Transparent Dishwasher

[Unimatic1140]

I found this by accident on YouTube. Interesting what they did but I like my see-thru dishwasher designs better considering they had to cut out a bit of the bottom rack. Also you can clearly see everything going on with a modern "lawn sprinkler" style dishwasher unlike the vintage machines which are so powerful you cannot see to the back of the machine when washing...

 

[qsd-dan]

lawn sprinkler

 

[gelaundry4ever]

transparentdishwasher

I wish all dishwashers were transparent so we can see what's going on inside.

 

[spinspeed]

That was so cool. Thank you for posting Unimatic. I would love a DW with a transparent door. Only issue is that the inside of a dishwasher can get pretty disgusting, especially when it takes a day or so to fill it up and start the cycle. If I recall correctly quite a few years ago there was a DW that had a large window in the door, I don't think it ever caught on. Simon

 

[DADoES]

 
KitchenAid had a model with a window several years ago but it was small and darkly tinted.

 

[logixx]

There are a bunch of countertop dishwashers with plastic windows in them.

 

[foraloysius]

My all time favourite, this Constructa from 1966, has a small window. You can’t see the back of the machine.

 

[mark_wpduet]

It's so cool to see what goes on inside.... I think a lot of people would think it's an eyesore...aside from the coolness of it running...you would just have a see through door with nothing but dirty dishes looking back at you waiting for it to be started.. I think I'd totally be able to get past that to be able to see it running... especially since sometimes I wonder what the hell is happening in mine at times when it makes these strange water sounds.... and it's done it from day one...

Best way to describe what I sometimes hear is it sounds like a stuck dishwasher arm just spraying ONE area up against the door and not moving...like a concentrated water sound in one area...only I know nothing is stuck... then it slowly will fade away into the normal sound.

would LOVE to be able to see what is happening when I hear that... it's so weird.

 

[logixx]

I guess dishwashers with windows were more popular in the past.

 

[spinspeed]

My friend’s mum had a Lyly Bet draining board dishwashers way back in the 70s. It was so cool. There is another post here on AW with the sales brochure from the 70s. I really wanted one and an automatic front load washing machine when I was a kid in the 70s but I had to make do with no dishwasher and a Hoover twin tub. Thanks for the YouTube video, brought back some memories.