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Thread Number: 17388
Water usage in Kenmore Dishwasher |
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| Post# 285149 , Reply# 1 6/14/2008 at 07:22 (5,788 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
timed fill
All dishwashers have a timed fill.That's why when you reset the cycle,if the water has not yet activaed the float, which will stop any more water from entering,more water comes in.I always listen to the sound of the recirculating water.If it sounds like the pump is straining or the water isn't circulating right,I stop it and pour a gallon of hot water in.I have a "Frigiscare"Pro series dishwasher.Your hot water presure may not be powerful enough.
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Post# 285162 , Reply# 3 6/14/2008 at 09:29 (5,788 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Jeff, this dishwasher is different than your old one. My Kenmore (although it's a tall tub) does not fill covering the heating element. It's actually doing what it is designed to do as well as how it's supposed to accomplish it. I have no cleaning peerformance problems with my dishwasher, I jsut accept the fact it doesn't use as much water. Are you sure you're turning the hot water tap on full force? I do have a suggestion. Measure the drain ater, since this is a portable. Can you put a 6 quart stock pot under the coupled hoses and let it drain into the pot? It appears it should use 1.4 gallons of waater per fill, based on user manual. And incidentally, the onnline manual has a misprint in cycle sequence for heavy and normal. Heavy is the 84 minute cycle. Normal and light have the same number of fills for both, the only difference is the normal button allows for water heat option to be used. Look at the cmoparable Whirlpool DP840 and notice cycle chart sequences for the 98, 90, and 85 minute cycles. Pretty much same gallon use/cycle as what's stated in the Kenmore manual. Unfortunately, the Kenmore manual uses cycle sequences when WP still had a separate starting point on the cycle dial for Normal and Light when in reality they both start at the same start point and have the same number of water changes.
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| Post# 285345 , Reply# 4 6/15/2008 at 14:19 (5,787 days old) by jeffg () | ||
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Bob, thanks very much for the info. We measured the water and it is using just under 1.5 gallons per fill. If the timed fill can't be adjusted it's no big deal. It performs reasonably well at the lower water level. | ||
| Post# 285639 , Reply# 8 6/17/2008 at 06:03 (5,786 days old) by jeffg () | ||
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Guys, thanks. Ultramatic, your post is especially interesting. Is the "little white thing" just a flow restrictor? I'm no stranger to removing those.. :-) | ||
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Post# 285648 , Reply# 9 6/17/2008 at 07:01 (5,785 days old) by logixx (Germany) |
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Don't know, whether it applies to your dishwasher but I found this on ServiceMatters.com: "2007 E-Star Dishwasher" - A flow meter is being incorporated into water inlet. - The flow meter can fill to ±3% of water volume instead of by time. - A typical fill of 6.8 liters becomes 6.5 liters, saving water. - In low pressure situations, the dishwasher will fill with more water, up to 240 seconds, resulting in better wash performance. secured.whirlpool.com/Service/Sr... | ||
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