There is a very subtle difference between loading plates with the back side towards the jets or loading them with the soiled side towards the jets. It's just a matter of tipping the top edge over so that the soiled side is down. They obviously still go in a line and in between the tines.
Here's my lower rack - and these dishes are dirty.
Post# 226565 , Reply# 1   7/31/2007 at 17:50 (6,084 days old) by bundtboy ()  
This is, of course, a top loading dishwasher, and the upper rack is split and raises up into two levels, much like a fishing tackle box.
This is one of the best performing dishwashers I have ever used.
I called myself trying to help by explaining this in another thread where a dishwasher was shown loaded, but that ended up being misunderstood, and even resulted in two members attacking me publicly, which I really did not appreciate.
I am only trying to help share with you what years and years of experience has taught me. You don't have to take the lesson, but do not bash me for trying to share what I know.
Bob, What a colorful load of dishes, but then you always did set a fine table. I love to display original Fiesta ware in old dishwashers with a circular lower rack. I am going to explore rigging up some sort of wash arm under the top rack in my Maytag portable. The model right after mine had the gray tower in the lower rack with that round spray head. That had a feed from the lower wash arm hub that might work for a wash arm under the top rack. If nothing else, I might keep it as it is, glue closed the holes in the tumescent tower, cut off the top and have it feed a wash arm under the top rack. If there is not enough pressure for that to work well, I will start closing the holes in the wash arm at the top of the tank. It's fun & frustration seasoned with a bit of insanity here at Frankenstein's Appliances.