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Thread Number: 32047
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| Post# 483242 , Reply# 1 12/21/2010 at 19:49 (4,871 days old) by washernoob () | ||
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Innards Here she is. I actually like this machine, but its falling apart. Pretty large capacity. 
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| Post# 483243 , Reply# 2 12/21/2010 at 19:50 (4,871 days old) by washernoob () | ||
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Here is the sprayer-thingy-forthelife-of-me-cant remember what its called. 
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| Post# 483245 , Reply# 3 12/21/2010 at 19:51 (4,871 days old) by washernoob () | ||
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Look ma, broken prongs! Wow this thing has been through hell it seems. These are breaking like clockwork, and I am quite gentle with it. They bend super easily. 
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| Post# 483246 , Reply# 4 12/21/2010 at 19:52 (4,871 days old) by washernoob () | ||
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The tag... HEY LOOK! YOU CAN SEE THE NEW CASCADE RESIDUE ON THE SEAL! Ugh I hate that stuff. Look what it does to the dish washer! Also makes the racks and walls feel powdery and dry, not glossy and smooth like it used to. 
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| Post# 483253 , Reply# 5 12/21/2010 at 20:23 (4,871 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
When that wash system came out back in the 80's it was called PowerClean. The wash arms we called Thunderbolt because of the design but also because of how the way the jets of water come out and wash the load. The tower in the middle is called JetStream. Very powerful wash system and lots of water movement. These machines were not quiet by any means. I had a Whirlpool Quiet Partner 2 in my house in Omaha that at the time was top of the line. That dishwasher could wash anything I threw at her. I did like the silverware basket in the door plus mine had the cutlery basket that was above the silverware basket on the door.
You could get a new lower rack. I wouldnt get rid of this classic. | ||
Post# 483262 , Reply# 7 12/21/2010 at 20:43 (4,871 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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| Post# 483264 , Reply# 8 12/21/2010 at 20:50 (4,871 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA) | ||
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Not a quiet machine... No kidding. We had this model, in black, in our old house. The kitchen was open to the den, and I refused to have it running when I was trying to watch TV or talk on the phone. I used to wait until we were ready to go to bed before I started it. | ||
| Post# 483267 , Reply# 9 12/21/2010 at 20:58 (4,871 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
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Oh if your having issues with the nonphosphate Cascade try the Finish Powerball Tabs or even the Cascade All in One Tabs...those do very well. The powder Cascade seems to have major issues. Also Omaha does have hard water so that might factor in to your results. If Nebraska isnt one of the 17 states that have banned the phosphates...Massachusetts is one of those states...check out your local Big Lots they carry the phosphated Cascade. I buy mine in Maine where it isnt banned...yet.
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| Post# 483270 , Reply# 10 12/21/2010 at 21:01 (4,871 days old) by washernoob () | ||
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Hmm... The noise comment is quite interesting. Maybe I will film it sometime. We have no problem talking in the kitchen when its running or watching TV in the room just next to the kitchen. You hear this slushing sound and sometimes a gargle but nothing super loud. | ||
| Post# 483288 , Reply# 12 12/21/2010 at 22:09 (4,871 days old) by gr81nknox () | ||
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Serial # FG4701634 Based on your Serial number, the machine was built late in 1997. | ||
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Post# 483306 , Reply# 13 12/21/2010 at 23:45 (4,871 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 483372 , Reply# 14 12/22/2010 at 06:53 (4,870 days old) by LLMaytag (Southern California) | ||
JetStream
I've always wanted to see one of these models in action...I have a hard time understanding out the JetStream tower really works. It appears to simply be one big jet that shoots into the bottom of the top wash arm and I wonder how it could actually go in with enough force for the jets from the top wash arm to be effective. I compare this to taking a garden hose with a jet nozzle, and shooting the water into a sprinkler instead of attaching the hose to a sprinkler.
My current dishwasher is similar in the interior, but I have the electronic panel, (no dial), and instead of the JetStream, the top wash arm fits into a feed from the back of the tub that comes up in a flat tube. It's nice to have a completely open lower rack. Overall it works well and is quieter than my last model. My last was a Whirlpool all white interior similar racks, but a square silverware basket, and a single tower, no top wash arm, and a plastic lower arm. It had the same dial, and no buttons and other than being loud it actually worked very well. Probably didn't have to replace it, but the new one is a bit quieter. | ||
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Post# 483375 , Reply# 15 12/22/2010 at 06:58 (4,870 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Whirlpool Dishwasher!
This is not such a boring DW! I had the more TOL portable made in 1992. It offered a adjustable upper rack and extra cycle or 2. I didnt mind the silverware basket in the door. I was stupid when I did the kitchen in 2001 I got rid of it and I regret it. To make a long story short I got a GE tall tub but nothing will supass the performance of the WP powerclean. If I were you I would replace the racks and if possible get the adjustable upper rack and you would probably like the loading.
Nothing will out clean this dishwasher. Peter | ||
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Post# 483447 , Reply# 17 12/22/2010 at 12:27 (4,870 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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I loved my portable version of this Whirlpool DW so much, when I had it in a rental apartment, that I had it installed permanently when I bought an apartment.
Even when I chose to use a short cycle (programme) of W-R-R it was a dynamite cleaner! Now if I could just get past WP for killing Maytag and KitchenAid, I'd be happier. LOL | ||
| Post# 483546 , Reply# 18 12/22/2010 at 16:46 (4,870 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
I had this model when i lived in B'More and it was one of the best dishwashers I ever used. The cutlery and silverware basket on the door really makes the lower rack more capable of handling huge,packed loads. I am parcel to the GE tall tubs but this particular W'pool was a great model for real dirty loads.
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| Post# 483549 , Reply# 19 12/22/2010 at 16:48 (4,870 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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I had this model when i lived in B'More and it was one of the best dishwashers I ever used. The cutlery and silverware basket on the door really makes the lower rack more capable of handling huge,packed loads. I am parcel to the GE tall tubs but this particular W'pool was a great model for real dirty loads.
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Post# 483574 , Reply# 20 12/22/2010 at 18:18 (4,870 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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goose865--new Kenmores by Bosch | ||
| Post# 483630 , Reply# 21 12/22/2010 at 21:13 (4,870 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
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Well the Jetstream Column is rather simple. During the wash cycle the bellows on top of the lower arm cap expands to mate with the bottom of the column. The water under pressure gains velocity since the column is tapered. The jet comes out the top and the middle arm has a receiving cup under it in the center. It floats since its self centering to make sure the wash arm gets the full amount of water into it. In my Whirlpool I also had the tower on the upper rack that would send a jet of water into the deflector disc at the top of the tank. The jet was angled in such a way that the water coming out the tower would shower on the top of the load.
The PowerClean module is also simplicity in design. It uses a 1/3 hp motor that spins at 3450rpms. Water enters the machine and as the water enters the pump it passes thru a course strainer, then into the lower intake area and pulled into a macerator that pulverizes food particles, then the water is pulled thru a sizing plate. Water passes thru that plate and up into the impeller where the water shot out horizontally where the water hit a wall and is moved upward. The food in the water is then sent over the wall and into the soil storage area or dead zone. On the pump cover there are vanes that catch the water and force it into the center and out thru the lower arm and into the Jetstream tower and upper arm. This happens over and over. When the dishwasher stops to drain it reverses the motor and a check ball drops and lets the soil drain out of the module and down the drain. Newer PowerClean II modules had a fine filter over the storage area. They cleaned well. But this was when Whirlpool ended 2 rinses and went down to a purge and then a final rinse. | ||
| Post# 483641 , Reply# 22 12/22/2010 at 22:42 (4,870 days old) by LLMaytag (Southern California) | ||
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JetStream | ||
| Post# 483644 , Reply# 23 12/22/2010 at 22:49 (4,870 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Post# 483838 , Reply# 25 12/23/2010 at 17:51 (4,869 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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gr81nknox
Go back and re-read your manual. I"m assuming it's a PowerClean dishwasher that's not a Tall Tub. Read what it says what happens when the Hi-Temp wash option is selected. It SHOULD say this option adds heat, time, and water to the cycle. Which translates to the purge is converted to a full fledge rinse. Heavy soil would be WWPRD. With high temp it would be WWRRD. Normal wash would be WPRD and high-temp WRRD
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| Post# 483876 , Reply# 26 12/23/2010 at 21:37 (4,869 days old) by LLMaytag (Southern California) | ||
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