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Thread Number: 26141
Must History Repeat Itself? |
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| Post# 401399 , Reply# 1 12/22/2009 at 14:49 (5,232 days old) by jaxsunst () | ||
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My mother has the same machine, it was installed new a few years ago. She has never had any problems with it. | ||
| Post# 401411 , Reply# 2 12/22/2009 at 15:24 (5,232 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Been there done that | ||
| Post# 401477 , Reply# 3 12/22/2009 at 22:35 (5,231 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
Speaking of plastic tubs
What was the material they used in plastic tubs in the past as opposed to now? I remember in 1985 (or close), my grandma got a new whirlpool dishwasher; the tub was speckled blue and like a very hard plastic. That machine is still in operation to this day! I don't think it has ever been repaired. I remember as a kid when it would run we would hear it make strange noises in the motor and my grandma was worried something was wrong with her new dishwasher, but it has worked ever since. My point is, the plastic tubs today are not the same as hers, almost softer and cheaper feeling , which doesn't surprise me.
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Post# 401874 , Reply# 6 12/25/2009 at 13:57 (5,229 days old) by jons1077  (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Kelly, | ||
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Post# 401887 , Reply# 7 12/25/2009 at 15:28 (5,229 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts) |
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| Post# 401941 , Reply# 8 12/25/2009 at 23:03 (5,228 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
Flood safe hoses | ||
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Post# 402078 , Reply# 9 12/26/2009 at 20:08 (5,227 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 403588 , Reply# 10 1/3/2010 at 13:07 (5,220 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
From what I can tell, the vast majority of DW tubs are molded out of polypropylene. PP is extremely durable and will bend forever. However, I have noticed, notoriously in the last Maytag tall tubs, and maybe Whirlpool, they are making the molded PP walls very thin. Likely to save plastic. I have GE's newest standard tub DW (with the active fine filter under the sprayer) and this tub seems to be identical to the old standard tub GE my parents used to have back in '96. I'll stand by this again, GE seems to be the only company (even though they tried to shed the appliance div.) that is not actively cheapening their products to the point of crippling performance. My standard tub does have extended cycle times and subdued pump pressure (to save water use), but it still cleans great (sans super crusty pots and pans). | ||
| Post# 403635 , Reply# 11 1/3/2010 at 14:59 (5,220 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Cutlery
Just make sure that your cutlery is properly placed in the basket. When I worked maintenance at a high rise apartment complex we used to have problems with people not fetching that loose knife from the bottom of the tub. When the heat from the calrod unit conducts down the length of that knife and contacts that tub, get ready for a melted hole. Malcolm | ||
| Post# 403699 , Reply# 12 1/4/2010 at 00:04 (5,219 days old) by mixfinder () | ||
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Errant Knife 58 years and haven't lost one out of the basket yet. They usually are weighted down by food goo. 
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