Vintage KitchenAid Supurba Dishwasher Part 3

Part 3 of the KitchenAid Supurba dishwasher. Finally got it to run right again.

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[peeweecee]

Thanks for posting, I can't believe I watched this on a Sat night! But I always wondered what goes on in a d/w. My parents always had a Kitchen Aid d/w similar to this, and it lasted forever, and got everything spotless in an hour. My expensive new Maytag d/w takes FOREVER to run, and does a terrible job of cleaning. I wish I had a Kitchen Aid d/w just like this.

[general0ne]

My parent's have a Maytag from the late 80's, and it hardly gets anything clean either. I have a 90's Kenmore UltraWash II, and it does a good job.

[TedsGMC]

TedsGMC Part3

As I said 8 years of service before the racks rusted and the push button switch "shorted" out. The dishwasher was 18 years old when it was it's time to "rest in peace".

These were the dishwashers that you "raised" kids with as the child will be graduating out of high school or collage before it dies.

Plus do not "knock-it" General Electric (GE) made some "excellent" dishwashers that lasted "forever" too. Ahhh! the days before the "eco-nazis" and government mandates

[general0ne]

The racks in this one are still pretty good.

I'm not sure who's "knocking" anything here... this is a dishwasher that I found in the trash, got it working, used it for a year, and now use it as a parts washer in my basement since it leaks. As for current dishwashers - I wouldn't know, and couldn't care less about them. I have a 90's Kenmore that was also a trash find but normally I wash my dishes by hand.

[TedsGMC]

Just to let you know your KitchenAid dishwasher was made in June,1976 and to let you know that it is EXTREMALLY DANGEROUS! to put a electric light inside a appliance that uses water unless the light in waterproof.

Plus to let you know that the "Normal Cycle" or "Full Cycle" as it is also called consists of a "pre-rinse", "pre-wash" and a rinse after the pre-wash, than the "main wash" and 2 rinses after the "main wash" cycle. The cycle time is 60 minutes which includes a 25 minute dry cycle.

[general0ne]

yes, i know it is dangerous. Which is why the bulb and fixture are SEALED in a mason jar. The light and dishwasher are also running on a GFCI box that is plugged into a dedicated circuit in my laundry area. I know what the cycles are *supposed* to be, when the timer is working properly, as I had been using this dishwasher to wash dishes for about a year until the tub began leaking around the pump.

[themaytagrepairman]

@dualactionsurgilator There will never be another dishwasher like the KitchenAid Superba. EVER!!!!! A lot of the new machines boast they clean better with less water. Could have fooled me. In fact, i know a lot of people that have these machines and would rather keep them going then get a newer piece of crap like they sell today.

[Tbolt1000TForLife]

looks like a car wash in operation lol, i might try this sometime, looks like fun!!!

[shmuli9]

@BlogShag Yes, the new "American" dishwashers (they're also sold in Canada, so perhaps "North American") are kind of awful. Many seem to reduce their water usage by rinsing only once. (Is this even SAFE for humans, let alone glasses?) We have a somewhat older dishwasher in our house and it uses surpringly little water, yet rinses several times...

[dualactionsurgilator]

Hobart has always made the Best dishwashers. Too bad they sold off Kitchenaid. no one has ever built a home dishwasher this well since.

[mark40511]

U know what is ironic...........With the energy saving dishwasher, a lot of people run then two or three times to get the dishes clean/ and with removal of phosphates just adds to it. So I think the older dishwasher use less water/energy based on the fact that I believe this is what a lot of people are doing. Look inside, it's like a freaking hurricane! Food doesn't stand a chance!

[themaytagrepairman]

I'd like to choke the person at Hobart for selling KitchenAid to Whirlpool! WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!!!!!!!!

[BlogShag]

Dayumn! That's some fine wash action. Much better than the excuse they have for American dishwashers today.

[BlogShag]

@TedsGMC eco-nazis has nothing to do with it. Bosch (German) , Miele (German) and Asko (Swedish) make some awesome dishwashers. They are also super eco-friendly. The problem with American dishwashers today is that they are American (shoddiness)