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Post# 138121   6/26/2006 at 18:35 (6,506 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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Just finished loading the dishwasher after dinner, and I thought "hhhhmmm--would this count as a BOBLOAD???"

Lower Rack






Post# 138122 , Reply# 1   6/26/2006 at 18:35 (6,506 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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and the top rack



Post# 138128 , Reply# 2   6/26/2006 at 19:54 (6,506 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
Any of that Fiesta

vintage, or is it all new production?

I have a mix of both.

(I would call that a Bob load, but yes, the masterloader should make the final ruling.)


Lawrence/Maytagbear


Post# 138134 , Reply# 3   6/26/2006 at 20:15 (6,506 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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Maytagbear:

Yes, it's fiesta, but not vintage. I Bought it 2yrs ago at Macys


Post# 138139 , Reply# 4   6/26/2006 at 20:25 (6,506 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Robert, congratulations!!! The Master approves. However, I wanna know if that pan on the far right side got clean with those two big bowls in front of it? Did u use Normal Cycle?

Post# 138140 , Reply# 5   6/26/2006 at 20:25 (6,506 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Great thread. C'mon folks, lets see more dishwasher loads!!!! Gee, I'm all a twitter!! Dish it out!!!

Post# 138158 , Reply# 6   6/26/2006 at 21:22 (6,506 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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Bob,

I used the Normal cycle and a Electrasol dual tab. Yes it came as clean as it could as it is a aluminum tray from a toaster over and it's been around for sometime. I know, I know, it shouldn't go in the dishwasher but I figured, what the hell--it's not like it's bone china or cut crystal.


Post# 138186 , Reply# 7   6/26/2006 at 22:41 (6,505 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)        
Love it~!

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Everyone post their loads......how FUN~!

Post# 138199 , Reply# 8   6/27/2006 at 01:07 (6,505 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Here's a "concept" load for benefit of someone on THS asking how many bowls will fit in a DishDrawer.

8 dinner plates, four dessert plates, 16 bowls, 5 tea tumblers, 2 juice glasses, 1 mug. I didn't include any silverware in the basket beneath the bowls, but there is room for it.



Post# 138203 , Reply# 9   6/27/2006 at 02:08 (6,505 days old) by hoovermatic (UK)        

Good to see DW being filled up properly. I am often amazed that people use their DW at what I consider to be 50% capacity. I have always filled mine up to most people's idea of full and then added 50% more!! My sister in law uses hers after every meal and there is just the two of them. I could SCREAM!!!

Post# 138244 , Reply# 10   6/27/2006 at 10:15 (6,505 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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DADoES:

I wanted to know how you liked your dishdrawers. I looked at them when I was getting ready to purchase my Bosch, but then decided against it because, as you can see above, we use lots of glasses. I also pretty much subscribe to "if it fits, it goes in." So I was just wondering how you liked them. My best friend in PA has them and loves them, but he doesn't use a dishwasher the way I do. Any feed back from you would be great.


Post# 138269 , Reply# 11   6/27/2006 at 13:00 (6,505 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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RE563-- WHAT? You don't put bone china or cut glass crystal in the DW?! You wash them by hand like....like an ANIMAL?! (LOL) I hate washing dishes so much that if I had either of those beautiful items in my collection, I'd probably run them through the DW if push came to shove.

I'm also curious about how DADoES likes his dish drawers. I can't see having one as my main machine---I'm way too into oversized/tall pots/pans. I use a lot of full-size buffet chafer pans which wouldn't fit in a dish drawer. But from the look of the picture above, a single drawer can hold a fair amount of dishes. I'm impressed!


Post# 138273 , Reply# 12   6/27/2006 at 13:16 (6,505 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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frigilux:

LOL--I actually do have that stuff in my collection. For my Birthday, My partner got me a crystal martini Pitcher and 4 matching very tall martini crystal glasses. I did put the pitcher in the dishwasher and when he opened it I got a chewed out for it.

Now.............. what you didn't see last nite that was waiting in the wings, (in the sink and all over the countertops in the kitchen). BOB--you may not want to look at this cause i'm sure this is very bad loading, but givin what I and I too hate washing dishes it was the best I could do.

ps. the corning baking dish was touched up before placing it in the dishwasher


Post# 138274 , Reply# 13   6/27/2006 at 13:17 (6,505 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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and now the top rack



Post# 138275 , Reply# 14   6/27/2006 at 13:18 (6,505 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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inside of the Le Curset baking dish

Post# 138276 , Reply# 15   6/27/2006 at 13:19 (6,505 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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Detergent cup loaded



Post# 138277 , Reply# 16   6/27/2006 at 13:23 (6,505 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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cycle selection for this load is Power Scrub Plus--tried to take a picture of it but it didn't turn out.

and..........WHAT I STILL HAD TO WASH BY HAND *&^%$!!!!!! was a large glass bowl, calphalone fry pan and a plactic storage container with it's lid.





Post# 138377 , Reply# 17   6/27/2006 at 22:53 (6,504 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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OK Here goes my dish load for this evening. Its not quite full to capacity, but I need the coffee pot and Osterizer Jar washed everyday, so I run the '50 Westinghouse dishwasher daily.

Just for fun lets put in the jar of Jif Peanut Butter. OK raise your hand if you think this will never come out clean in that thing!


Post# 138379 , Reply# 18   6/27/2006 at 22:55 (6,504 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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In goes the Cascade into the Detergent "Cup".

Post# 138381 , Reply# 19   6/27/2006 at 22:58 (6,504 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        
Hmmmph... IMPELLER DISHWASHERS RULE

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Neal calls this my "boat propeller dishwasher". OK all of you stinkers who raised your hand can now sit down LOL.

Post# 138423 , Reply# 20   6/28/2006 at 08:28 (6,504 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Hmmmm.

That peanut butter jar still looks greasy, and it's not dry. Is there peanut butter on the roof of the dishwasher?

Running and cowering from the coming slap-o-rama!



Post# 138429 , Reply# 21   6/28/2006 at 08:44 (6,504 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

Looks a little hazy to me

(ducks and runs)


Post# 138431 , Reply# 22   6/28/2006 at 08:50 (6,504 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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I'm so sorry to tell you both it was perfecly clean , peanut butter doesn't leave "clear grease" I know how dissapointed you both are.

And yes Plastic doesn't dry very well since I disconnected the heater in the dishwasher for the summertime. All the glass items dry with the fan of the impeller going, even without the heater so I just towel off the pastic stuff.


Post# 138437 , Reply# 23   6/28/2006 at 09:24 (6,504 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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*GASP* no permanent switch for the heater?

Post# 138440 , Reply# 24   6/28/2006 at 09:29 (6,504 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

LOL. I knew it's clean, I was just pickin' on you (Greg started it).

So does that thing have a boat propeller on it? I wanna see.


Post# 138451 , Reply# 25   6/28/2006 at 10:40 (6,504 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)        

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Robert RE563,

Do you have a problem with the Fiesta 19 oz soup/cereal bowls not fitting in between the tynes neatly? In my WP, they bowls "ride up" on eachother after 2 are placed, so I have to load the rack with a space between every 2 bowls. Or, since I also have the smaller 14 oz cereal bowls, I load 2 cereals, 2 soups, 1 space, 2 cereals, 2 soups, 1 space...


Post# 138481 , Reply# 26   6/28/2006 at 11:32 (6,504 days old) by mixfinder ()        
Cake Mess

Not well loaded, but its mostly utensils.
Kelly


Post# 138482 , Reply# 27   6/28/2006 at 11:33 (6,504 days old) by mixfinder ()        
The Top

Sorry boys, its not in tight!

Post# 138512 , Reply# 28   6/28/2006 at 14:49 (6,504 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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PeterH770:

Normally I put the soup/cereal bowls in the top rack. If I have a lot of them I will move the silverware basket over to the one side like in the pic I have posted with the pots/pans load. Then just load them across the front in the lower rack. No problem with them riding up like you mentioned. But I will tell you that I do wish the rows between the tines on the top rack were wider as most of my glasses are wide mouth glasses.


Post# 138592 , Reply# 29   6/28/2006 at 20:12 (6,504 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Robert, very good job on this latest Bosch load. However, I"m willing ot be you Todd (in New Orleans) or I could have found a very good place for that large glass bown. Todd likes to go triple stories in loading sometime, from what Gary tells me.

Post# 138621 , Reply# 30   6/28/2006 at 21:53 (6,503 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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OK, what you are all about to see is some what disturbing and you should probably take some sort of setitive or have a cocktail before you view. I had an appointment at 5:30pm this evening and thus left the house at 5:10Pm. There were a few dishes setting in the sink--figuring I would take care of them when I got back. HOWEVER........... my darling Partner decided he would do it himself and soooooooooo............
(you all have been warned)


Bottom rack first




Post# 138622 , Reply# 31   6/28/2006 at 21:54 (6,503 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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and now for the top rack. PLEASE!!!-- Take notice to the coffee mug and glass on it's side



Post# 138625 , Reply# 32   6/28/2006 at 21:57 (6,503 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)        
Thanks for all the pics and posting...but...

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Please divulge your name and model dishwasher.........

So we can put the 'name' to the 'face'....



Thank you in advance....


Post# 138665 , Reply# 33   6/28/2006 at 23:01 (6,503 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)        
Sorry boys, its not in tight!

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Kelly,

Do you need to be taken out back for lessons?????LOL


Post# 138787 , Reply# 34   6/29/2006 at 13:00 (6,503 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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RE563--- Scandalous, simply scandalous! If that dishwasher were a child we'd have called Social Services by now, LOL! Thanks for posting the pics---but hey, he didn't do too bady, really. Compared to how my ex used to load the dishwasher, your guy did very, very well!

Post# 139045 , Reply# 35   6/30/2006 at 14:01 (6,502 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)        
Danby Load

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Here's a non-typical load in my Danby machine. It's just a bunch of leftover plastic stuff, and a few dishes from lunch. I'll take another one at another time, so you can see what a usual everyday load looks like.

"Photobucket


Post# 139046 , Reply# 36   6/30/2006 at 14:02 (6,502 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)        
oops

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so apparently i don't know crap about posting pics in here.

try this:


CLICK HERE TO GO TO johnb300m's LINK


Post# 139049 , Reply# 37   6/30/2006 at 14:24 (6,502 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)        
Here's a non-typical load in my Danby machine

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Please tell us about your Danby...likes, dislikes.....
Does it actually dry or do you have to 'air dry'?

Those small countertop units always intrigued me.



Post# 139057 , Reply# 38   6/30/2006 at 16:29 (6,502 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)        
all about the danby

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a while back when i purchased it i posted a threat about it. here you go:

CLICK HERE TO GO TO johnb300m's LINK


Post# 139301 , Reply# 39   7/1/2006 at 21:11 (6,501 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)        
This is probably as close as I'll ever get

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I don't normally cram it this full..



Post# 139302 , Reply# 40   7/1/2006 at 21:13 (6,501 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)        

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Top rack.

Does this qualify as a BobLoad®?

veg


Post# 139315 , Reply# 41   7/1/2006 at 22:11 (6,500 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Dang Bob, it do!!

Post# 139331 , Reply# 42   7/1/2006 at 23:33 (6,500 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)        
Veg,

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I am impressed with your Big Bob Load~!

What model DW?


Post# 139603 , Reply# 43   7/2/2006 at 20:02 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Kitchen Aid Dish Drawer

I saw in this thread a loaded KA dishdrawer, and since I have had success bringing mine back from dead ( the dishdrawer I found at Lowes), I thought I show some pictures of whats going on under the loaded rack. This is a shot of the front of the dishwasher. When you buy it, you also have to purchase front panels seperately for it. Nice additional insult from KA I think

Post# 139604 , Reply# 44   7/2/2006 at 20:03 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        

Here is a shot of the empty drawer

Post# 139605 , Reply# 45   7/2/2006 at 20:04 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Wash Arm

The rack removed and a close up of the wash arm and filtering screen

Post# 139608 , Reply# 46   7/2/2006 at 20:11 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Pump Impeller

An interesting design of the dishwasher is that the wash arm is used as the actual pump chamber. When you remove the wash arm you expose the impeller

Post# 139609 , Reply# 47   7/2/2006 at 20:12 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Washer Arm Underside

Heres the underside view of the washarm

Post# 139611 , Reply# 48   7/2/2006 at 20:13 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Wash Tub

This is what the tub looks like with the impeller assembly and filtering screen removed.

Post# 139612 , Reply# 49   7/2/2006 at 20:15 (6,500 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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variflexpghpa, that's not a KA drawer, it's a Fisher & Paykel. KA drawers are rebadged F&Ps.

If you haven't yet done so, take off your wash arm, remove the filter screen, then take out the pump rotor. You may be amazed at how simple is the mechanism. :-)


Post# 139613 , Reply# 50   7/2/2006 at 20:15 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Pump Assembly

It is also interesting that tub is totally one piece and the rotor assembly is totally isolated from the actual motor windings outside. There is no seal to fail
You can see the filter assembly with the pump attached to it
The grey impeller is the drain pump


Post# 139614 , Reply# 51   7/2/2006 at 20:16 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Drain Impeller

Here is a better view of the drain impeller

Post# 139615 , Reply# 52   7/2/2006 at 20:18 (6,500 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Aha! There you go.

By the way, I meant that the picture of the loaded drawer is an F&P. Yours is a KA.


Post# 139616 , Reply# 53   7/2/2006 at 20:20 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Lid Assembly

You may wonder how the drawer is sealed so that washing can occur and not flood. Here is a view of the tub lid. It is attached to the Y shaped yokes both sides and is raised and lowered with worm screws driven by twin motors. The motors are slightly below the drawer rails

Post# 139619 , Reply# 54   7/2/2006 at 20:22 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Kitchenpakel

Hi
Yes I know its rebaged, but the KA website does tell you that
however they make it clear that the KA drawer has had some changes made to it to meet KA high specifications. For what thats worth........


Post# 139620 , Reply# 55   7/2/2006 at 20:24 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
tub lid shot

you can see the sealing gasket

Post# 139621 , Reply# 56   7/2/2006 at 20:25 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Rebadged.....

Meant REBADGED, not REBAGED. however REBAGED may apply

Post# 139622 , Reply# 57   7/2/2006 at 20:28 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Under the front cover

Heres whats hiding under the front access panel, which is covered when you buy the additional cost actual panels

On the left is the detergent/rinse aid dispenser and the black fan is actually the fan for the forced air drying


Post# 139623 , Reply# 58   7/2/2006 at 20:32 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
Drawer Position Sensor

The sensor that determines the whether the drawer is open or closed uses an infrared transmitter and receiver, and is tranmitted thru the plastic light guides mounted on the draw.
On the frame is a prism which reflects the signal from the transmitter down and back to the receiver. So when the drawer is closed the circuit is complete so to speak and the drawer will run


Post# 139624 , Reply# 59   7/2/2006 at 20:33 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
end view

here are the light guides as viewed from the end

Post# 139626 , Reply# 60   7/2/2006 at 20:35 (6,500 days old) by variflexpghpa (Pittsburgh, PA)        
for a clean load of dishes

you need a dispenser. Here is a shot of the opened detergent dispenser. The instructions are very clear to use powder only. No liquid or tablets. Infact the prongs you see in the dispenser are to keep you from using tablets.


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