Thread Number: 79016
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
If you could program any sequence of wash drain rince cycles for a Dishwasher what would it be? |
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Post# 1029715 , Reply# 1   4/12/2019 at 21:34 (1,833 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Nick, You are correct that the cycling sequence that KA used made little sense, Maytag reverse rack machines were also not very logical in their cycle sequence. Best DWs in this respect were Whirlpool from 1958-1998 and D&M from the early 60s through the early 80s.
There are also a few others that did a good job of cycle sequence design.
A couple things to consider, your KA DW has three places for detergent, when you put detergent in both cups and close them you are supposed to put some detergent in the recessed area above the cups. [ I believe you should never start a DW cycle with no detergent in the first water fill ]
I also believe KA was stupid to heat the first fill, instead they should let the first fill warm up the machine and dishes in the pre-wash and then heat the main wash and last rinse. It is also much more productive to heat water while the main pump is running, why waste time and heating water in the sump NEVER raises the entire dish load to any set temperature.
I completely agree that all DWs should have had metered fill, if they had done this they would have solved millions of DW complaints and problems.
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Post# 1029721 , Reply# 3   4/12/2019 at 22:25 (1,833 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA)   |   | |
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When I first got my "modern" (2010) WP dishwasher I didn't like that it only filled 3 or 4 times. I was so used to the older models that filled and drained far more often.
But it cleans better and still rinses the dishes clear.
I think the removal of phosphates from DW detergent makes things harder for the old machines.
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