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Thread Number: 75293
/ Tag: Modern Dishwashers
Year old Whirlpool dishwasher, anyone else have one, opinions? |
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| Post# 991306 4/18/2018 at 19:27 (2,191 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver) | ||
I’ll be honest by saying I don’t find this poor thing terribly impressive, it gets the dishes mediocre clean, things can come out a bit spotty and or filmy at times, and I’ve thoroughly cleaned it out with LemiShine, but still it’s jot what I’ve come to expect from a dishwasher, and everyone has noticed the Kitchenaid gets things cleaner. And I know the Whirlpool we have at home does way better than this new one too. Is something wrong with this machine? Or is this just how modern dishwashers are?? Anyone else have something similar, and if so what do you think? I think someone may have filled the Jet Dry with vinegar (not me!!) because they read online that it’s a ‘natural’ alternative to the real thing, this may be contributing to the lack of decent results?
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Post# 991314 , Reply# 1 4/18/2018 at 19:51 (2,191 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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 Murando531 has the next model up, both have about the same feature set. His give excellent result. My Kenmore Elite equivalent gives outstanding results. Maybe it's not getting enough water per fill period. What temperature is the water heat set? Is the hot tap run first to flush cold water form the line before starting it? What cycle/options are used? | ||
| Post# 991323 , Reply# 3 4/18/2018 at 21:14 (2,191 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver) | ||
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Well when I run the machine, it run the hot tap, I don’t know what temperature but it’s good and hot, I don’t suspect anyone else bothers to purge the hot water, I tell them to run it on sensor with all the wash options selected (high temp wash, target clean, etc) and to not scrape or rinse the plates, just remove and clean the filter every few uses. I believe they tend to run it on the normal cycle with nothing but the heated dry option, and they, being the Lily livered dish rinsers, tend to rinse the dishes til there’s nothing left on them! Ugh! It should still give clean dishes though... I’ll have to get back to you on the not getting enough water per fill, this might be a possibility. I have a few ideas, but how does one check this out? I know for a good while the person who installed it didn’t understand what was going on the the standpipe under the sink and subsequently connected the drain hose to the garbage disposal without an air gap or looping the hose up high to prevent water draining back into the machine! So there may have been other plumbing faux-pas unknowingly committed on the hot water supply side.
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| Post# 991324 , Reply# 4 4/18/2018 at 21:45 (2,191 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
 My Whirlpool is a few years older but will also only heat to 105 on the normal cycle unless the "hi temp" wash option is selected.
The normal cycle without the heated wash doesn't do a great job. But it does OK with it (and also using the most expensive detergent - the cascade platinum pacs.)
I would rather have a vintage DW that used more water and a more powerful motor. | ||
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Post# 991327 , Reply# 5 4/18/2018 at 21:53 (2,191 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts) |
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| Post# 991329 , Reply# 6 4/18/2018 at 22:00 (2,191 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver) | ||
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Post# 991383 , Reply# 7 4/19/2018 at 09:11 (2,191 days old) by RE563 (Fort Worth, Texas) |
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I have the model down from this WDF760. I love it!!!. I did have to recently change from Finish to Cascade because of Texas having hard water. I mostly run the Normal or Sensor Cycle. Cycle times can go anywhere from 2hr 40mins to 3hrs 10mins depending on the soil level. I don't rinse, but scrap my dishes. The only option I truly use is heated dry. I have used target clean a couple of times, but I have also found that it does a great job with out it.
Here is my link www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... | ||
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Post# 991384 , Reply# 8 4/19/2018 at 09:18 (2,191 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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I've put about 30 similar machines Into rental units the past six months and they wash well. One must prescrape the dishes, of course and they won't remove baked on anything - but, then, nothing built today actually cleans dirty pots and pans, that's what you're for. We no longer build dishwashers for anything but moderately dirty dishes. This leads me to guess that your machine has a problem. With hot water and a good detergent, even the least expensive machine in this line up (Amana for about $279) cleans quite well.
You know what to check, something is probably blocked, but I'd start with a non-obvious test. Put several glasses in the top rack, facing up. Run the wash cycle for a minute after it has filled. How full are the glasses with water? Are any empty? | ||
| Post# 991416 , Reply# 10 4/19/2018 at 14:58 (2,190 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver) | ||
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Some sort of residue in there. I’ll do the cup test next time I’m there. I might take off the wash arm and have a look in there too just to see. The filter area is clean, and I ran the filter through the kitchenaid, there was some greasy hooping it, and a film on the dishes and inside of the tub. It took several long cycles with LemiShine to get the film completely gone, and it hasn’t returned, but the wash quality is abysmal. I assumed the film was just a buildup of food residue but now I’m not sure. The detergent they were using was liquid cascade, the some powdered cascade, and now Kirkland tablets. Used all 3 of this in the Kitchenaid and it got everything sparkling clean, so I don’t think it’s the detergent, and the water temperature seems to be more than adequate for it as well. So I’m thinking either the Whirlpool is not getting adequate water, is clogged or severely dirtied.
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