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Post# 59020 3/4/2005 at 11:30 (6,993 days old) by GadgetGary  (Bristol,CT) |
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I have an older KA DW that dries with a fan. I called KA today and they told me that the new machines dry with a heating element. Since I have a friend who is in the market for a new DW, I naturally told him KA for the drying, but now am concerned....Do the new KA's dry the plastics as well as with the fan in the older ones, and, not melt the plastics? I can even wash and dry plastic 'silverware' in my KA with no problems. Wonder why KA stopped the 'fan' dry portion of the cycle. Also, I wonder if the dishes come out as dry without the fan as the older ones that had the fan. Thanks for the input, and will advise accordingly. | ||
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Post# 59026 , Reply# 1 3/4/2005 at 12:14 (6,993 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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My KDS-15 dries everything very well ALTHOUGH plastic lids tend to accumulate water along the curved edges. I just put them in the dish drainer for a while untill dry. I have never used a machine without fan-forced air that dries as well as one with. | ||
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Post# 59027 , Reply# 2 3/4/2005 at 13:37 (6,993 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 59037 , Reply# 3 3/4/2005 at 18:03 (6,992 days old) by fnelson487 (Palm Springs, CA) |
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I Gave Up a New One for An Old One!
I have always been a KitchenAid fan ever since my first KDS-17. The fan drying is one of the major advantages of the older KAs. I bought a brand new tall tub SS Superba and while it is quiet and cleans well, it doesn't dry very well. They say it is a matter of setting the rinse aid dispenser right, but I never got it to dry the dishes well. So, I replaced it with a KDS-17 I picked up and the new KA is in the basement. I will NEVER buy a dishwasher without fan drying. I see that even the new KitchenAid dish drawers have a fan. That might be a better choice.
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Post# 59040 , Reply# 4 3/4/2005 at 18:18 (6,992 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 59102 , Reply# 5 3/5/2005 at 15:07 (6,991 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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The belt-drive Maytag dishwashers (plates on top) used a fan forced blower which was a good system, but not quite as good as the KitchenAid machines that heated the air before it entered the tub. The only bad thing about the KA systems was that the air inlet assy. was in the back, right corner of the tub and the added heat tended to cook the vinyl coating on the racks a little too much. In my KDS-18 I replaced the 800W heater with an 1100W from a KDS-17, it dries great. Racks, schmacks - we'll get more!
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| Post# 59151 , Reply# 7 3/5/2005 at 20:05 (6,991 days old) by tcox6912 () | ||
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Kitchenaid Dishdrawer Hope I'm not asking something that's already been asked and answered ... forgive my Alzheimer's ... but, is Kitchenaid's dishdrawer a rebadged Fisher & Paykel unit? Dadoes? | ||
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Post# 59185 , Reply# 8 3/5/2005 at 23:45 (6,991 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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KA Dishwasher Drawer = F&P DishDrawer | ||
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Post# 59335 , Reply# 13 3/7/2005 at 10:35 (6,990 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Wooden Cutting Boards
Heard the other way around, that plastic or other surfaces were better than wood. Apparently wood being porous and subject to cuts,nicks, scratches and such provide a recess for germs to grow in. Plastic cutting boards unlike wood can go into the diswasher for a more "sanitary" cleaning as opposed to handwashing. Wood cutting boards are supposed to be soaked in a bleach solution to kill off germs. Launderess | ||
| Post# 59403 , Reply# 15 3/8/2005 at 03:41 (6,989 days old) by kenmore1978 () | ||
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Wood vs plastic cutting boards This is what I remember reading, though not at this site CLICK HERE TO GO TO kenmore1978's LINK | ||
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