's similar feature-wise. (If that's not the case, someone who has had this beast can chime in.)

- Does it heat the water itself?

Yes, if you select the 150-degree wash option, it will pause to raise the temperature to the target temp. The model I had didn't use a time-out, so if you put tap-cold water in, it would sit there and wash away until, three hours later, you finished the cycle and had steaming-hot water.

- Does it have a fan and or heat to dry the dishes?

Both.

- Is it very roomy, considering it is a top-loader?

That depends on your definition of "roomy." The bottom rack is competent, and lacks a tower. The tine spacing may defeat your ability to put cutting boards or cookie sheets along the sides.

The circular top-rack can be capacious if loaded carefully; in my testing of my Roto-Rack against other competitors, I usually only have to omit one or two small items. Securing plastics can be challenging. You'll learn to load it the way one weaves a basket, to interleave and secure lighter items.

- Will I be sorry I made this purchase? ; )

It's a vintage appliance, subject to aging, part failures, and the eventual outcomes of earlier engineering designs that might have been abandoned for a reason. Magic Eight Ball says, "Unclear at this time." Enjoy it in good health, until it's not enjoyable anymore. I wish you all the best. ;-)

 

[turquoisedude]

Ibuzzard - did you get the machine?  I'm dying to see inside it 'cuz I really want to see if this is a Roto-Rack.... LOL 

 

[ibuzzard]

Turqoise, yes, I got it

I will try to post up photos over the weekend. I am a bit of a tech-tard, and will ask the wife to assist me. It is a split roto-rack. It is apparently new, had had plenty of bangs and bruises from being stored in a garage for years., but cleaned up nicely. It's build quality leaves something be desired, notwithstanding the "Sears Best " decal still on the control panel. My wife is being open-minded about a toploader, but I promised I'd keep searching for a Kitchenaide portable, maybe a KDS58 or so. In a few years, when we remodel, she'll have the built-in KDS20 aitting in my shop.

I also picked up that 1965 GE Spacesaver that functionalart posted a link to, and I just got the original literature in the mail today from the previous owner. We totally disassembled and cleaned it, have been running it since Sunday, will install it this weekend, hopefully, if I can get some help from my son. Will tryto post pgotos of it, as well.

Steve

 

[ovrphil]

Closer up

while we await the best photos