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Thinking of getting a GE dishwasher |
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Post# 599368 , Reply# 1   5/27/2012 at 22:35 (4,342 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Why don't you see about getting some second-hand racks for the Ultra Wash? |
Post# 599374 , Reply# 2   5/27/2012 at 22:58 (4,342 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 599382 , Reply# 4   5/28/2012 at 00:06 (4,342 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 599481 , Reply# 7   5/28/2012 at 13:43 (4,342 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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If you use your DW fairly hard [ really dirty loads ] you will likely be VERY disappointed with the new GE DW you listed. We sold a few of these when WP stopped making the KM UW DWs a year a go. We were very disappointed with how cheaply the GEs were built, how much less capacty they have and the inability of the GE to handle food waste doesn't come close to what your current DW does. Further you can not place large bowls, pots and pans etc in the lower rack and still get glasses clean in the corners of the upper rack like your current DW allows.
If you buy the new GE diffidently keep your old KM DW as you will likely want it back fairly soon. It is not that hard to find a lightly used machine to get two good racks from and even if you have to buy two new racks at full price it is still cheaper and less trouble than buying and installing the new GE DW. |
Post# 599690 , Reply# 9   5/29/2012 at 14:55 (4,341 days old) by gmmcnair (Portland, OR)   |   | |
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I own the BOL GE portable that I bought in 2011. So far, dishes are flawless with properly scraped dishes and a good detergent (Finish Powerball All in One or Method Smarty Dish). It is noisy, granted, but it does a good job cleaning and hasn't had any issues in the year I have owned it.
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Post# 599929 , Reply# 10   5/30/2012 at 15:54 (4,340 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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model GSD2350ROOCS, mechanical timer, only 2 cycles and heated dry on/off. Very satisfied with this machine's cleaning performance overall. The only thing I don't like is that the top rack doesn't go all the way in smoothly, when empty it seems to "catch" a bit when about 3/4 of the way in, something I've noted on a lot of newer appliance, including stove storage drawers.
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Post# 599957 , Reply# 11   5/30/2012 at 18:09 (4,340 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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Amen on the oven storage drawer! My WP oven does the same thing. Just doesn't go in smoothly at all and will tilt to one side if you don't close it just right.
Regarding these BOL GE dishwashers - Am I correct that they are NOT energystar? And since they are NOT tall tub, are the motors bigger than the tall tub versions? |
Post# 600008 , Reply# 13   5/30/2012 at 23:34 (4,339 days old) by Spankomatic (Ukiah,CA)   |   | |
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I have a Kenmore Ultra Wash portable dishwasher and very happy with it. I'm not a big fan of any dishwasher with a wash "tower". In one apartment I had it would never pop up. Loading around it is a pain! Sometimes I like to put a big greasy roaster pan right in the middle of the bottom rack. Can't if the dishwasher has a tower.... |
Post# 600213 , Reply# 14   6/1/2012 at 00:48 (4,338 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.)   |   | |
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For what it's worth, the latest Consumer Reports (July issue) has DW rankings.
The 2100 isnt specifically listed; however, the GE GLD2800V is 57th out of 72 models tested, BUT it still is rated as having "very good" washing and energy use. Noise is "fair" and cycle time is 100 minutes. And the price is only $300. The top rated machine is a $700 Bosch Ascenta which takes only 95 minutes to complete a cycle. |
Post# 600678 , Reply# 16   6/3/2012 at 01:29 (4,336 days old) by Spankomatic (Ukiah,CA)   |   | |
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Post# 600679 , Reply# 17   6/3/2012 at 01:30 (4,336 days old) by Spankomatic (Ukiah,CA)   |   | |
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Post# 600680 , Reply# 18   6/3/2012 at 01:30 (4,336 days old) by Spankomatic (Ukiah,CA)   |   | |
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Post# 600681 , Reply# 19   6/3/2012 at 01:31 (4,336 days old) by Spankomatic (Ukiah,CA)   |   | |
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Post# 600725 , Reply# 20   6/3/2012 at 11:35 (4,336 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 600952 , Reply# 21   6/4/2012 at 12:51 (4,335 days old) by Spankomatic (Ukiah,CA)   |   | |
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Post# 600990 , Reply# 22   6/4/2012 at 17:35 (4,335 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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Post# 601006 , Reply# 23   6/4/2012 at 19:08 (4,335 days old) by Spankomatic (Ukiah,CA)   |   | |
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My landords at the time bought it at Kmart. It was the cheapest thing they could find... It washed pretty good. Was noisy. It was designed to do upper rack only wash loads if you wanted. Never used that feature... I have FULL loads,ha ha. It was kind of annoying. On a normal cycle it would wash the bottom rack then switch and wash the top rack. Back and forth it went... It would never wash both racks at the same time. |