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Post# 443957   6/23/2010 at 20:23 (5,027 days old) by countryford (Phoenix, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 443958 , Reply# 1   6/23/2010 at 20:23 (5,027 days old) by countryford (Phoenix, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 443959 , Reply# 2   6/23/2010 at 20:25 (5,027 days old) by countryford (Phoenix, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 443991 , Reply# 4   6/23/2010 at 22:35 (5,027 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 444009 , Reply# 5   6/23/2010 at 23:25 (5,027 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 444010 , Reply# 6   6/23/2010 at 23:25 (5,027 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 444011 , Reply# 7   6/23/2010 at 23:26 (5,027 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 444014 , Reply# 8   6/23/2010 at 23:32 (5,027 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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That is the TOL model, rapid-advance model and forced-air drying. It is very loud, since it doesn't have a shred of insulation on it.
GM-Frigidaire spared no inexpense when it came to the construction of that dishwasher. Two screws hold the entire door-front on, and speed nuts hold the pump assembly to the tub. It's an incredible performer and holds a ton of dishes, but is unbelievably flimsy. The door wobbles like cardboard if you grab a corner and shake it. It'll be the best dishwasher you ever use for the three to five years you have it--long prewash and wash phases, unbelievable water consumption and countless water changes make it a formidable performer even when you toss-in breadcrumbs and rice. It even works just fine with phosphate-free detergents. I vastly prefer mine to the KitchenAids of yore because of the amazing rack flexibility, and ability to swallow cookie sheets without coming close to the top-rack or side rails. The only downer on this design is the bellows and tower. You gain rack space in the bottom rack due to the elimination of the "gantry" and cutout for the fixed space-needle tower, but the tower Frigidaire subbed-in for this design is a simple column with a slot--not the great small-slot, multidirectional space-needle design that kicked so much butt in the top rack. I find that my three-level Deluxe outperforms the five-level Custom Deluxe, so I added the whirligig wash arm (four-level :-) ), but opted out of swapping racks and towers, and adding the constant-rinse disc on the roof. |
Post# 444015 , Reply# 9   6/23/2010 at 23:33 (5,027 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 444020 , Reply# 10   6/23/2010 at 23:51 (5,027 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 444021 , Reply# 11   6/23/2010 at 23:52 (5,027 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 444022 , Reply# 12   6/23/2010 at 23:52 (5,027 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 444031 , Reply# 13   6/24/2010 at 00:23 (5,027 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 444067 , Reply# 15   6/24/2010 at 07:38 (5,026 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Just remember to set your kitchen timer and stop the DW before the final rinses start and clean the guck out of the filter so your dishes can be rinsed with clean water. I have never liked having a strainer full of food in the bottom of my dishwasher. Its the worst thing about my KDSS-20 Jason pulled the filter out the other day and was grossed out by what he found. I love the machine maybe I will swap the whole tank someday so I can install the later WP power clean pump and motor.
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Post# 444162 , Reply# 17   6/24/2010 at 15:17 (5,026 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Andy, you'll be pleased to know I've been paying visits to the KDS-20 in the garage and admiring its lower rack, dreaming of the virtually limitless loading possibilities. We're planning on getting it up on the exam table soon. Oh, and yeah, Nate's rusting shell of a Frigidaire will be stripped of good parts next weekend and then it'll be outta here and onto the scrap heap.
John, I guess if I decide to deploy the KDS-20, I should do regular filter maintenance, huh? Can you advise on how the KDS-20 would compare to the Thermador THD-3600 I'm currently using re: cyling junk through rinse water? Ralph |
Post# 444540 , Reply# 19   6/25/2010 at 20:46 (5,025 days old) by philcobendixduo (San Jose)   |   | |
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....in the home they had built in 1969 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was coppertone.
I remember that it WAS noisy BUT, it was the first dishwasher (other than the top-loading Apex Dish-A-Matic in the Billings rental) that we'd ever had so who's complaining! I do remember it had an issue with the water level and it would often shut down and then start up again in rapid sequence when operating. Service people never did figure it out. And YES - it was flimsy in the door dept. |
Post# 444562 , Reply# 20   6/25/2010 at 22:04 (5,025 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Hey Bill--I didn't know we had another local guy here on the board. A belated welcome to you!
When I was a kid, our first dishwasher was the Montgomery Wards portable version of the subject machine, completely stripped down. Just a knob on the front. Plain white on plain white. I think it was a one-only loss-leader priced at $88 or something and my dad had to fight with the management to sell it to him, as he and I showed up to buy it as soon as the store opened that morning. It was a top loader with a slanted cut to the lid in order to make loading from up front a little easier, I presume. And yeah, it was real loud, but we didn't know any different. One of these days I'm going to be at Nate's when he's got his all loaded up and ready to "roll" as it were. I'm looking forward to being reminded of what that Wards machine sounded like! My Thermador is apparently silent by comparison. OMFG! Ralph |