Thread Number: 72332
/ Tag: Vintage Dishwashers
Typical Load In My Whirlpool Power-Clean DW |
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Post# 956010   9/4/2017 at 04:00 (2,419 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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I have two identical WP DWs like this in my kitchen and one or the other is run every day or so, or about 5 loads per week that are almost always this dirty, and in almost 30 years of use I have almost never disappointed with the results.
I am going to apply for Bob Load status.
In coming water temperature approx 130 F, average water hardness around 7 gains [ I don not have a water softener ]
I usually do not run the hot water first as I often use delay wash start and the DWs are 75 and 100 feet from the water heater in my home.
I always use Hi-Temp Wash that heats the main wash and last rinse, and always use air-dry and the dishes are always nice and dry even if the DWs door is left closed all day or over night after being run. |
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Post# 956013 , Reply# 1   9/4/2017 at 05:03 (2,419 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 956022 , Reply# 2   9/4/2017 at 06:00 (2,419 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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always impressive from one of these, never a doubt of what it can clean....
I always say they should go with current dishwashers, as they did with these, and do the 'chocolate cake' challenge.....you know its powerful if it can eliminate all traces of it..... I think I did this about 4 times, and each time, the cake was gone!...but would you want it for free if it wasn't? I have the UltraWash version, bought new in 1988, and a spare, should this one ever give out, but doesn't look like it any time soon |
Post# 956028 , Reply# 3   9/4/2017 at 07:05 (2,419 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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Certanly an impressive load. Not every DW could handle that... Yogitunes: |
Post# 956035 , Reply# 4   9/4/2017 at 08:07 (2,419 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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John LeFever did a similar challenge once....
ketchup bottle......must be left to dry out the leftovers on the inside for a few days...then flip over to see the results after a cycle.... Williams637 had a great idea of washing one half of the dishwasher with dirty dishes, and the other half with clean ones......to see if the dirty ones get clean, and if any trace food particles were re-deposited on the clean dishes.... one thing you have to factor in.....John and Mark's machines didn't take 2+ hours to run a cycle! |
Post# 956049 , Reply# 7   9/4/2017 at 09:15 (2,419 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 956112 , Reply# 8   9/4/2017 at 14:07 (2,419 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 956152 , Reply# 9   9/4/2017 at 18:38 (2,418 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 956155 , Reply# 10   9/4/2017 at 18:47 (2,418 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 956190 , Reply# 11   9/4/2017 at 22:57 (2,418 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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I load my Whirlpool DW full just like that but rinse everything off first because my well water is so bad. I mix Iron out with the cheap Walmart soap and I still have to run another iron out cycle every so often to get rid of the stains inside the DW. Joys of very crappy well water, even with a softener that eats salt like crazy and still stains your toilet after every flush.
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Post# 956223 , Reply# 12   9/5/2017 at 08:49 (2,418 days old) by jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA)   |   | |
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