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GE PDT750 Dishwasher: BobLoad / Update
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Post# 771211   7/15/2014 at 23:19 (3,544 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Here's a full load (awaiting BobLoad certification from The Man) of cookware from making three hotdishes (that's casseroles to those of you outside the tri-state area) for an outdoor supper tomorrow night. This also provides the chance to offer some impressions of the dishwasher, having lived with it for seven months.

1. It does a superb job of cleaning in both racks. I use the Normal (1:15 without temp boost; 1:51 with; 2:20 Sanitize) and Light (49 mins.) cycles the most. The Heavy cycle (2:28; 2:38; 3:22) is reserved for loads with particularly soiled cookware. Have never used the AutoSense or eWash (Eco) cycles. Express (30 mins) is great for light loads or food prep items like bowls, cutting boards, utensils.

2. Drying: The Power Dry option adds 50 to 65 minutes depending on the cycle chosen. I used it once, but found dishes dry much faster by simply opening the door and letting them flash dry. A small fan (2 watts, I believe) runs for an hour after the Clean light comes on whether you choose Power Dry or not. If you don't choose Power Dry, the Clean light comes on immediately after the final rinse water has drained. The mini-fan shuts off and does not run again once you open the door.

3. Racks are flexible, with tines that raise/lower; adjustable upper rack---standard stuff in middle- to upper-end models these days. The four Bottle Wash sprayers in the upper rack get used only when bud vases or the Good Seasons salad dressing cruet get washed. Tall items with wider mouths (canning jars, ice tea glasses, etc.) are cleaned perfectly without using that feature. The option adds 23 minutes to the cycle.

4. The interior dimensions are noticeably smaller than those of the LG it replaced. I get a bit frustrated when the lower rack won't hold the same group of often-used cookware the LG could handle. I still miss the LG's third rack for cutlery/utensils, and the PDT760 has one; but I can't imagine losing another couple of inches of headroom for it in the GE.

5. I love how quiet it is! The LG wasn't noisy by any means, but the GE easily takes the checkered flag for quietness. The single rack-wash option gets used frequently. Normal and Heavy cycles are shortened by between 20-30 minutes. Light and Express times are not shortened.

6. Filters: Still haven't had to clean the large flat filter on the floor of the machine. I clean the twist-out cylindrical filter once week, though it could easily go much longer. Takes only a few seconds to rinse it under the kitchen faucet. Very easy to remove and put back. Thought I'd hate having manual-clean filters, but it's really no big deal at all.

7. Reliability: Only time will tell, and the very heavy use a dishwasher gets in my kitchen provides a great testing ground.

PHOTOS:
1) Three deep sauté pans. Two of them have particularly heavy, cooked-on deposits.

2) The lower rack.

3) The upper rack. Cruet and tall glass are on the Bottle Wash sprayers. Both have come clean without using the feature, but I used it for kicks on this load.

4) Featured detergent: Cascade Platinum Pac

5) Cycle: Heavy. Options: Sanitize, Bottle Wash, Pre-Soak. (Sanitize option doesn't appear on screen, as the options scroll down). Bottle Wash and Pre-Soak each added 20+ minutes. Had I chosen Power Dry we'd have gone well over 4 hours, but I didn't want any viewers to have a stroke, so decided against it. The two green bars indicate both racks are being washed.

6) All items emerged completely clean, including the sauté pans, shown here.

7) Oh, what the hell. Here's the longest possible cycle time for this machine. (This photo was taken after the cycle had been completed.)





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Post# 771219 , Reply# 1   7/15/2014 at 23:42 (3,544 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))        

I would realy like to know how well AutoSense works. There are big differences from manufacturer to manufacturer. It would be realy nice if you could arange a test load for me, please!
Anyway, Heavy takes longer than Eco? I supposed it would be the other way arround...


Post# 771226 , Reply# 2   7/16/2014 at 00:07 (3,544 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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eWash is only 1:02 long. No boosted wash temps available. Bottle Wash and Power Dry options are available. The cycle time jumps to 3:32 with Power Dry. I suppose it's fan only; no heat.

I'll have to try the AutoSense cycle sometime. The LG used a sensor in all cycles and often shortened them by 20-30 minutes. It would be interesting to find out if the AutoSense cycle would tend to opt for longer or shorter times than the Normal cycle.



Post# 771246 , Reply# 3   7/16/2014 at 03:31 (3,544 days old) by washer111 ()        

Nice machine, and good to see it is being hammered regularly in your kitchen. 

 

Looks like a pretty reasonable load (To mildly understate...). 

 

I too, would be interesting in seeing what difference the Auto cycles would make. Is the eWash perhaps trading off some additional water usage to temper the tank before a non-boosted washing period? Perhaps it is designed for people with very hot water, relatively "On tap."

 


Post# 771250 , Reply# 4   7/16/2014 at 04:45 (3,544 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Oh yeah!!  Most definitely a BobLoad.  Nicely soiled pots, pans, bowls, dishware, glassware. All that combination constitutes BobLoad certification.   Thank you for the update on the machine too. 


Post# 771283 , Reply# 5   7/16/2014 at 10:11 (3,543 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)        
That's packed!

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Question: Those 2 stainless bowls on the top in pic# 3 rack looked sort of blocked by any spray the way they are positioned. Did they come clean and if so, how?

Post# 771301 , Reply# 6   7/16/2014 at 14:22 (3,543 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Mark-- It's hard to see, but the two little stainless steel bowls actually received plenty of spray power from underneath.  I was more concerned about the plate wedged between the two large Pyrex measures and the saucer (which I used as a spoon rest) just to the right of the yellow coffee cup.  Frankly, given the cycle is 3 hours and 50 minutes long, everything had better emerge perfectly clean!

 

Bob--  Thanks!  Nothing like a BobLoad certification to lift your day a bit.  It's been a very good dishwasher so far.  GE is a new brand for me.  If their other appliances are of this quality, I may well become a GE man.




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Post# 771492 , Reply# 7   7/17/2014 at 09:37 (3,542 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)        
No doubt!

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That's a LONG time. I think the JetSteam cycle on my Maytag is around that time, but I have yet to use it.

Post# 771496 , Reply# 8   7/17/2014 at 09:48 (3,542 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Mark-- I really didn't need to add the 23-minute Bottle Wash option, and probably could have gotten by without the Sanitize option since I was using the Presoak. That would have shaved another 25 minutes off the time.

Can you tell I like to use the bells-and-whistles features, LOL?

Glad your new Maytag is doing well! It looks like a very good machine, and I enjoyed your video, too.


Post# 771523 , Reply# 9   7/17/2014 at 12:00 (3,542 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
OH MY GAWD!

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Pushing 5 hours for the most heavily optioned cycle?  Geeezus!

 

Makes me miss the days of the Hobart built KA dishwashers (and others) that would do a complete cycle, start to finish, in 45 mins to an hour at most!

 

Eugene, is this one of those DW's that run the upper & lower spray arms separately because the motor/pump doesn't have enough "oomph" to run both at the same time?

 

Kevin


Post# 771527 , Reply# 10   7/17/2014 at 12:29 (3,542 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Yes it is!


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