Whirlpool tall-tub DW

[fnelson487]

Fast, Good and Pretty Too!

Pete, having not had the pleasure of meeting you in person, I am just going to have to take your word for it!

 

[hoover1060]

This is what I had before

This died about 4 months after I bought my house, it dumped water all over the kitchen floor!
It worked ok, but was noisy!

 

[SactoTeddyBear]

Re: Maytag 2-Rack Taller-Tub:

I've got the first Model #MDB7600AWW of the Maytag 2-Rack Taller-Tub and except for a Manufacture Repair of replacing the Wiring Harness, it has been a great Dishwasher and it is fairly quite as well. The Maytag Dealer had a promotional special on the new Taller-Tub Dishwashers, so when I bought mine, I got a "Free" 7-Year Extended Warrantee with it. It has the separate Silverware Holders, that Latch together or can be placed in different areas of the Lower Rack. It also has 4-Lower and 2-Upper extra Stack-Side Racks for additional items with the Racks down, or fold/lock them for larger items. The Upper Rack also has 2-Height Adjustments and the Upper Spray Arm has a Tube that enters a 2-Level opening, for the different Heights. Both of the Racks have ample holding for everything that I've wanted to place in them for Washing and even though it is totally Electronically operated, I feel that it has quite a selection of Cycles and Options to select from. It is also one of the most quitest Dishwasher I've ever owned. I can hear the Water Spraying around through the Spray Arms, hitting the Sides of the Tub and I can hear the Water going into my Air-Gap, but all of that is real quiet, besides I perfer being able to hear Appliances operating, so I can get to know how they sound, so if there is something that doesn't sound right, I can distinct the difference in the noises. You can certainly listen to the TV or talk in the Kitchen, with the Dishwasher operating, without the need to almost shouting or having to turn the Volumm up on the TV. This is "BTW" my 2nd Maytag Dishwasher, the first one was one of the WU-502 Belt-Drive Dishwashers, with the Plates and Silverware going in the Upper Rack and the Glasses going in the Lower Rack. I sold it to a Friend several years ago, when she bought her house around 8-years ago and it is still going real good, after all these years. I've basically had such real good luck with the Maytag Dishwashers, that I don't think that I would ever purchase any other Brand.

Peace, Good Luck and Happy Maytag Dishwashing Days, Steve
SactoTeddyBear...

 

[appnut]

Jeff, you're very lucky you have one of the early Kenmore TT with the time display. Made me mad they discontinued that feature on all the models. Only now on WP or KA.

 

[toggleswitch]

Hi Jeff P!

My first DW was the 18 inch portable version of your pictured Kenmore. Mine was purchased in 82/83.

 

[gansky1]

I had a WP tall-tub that I found and put a new pump/motor unit in. It did an OK job washing, poor drying but I can't stand a machine that will run for an hour and still leave traces of starch on stainless cookware and utensils. There's no excuse for that. I want high temps back!

Fred's KDS-17 is a real jewel in his kitchen! The machine runs beautifully and is probably the most MINT KA I've ever seen. The procelain just gleams! That 1100W fan-forced drying system was the very best in a home dishwasher, I replaced the 800W on my KDS-18 with one - never a wet dish.

I found a very nice KDS-18 the other day, the porcelain is in very good shape and very clean overall. The racks were the worst I've ever seen, looks like the woman picked at them nervously whenever the machine was open.

 

[hoover1060]

Toggle,

That Kenmore washed ok, stuff came out clean, and it sounded ok too, solid not rattly cheap. I figured it was an early 80's model.
I was kinda bummed when it died, as there was not much in the stores to get excited about. I bought the Kenmore I have now purely on accident. The old DW was dead, I wanted a Kitchenaid or Maytag, and wound up st Sears to check out a "tall tub" that Jason Dumont recommended. The one I bought was a floor model, and marked down to $349 from $500, SOLD!
Never regretted it once.
When I get my house though I am going retro and vintage. Fred's Kitchenaids have me sold!