Your favorite vintage Dishwasher

[whirlykenmore78]

I'll get this started with the built like a tank/blow the pattern off the dishes wash action Hobart AM-9-T2

 

[washmeup]

Favorite

Kitchen Aid KDS-17 & 18

 

[chaskelljr2]

Ditto for "washmeup" from Scottsdale, Arizona....

A "Hobart-Made" KitchenAid KDS-17 or KDS-18 (both with Stainless Steel panels on the door).

--Charles--

 

[firedome]

triple amen from us

We have both portable and built in KD-17 Series. Like the 18s as well.
Also the Frigidaire Spin Tubes.

 

[foraloysius]

Constructa G12 dishwasher with window in the door.

 

[foraloysius]

And a picture of the interior. Notice the 4 small spray arms under the bottom rack.

 

[christfr]

just love her cause i got her home and put her back to proper working order.. this is before

 

[christfr]

and after

 

[christfr]

she cleans like a champ

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Louis, that window is so cool. Talk about after dinner fun. How strong is the spray on it?

 

Chris, you did such a job on that one. All you need is the box...

 

RCD

 

[foraloysius]

Yes, that window is very cool. I have no idea how strong the spray is. An aunt of mine had one, but I never saw it run.

 

[pdub]

Louis - very cool dishwasher. I wish we could see a close up of those arms in the bottom. Is this your machine?

Chris - That Westinghouse dishwasher looks museum quality now. Does it wash as good as it looks? Is that the timer down by the name on the lower front door?

Patrick

 

[queeny77]

kitchenaid superba by hobart with the orange oval lights,love the sounds when it switches from cycle to cycle without stoping.

 

[jetcone]

I like Roberts

Oven styled Hotpoint. I love my Kitchen Aid Superba 1961! I would take that Constructa for sure. And Chris that Westinghouse is stunning!

 

[kenmore71]

Maytag RR

My vote goes to the Maytag Reverse Rack machines that were made from 1970 until the late 80s. After they went to the reversing pump belt drive design in about 1974 they were basically the same machine all the way until the end of production (early models had a direct drive recirculating pump with a separate drain pump). They had phenomenal loading capacity and cleaned very well. The down side was that they were noisy when they were washing and they sounded like a freight train while draining! But then again, the 5 fills, wash/rinses and drains of the regular cycle only lasted about 35 minutes.

My favorite model simply because it was the dishwasher of my childhood was the WU601.

I have one of those awaiting a full refurbishment in my basement....

 

[tomturbomatic]

Congratulations

Chris you managed to find a very rare portable version of the rollout!

 

[foraloysius]

Patrick: No, I don't have this dishwasher. These are two pictures from eBay, and AFAIK the only existing pictures of it.

 

[1952crestwood]

Favorite of all time, still hunting for one........mid 50's 24" Hotpoint with the Roll R Rack upper rack and the lighted indicator on the lower left side. My late Aunt had a white one in her house when she moved in during 1973, and I just loved how the lower rack set the plates in a circular pattern, and how you could flip the upper rack to load different sized items.

 

[applianceguy47]

Louis, that is cool.

 

I agree, Chris, that machine looks "skweeky" clean.  An owner's manual would be the cherry on the sundae.