Thread Number: 1474
New F&P DishDrawer spray arm! |
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Post# 59407   3/8/2005 at 04:02 (6,960 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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F&P has done a redesign on the DishDrawer spray arm, probably as part of the KitchenAid offering. Leslie (Magic Clean) was so kind as to send one to me for a test run. Notice the change in hole / spray pattern. The first load I ran included the usual mix of plastic storage bowls and lids. There generally is quite a bit of clattering and bumping noises as the bowls jiggle and bounce when the spray passes, and lids are dislodged from the original loading positions. I can't say for sure based on just the one load what is the overall effect of the new arm, but there were NO clattering noises with the redesigned arm and the lids were not blown about. Very interesting! |
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Post# 59413 , Reply# 1   3/8/2005 at 07:44 (6,960 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 59425 , Reply# 3   3/8/2005 at 11:30 (6,960 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 59433 , Reply# 4   3/8/2005 at 12:42 (6,960 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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They're identical in size. One looks longer because of the angle at which the picture was taken. Yes, I imagine the spray pressure is lessened, but cleaning on the initial load was perfectly fine. I'm anxious to see the results on a 'challenging' item. An 'original' arm is in the lower drawer, so those items can go down there if there's any negative impact on performance (which I doubt F&P would intend for that to be the case). Leslie said the general gist of the new arm design is for "improved performance" -- whatever exactly that means! Could be for improved spray coverage, although at lessened pressure, along with a slight reduction in operational noise. |
Post# 59434 , Reply# 5   3/8/2005 at 12:49 (6,960 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi)   |   | |
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Why is there that extra big hole in both spray arms? |
Post# 59438 , Reply# 6   3/8/2005 at 13:42 (6,960 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 59493 , Reply# 8   3/8/2005 at 21:37 (6,960 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Mike, So the hole with the flap is a sort of siphon-break for the wash arm? Interesting. Wonder why that's necessary since there are plenty other spray holes? My original wash arms do not have a filter spray jet underneath. The new arm does. According to the tech sheet, the motor runs between 2300 and 2800 RPM to recirculate for the various cycles (or maybe it's between 2500 and 2800, I don't recall exactly and I don't have the sheet handy at the moment). I don't recall specific mention that the speed varies to get a target spray pressure, although I suppose that's possible. It does use motor load feedback to determine proper fill level. |
Post# 59776 , Reply# 11   3/11/2005 at 17:05 (6,957 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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I ran another load a couple days ago (haven't unloaded it yet, sorry, I'm busy with two jobs and an elderly grandmother). One item was a 12-cup muffin pan, which I laid atop the rest of the load. It did clatter, so I paused the cycle and placed a Visions pot lid on top of it, LOL. Two other items were bowls from instant oatmeal that had been left for several days to get dried and crusty. Loaded them on the fold-down shelf at the left with the usual assortment of cups/glasses beneath, and other items around. Both bowls came out sparking clean. I dunno how they'd come out with the original arm, but there doesn't appear to be any cleaning impairment with the new arm.
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Post# 61994 , Reply# 16   4/2/2005 at 09:59 (6,935 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 62074 , Reply# 19   4/3/2005 at 06:39 (6,934 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK)   |   | |
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I think the difference in the types of spray arms is the reason why our new AEG dishwasher cleans better than our old one. Our old one used to have coarser and fewer holes like so... |