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Post# 156531 , Reply# 2   9/23/2006 at 12:55 (6,396 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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portable/Convertible, and I have had very good luck with it, and good results. It's nicely quiet, and good with water. Lawrence/Maytagbear |
Post# 156535 , Reply# 3   9/23/2006 at 13:07 (6,396 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Jackson, this is a very similar unit to what Toggle has in his basement kitchen. It cleans better than his TT KitchenAid. Cycle times look to be very similar on the Pots & Pans and Normal Cycles as to my Potscrubber & Light Wash cycles--as well as water consumption. Only adjustment you'll have is working around the hole in the bottom rack for the tower to pip up and feed water to the wash arm under the top rack. It will take a bit of getting used to. Bob
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Post# 157163 , Reply# 4   9/26/2006 at 06:54 (6,393 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Well said, Bob. I wanted to HATE my GE DW (that resides in the basement), Got it for $75 [it was a scratch-(and dust) and dent]from homo-despot. Alas, even though it uses more water than most machines it FAR outcleans my 4 y.o. SS interior KA (by WP). The ring-hole in the lower rack for the wash-tower is annoying, but since the top rack accomodates even the largest pots and tallest items, I just (HA HA HA funny choice of words) work around it. There is no cycle-progress indicator such as timer or idiot lights like "Wash" "Rinse" "Dry", but seeing that I am hugely intelligent and flexible {LOL ROARING HERE} I manage to survive without such features. |
Post# 157164 , Reply# 5   9/26/2006 at 07:04 (6,393 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 157165 , Reply# 6   9/26/2006 at 07:07 (6,393 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 157166 , Reply# 7   9/26/2006 at 07:08 (6,393 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 157298 , Reply# 9   9/26/2006 at 18:00 (6,392 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Does anyone know if the rubber/plastic filter mat in the bottom of this machine serves any purpose at all? I don't think these are still used now, perhaps only the first models? I found two of these machines in black one day - both worked perfectly and only a tiny scratch on one of the doors. I suspect someone wanted nicer/quieter/more metallic models and just pitched these when the new ones were installed without a second thought. I cleaned them up and ran quite a few cycles in each machine. I ran one with and without the screen-thingy and couldn't tell any difference - the design of the water system is suspiciously similar to earlier models. I sold one of them and gave the other to the Habitat ReStore (Habitat for Humanity). |
Post# 157307 , Reply# 10   9/26/2006 at 18:16 (6,392 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 157491 , Reply# 12   9/27/2006 at 15:32 (6,391 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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this mesh screen on the tub floor is the precursor to the mesh bottomed Triton XL machines. it's a stopgap model. what the mesh does is prevent large food particles from being sucked into the pump. it's a finer filter than the large drain screen. so the large waste just sits on top of the screen until the drain period, where it then gets sucked into the lower drain screen and pumped out via the aux. drain pump. under the maind drain screen is a basket with perforation as well to totally seal off the main pump from the open tub. the main pump, therefore, is forced to draw water only from under the perforated mat or through the perforated basket. this ensures that all large solid waste does not get recirculated. the dishwasher then does its normal wash cycle with better filtered water. as in other models, the water is further filtered by wash water randomly falling down the back wall of the tub and through the fine mesh screen in the back. this is a very well thought out filtering system if you ask me. however, it does render the GE hard food disposer "useless" since it is behind all those filters and screens. |
Post# 157720 , Reply# 13   9/29/2006 at 01:47 (6,390 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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I was in a newly renovated loft condo unit the other day that had a Triton XL dishwasher so I yanked out the lower rack to check out the "filter mat" a little closer. The pump inlet configurations are different than in the earlier Tritons I had, but it is an interesting design. I'm not sure I'm sold on it's effectiveness, but I will defer that judgement to those who own them ;-) I ran the machine through a Rinse Only cycle and was rather impressed with the water flow and the speed that the wash-arms revolved. There was no cut-out for the tower in the lower rack which would make loading easier. I've heard many more good things about GE tall-tub dishwashers lately than I have any other brand - the WP/KM/KA models seem to be getting a poor reputation. |
Post# 157733 , Reply# 15   9/29/2006 at 06:27 (6,390 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 157756 , Reply# 16   9/29/2006 at 10:32 (6,390 days old) by jaxsunst ()   |   | |
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It was installed yesterday. I ran two loads through it. I am very impressed with the machine. It is quieter than my Kenmore and it really cleans well. I like the clunk sound it makes when it switches to drain. |
Post# 157757 , Reply# 17   9/29/2006 at 10:36 (6,390 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 157770 , Reply# 18   9/29/2006 at 12:56 (6,390 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Trust me, the GE XL machines are very effective. They wash things i never thought would come off in a dishwasher, when loaded properly of course. the optical XtraClean sensor helps with that too. what also helps is the "active" ultra fine filter under the main wash arm. water is bled off of the outlet and sprays into the filter at a rate of aprox. 1 gal. per minute. Since the washer fills with 1.2 gal. per fill, all the water in the machine gets run through the mesh filter in a little over a minute. prett spiffy. the only thing is with all those filter screens, it renders the hard food disposer useless because large foods never reach it. |
Post# 157798 , Reply# 20   9/29/2006 at 18:41 (6,389 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 157851 , Reply# 21   9/30/2006 at 00:06 (6,389 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 157906 , Reply# 22   9/30/2006 at 11:31 (6,389 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 158139 , Reply# 24   10/1/2006 at 11:36 (6,388 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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