what would be your dream vintage dishwasher to own and use in 2023

[pierreandreply4]

if you had to replace your modern dishwasher and wanted to go back to a vintage model that where powerful in term of washing dishes what would be your choice

for me it would be this kenmore model but the model with the white start button not timer in harvest gold

 

[chachp]

Only one???

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<span style="font-family: helvetica;">There are so many I would love find and use as a daily driver.  My all time favorites are first the KDS-15 and then the KDS-17.  I have those.  The next that come to the top of the list are these.</span>

 

[estesguy]

KDS-18

KDS-18 hands down for me! I bought one of these to replace a whimpy Whirlpool in a house we had just moved into, that had a high pitched whine upon start up and the flimsiest latch lever ever. The Superba was fantastic. This thing would actually clean burned on foods off pots and pans. It paused to heat water on Sani wash (and maybe P&P cycle?) that was really hot. And it had the improved wash arm under the top rack and forced air heated dry. I'd buy another one in a heartbeat if still available.

 

[pierreandreply4]

forgot to add in my post

i forgot to add in my post that it can be more than 1 since there are so many

 

[gyrafoam]

KDS-18

 

[combo52]

A mid to late 80s whirl pool, built dishwasher

With a porcelain tank, either a whirlpool power clean or a Kenmore ultra wash model.

The KDS 18 through 20 KitchenAid dishwashers were very good at these world pools far outperform them and have no stinky filter in the bottom.

KitchenAid did not guarantee a water temperature in the main wash or the final rinse so the results could vary if your water was not really hot. They did a pretty darn good job, but the cycle still wasn’t long enough to really clean baked on stuff like the whirl pools.

The whirlpools would actually do an excellent job cleaning connected to cold water, one of the very few dishwashers that would do this.

John

 

[cycla-fabric]

This would be my favorite one to have if its going to be vintage. Two wash arms and lots of power to clean most anything.

Doug

Dishwasher whirlpool 1960s - $100 (Grafton)

Ad: "Good condition. Also matching range and cook top available. Brand is Whirlpool (RCA " http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/app/4334469212.html

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[chaskelljr2]

Vintage Dishwasher I would put into my kitchen.

Hobart Made KitchenAid

 

[firedome]

one of these:

KA 17 and 18 series, any model:

 

[lakewebsterkid]

KUDS25

I miss this machine quite a bit. Leaving it behind was not easy. Flawless performance, incredible drying, quick cycles, and solid build quality. Even with very hard water it always impressed me. Not too many compromises either. It isn’t a Hobart machine, though.

 

[reactor]

Tappan Reversa-Jet

Not to be confused with the poor performing Tappan "Dual-Drench." Tappan went from the worst to the best in one design change. Would love to have one for it's uniqueness and because of their relative rarity.

Consumer's Report, in 1965, stated the Tappan washed "perfectly." They also stated that it would have been given a "check rating" (meaning highest overall quality) except the force of the water sometimes tumbled glassware in the top rack.

The name "Reversa-Jet" is a referal to the fact the rotating wash arm(s) reverse their rotation periodically.

The TOL model featured two reversing wash arms, foldown rack dividers, procelain tub, console light, self-latching door, self-cleaning (but removable if need be) fine food filter. Features not always found on dishwashers in 1965.

Anyone old enough to remember these being featured on the "Newlywed Game" in 1966? These were often part of the prize packages given to the contestants.

I can still hear the announcer, Johnny Jacobs" saying "The Tappan Reversa-Jet dishwasher which washes dishes in one direction then goes back and washes in the other!"

 

[reactor]

Ralph's Frigidaire

Love those GM Frigidaire's they are a good looking machine.

As I have shared previously, I grew up in a suburb of Dayton, Ohio home of General Motors's Frigidaire Division (as well as DELCO.)

In my fact, my brother-in-law worked at the appliance division many years before going to automoitve air condiditioning.

When I was younger, I remember an article in the Sunday Dayton Daily News, in the human interest section, which interviewed GM's home applinace division's home ecomonist. She tested appliances for usablility, user friendliness and devloped recipies, etc. She was not elderly, but from her pic I could see she was no spring chick. The article said she at been at Frigidaire for something like 30 years.

One interesting part of the story. When GM introduced a verson of the Frigidaire dishwasher she complained the racks that the engineers designed did not hold enough. She then proceeded to get some wire and designed the racks herself...and that is the design that Frigidaire used. I don't remember the exact date of the paper I read, but it was probably approximately the mid to late sixties.[this post was last edited: 12/20/2022-15:06]

 

[bradfordwhite]

There are many consoles or front panels that looked great. It's the dw they were connected to that make them blah.

The fronts that were impressive:

early 90s KA electronic
mid 70s MT all push button console
Frigidaire from early 70s
Kenmore TOL 1976-1978 plus 1980-1982
GE bol with 2 buttons 1977ish. Slanted narrow console but give it electronic touch control
1980-82 Kenmore second from tol
Whirlpool 1982 to 85ish, tol and second from tol

Take any of these consoles and put them on a new 3 level wash, tall tub, single panel door dishwashers that are quieter, more efficient, and clean better. And they have to be available in the retro colors.

 

[maytagneptune]

Any Hobart built KitchenAid Dishwasher

 

[whitetub]

I would take a Kitchenaid KDS 17 or 18, or a Maytag WU600, with a stainless steel tub, and stainless steel front...and nylon dark grey racks... Yes, I am dreaming...

 

[washdaddy]

my choices--

I have a group of them I'd like to have-

Kitchen Aid kds17

Whirlpool or Kenmore with the powerclean unit from the 90's

Frigidaire with the pushbutton control rapid advance cycle timer from the late 70's

Maytag Reverse Rack the later models. Loved the way they sounded when running and could only imagine the wash action going on inside the tub

 

[swestoyz]

1991 04/05 EWU-1005 Reverse Rack Jet Clean Maytag

While I could live with a KDS-18/20, this little Maytag will out wash both the 17 and 18/20 series Hobart machines and has greater flexibility for loading bulky items.  It also somehow will turn tarnished copper on copper core All-Clad back to factory fresh.  A combination of a better spray pattern and longer overall wash cycle help tremendously.   What is really nice is the wash cycle can be extended out to 25+ minutes with Power Boost that really gives an enzyme detergent the time needed to finish out the job on pots and pans.

 

It still shocks me how much more can be stuffed in this machine that would have been washed by hand with an already full KitchenAid.

 

Ben

 

[qsd-dan]

I was always curious how well those TOL RR's performed compared to lower end models. The one I grew up with was a notch or 2 above BOL and my KDS 18/19/20 machines outperformed it. I may be on the hunt for a TOL RR since I still have some parts for them, actually, I've had an NOS control board for a WU1000 still sealed in the box for like 15 years.

 

[panasonicvac]

Probably our black Maytag we had before we replaced it with our KitchenAid back in 2010. I thought it was a good dishwasher. But I like our KitchenAid better because it's more quiet so I'd rather fix our KitchenAid first before I'd ever go back to the Maytag.