What if PhilR's d/w had a baby?

[firedome]

Not a portable, but a brand new baby Frigidaire, new to our house today! The only d/w that would fit in our tiny kitchen without sacrificing our limited storage, to the consternation of our vintage KAs in the shed! Brand new FD "Scratch & Dent" Special... someone had spilled something on the front and some lame brain idiot had tried to clean it with Brillo or something abrasive - against the grain!!! It looked terrible but a green ScotchBrite and water and some hand rubbing got it out mostly, a little more work will make it perfect. Made the $200 saving over new worthwhile!

Believe I heard once that all the compact 18" d/w are made by one source - anyone know by whom? They all seem to have SS tanks and similar wash arms.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Life is easier when things fit

You will need to remember that, unlike a square tank 24' X 24" machine, this one is deeper than it is wide so the wash arms do not reach completely under each rack since they have to clear the 18" width so remember the ends and corners are not going to get the same treatment as the rest of the rack and load accordingly.

 

[norgeway]

Love those!

Pine cabinets!

 

[magic_clean]

Q & A

Q---"18" d/w are made by one source - anyone know by whom"?

A---Midea

 

[combo52]

New 18" DWs

All these Chinese units come from the same company, They are sold under the KM, FD, WP, GE names just to name the more popular companies that are selling these, I have also seen other names on them like Danby.

 

We work on these DWs every week, the earlier versions would get terrible mineral build-ups because of the stupid detergent dispenser design, users did not realize that you needed to put detergent on the recess on the lid as well as inside and the DW wold not have any detergent till about the 4th water fill depending on which cycle was used.

 

These DWs actually wash pretty well but have only 1/3 to 1/2 the capacity of a real DW and still use about as much water as a full sized DW. Cost of the unit, service access and reliability are all serious issues. I always recommend to our customers planning smaller kitchens to use a full size DW, as it is much less trouble and expense in the long run.

 

When you consider that you only save 6" of cabinet space with these DWs for such tiny capacity and high energy use the kitchen would have to be pretty small before I would consider one of these as a primary DW.

 

[tomturbomatic]

I believe that you can still purchase the 24" GE under sink model which, if you have the proper sink with the drain in the rear corner, allows the dishwasher to be placed under the bowl. If you have a single bowl sink with the drain in the center, the dishwasher can be placed as close to the drain as codes allow which, in the case of some single bowl sinks gives you the 6 inches needed for the 24" wide machine. You lose half of the top rack, but you get a better machine than the Chinese-made 18" machines. A colleague has had a couple of the 18" Chinese-made machines and says they last between around 5 years before they die.

 

[firedome]

machts nichts as to capacity and longevity...

we'll be putting this former rental place up for sale next year as soon as it satisfies requirements as a primary residence. We just wanted to have a d/w for sales purposes without losing too much space, because where it is located now replaces an 18" door right next to the sink so it didn't require too much modding of the built-in-place (not modular-sectional) cabinets. Plus with just the 2 of us we can easily run it every other day no problem. Once we sell the new place we'll build will have a vintage KA, vintage GE double wall oven, cooktop, and hood - all stored in the shed just waiting!

 

[firedome]

Thanks Hans! We like the pine cabinets a lot also!

Shown is the entire "working" area of this little kitchen, so we didn't want to lose any more under-counter storage than we had to, thus an 18" d/w was the only logical solution, due to the smaller 18" door that had been there. We didn't want to lose the bigger cabinet space to L of the sink. There is barely room for a small table up against the opposite wall that will seat 3! It's amazing to know that the original owners, who we knew, raised 3 boys in this 900 sq ft house built in 1955... the average house was so much smaller then!

 

[appnut]

Roger, I'm in love with that SCing range.  It reminds me of a Hotpoint.  What brand is it?

 

[luxflairguy]

Bob, it's a Frigidaire!

 

[philr]

One good thing about it is that it's made of stainless steel inside! Unlike Frigidaire's lower end and mid-line 24" models. If it doesn't perform well or if it fails after the warranty ends, you could still modify the cabinets and fit your harvest gold KA there! I'm sure there's a way to do it with minimal wood work! 

 

[firedome]

Bob, our range...

is a FD REG-38 ca. 1976 we love it, to me the only thing better would be a double oven 40" one in Coppertone!

 

[firedome]

And Phil...

I'm saving the KA for our new/next house in Vermont!

 

[sbond22]

What if PhilR's d/w had a baby?

or perhaps a miscarriage?

 

[vacerator]

"Drums"

and snares!