Waste King Universal Dishwasher SS/950 - need owners manual

[grafthis]

We have a Waste King Universal Dishwasher SS/950 in our kitchen which seemingly works. Have only tried it a few times. Would love to find the owners manual for it if anyone has it. Found some great scans of brochures in the forum archives but was hoping to find a user manual as well. Thanks!

 

[chachp]

Wow

 

<span style="font-family: helvetica;">It looks like a nice machine.  Looks to be in great shape.  Hope you find the user manual.</span>

 

[rp2813]

I think this is as close as you're going to get with resources through this sister site, but it would probably be fairly easy to translate control panel verbiage and apply it to the one on your machine.

 

https://www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?showdoc~1597~Waste King~DW

 

[appnut]

Other than loading pattern suggestions, what in the user manual are you seeking answers to questions about?

 

[grafthis]

Thanks for the replies and for that link. It's awfully close so I may just get that.

I don't have specific questions per se but I guess I'm worried about what I don't know

One question I did have was whether I'm missing a part here? Does the second sprayer (?) also need to have a cover with the small holes?

 

[rp2813]

I'm pretty sure that's a rinse aid filler and dispenser.  The one without the holes probably twists open to fill the reservoir with liquid rinse agent, and I'm guessing the one (below it when the door is closed) with holes is the reservoir's dispenser.  I can see streaks below the dispenser that are typical indicators of rinse agent.

 

I've owned a Thermador dishwasher which was made by Waste King, but it was newer than yours and had a different rinse aid system, but I can't imagine any other function for those two things.

 

[appnut]

Yes, that's the rinse-aid dispenser. the "cap" with the holes is where the wetting agent is dispensed with the dispenser calls for it to be dispensed. the other little cap is you unscrew the little topper cap and put jet dry in there, about 3-4 ounces most likely.

 

[grafthis]

Ahhh! Makes sense. Thank you both!

 

[appnut]

You are welcome. Is it possible for you to take a better photo of the control panel so I can read the cycle buttons?

 

[rp2813]

Bob, those buttons bear a striking resemblance to those on Maytag dishwashers.  Who had them first?

 

[grafthis]

Sure. Here you go.

 

[rp2813]

Thanks for the close-ups!  I think the "Dishwasher Dryer" is a fitting description.  My Thermador employed a very similar wash system as shown in the pictures above, so I'm betting the drying system is about the same too.  That Thermador did a better job of drying than any dishwasher I've ever owned, including the Miele I currently have in my kitchen.

 

Here are a couple of pictures of my Thermador for comparison.  It originally had front panels that matched the cabinetry of the kitchen where it was originally installed (it was purchased from a private party).  Those panels were replaced with brushed aluminum that was purchased by-the-sheet at a home improvement store and cut to size, which was much more affordable than stainless steel.

 

[grafthis]

They look very similar! Very interesting. Looking forward to trying out the drying system and I'll report back.

The only exterior feature seemingly missing from mine is the faux wood paneling trim on the top. Just need to get the glue residue off where the strip used to be.

 

[appnut]

Ralph, our 1959/1960 as well as April 1968 Waste Kings both had Dishwasher/Dryer on the front.

Grafthis, I find your dishwasher in the 1968 and 1969 service manual. I have the cycle sequence if you wish to know them.

Our 1968 Waste King was the DU 810. It was the model right below yours.

 

[appnut]

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bob, those buttons bear a striking resemblance to those on Maytag dishwashers. Who had them first? </span>

 

Ralph, given the chronology of Maytag's entry into the built-in dishwasher market and the fact friends of my parents had the TOL WK like the above in 1967/1968, I would conjecture WK did.

 

[rp2813]

Thanks Bob.  I wasn't sure about the age of the WK in the OP here but from what you've stated, it would pre-date any Maytag.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Fine China does not run the heat during the shortened wash-rinse portion and it has a shortened dry. Pots and Pans is, like early such cycles, a shortened cycle as a presoak without dry that prepares pans for finishing by hand. Going by Waste King's labeling, Pre Wash seems like it would be a rinse and hold.

 

[cam2s]

Did the Waste King version have the steam generator and steam cycle sequence like it’s Thermador Cousin?

 

[appnut]

Cameron, this particular WK was before they featured Steam Generator.  

 

[appnut]

Tom, your cycle assessment is correct. The 950's Cookware & Fine China both eliminated the 3rd post-wash rinse. And Prewash was indeed R&H and harkens back to our first WK where the cycle dial had "Pre" as the cycle label and the cycle button said prewash. Yet, all the other models that were the 950's contemporary (610, 710, 810, and 910) all simply said "Wash and rinse" on the timer dial. I think our 810 Cookware had a slightly better cycle sequence in that the final rinse had the pump circulating during the entire 7 minute timer segment and I remember the user manual positioning that as sa highlight as the extended spray helped soften remaining food residue. Our R&H was stated as 7 minutes, consisting of a pump out, fill, circulate, and drain. The first 3 segments of WRW each had 4 minute circulation. The first two post wash rinses was a 1 minute circulation. The final 3rd rinse was at least 1 minute, possibly 2 minute circulation.

 

[grafthis]

Bob, would love the specifics on the cycles from the service manual. Thank you.

Would you guess that this oven is likely from the late 60s? We always assumed it was original to our 1957 house as the coppertone color matches our Western-Holly oven but sounds like the dishwasher must have been installed about a decade later.

 

[rp2813]

We rented a 1954 home in a development that had all gas kitchens -- including the refrigerators -- and those Western Holly wall ovens were in every one of them, but they were single ovens instead of double.  Ours was an ugly sort of band-aid pink.  The matching gas cooktops were as sturdy as any free-standing range from the same period. 

 

Based on that, I would say your ovens are original to your home.  That's a great looking kitchen you have there, and the coppertone appliances coordinate really well with the cabinetry.  Either the dishwasher was added later, or it replaced the original one, which would have been a dozen or so years old and likely had seen better days.  I hope you're not considering replacing your ovens or cooktop.  Nothing made today, even super expensive makes, is made as well as what you have.

 

My sister doesn't live far from you (near Eagle Rock).  She has a vintage Wedgewood stove and has found a local source for repairs.  If you need a referral I can ask her for information.

 

[appnut]

Lina,

Here you are:

W=wash
R=Rinse
D=Dry

Full Cycle: WRWRRRD 54 minutes
Full Cycle+ Sani: WRWRRR(hold over)D 54+ minutes
Cookware WRWRR 31 minutes
Fine China WRRD 32 minutes
Pre-Wash W 7 minutes
Plate Warmer D 17 minutes

The sani rinse could have time extended to heat the water to 170 degrees. During the water heat, the pump is not circulating water.

I'm one who doesn't have much knowledge with cooktops and wall ovens and hopefully one of our experts will chime in on this. The wall oven and cooktop could be original to the house as its coppertone shading is darker than the dishwasher. Your dishwasher and our 1968 WK are close in age and ours was coppertone like yours.

 

[tomturbomatic]

The Western Holly oven pictured is a single oven with a huge broiler compartment.  The television show "FURY" had this brand of cooking appliances in the kitchen. The movie Pleasantville had those wall ovens. The round windows were a sealed glass glob so that it would not fog if the seal between two pieces of glass broke. For a gas broiler, it was a great performer because of the screen surrounding the perimeter of the burner. The flame heated the screen red hot so you really got some infra-red heat.

 

[grafthis]

Bob, thanks for the information. Very helpful.

Ralph, definitely not replacing any of the appliances. The range and oven work perfectly. We are trying to source replacement tiles for the counter if you have any leads. We have some chipped portions that we'd like to restore rather than re-do the countertops.