redcarpetdrew
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This was sitting in the as is appliance section. Not bad looking...
Vintage Kelvinator Portable Dishwasher seen at Salvation Army Store...
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redcarpetdrew
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Console left...
redcarpetdrew
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Console right...
redcarpetdrew
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The top is in good condition. A little sanding and oiling and it's good as new.
redcarpetdrew
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Money shot...
The interior is good. The racks are good as well.
The interior is good. The racks are good as well.
redcarpetdrew
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The bottom of the tub is slightly discolored but may very well clean up. Look at the size of those jets in the wash arm. This thing must not only use a decent amount of water but be a little louder when running.
redcarpetdrew
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Shot of the door. True D&M all the way. Not sure of the age. Dishwashers aren't quite in my collection's focus so I didn't get it but thought it'd be neat to post.
RCD
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That is exactly like the interior of the Norge dishwasher that was in a recently re-done kitchen of a house a friend bought in 1971. I told him to keep it set for hygenic or sani wash (I forget the exact name of the high temp wash) and it would clean most things. Someone tried using the regular wash cycle without the timer hold while it heated and it did not clean as well. It has big holes in the wash arm because it has no filter, but it handled soil without leaving stuff redeposited. The wash arm under the upper rack was great, especially with its own feed not interfering with the middle of the bottom rack. To the best of my knowledge, D&M had this first so credit is given where it is due.
polkanut
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That whole interior set-up looks almost exactly like our current dishwasher, a 2001 Whirlpool Gold series. I guess everything old is new again at some point. lol Go ahead and get it Andrew, you know you want to.
polkanut
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That whole interior set-up looks almost exactly like our current dishwasher, a 2001 Whirlpool Gold series. I guess everything old is new again at some point. lol Go ahead and get it Andrew, you know you want to.
stevet
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A First for the Industry?
I think we can agree that the upper arm in this machine was probably one of the first of its kind as not many others had used it yet. Was the "roto-rack" before this style or after and didn't Waste King already have the "H" arm set up already?
And it was not supplied by the wash pump but rather was supplied by the drain impeller pumping water to it. The pump had two outlets for the drain water..one was to the top arm when the motor turned in the wash direction and when it reversed to drain, it went out the other outlet to the drain. Pretty smart idea. The only down side of these machines was the lack of any filter which often caused items to get stuck inside the pump and would jam it up. I remember having people I knew who had these machines calling me to see what was wrong with their units only to find a piece of bone or a small pit or glass stuck in the pump housing jammed against the wash pump impeller. The macerators in there just could not handle all that was thrown in their way! And Yes, they were very noisy machines as well. But they sure sold alot of them!
I think we can agree that the upper arm in this machine was probably one of the first of its kind as not many others had used it yet. Was the "roto-rack" before this style or after and didn't Waste King already have the "H" arm set up already?
And it was not supplied by the wash pump but rather was supplied by the drain impeller pumping water to it. The pump had two outlets for the drain water..one was to the top arm when the motor turned in the wash direction and when it reversed to drain, it went out the other outlet to the drain. Pretty smart idea. The only down side of these machines was the lack of any filter which often caused items to get stuck inside the pump and would jam it up. I remember having people I knew who had these machines calling me to see what was wrong with their units only to find a piece of bone or a small pit or glass stuck in the pump housing jammed against the wash pump impeller. The macerators in there just could not handle all that was thrown in their way! And Yes, they were very noisy machines as well. But they sure sold alot of them!
Dishwasher!
Real nice Dishwasher I wish we could read all the buttons. Does anyone know what the 2 right buttons are for?
This is definatly a keeper. I would say from the early 70's right?
Peter
Real nice Dishwasher I wish we could read all the buttons. Does anyone know what the 2 right buttons are for?
This is definatly a keeper. I would say from the early 70's right?
Peter
guess everything old is new again at some point
Tim, not really. There's not much you can do with a dishwasher interior arrangement. This has always been pretty standard since the mid to late 19600s. Exceptions were KitchenAid and GE/Hotpoint. Steve, as far as this being after the "roto-rack" style, no they were simultaneous or in tandem. Sears, and to a small extent Gaffers & Sattler, were the only D&M labeled brands with the roto-rack. Everyone else had slight variations of a top rack such as this. And Peter, as far as I can figure out, the most 2 right buttons were something like a hygenic single wash (the left of those two right buttons has a letter C aove it). The farthest right button, if anything like neighbors and friends with a comparable Magic Chef--Matic Chef called it total Magic Wash (and was red button instead of white) had heated delays in the main wash & final rinse. It could have also did a heat delay in the first pre-wash too. I cannot quite make out all the potential lettering on that farthest right button, but it looks like it could be Hygienic Combine Wash or Hygienic Complete Wash and I bet it had Letter A over it. From left to right, the buttons had starting points of A, A, A, B, C, and most likely A.
Tim, not really. There's not much you can do with a dishwasher interior arrangement. This has always been pretty standard since the mid to late 19600s. Exceptions were KitchenAid and GE/Hotpoint. Steve, as far as this being after the "roto-rack" style, no they were simultaneous or in tandem. Sears, and to a small extent Gaffers & Sattler, were the only D&M labeled brands with the roto-rack. Everyone else had slight variations of a top rack such as this. And Peter, as far as I can figure out, the most 2 right buttons were something like a hygenic single wash (the left of those two right buttons has a letter C aove it). The farthest right button, if anything like neighbors and friends with a comparable Magic Chef--Matic Chef called it total Magic Wash (and was red button instead of white) had heated delays in the main wash & final rinse. It could have also did a heat delay in the first pre-wash too. I cannot quite make out all the potential lettering on that farthest right button, but it looks like it could be Hygienic Combine Wash or Hygienic Complete Wash and I bet it had Letter A over it. From left to right, the buttons had starting points of A, A, A, B, C, and most likely A.
kenmorekeith
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we had a kenmore back in the day that looked alot like this on the inside!! Were they made by the same company?
Were they made by the same company?
Yes. D&M
Yes. D&M
varicyclevoice
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After studying the buttons, I think I have most of it.
A - Rinse & Hold
A - Wash & Hold
A - Double Wash
B - Hygienic Normal Wash
C - Hygienic (?) Dry
A - Hygienic Double Wash
That second to the last button, I just can't make out the middle word...it almost looks like "rinse" but to rinse and dry with sani-heat might seem unnessary without a wash in there somewhere.
When I was a kid, my mom's friend had a built-in model similar to this model. I wish someone would buy it...it is in very nice condition for its age, and you don't see older Kelvinator machines very often. I love the stainless / silver trim...what a beauty!!
After studying the buttons, I think I have most of it.
A - Rinse & Hold
A - Wash & Hold
A - Double Wash
B - Hygienic Normal Wash
C - Hygienic (?) Dry
A - Hygienic Double Wash
That second to the last button, I just can't make out the middle word...it almost looks like "rinse" but to rinse and dry with sani-heat might seem unnessary without a wash in there somewhere.
When I was a kid, my mom's friend had a built-in model similar to this model. I wish someone would buy it...it is in very nice condition for its age, and you don't see older Kelvinator machines very often. I love the stainless / silver trim...what a beauty!!
Kelvinator Dishwasher!
Anyone have any brochures?
Anyone have any brochures?
aldspinboy
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Drew just blow ur pipe as well and the machines come rolling to you lol...
You should get this i never heard of a ...
WASH & HOLD i guess for stubborn soiled dishes and pans.
Had seen that wash arm many times in the 70's i use to go over this lady's house where she had a Lady k and u slide the control panel back and it lit up the dial and the row of push buttons she was nice and let me here it wash she had a roto-rack model.
Those holes are huge and you can hear them too !
Darren k.
You should get this i never heard of a ...
WASH & HOLD i guess for stubborn soiled dishes and pans.
Had seen that wash arm many times in the 70's i use to go over this lady's house where she had a Lady k and u slide the control panel back and it lit up the dial and the row of push buttons she was nice and let me here it wash she had a roto-rack model.
Those holes are huge and you can hear them too !
Darren k.
Waste King H arm
Unlike this machine, the "H" arm was fed through the lower rack affecting the loading pattern. It was not a wash arm with an independent feed like in the D&M.
Unlike this machine, the "H" arm was fed through the lower rack affecting the loading pattern. It was not a wash arm with an independent feed like in the D&M.
