Walker built-in dishwasher with sink in Mich

[revvinkevin]

 

 

Tom, something that old wouldn't use THAT little water, just a gallon or so per fill, would it??   That would be like the current modern dishwashers that wash with "a cup of water" and only operate one spray arm at a time, right?

 

I know the older "spray arm" dishwashers take on what, 3 - 4 gallons per fill?   I know my Kitchenaid KDA-5 does.   Do these impeller dishwashers use that much less?

 

Kevin

 

[mrcleanjeans]

The KD-5 uses about 2.3 gallons per fill. Old impeller machines did use only 1 to 1.5 gallons per fill. The only spray arm DWs that used 3 gallons per fill were the older Maytags in the 70s and some Westinghouse machines. Frigidaires from 1965 to 1980 may have also.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Kevin, From the owner's manual for a power shower Mobile Maid, each fill is 14.5 PINTS. 2 pints per quart and 4 quarts per gallon so 7 quarts + 1 cup means not quite 2 gallons per fill.

From the owner's manual for one of the GE automatic top loading builtin dishwashers often paired with a sink, each fill was a gallon.

From the specs of Robert's 1950 WH rollout with the aluminum impeller, each fill used 7 quarts of water.

From the specs for his APEX Dish-A-Matic,another impeller machine, each fill is 1.5 gallons.

From the owner's manual for the 1956 Hotpoint impeller dishwasher, each fill is 6 quarts of water.

From the owner's manual for the Westinghouse SUC24 series from the early 60s, courtesy of Steve D as in Dishwasher, each fill used 2 gallons of water. These were the ones with the tall Bakelite impeller.

 

[mrcleanjeans]

Oh,the GE Potscrubber II also used 3 gallons per fill. Most other DWs in the 70s used 2.3-2.5 gallons per fill.

 

[badgerdx]

I was just at the Plumbing museum outside of Boston, MA...and I believe they featured a Walker very similar to this (it did have the racks)...