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Post# 842959   9/26/2015 at 22:05 (3,106 days old) by TwinTubber (Toronto)        

It's been a while since I posted.
I have been really busy this Summer and not much time for playing on the net.
That's including my much needed 'escape' to glorious Montreal for a week only to return to 22 solid days of a trade show at 12 hour days there and throwing my back out in the final days of packing up. Sheesh.....
But, I have been so anxious to get back here to AW.org cause I love reading all of your posts and stories and wonderful adventures.
Also, to update you a bit on the KitchenAid and even the Maytag.
I searched for my original post, but couldn't find it so I'm starting a new one.
I'm LOOOOOVINNNNNGGGGG my KitchenAid very much. It sounds like a TRUE dishwasher is running in my kitchen again and it does it all in 60 min. on average, (sans drying time).
It does have it flaws though, and they were expected. But I do chalk most of that up to the era of it's design and current technology. I continue to think of this as an "80's" machine because it was launched FOR the 80's but was in fact still designed in the 70's FOR the upcoming 80's market.
Filtration is absolutely it's biggest flaw. It doesn't like small bit's of cat food residue and coffee grounds especially. I bitched at the Lou! the Cat, to clean his bowl but he just insists on leaving me his little leftovers to deal with and goes back to sleep.
Sigh..........................
The KitchenAid however, does scare him out of his sleep when it starts up &/or when he walks past it to get to his food bowls.
Sweet revenge? Maybe.....
Also, being a recently converted French Press coffee connosieur(sp?) it can be a real pain having to pre-rinse EVERY coffee ground out of it's parts and pieces. But I do so knowing that I am dealing with 80's technology.
It does not often do a very good job on the tops of the upper rack items as it leaves yibbles at times on top of mugs and bowls.
Overall though, I do love it and wouldn't trade it for the TOL Bosch again at all!!!
It is very fun to use, quite easy to load, (most of the time!) and flexible enough for a dishwasher of it's time. The adjustable upper rack and fold down tines make it a breeze to use and I think was a step beyond it's competition at the time. Also, using a much smaller silverware basket improves my overall capacity greatly.
I did figure out an issue with upper rack very quickly into using this machine though. There was an item randomly blocking jets every cycle.
When I took the spray arm off to get rid of it, I thought all was clear. Just as I looked into the centre of the spray arm, I saw another chunk of debris. After getting rid of both of those pieces the upper wash arm has performed quite well and the leftover yibbles on the upper portion of the dishes improved greatly, but sadly, not completely.
All in all, I love having this machine. A classic Hobart KitchenAid at that, and finally, a machine that truly uses water and power to wash the dishes and does so in an hour as opposed to the 2-1/2 with my former Bosch-and they STILL weren't dried after all that time.
Speaking of the drying, it performs that task JUST FINE! I have a bit of a gentle rant about this machine and several Member's attitudes towards this most definite "Black Sheep" of the KitchenAid Family. But I'll post that later and not drag this post on any longer.
Also I will include an update on the Maytag RR as well since I have tested it and run it completely and it works PERFECTLY :)
My best wishes to all and I hope everyone in Washerland had a GREAT Summer!






Post# 842965 , Reply# 1   9/26/2015 at 22:20 (3,106 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Scott, are you using Soak & Scrub for all cycle runs? 


Post# 842974 , Reply# 2   9/26/2015 at 22:43 (3,106 days old) by TwinTubber (Toronto)        
Hi appnut!

Nope. I use the Heavy Wash Cycle.
It's less intense than the Soak & Scrub Cycle but a bit better than the Normal Wash Cycle as it has a Purge/Pre-Rinse and that helps a lot. The '19' as you probably know, has a total of 7 fills in the Heavy Wash Cycle.
I'm not convinced that the issues I'm having would be solved by using the Soak & Scrub Cycle. However, I have only used it twice and have been itching for a "reason" to use it again.
So maybe I'll give it a try, but my point still stands that I believe it is the filtration and not the duration of the washing or rinsing that is the solution.
Oh, and of course a complete lack of any top rack spray or rinsing as the former models had with the "Constant-Rinse" feature.
I also find the Soak & Scrub to very wasteful of energy if it's not necessary to use. Hydro in Toronto is incredibly expensive!



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