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Thread Number: 54347
TT vs ST (Tall Tub dishwashers vs Standard Tub dishwashers) |
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| Post# 767319 , Reply# 1 7/1/2014 at 19:26 (3,585 days old) by verizonbear (Glen Burnie ) | ||
the big difference is in motor size | ||
Post# 767323 , Reply# 3 7/1/2014 at 20:08 (3,585 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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Another big difference You'll have to stoop down further when loading the bottom rack. I noticed this when I switched to a Miele from an ISE Classic Supreme (KA 22 clone).
I'm used to it now, but in the beginning the longer reach was very noticeable.
Over all, the Miele does a better job than the ISE. Apparently the components located in the smaller space below my machine are quite capable of doing as good a job or better than those on a standard tub model. | ||
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Post# 767347 , Reply# 4 7/1/2014 at 22:54 (3,585 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 767357 , Reply# 5 7/2/2014 at 00:32 (3,585 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
From what I understand from another post -
Tall Tub dishwashers that have a FILTER that you have to periodically clean have the smallest, least powerful motors - while the tall tub dishwashers that have a grinder/chopper/disposal have somewhat larger motors - none of which are as large as the standard tub dishwashers. But once you get used to a tall tub, and then go back and look at a ST years later, you'll feel like it's so freaking small and wonder how you were able to get by with such a small dishwasher. At least that's what happened to me when I was at someone's house with an OLD ST dishwasher and I had to check it out. | ||
| Post# 767364 , Reply# 6 7/2/2014 at 02:00 (3,585 days old) by murando531 (Augusta, Georgia - US) | ||
From a loading standpoint, tall-tubs are great for people who wash a lot of large or odd shaped pieces, like baking sheets and stock pots and the like. Until recently, Whirlpool and it's sister dishwashers under KitchenAid, Maytag, and Kenmore used pretty powerful motors with disposals built in and fully functioning wash arms, and while having slightly longer cycles than its standard tub predecessors, they work quite well under heavy use. However, for those like myself who wash pots, pans, and bakeware by hand to reduce wear on the dishes themselves, there's a good bit of vertical "head space" that is wasted. All the plates, bowls, cups, silverware, etc. go into the dishwasher, but because these items aren't too tall, theres a good 6-7 inches between the top of the plates on the lower rack and the upper rack's wash arm. Not that it would matter to most, but to me it doesn't seem like the machine is packed to its potential, although it technically is.
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| Post# 767385 , Reply# 7 7/2/2014 at 06:31 (3,585 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Well... | ||
| Post# 767408 , Reply# 8 7/2/2014 at 10:41 (3,585 days old) by washerdude (Canada ) | ||
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Just if you want, heres the model number for the new kenmore: 15113 | ||
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