Thread Number: 74624
/ Tag: Modern Dishwashers
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Post# 984292   2/25/2018 at 13:41 (2,223 days old) by jkbff (Happy Rock, ND)   |   | |
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Post# 984297 , Reply# 1   2/25/2018 at 14:41 (2,223 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Looks interesting and useful, if the coating is of good quality/durability. The IndieGoGo link provided on the YouTube vid is defunct. Google search finds several other failed links ... but http://www.theflexrak.com works. |
Post# 984298 , Reply# 2   2/25/2018 at 14:47 (2,223 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 984300 , Reply# 3   2/25/2018 at 15:05 (2,223 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 984304 , Reply# 4   2/25/2018 at 15:32 (2,223 days old) by philcobendixduo (San Jose)   |   | |
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Price is right - I paid slightly more for a USED lower rack for my 1994 Maytag.
Their website makes NO mention of dishwashers like my Maytag that have a "pop-up" wash tower. I suppose as long as you leave the area clear where the tower will pop up, it's okay but "non-technical" people probably won't realize that. When you click on the "order now" link, it takes you to Amazon. No reviews there as of yet, though. |
Post# 984310 , Reply# 5   2/25/2018 at 16:08 (2,223 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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I think the dishwasher used in the video is a Frigidaire. "Interesting". I don't like modern dishware because so many incorporate those style deep, rounded bowls. Aside from being very wasteful of space in dishwasher, I think their size can encourage overeating. They vary in size from 2-3 cups+. Only redeeming factor is for spill-prone kids and adult. |
Post# 984316 , Reply# 6   2/25/2018 at 16:24 (2,223 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 984320 , Reply# 8   2/25/2018 at 17:14 (2,223 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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I bet those silver pans on 1:11 won't be squeaky clean. |
Post# 984321 , Reply# 9   2/25/2018 at 17:16 (2,223 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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And that's the most stupid idea I've ever seen. Unless you're a complete idiot, you can learn how to make real bobloads without spending $100 on a rack. Gosh, I'm making so many miracles with a haier 4-place countertop dishwasher that I deverve the Bobload awards 2018. |
Post# 984330 , Reply# 10   2/25/2018 at 18:50 (2,223 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Hmmmmmm........
Speaking of BobLoads... Kinda a good idea, but I highly doubt it... There is not enough intelligence to figure that out now. Just a Old Man thinking that it's sort of a Scam with a good idea when you run out of Common Sense and Creativity. This post was last edited 02/25/2018 at 19:59 |
Post# 984341 , Reply# 11   2/25/2018 at 20:03 (2,223 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA)   |   | |
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You guys are right about the price. I looked up the replacement lower rack for my Whirlpool... $175!
Some cheaper options on ebay for $60 to $90, some used, some new but don't look exactly like the OEM part.
I can find entire used and working dishwashers on Craigslist that use the same rack for $50. |
Post# 984363 , Reply# 13   2/25/2018 at 22:31 (2,223 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Paulo, were you in my kitchen late in the afternoon today? I had loaded up the dishwasher and I was kinda like, hmm, not sure how well those will get cleaned like that. So I basically unloaded all of the bottom rack and started over--this was after I'd already rearranged the portion that was in there before I started putting all the cookware/Pyrex in there after I'd made dinner. |
Post# 984405 , Reply# 16   2/26/2018 at 08:49 (2,222 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Or you could put what does not fit in the machine in your second dishwasher and run it when you have a load. I agree that some of their loading would only clean pans used for boiling water. |
Post# 984412 , Reply# 17   2/26/2018 at 10:09 (2,222 days old) by jkbff (Happy Rock, ND)   |   | |
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You guys knew this was coming ;-)
That is one of the things I love the most about the Miele dishwashers. Their racks. They are designed to be flexible in a lot of ways. But to fit some of that bigger stuff, most people don't want the dishes to actually lay against each other because they think they won't get clean. I've had to do several customer education sessions and go and reload their dishwashers in their houses because they called complaining that they can't fit near as much in the new dishwasher as they could the old one. I'd show up, unload their dishwasher, reload it the way I think it'd work and they'd have 3 to 4x more in the dishwasher than what they had. And it was always the same "OOO, I don't think that'll clean, I'll try it" and they'd call later and say they never thought of loading it that way and couldn't believe it worked. What sparked this post though was because of my Bosch downstairs. That lower rack is what I hate the most about that dishwasher. I've even gone as far as putting a commercial ware-washing rack in, on top of the lower rack so I can wash things. I use that dishwasher primarily for my sheet pans and large cutting boards so I have the tall items sprinkler in instead of the middle rack, but still. That bottom rack leaves a lot to be desired. |
Post# 984441 , Reply# 18   2/26/2018 at 14:15 (2,222 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Post# 984484 , Reply# 19   2/26/2018 at 19:25 (2,222 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Reminds me of the Old D+M with the Loop Racks.
Sorry, No use for that rack. Desperate replacement maybe. Most "Normal" people... (Not like us)... would or I find it useless. You need to rely on the "Deflection" and physics of the water spray going up and coming down. That's my story and I am sticking to it. : ) |
Post# 984641 , Reply# 22   2/28/2018 at 05:18 (2,220 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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In Reply #21, photo #1... What is the grey plastic dome, immediately to the left of the bottom spray arm's centre support? It's not the salt lid, nor the filter. |
Post# 984649 , Reply# 23   2/28/2018 at 06:26 (2,220 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 984814 , Reply# 26   3/1/2018 at 11:36 (2,219 days old) by jkbff (Happy Rock, ND)   |   | |
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