|
Thread Number: 31489
Thundering Thermador Throwdown |
[Down to Last] |  |
Post# 474931 11/14/2010 at 02:21 (4,912 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
||
It took me many months to find the opportunity, but tonight we had 10 people for lasagne and I knew I'd be able to load up the old Thermador THD 3600 steam dishwasher to the gills for the first time since it was installed back at the first of the year.
A disclaimer is in order. I'll call this a RalphLoad because this was more for the sport of it and I realize that not every item has been placed in a position where I can expect it to emerge perfectly clean, but the cycle option will be "Heavy Steam" and the main wash will have Lemishine added to the phosphated Cascade with Dawn powder. It's very difficult to defeat Thermador/Waste King's orderly configuration of the lower rack and really cram it full. If Bob gives it his blessing, you can forget the RalphLoad BS. 
| ||
|
|
Post# 474932 , Reply# 1 11/14/2010 at 02:22 (4,912 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
| ||
|
Post# 474933 , Reply# 2 11/14/2010 at 02:25 (4,912 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
| ||
| Post# 474944 , Reply# 3 11/14/2010 at 04:16 (4,912 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Extra Credit Ralph | ||
|
Post# 474967 , Reply# 4 11/14/2010 at 07:15 (4,912 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
||
Cram it in, even if it hurts.  | ||
|
Post# 474978 , Reply# 5 11/14/2010 at 08:30 (4,911 days old) by appnut (TX) |
||
It's a BobLoad!!!!! | ||
|
Post# 474983 , Reply# 6 11/14/2010 at 08:56 (4,911 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
||
 | ||
|
Post# 474989 , Reply# 7 11/14/2010 at 10:01 (4,911 days old) by CleanteamofNY ((Monroe, New York) |
||
 | ||
|
Post# 474990 , Reply# 8 11/14/2010 at 10:11 (4,911 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
||
Now THAT is one helluva load... but I see a problem. Looking at the first photo, it looks as if the large white plate behind the small green plate (lower rack) is "too tall" and would interfere with the upper spray arm, preventing both upper and lower spray arms from rotating properly. OR... do the upper and lower spray arms rotate independently from each other? Am I seeing things or is it just the angle of the photo? Kevin | ||
|
Post# 474996 , Reply# 9 11/14/2010 at 10:38 (4,911 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
||
MAXIUM DISHWASHER LOAD | ||
|
Post# 474997 , Reply# 10 11/14/2010 at 10:42 (4,911 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
||
|
Ken, if your machines have the little lens over the dial, it is usually designed to be removable and then you can turn the dial by hand. | ||
|
Post# 475028 , Reply# 11 11/14/2010 at 12:20 (4,911 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
||
|
Bingo! | ||
|
Post# 475029 , Reply# 12 11/14/2010 at 12:21 (4,911 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
The Results | ||
|
Post# 475030 , Reply# 13 11/14/2010 at 12:22 (4,911 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
| ||
|
Post# 475031 , Reply# 14 11/14/2010 at 12:24 (4,911 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
| ||
|
Post# 475033 , Reply# 15 11/14/2010 at 12:25 (4,911 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
| ||
|
Post# 475035 , Reply# 16 11/14/2010 at 12:27 (4,911 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
Everything Came Out Sparkling | ||
|
Post# 475037 , Reply# 17 11/14/2010 at 12:30 (4,911 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
The Glassware In Particular | ||
|
Post# 475040 , Reply# 18 11/14/2010 at 12:31 (4,911 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
Bottom Rack | ||
|
Post# 475042 , Reply# 19 11/14/2010 at 12:34 (4,911 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
Kevin and Tom
You are both right. That is a platter on the lower rack, but I made sure it cleared the upper arm. It was within millimeters of it. The upper and lower arms are independent of each other, and they contra-rotate!
The load didn't look real dirty, but the plates were well-smeared with dried-on tomato sauce and lasagne residue. The "after" doesn't look dramatically different from the "before" but everything did sparkle. | ||
|
Post# 475050 , Reply# 20 11/14/2010 at 12:53 (4,911 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
Cycle Times
Heavy Steam: 75 minutes, give or take, based on 140 degree water supply. Water use: 13 gallons.
Sequence: Pre-wash, rinse, main wash begins, pause for steam heating, main wash resumes and cup opens, three rinses, dry. Only on "Heavy Steam" and "Sani-Steam" is a rinse provided after the pre-wash. I usually select "Regular" without steam and don't put detergent in the pre-wash cup so it's a pre-rinse instead. The instruction book pegs "Regular Wash" at 64 minutes and 11.3 gallons. I think the steam cycles take more time than the book suggests. So Bob, this load used the second most-intense cycle. I probably could have gotten away with "Full Steam" or no steam at all, considering I kind of cheated by adding Lemishine. | ||
|
Post# 475064 , Reply# 22 11/14/2010 at 13:37 (4,911 days old) by appnut (TX) |
||
|
Pulsing dry heater
It is my understanding the drying heater cycles on & off only on the light/china cycle, it should stay on the entire time for normal, heavy, and Pots & Pans cycles. There is a "however" to that last phrase, if Sani-Rinse temp option is selected, then yes, the drying heater will cycle on & off at 7 minute intervals during the dry cycle.
| ||
|
Post# 475067 , Reply# 23 11/14/2010 at 13:49 (4,911 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
||
|
Plastic Items | ||
| Post# 475138 , Reply# 24 11/14/2010 at 21:16 (4,911 days old) by A440 () | ||
|
OMG! What a huge load you have there! I love your Thermador! I have always had a soft spot for them! Brent | ||
| Forum Index: |
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
