Electrolux Dishmaid Dishwasher 1961

Demonstration by Richard (the owner) presenting the Electrolux Dishmaid Dishwasher, produced in 1961. Its manually operated using a small motor to drive the wash basket, you simply connect a hose to your hot tap and fill. It has an automatic drain overflow, when the water flows through the drain you switch off the hot water and time it for a wash programme.
Detergent and Rinse Aid is added through a slider door on the top, when the dishes are suitably cleaned the drain out the water, re-fill again to rinse. On the final rinse add rinse aid to assist the hot air drying.

[@philollenberg]

Original salesman from 1961: "𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗧 𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗦 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗟𝗬 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟!"

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Phil, yes with a little marketing for more sales, probably wouldnt get away with it today, it does rather rumble along but does a good job for how its made !!

[@martinvernon4129]

An interesting way to wash dishes back in the early 1960’s

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Martin, did a good job in its own unique way , great for everyday dishes , glasses etc !!

[@unlikewise4512]

Works impressively well for being from 61! Thats really cool

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Thanks, not bag for its time and back then it would have been very much a show off appliance to have and quirky.

[@Bunkysworkshop]

That is cool and amazing 😉 Thanks for the video

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Your welcome, it is a fab dishwasher, so simple in design !!

[@justinmccowan2543]

I work at Electrolux building new dishwashers, this one is quite cool compared to what I see on a daily basis!

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Justin, yes I can imagine, the new machines are simply white boxes with a powerful pump and all look the same, this is very different and at the time looked fabulous with colour.

[@mikejsretroarcade4612]

This machine is definitely cool and probably cleans dishes better than the current dishwashers do... it seems like the new ones just rinse and never get completely clean, I remember the old dishwashers as a kid and your dishes always came out shiny clean. The only thing about this one I don’t like Is it looks very manual with each step, you have to be watching it. Cool video though, thx

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Yes it is an semi automatic dishwasher not with a timer, but fun to use with the user interaction.

[@shawnaburns5158]

Very very cool 😎 and awesome 👌👍

[@jenniferdevlin2805]

Wow wow and wow this is awesome for me as I work for an appliance company in the UK xx. 😂

[@zyborg47]

A modern version of this would be nice, with modern automatic features, the style is perfect for a smaller kitchen

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Yes you can get the small box like "Bob" dishwashers that sits on the sink top and can even hold its own water in a tank on the top !!

[@Marc-ox7fy]

Seriously, this type looks really robust and simple, and something you could repair yourself when it breaks. Which then has an advantage to modern dishwashers. Or all modern devices. When a new device breaks nowadays, it's scrap metal.

[@zyborg47]

@@WeHadOneOfThose I have seen reviews of Bob, it looks ok, but very expesnive.

[@zyborg47]

@@Marc-ox7fy Still keep with the idea, but new versions. I think it is great, but running machine that old for any length of time may not be a good idea. I have given up the idea of having a dishwasher now, i was thinking of a counter top one, but the cons are more than the pro, the main con is, I can wash up by hand faster.

[@Caprifool]

I've had one of those. Works great with regular washing up liquid too. Which I think it was actually designed for originally.

[@exploitsguy]

sounds like a tractor running on your counter

[@harper3261]

I love it I wish I could get one

[@jkalin196511]

Coo! Beats washing them by hand, LOL.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

James Kalin Sure does James, a fab little dishwasher and great to be able to use it and see it in action again!!

[@ReJoys777]

We had this one it gives me so much sentimental memories. Me standing an looking into little window as a 3 yearing. My dad had it running into the mid eighties. Wanna sell it? My Mother passed away last year and that mashine was here joy 😁. I They belive she won in an itrudution campaign in Sweden 1959.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Wow its amazing what childhood memories these appliances bring back, if you wish please contact us to discuss further.

[@SteveKxyz]

I remember having one of these on trial for a few days in the times when vacuum cleaners were sold door-to-door by a rep..

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hi Stephen, wow thats a memory to have , I remember the door to door vacs here where made by Electrolux but sold as Trident.

[@SteveKxyz]

@@WeHadOneOfThose I'm UK too. It was late 50s or very early 60s. Our cylinder vac was an Electrolux.

[@Retroscoop]

By the time one has filled and emptied the machine, one could have done the dishes in the classical way ;) According to the history of the company, the first dishwasher was from 1959 and called the D10 knicknamed "Round Jar". Is it the same, or was the Dishmaid already a better version ? Nice to see how it was operated, keep up the good = instructive "work" here on KZbin.

[@brian7430]

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[@erossinema8797]

This one seems semi- automatic. My countertop dishwasher is fully automatic. I'm not understanding why he has to be there to add rinse-aid during the cycle, and why the hose isn't attached to a sink adapter. It kinds of defeats the time saving, and hassle savings that mechanical dishwashers usually afford

[@pralkowcypl3646]

NIce!

[@418laylah]

Beauty! But by the time you loaded that I could have done most of those dishes. Lol...

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Indeed but its much more fun this way ha ha..

[@ChrisM-lb8xw]

Imagine living in an open plan when this thing is on 🙃🙃🙃

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Yes , one not to use over the telly ha ha.

[@mariacolon3046]

I wonder what the price would’ve been for that dishwasher?

[@Marc-ox7fy]

49 pounds (@9.35), but what is that in present days money?

[@Marc-ox7fy]

Something like 50 pounds in 1960 apparently is something like 1000 pounds nowadays.

[@syhooverman5418]

Great post but what a performance!!! Cant imagine many were sold when the colston turbo jet which was fully automatic was on the market at the same time.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

syhooverman Yes not many about and have seen more Colstons, but for simplicity I bet the Electrolux lasted longer albeit more user interaction, I have a Colston tabletop and was amazed by how many pipes , pulleys, belts, drives and cork seals it has...

[@grandcarriage1]

@@WeHadOneOfThose Oooo. I'd like to see that, as well.

[@thomasedwards2962]

Can you please do a video of the xpelair heater on the heat setting

[@gregorymalchuk272]

I love these old things, but a gearbox with at least one shaft seal below water seems like a rather questionable design decision. I would check the seal condition and make sure the gearbox is full of oil or grease.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Gregory, yes indeed , not a design that would be used today, we have checked this model and all good for now !!

[@TomCrippsTrains]

This is a really threatening dishwasher

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hi Tom, Threatening or Interesting ? lol

[@hotsickle]

Looks like it just pees on the dishes 😨 @ 05:55

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hi Doug, depending on water pressure it can be low and seem feeble but did an adequate job on using it, fun to use but not a patch on todays larger dishwashers.

[@poppylover2586]

It rotates!

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Yes the basket slowly rotates while a series of jets are fixed on the bottom and side at varying heights..

[@davidpar2]

Sai Pitman reminds me of a Lazy Susan

[@jeroldcrawford3431]

Seriously, are there any of these still floating around in second had shops?

[@Vlad2319]

eBay

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Probably not Jerold, although one did come upon ebay last year !!

[@fabiogomes1441]

Já colocou as louças limpas, mostrar o que?

[@boringpolitician]

I don't know, why?

[@jolovesminnis]

Where did the eating utensils go?

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

There was a slim cutlery basket that was fixed around the sides of the basket, t could be moved into different positions.

[@mrtodd3620]

It doesn't look like the water is spraying with much force.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hi Toddd, it doesnt have much force but then many dishwshers today dont require the force of a Kitchenaid to work etc especially with modern enzyme detergents.

[@erossinema8797]

Force? I couldn't see the water spraying at all. Pathetic machine

[@ttbdrummer]

Can’t help but notice the worktop’s piss wet through 😅

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

We did have a leaky seal at the time of the demo, but now a new door opening seal and no leaks at all for the moment .

[@chrisvaughn5960]

cool can i have it? lol

[@batheandrelaxinmyshit6344]

I was waiting for you to visit me

[@tootieq6527]

You would need ear plugs to operate it.

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

All part of the fun of old appliances, we just got used to the noise levels as we didnt know anything else at the time .

[@erossinema8797]

I know right? That thing is as loud as a lawnmower

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

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[@ahah1785]

Yeah...il just wash my dishes by hand...alot faster=)

[@Federico84]

It makes an awful lot of noise

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

It does but thats kinda part of its charm I think !!

[@colmcoleman6421]

my god thats noisy

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

Hello Colm, Noisy but fun, its been oiled since and much quieter , to be fair the mic is too good at picking up the noise ha ha !!

[@Og-Judy]

Sorry. In the states here. Looks like a toy. Dishwasher here are automatic and under the counter.

[@Romif_SK]

Nooo way ! I heard that you also have roads in US, we just use rivers. Dishwasher from this video is 60 years old, just so you know.

[@liamhartley1533]

Haha please tell me you actually don’t think the UK doesn’t have dishwashers? Ours are actually more advanced than ones you find in the US; they’re made of stainless steel not plastic and they heat their own water, no messing around with running the hot tap (faucet) to get the hot water through. This guy is a vintage appliance enthusiast.

[@zyborg47]

@David Johnson But people never used to be so lazy in the U.K and done a lot of stuff by hand. These days it as if the whole country have got lazy, with online food shopping and dishwashers. i have never had or used a dishwasher and to be honest I doubt i will, quicker to wash the things by hand.