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Post# 675118 , Reply# 2   4/24/2013 at 07:26 (3,991 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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I'm guessing that you're referring to the fastest cycle on a Dishlex there. You'd know that this is only intended as a very light wash cycle to start with and should be used with a reduced detergent load.
As for wet dishes coming out, well I used it at Christmas when we had 27 people for a 12 course dinner - it worked a treat. The wash is a proper 65c and the rinse is either that or 70c. If you open the door as soon as it beeps, the dishes are dry in under 3 minutes just from evaporation. No, as for jet dry, since when has that product been available on the market here or for that matter, since when has Australia used the US 'energy star' rating or guide? |
Post# 675143 , Reply# 4   4/24/2013 at 09:39 (3,991 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Both Kenmore UltraWash machines that I have owned only used a purge followed by a single rinse unless you used the Pots and Pans Cycle which then used 2 rinses and then no purge. I have always been happy with the results. To be honest, I think many older machines did multiple rinses partly to purge the water lines and raise the temperature inside the machine so that the final rinse was hot enough help cut down on spotting.
I took a quick look through my KA literature stash and at least from the KD-10 through the KD-20 there were ALWAYS at least 2 rinses after the wash phase. I can say for certain that my KD-12 (1958) does 2 rinses and also that my KDS-16 (1969, non-soak model) does 2 rinses on the Normal and Light cycles and 3 rinses on Heavy and Sani. |
Post# 675184 , Reply# 5   4/24/2013 at 12:27 (3,991 days old) by aladude ()   |   | |
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My 2000 GE does only one rinse after the main wash on every cycle and its performance is more than satisfactory. |
Post# 675219 , Reply# 6   4/24/2013 at 15:42 (3,991 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 675390 , Reply# 7   4/25/2013 at 08:02 (3,990 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 675402 , Reply# 8   4/25/2013 at 09:05 (3,990 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Been there, done that - never again!
The kitchen our landlord installed came with one of these "special offer" dishwashers: it was loud (55dB), guzzled lots of water and didn't clean all too well. The worst thing was that every single cycle only had one rinse. Eventually, I just ran the 90(!) min. Quick cycle (wash-rinse-dry) to get a prewash and a wash, then stop it before it went into the drying cycle and started the cycle over to get a two rinses. Talk about Automatic Dishwasher. I put up with this sh!t for one year and replaced it with a Bosch: much quieter, better cleaning, more efficient and twice as fast. Oh, and fully automatic! :-) Here's what the final rinse looked like (without interfering) in the old dishwasher. This is even without rinse aid, which tends to make the water a little cloudy. |
Post# 675427 , Reply# 9   4/25/2013 at 12:32 (3,990 days old) by joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 675522 , Reply# 11   4/25/2013 at 19:05 (3,990 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 683545 , Reply# 14   6/11/2013 at 14:37 (3,943 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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its seems my kenmore elite 2005 dishwasher do a 1 rinse as well since i use the smart wash cycle the only time it would do the prewash is if i bought power or liquid dishwasher detergent other wise it go like this on my dishwasher
smart wash cycle with tabs its start with a rinse then purge fill mainwash ect but i have to rely on the turbo zone system and hightemp wash option and on rare ocassion the steam sanitize rinse if things keeps up i have a feeling that there will be a very high demand for vintage refurbish older dishwasher models like tru kitchen aid ect of 1990 and earlier for good cleaning performance |
Post# 683621 , Reply# 16   6/12/2013 at 02:32 (3,942 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Had 3 GEs since 1990 and all had 2 rinses. The newest one was 2000 and all were mid-line with potscrub (thermostat wash) and normal buttons.
I consider 2 rinses just barely adequate and often spun the dial (yes dial, no electronic nonsense for me) for an extra final rinse. Like Tom, given the state of the industry today I would NOT want to be in the market for replacement appliances. All my life up to lately, one had to go out of one's way to buy junk white goods. Now, cynically, that's all there is. |