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Thread Number: 46430
New KitchenAid Dishwasher Model KUDS30FX |
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| Post# 677571 , Reply# 1 5/5/2013 at 23:18 (4,005 days old) by squeenjj () | ||
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I've seen some models like that that has the vent on the side of the door. Usually on the left side. Doesn't seem smart as that steam is going directly onto your wooden cabinets. | ||
| Post# 677645 , Reply# 3 5/6/2013 at 10:32 (4,005 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
I just bought a new K/A a month ago
On some models there is not inside vent, and the outside vent is as mentioned on the left side of the door.
This vent on the left side is not a steam outlet, but a cool air inlet. The way this drying system is supposed to work, if I understand correctly. During the dry portion of the cycle the cooler outside air is drawn through the open vent to cool the tub, where the steam will condense and drain into the sump. This is why the inside of the machine is rather damp after a cycle has completed. I have only used the heated dry once, and opt for the no heat, but I use Finish/Jet Dry and have had no complaints about the dishes being wet. I do use the sani-rinse which allows the dishes to "flash dry" very quickly if you pop the door after the end of cycle beep. But I have left the dishes in the machine all night and they were perfectly dry by morning with no intervention. As for the smell, it will go away in a few weeks of use. It's just the new smell. I really had a kitchen full of new smell, because I had a new range delivered the same day as I got the K/A DW. | ||
Post# 677653 , Reply# 4 5/6/2013 at 11:09 (4,005 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 This vent on the left side is not a steam outlet, but a cool air inlet. The way this drying system is supposed to work, if I understand correctly. During the dry portion of the cycle the cooler outside air is drawn through the open vent to cool the tub, where the steam will condense and drain into the sump.A tech bulletin I've seen advises that some models have a vent exit at bottom of the door toward the floor. | ||
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Post# 677680 , Reply# 5 5/6/2013 at 14:28 (4,005 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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| Post# 677687 , Reply# 6 5/6/2013 at 14:58 (4,005 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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Model Number
Is dependent on the cabinet finish. WH--White SS-Stainless Steal BL--Black. The rest of model is same.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Iheartmaytag's LINK | ||
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Post# 677697 , Reply# 7 5/6/2013 at 15:32 (4,005 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 677884 , Reply# 9 5/7/2013 at 09:17 (4,004 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Compare KUDS30FXSS revisions 0, 1, 2, and 3 to revisions 4 and higher. 0, 1, 2, and 3 have a round vent port (#7) at the top interior of the door with a venting mechanism (#5) inside the door. 30FX does not have the ProDry™ feature, which involves a drying fan and a duct that connects to the vent mechanism and leads down to bottom edge of the door. The venting mechanism (for non-ProDry™ models, early revisions) has a flap that closes (via wax motor) during operation, and remains closed for 6 hrs after the cycle ends. The vent flap opens if the door is opened during the 6-hr period, and does not reclose. This can conceivably cause moisture to release from the side-vent on edge of the door. 
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Post# 677885 , Reply# 10 5/7/2013 at 09:17 (4,004 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 677989 , Reply# 11 5/7/2013 at 16:51 (4,004 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Post# 678013 , Reply# 13 5/7/2013 at 19:07 (4,004 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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With condensation drying, the moisture (steam) from the final rinse condenses on the stainless steel tub. As the tub doesn't have heavy heat insulation all around it, some area of it cools off rather quickly once the final rinse has stopped, thus creating this cooler area for the steam to condense. Depending on the manufacturer, some dishwashers will have fans to speed cooling the tub from the outside (Miele) or a pocket filled with cold water that is attached to the tub (Bosch in Europe).
This is my Bosch. You can see how the cold water behind the tub helped pull the moisture from the air. The rest of the tub is very hot after the drying cycle. 
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| Post# 678033 , Reply# 14 5/7/2013 at 20:12 (4,004 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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BTW
Brovos4me. We both made a good selection with this Kitchenaid. Top rated. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Iheartmaytag's LINK | ||
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