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Post# 147140   8/5/2006 at 14:09 (6,445 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Hi ladies and gents...long post here...sorry. I just replaced my 2001 Kenmore Ultra Wash Dishwasher with a 2006 Portable Ultra Wash. I hate it with a passion! It washes incredibly, but the racks are horrible! The lower rack is smaller than the old one..2 dinner plates will not fit side by side. The upper rack only holds my glassware in the outer rows of the rack. My coffee mugs only fit in the middle row. Any of my mugs or glasses have to stagger over the pins if I use the second rows. I am running this dishwasher much more often and with less dishes than the old one. Anyway, Sears has given me 30 more days to decide if I want a refund. My only other option for a dishwasher is the new Maytag Tall-Tub Portable. Does anyone think Maytag is the way to go? I'm concerned about the quality and wash ability. Thanks for letting me rant.
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Post# 147147 , Reply# 2   8/5/2006 at 14:38 (6,445 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Thank you for the welcome. They are both portables. As far as the Whirlpool, the upper rack is the same as the new Kenmore. My old dishwasher had a terraced upper rack like the short tub Maytag. All my glasses and mugs fit between all the rows. Out of the 5 rows in the upper rack of the Kenmore, only the outer edges are wide enough for my dishes. If I try to put my glasses or mugs in the secondary rows, they don't touch the bottom of the rack. The pins are kinda curved so it kills some of the width. I hope this helps explain.
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Post# 147164 , Reply# 3   8/5/2006 at 16:19 (6,444 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi)   |   | |
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By all means,return the Kenmore,seeing that it's loathsome to you.The Maytag will wash very well,but the quality? That is another story.The old belt-drive Maytags,with dual deep racking held a ton of dishes,even pots on both racks.Bob would be proud! |
Post# 147168 , Reply# 4   8/5/2006 at 17:35 (6,444 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Back in 92 I house sat for a friend and they had a Maytag with the reverse racks. I actually thought it was really cool to load. I think if they still made them I would get one. If I remember correctly it cleaned like a champ. i put some gross dishes in that one at the time. I wasn't and still isn't much of a pre-rinser. I'll soak crusty pots and baking dishes but that's it!
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Post# 147169 , Reply# 5   8/5/2006 at 17:38 (6,444 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Back in 92 I house sat for a friend and they had a Maytag with the reverse racks. I actually thought it was really cool to load. I think if they still made them I would get one. If I remember correctly it cleaned like a champ. I put some gross dishes in that one at the time. I didn't pre-rinse then and still don't now. I'll soak crusty pots and baking dishes but that's it!
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Post# 147170 , Reply# 6   8/5/2006 at 17:39 (6,444 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 147322 , Reply# 9   8/6/2006 at 12:29 (6,444 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 147369 , Reply# 10   8/6/2006 at 20:22 (6,443 days old) by andrewinorlando ()   |   | |
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Bob - you and I are most definitely cut from the same cloth - no pre-rinsing, ever!! From the oven to the table to the dishwasher!! Of course, we've both got TOL GEs!! |
Post# 147402 , Reply# 11   8/7/2006 at 03:37 (6,443 days old) by geoff (Cape Coral, FL)   |   | |
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Hi Jake! I have a Maytag Jetclean II tall-tub portable dishwasher that I bought about 3 months ago when I moved into my new house. First things first, this dishwasher cleans like nothing I've seen. I once put in all of the drip pans from my stove that had burnt on who-knows-what on them. I had no intentions of them coming out clean. MUCH to my surprise my Maytag blasted them SPOTLESS!! it cleans burnt on baking sheets, cassarole dishes, you name it. The amazing part is I only use the light cyle. I think I used the normal cycle once or twice. It gets run just about every day or every other day. OK, now for what I don't like about it.. Number 1, it's LOUD!! at least from what I'm used to it's loud. I got used to it though. Number 2, become friends with the Light Cycle, ANY other cycle takes FOREVER. I once used the heavy cycle and the damn thing ran for just under 3 hours. On the normal cycle it runs for just about 2 hours. I don't use heated dry because my hot water is so damn hot that dishes dry themselves with the residual heat. On the light cycle it runs for about an hour to an hour and a half. Other than that, I could NOT ask for more or a better dishwasher.. Hope this helps
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Post# 147403 , Reply# 12   8/7/2006 at 04:20 (6,443 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 147626 , Reply# 13   8/8/2006 at 13:45 (6,442 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 147627 , Reply# 14   8/8/2006 at 13:49 (6,442 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 147631 , Reply# 15   8/8/2006 at 14:17 (6,442 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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Post# 147675 , Reply# 16   8/8/2006 at 19:18 (6,441 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 148196 , Reply# 17   8/13/2006 at 09:06 (6,437 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts)   |   | |
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So...Lowe's dropped off my new Maytag Tall Tub Portable Dishwasher. Naturally I let my dishes sit in the sink since Friday to test out this bad boy. I just loaded it and ran a rinse cycle until after dinner tonight. I cannot believe how quiet it is compared to the Kenmore. Second, after the rinse cycle all traces of everything on the dishes are gone! I only ran it for 4 minutes just to see and I am astonished! I'm also amazed that my dinner plates fit in the top rack! To quote the Maytag Dishwasher commercial in the video downloads,"I wish I started out with a Maytag!"
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Post# 148232 , Reply# 18   8/13/2006 at 16:12 (6,436 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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