Thread Number: 82361
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Bob Load Thread anyone? |
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Post# 1064000   3/21/2020 at 11:55 (1,468 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Well, since so many of us are stuck at home I thought it might be fun to have a Bob Load thread. Take our minds of off things if just for a few minutes. Seems it's been a while. This morning I was about to start the dishwasher and took some before pics. I added the after. Anyone else have any to share? |
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Post# 1064008 , Reply# 1   3/21/2020 at 12:54 (1,468 days old) by NeptuneGuy27 (Baltimore,MD)   |   | |
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These were taken a while back... |
Post# 1064023 , Reply# 2   3/21/2020 at 15:13 (1,468 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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That Bosch can hold much more! Although, I’m glad you know what cycles to run! I will oof mine up here soon and send a pic. I almost always run Bob loads. |
Post# 1064025 , Reply# 3   3/21/2020 at 15:16 (1,468 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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Sure why not! This is this afternoons load in the LG that I have. The detergent used is Finish Quantum. I will post after pics...
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Post# 1064061 , Reply# 5   3/21/2020 at 18:02 (1,468 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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Load finished. This dishwasher does a really good job at washing and drying. Everything was spotless.
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Post# 1064091 , Reply# 6   3/21/2020 at 22:54 (1,468 days old) by Cam2s (Nebraska)   |   | |
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Not exactly a bob load but cooked more than usual this weekend and fired up the power clean. Didn’t take any before pics. |
Post# 1064259 , Reply# 7   3/23/2020 at 08:02 (1,466 days old) by Revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Had I seen this thread before I started my dishwasher last night, I would have taken “before” photos. So here are the “after” photos of my mostly “Bob Load”. Kevin |
Post# 1064787 , Reply# 8   3/27/2020 at 11:10 (1,462 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Yesterday jammed the KenWhirl...
1 Cascade Pure Action Pac 1 tsp. Boil Out 2 days worth of dried on Oatmeal, Egg yolk, and Dried on Smoothie Glasses |
Post# 1064817 , Reply# 10   3/27/2020 at 15:11 (1,462 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC)   |   | |
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Post# 1064818 , Reply# 11   3/27/2020 at 15:16 (1,462 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1064820 , Reply# 12   3/27/2020 at 15:23 (1,462 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 1064821 , Reply# 13   3/27/2020 at 15:32 (1,462 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 1064822 , Reply# 14   3/27/2020 at 15:37 (1,462 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1064823 , Reply# 15   3/27/2020 at 15:42 (1,462 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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It is really odd. I tried all my tricks and they didn't work. I did do a screen shot of each and posted them below. Maybe Robert has an idea why. They came across as a .jpg and I tired to convert them to gif and that didn't work either. |
Post# 1064956 , Reply# 17   3/28/2020 at 17:02 (1,461 days old) by seedub (South Texas Hill Country)   |   | |
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Here's my offering. This picture could be captioned 'If the Sanford & Son Junkyard were a dishwasher.'
Fred Sanford: "I been cawawdinatin' all day long."
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Post# 1064977 , Reply# 18   3/28/2020 at 20:33 (1,461 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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This is from my WP Gold DW. PIC 4 is the after of the Lasagna pan. This is a certified Bobload.
Eddie I am not surprised you Kenmore cleaned everything perfectly. I have the Whirlpool version and it is the best DW I have ever seen for home use. WK78 |
Post# 1064993 , Reply# 19   3/28/2020 at 23:36 (1,461 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1064994 , Reply# 20   3/28/2020 at 23:38 (1,461 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1064995 , Reply# 21   3/28/2020 at 23:41 (1,461 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1064996 , Reply# 22   3/28/2020 at 23:42 (1,461 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1064997 , Reply# 23   3/28/2020 at 23:47 (1,461 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1064998 , Reply# 24   3/28/2020 at 23:49 (1,461 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1065013 , Reply# 25   3/29/2020 at 05:08 (1,460 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 1065364 , Reply# 26   3/31/2020 at 17:27 (1,458 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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I found out the hard way that if the LG dishwasher that I have is overloaded I.e. a “ Bobload” and one uses the Normal cycle, most of the load will be clean but some items, not so much. Now if I use Heavy with High Temp option, then this dishwasher runs the motor at high speed and it scours the hell out of everything in the load. I know it’s limits though. This dishwasher holds quite a bit , much more than my beloved Miele LaPearla that I had. That said I am sad to report that this dishwasher that is the current resident in my kitchen isn’t going to last another year. It has developed a crack in the left corner of the control panel and its traveling. Motor has a “ whine” to it now and sometimes the panel doesn’t respond to inputs. And the top rack is rusting in 4 spots. I am a tad disappointed
So I have been shopping around for a new one and found a Whirlpool that I do like. It’s either the Whirlpool or the Kenmore version both have the Total Coverage arm. And stainless steel tank. |
Post# 1065375 , Reply# 27   3/31/2020 at 18:49 (1,458 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 1065377 , Reply# 28   3/31/2020 at 19:17 (1,458 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1065383 , Reply# 29   3/31/2020 at 21:32 (1,458 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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Well for one thing with a Miele ...its small capacity wise. True they are great machines but the price is a tad much. I spent $2k for the LaPerla and that lasted me almost 10 years. The thing with Miele is that when they crap the bed, and the one I had with the main control going and them wanting a cool $1k to replace I thought nope not going to happen. they had already "goodwilled" the motor assembly and the delivery tubes for the middle and upper wash system. That alone would have cost me $650 just for the motor, pump, heater, switches and what ever else was in that module.
The LG 5545ST that I have now is almost 3 years old and I found out that its a common issue with cracks in the control panels, rusting racks and in places that you wouldn't even think of. Then there is the issue with the panel itself where I will press the Power button to power up and it doesn't respond like it used to...it takes 4 tries and then it powers up. I know that is a common issue as well. The LEDS for the time display has blinked a few times during a cycle. As much as I do like this machine and I wish that they were as good as their laundry products, dishwashers are a tad lacking in durability and reliability. They really need to up their game in that area. |
Post# 1065390 , Reply# 30   3/31/2020 at 22:22 (1,458 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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What is the history of whirlpool's new global wash system (gws?) What changes were made and how well do they do on a bob load? I have always wondered how engineered their motors and their entire wash system. seems very effective. I wonder how it will do on a bob load. |
Post# 1065499 , Reply# 31   4/1/2020 at 17:12 (1,457 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 1065758 , Reply# 34   4/3/2020 at 13:58 (1,455 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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Just a question for a technicality: Would a Sensor cycle with a "lower rack intensive" option still allow for BobLoad Certification? With a sufficent load of course. |
Post# 1065759 , Reply# 35   4/3/2020 at 14:07 (1,455 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Henrik, yes it would be allowed. Options selected have no influence as to whether a load qualifies/disqualifies for BobLoad certification. It's solely how "loaded" the dishwasher is as well as just how dirty/filthy the dishware/cookware is.
In fact, the need to intensify the bottom rack means there must be some pretty grungy stuff down there. |
Post# 1065966 , Reply# 40   4/4/2020 at 20:49 (1,454 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1065996 , Reply# 41   4/5/2020 at 05:32 (1,453 days old) by bewitched (Italy)   |   | |
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A little contribution with some pictures of a daily charge |
Post# 1065998 , Reply# 42   4/5/2020 at 05:38 (1,453 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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I'm such a dumbass sometimes... The DW adjusted the estimated cycle time a couple of min up after the cycle. |
Post# 1066003 , Reply# 43   4/5/2020 at 06:31 (1,453 days old) by Logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Not a Bob Load but a Maiden Load in my new Siemens. It's been a while since I loaded an 18" dishwasher so I was taking baby steps in figuring what yo place where.
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Post# 1066233 , Reply# 44   4/6/2020 at 13:27 (1,452 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Not much of a BobLoad® but it's what I had for this morning. Pics 1, 2, 3, 4 is not debris in the plastic container, it's a bit of melting. Employees sometime bring lunch from home and leave the containers (sometimes dirty) in the stockroom. I snatch them after several weeks of negligence. (A chlorine bleach soak is applied if needed). The drain filter is from the lower drawer. I clean them when needed by running through a cycle. |
Post# 1066254 , Reply# 46   4/6/2020 at 16:51 (1,452 days old) by murando531 (Augusta, Georgia - US)   |   | |
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DaDoes - I'm not sure if I've made this remark before, but I LOVE those stoneware plates you have. My Mamaw and Papaw always had that exact plate and pattern, and everytime I see your dishwasher full, I have a little spark of joy thinking about them. I have no idea where those dishes went after they passed away back in 2011 and 2012. I'm actually working on building up a collection of the Mountain Brook(?) stoneware and the classic Corelle and Corning dishware they and some of my family had growing up.
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Post# 1066272 , Reply# 47   4/6/2020 at 20:04 (1,452 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Well being home and cooking and eating at home a lot a funny thing happened Sunday, I noticed that I was running out of glasses and forks and spoons etc. With two DWs I usually load one and unload the other but some how I loaded DW#2 and never ran it and now DW#1 was nearly full as well.
So last evening at exactly 9:15 I started both DWs, they are 14 feet apart, so I start one than the other and I go back and pause the 1st one for 5 seconds to get them synchronized, then you get to sit back and listen as they both go through the cycle in perfect synchronization.
Both DWs are pleasantly quite but you can still hear what is happening [ I would NEVER have a silent DW as it is actually dangerous ] I had a customer 12 years ago with a Bosch DW that the fill valve stuck open on. The customer had an instantaneous gas water heater and it flooded the basement apartment with more than 12" of all hot water, the DW continued to fill for almost 6 hours. Finally the fire&smoke alarms went off and woke her up, even though her bedroom was less than 12 feet away from the DW she said she never heard a thing. I told her that the Bosch was an easy fix as it was just a bad fill valve, she said Hell-NO get me a DW that you can hear so in went one of the last of the KM power-clean style DWs. [ The Bosch did over $60,000 worth of damage to the house as all the water was hot and the steam destroyed even the drywall on the basement ceilings ]
But back to the Stereo WPs, both DWs finished at 10:10 PM and started into the air-dry cycles. I estimate that each DW used between .8 and 1 KW of power and each used around 12 gallons of 130F water hasted by my storage type NG fired water heater.
You will see that my tableware does not practice Social Distancing , I love the convince of just dropping hand fulls of dirty silverware in the baskets, the day that I have the time to sort and arrange dirty spoons, forks and knives in the silly top trays of many newer DWs in when I will be ready for the funny farm, I think I would rather fold dirty socks and underwear than handle all the dirty tableware, LOL |
Post# 1066295 , Reply# 48   4/7/2020 at 00:50 (1,452 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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After my honey made Chicken Adobo for dinner tonight, there was enough stiff dirtied since running the Bosch yesterday morning, to justify running it again this evening.
Let's see of I can manage to get BobLoad certified this time (fingers crossed)!
Photo progression: 1. some of the dirty stuff 2. starting to load the lower rack 3. the loaded lower rack 4. the upper rack 5. rack #3 6. the door 7. the detergent (in this case Somat brand my friend Mark brought me from Spain) 8. cycle settings |
Post# 1066297 , Reply# 49   4/7/2020 at 02:09 (1,451 days old) by Fisherpaykel (BC Canada)   |   | |
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Combo52 those are very good looking machines in black and chrome and stainless, same goes for the kitchen. Ha ha, on second look at your post noticed the stereo-symmetry can be good! |
Post# 1066320 , Reply# 50   4/7/2020 at 07:26 (1,451 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1066326 , Reply# 51   4/7/2020 at 08:40 (1,451 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Thanks So Much Bob, I feel redeemed
Forgot to mention there was also a small bowl under the colander in the upper rack!
Everything was spotless, of course! |
Post# 1066343 , Reply# 52   4/7/2020 at 10:11 (1,451 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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I still miss mine it was sold on as I was having trouble finding powdered detergent and the pods and tablets were too strong and causing foam etc so went back to a boring dishwasher, Having said that I do prefer the top tray for cutlery as you never have to touch the dirty part just the clean handles but its what ever you are used to I guess?
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Post# 1066384 , Reply# 53   4/7/2020 at 18:09 (1,451 days old) by NeptuneGuy27 (Baltimore,MD)   |   | |
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It took two days to fill her up but here is my BobLoad(r). Cycle selection is: ProWash, Sani Rinse, and ProDry. Detergent is a Cascade Platinum Plus pac. |
Post# 1066388 , Reply# 54   4/7/2020 at 19:03 (1,451 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia)   |   | |
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Hi Henene4,
Your air fryer had quite a bit of residual water which looked milky. I would say that this load needed an extra rinse cycle. I programmed in an extra interim rinse and water plus through the service mode as I was experiencing this with my G6827. All good now. The results are great. Cheers Rod
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Post# 1066391 , Reply# 55   4/7/2020 at 19:29 (1,451 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The Flatware baskets on our WP DWs are very easy to load in or out of the DW, you never have to touch anything but the handles whether the items are dirty or clean.
I usually load from 1-6 pieces of FW at a time and when you just have one dirty spoon etc you only have to open the door a few inches and drop the item from countertop height [ approximately 36" above the floor ] you do not have to open the and pull the top FW rack all the way out to put one teaspoon in its perfect spot.
Poor rinsing is a major problem on many new very water efficient DWs, try setting a glass upright in the DW during the last rinse or take a turkey baster and suck water out of the sump after the DW has run and see what the water looks like, and would you drink what you see ?, and this cloudy water is dried all over your [ clean ] dishes, this is the main reason that a lot of newer DWs stink after they sit a while between runs.
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Post# 1066418 , Reply# 56   4/8/2020 at 04:58 (1,450 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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I currently am using finish rinse aid that does that. It is heavily blue colored and I have set it to 4. Had that back in the other flat with Bosch as well. |
Post# 1066517 , Reply# 57   4/8/2020 at 17:57 (1,450 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 1066583 , Reply# 60   4/9/2020 at 01:01 (1,450 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia)   |   | |
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Hi All,
I would like to share the last load I did in my Miele G 6827 SCi XXL dishwasher. The last pic shows a beaker with some residual water on top but it is clear. I use Miele multi-tabs and Miele rinse aid set at 2 ml. I have had this machine for shy of two years and before that, I had a G 5935 SCi XXL. I think the G 5000 series was very good and better than my current machine. When I first got the machine, I was experiencing milky water in the final rinse and the cutlery tray started to get stained with tomato residue. I put this down to low water consumption. I never had this problem with my G 5935. I went into the settings and added a permanent pre-wash even if the short option was used. This did improve things and then I went into the service menu and activated water plus and second interim rinse. The results were much better and then started to play around with the options and settings. I still have the machine on water plus and have taken away the second interim rinse. I always tend to run Automatic program with the short option, the duration is around 1 hour 26 minutes. The machine is connected to a hot water supply at 55 degrees celsius. The Automatic program with no options generally starts at 2 hours 45 minutes but finishes around 20 minutes faster. Schulthess, to get into the service mode. I think you have to turn off the machine and then at the same time press the power and the back button together, release the back button and press it 5 times holding it down on the 5th press until you enter the service/programming mode. You should be able to find water plus and activate it. Regards Rod |
Post# 1066656 , Reply# 61   4/9/2020 at 15:53 (1,449 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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The verry little water in the sump after todays cycle was clear. The filter it self is pretty self cleaning. The area around it tends to keep green particulates from herbs n such quite a bit, especially up around the top where the filter connects to the holder/filter screen and around the bottom of the shroud of the lower wash arm. |
Post# 1066781 , Reply# 62   4/10/2020 at 14:55 (1,448 days old) by Logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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I'd frequently get that milky water when using the Fast 65°C cycle. It would wash, rinse twice and dry within 55 minutes. It cleaned pretty much everything but burnt-on food. However, without a pre-wash, I'd often have milky water in areas that trap water. My usual cycles (either Auto or Intensive with Vario Speed) always performed a heated prewash to which I added a little detergent - no residue.
The small beast of a dishwasher, the Bosch countertop unit, uses comparable amounts of water to a full-sized machine. It leaves dishes spotless even without rinse aid. Can't speak about the new Siemens as I haven't used it enough. Just case, there is an option to add an additional rinse. |
Post# 1066784 , Reply# 63   4/10/2020 at 15:05 (1,448 days old) by Logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Load of the day. Chicken drumsticks were baked in the casserole and rice pudding in the pot. Nothing too serious, though.
I will say that a cutlery drawer in a Euro-hight/ ADA compliant dishwasher does take up some real estate. Both baskets were pretty much loaded as high as possible. :o |
Post# 1066909 , Reply# 64   4/11/2020 at 12:18 (1,447 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1067344 , Reply# 65   4/14/2020 at 16:11 (1,444 days old) by jerrod6 (Southeastern Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Here is the load I did Yesterday |
Post# 1067348 , Reply# 66   4/14/2020 at 16:16 (1,444 days old) by jerrod6 (Southeastern Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Here is the load after it was washed, except for the bowl that was covering the glasses on the left, in the middle basket. I used it to store leftover lunch in. |
Post# 1067441 , Reply# 67   4/15/2020 at 00:53 (1,444 days old) by Turbowash (USA)   |   | |
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I’m really sorry for the stupid question, but my google search gave me no answers and English is not my native language, but what Bob Load means? |
Post# 1067484 , Reply# 69   4/15/2020 at 10:33 (1,443 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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I think they are either Villeroy and Bach, or Hutschenruether. Artist's name Yves Galgon? He designed some serveware for Lufthansa. |
Post# 1068246 , Reply# 72   4/20/2020 at 00:58 (1,439 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 1068271 , Reply# 73   4/20/2020 at 06:17 (1,438 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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I had those same green floral Corelle dishes back in 1979. |
Post# 1068275 , Reply# 74   4/20/2020 at 07:06 (1,438 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1068291 , Reply# 75   4/20/2020 at 11:15 (1,438 days old) by Searsbest (Attleboro, Ma)   |   | |
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Easter dinner dishes in our 2019 Maytag MDB4949, I'm extremely impressed with this dishwasher (that says alot considering this dishwasher replaced my Lady K power clean) and yes, they came out spotless! And my little helper was in picture pre-rinsing.
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Post# 1068345 , Reply# 76   4/20/2020 at 17:54 (1,438 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1068438 , Reply# 77   4/21/2020 at 06:13 (1,437 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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In the museum kitchen has been getting a workout, it is normally only run every week or so however Jason and I have been staying in the office and reorganizing the parts room and I have been cooking every day so we don't have to go out to eat.
So the trusty KM UW has been run every few days with larger dirtier loads.
I even made two batches of peanut brittle in a little brake time.
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Post# 1068471 , Reply# 78   4/21/2020 at 09:30 (1,437 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1068495 , Reply# 79   4/21/2020 at 13:12 (1,437 days old) by Logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 1068516 , Reply# 80   4/21/2020 at 15:22 (1,437 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Tha Video was amazing.
I'm fascinated with the Beads. What a great idea to aid in cleaning. Galvanized Impeller makes wicked sense. So once the machine is charged with the beads, They stay in the sump with water ? And BobLoad beyond. Did a great Job. Commercially there is a machine to polish Silverware, Service, and pieces called a Burnisher. It uses a hopper with beads and vibrates to remove the tarnish. |
Post# 1068619 , Reply# 81   4/22/2020 at 10:30 (1,436 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Hi all.
So. I have moved. The KA is at the old house. And I have inherited a Maytag MDB8949SHZ4. It’s a few years old with the physical push buttons. And pocket door. It had a rough life! But it’s been salvaged. Some IDIOT previous owner must’ve washed planter pots in it. It was FULL of mud, twigs, stems and flower petals. After pulling the module apart, and a handful of washes with Finish dw cleaner, and bleach, she’s finally feeling like her old self again. So I’ve been washing a combo of daily dishware and unpacked items to clean. And last night I packed this sucker! Auto cycle. Cascade PureClean pac. Everything came out great! All clean and fresh. * Bonus points for those who see anything “different.” ;) |
Post# 1068620 , Reply# 82   4/22/2020 at 10:33 (1,436 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Post# 1069293 , Reply# 84   4/25/2020 at 20:08 (1,433 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Living in the wake of likely shortages of some fresh items I did a test tonight to see how well I could make Spaghetti and meatballs with a jar sauce produced by a local restaurant, frozen Italian Meatballs and chef improve it some. I would normally make these items from scratch. The result was not too bad but I could smell TVP when the meatballs were heating in the sauce. The taste was good, "Could barely taste TVP". Anyway, I ended up with enough dishes for a BobLoad over the course of the day and here it is. WK78 |
Post# 1069299 , Reply# 85   4/25/2020 at 20:34 (1,433 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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That sphere system washing was very cool to watch - what a beautiful machine as well.
This is a load from last weekend, did a bunch of baking and then dinner. Made banana bread, frosted banana cookies and an apple cobbler. This was the last of three loads for the day. |
Post# 1069302 , Reply# 86   4/25/2020 at 21:03 (1,433 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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How do you like the Cascade Platinum Plus? Any major difference from the regular pacs? |
Post# 1069423 , Reply# 88   4/26/2020 at 15:24 (1,432 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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But, a load from this morning that was largely from yesterday and lat night's dinner. I don't have the ability to upload pics I take from my phone and with DadoEs' (Glenn's) help, here they are!!
I was thinking about Jetcone as I was preparing to load all this stuff. At a Wash-in in Tucson he & I were attendidng at the same time between 2006-2008 (I don't think it was in Omaha in 2005), Jon made a comment-watching Bob load a dishwasher is like watching oragame. Under the mixer bowl are a bunch of saucers. Under the Instant Pot orange sling are tongs, large service spoons, various other things and the beater to the mixer from last nights mashed potatoes. For anyone who might find this trivia interesting, all those white dishes, flatware, and corningware date all the way back to the 1959/1960 Waste King and all the way through every college apartment dishwasher and every apartment and house dishwasher I've been in since fall 1977. |
Post# 1069715 , Reply# 89   4/28/2020 at 13:32 (1,430 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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I think the above is a wimpy case of BobLoad. So, to show y'all I do load my own dishwasher this way when the opportunity avails itself. Thank you Glenn. |
Post# 1069844 , Reply# 90   4/29/2020 at 07:47 (1,429 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI)   |   | |
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LOL, that sounds dirty! Here is mine in my new Whirlpool I got last month. I've been very happy with this machine so far.
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Post# 1071854 , Reply# 91   5/10/2020 at 19:03 (1,418 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Tonight... KenWhirl...
Soup Day. And two days worth of dried food. One BJs Pod and 2 tsp. Boil out. Should be done in an hour. |
Post# 1071924 , Reply# 92   5/11/2020 at 06:53 (1,417 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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After my first coffee and here are the results ...
Spotless. One BJs pack. And 2 teaspoons of boil out. I usually shut it down after the last rinse and do a flash dry. But everything is nice and dry this morning with no heat |
Post# 1071945 , Reply# 93   5/11/2020 at 10:55 (1,417 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1071983 , Reply# 94   5/11/2020 at 15:57 (1,417 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 1072040 , Reply# 95   5/11/2020 at 22:31 (1,417 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI)   |   | |
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Post# 1072193 , Reply# 97   5/12/2020 at 20:28 (1,416 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1072201 , Reply# 98   5/12/2020 at 21:13 (1,416 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Steve, I agree about the KM-WP wash arm working better in WP TT DWs.
WP has never had a bad WAD in any of their DWs since their first WA DW in 1958, the big black bakelite arm.
WP arms were designed to work not impress potential buyers, GE, MT, Waste-King, WCI FD and later Electrolux DWs all ad some poorly designed wash arms.
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Post# 1072988 , Reply# 100   5/17/2020 at 13:31 (1,411 days old) by marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin)   |   | |
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My vintage Miele G550 in Spain from 1975. A hurricane in a box with 3 spray arms and built-in water softener.
With its 600-Watt pump and 3000-Watt heater, this things packs some serious food-blasting power
10 litres per fill (2.6 US gal) Normal and Intensive cycles use 58 litres (15.3 US gal)
Normal and Intensive cycles:
Normal cycle takes about 70 min with cold water fill, 60 min with hot fill Intensive cycle is around 10 minutes longer. This post was last edited 05/17/2020 at 13:54 |
Post# 1073003 , Reply# 101   5/17/2020 at 15:49 (1,411 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI)   |   | |
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Post# 1073004 , Reply# 102   5/17/2020 at 15:51 (1,411 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1073068 , Reply# 104   5/17/2020 at 21:57 (1,411 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Not so much a BobLoad® but perhaps of slight interest. DDs have reasonably-strong spray pressure. I anchored this cup by placing it over a clothes pin, presuming that it'd bump up against the lid but not flip over ... but no such luck. The two smaller cups aren't deep-enough to sit over the pins so I kinda wedged them under the spring coils and they didn't flip but also were shielded a little by the whisk. |
Post# 1073320 , Reply# 105   5/19/2020 at 12:44 (1,409 days old) by marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin)   |   | |
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Thanks for the certification, Bob!
Hi David/littlegreeny. Thank you! It was in good, working condition when I uninstalled it from the seller's kitchen in Barcelona. However I discovered a small leak from one of the safety pressure switches. It was the one that checks for positive water pressure being created by the wash pump (ensuring sufficient fill and pump operation) before allowing the heater to be energized and the timer motor to be paused. I ordered a new one from Miele and replaced it myself. I also took the wash pump to a motor repair shop for servicing as it was noisier than it should have been. The rinse aid dispenser was leaking rinse aid slightly and was NLA but I bought a compatible one and installed it. Now it's as good as new! It does have several safety systems to prevent leaking and overheating, but nevertheless I installed a leak detector underneath the machine that should automatically shut off the water supply and sound an alarm.
Hi washingpowder. Thank you! Yes the bottom spray is particularly strong and I do have to load lighter items with that in mind otherwise they'll flip! Yes if you want to skip the prewashes, you could do what you said and select a cycle and then turn it to "stop" (parada). Then rapid-advance timer would start cycling all the way round to the end position and you could select a cycle during this time and it would run the selected cycle from whatever point the timer had reached. Alternatively, you can select the "short/brief" (corto) cycle and it will advance straight to the wash phase. If you wish, you can then change your selection to Intensive, Normal or Delicate and it will run starting at the main wash.
And yes I do have the bottle for softener regeneration. I know you will already know, but for those who may be interested, this machine has a water softener than requires "manual" regeneration, unlike modern dishwashers where you just add salt to the brine tank periodically when the machine indicates the level is low. With this machine, it automatically detects if/when the water entering the machine via the water softener is becoming less soft and the "regeneration" light is illuminated. You can then fill the separate bottle with salt, remove the cap which can be seen in photo #2 and screw the bottle in place. You then select the "regeneration" cycle. After 45 minutes, the softener is regenerated and you're good to go for many more loads, depending on your incoming water hardness.
Great to see everyone's dishwashers and BobLoads! Mark
P.S. Glenn, I like your ingenious way of securing plastic items This post was last edited 05/19/2020 at 13:00 |
Post# 1073327 , Reply# 106   5/19/2020 at 13:31 (1,409 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI)   |   | |
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Post# 1073576 , Reply# 107   5/21/2020 at 01:56 (1,407 days old) by IIIJohnnyMacIII (North Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 1073739 , Reply# 108   5/22/2020 at 01:28 (1,407 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 1073771 , Reply# 109   5/22/2020 at 08:47 (1,406 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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sorry i do not have an after pic but do have a before pic
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Post# 1073784 , Reply# 110   5/22/2020 at 11:28 (1,406 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 1073801 , Reply# 111   5/22/2020 at 14:47 (1,406 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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no it is a pretty small load as i had to test something with the dishwasher 1 if water was heating properly and 2 if it would also dry with heat dry on as it left certain item with water drops when the dishwasher was purchuse end 2016 start 2017 i tryed to have my mom look at the maytag model but she do not went maytag
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Post# 1073909 , Reply# 112   5/23/2020 at 09:00 (1,405 days old) by NilfiskGA70 (Limerick, Ireland)   |   | |
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One of the frequent BobLoad®s that our Indesit IDF125 handles with ease, perfect results every time using cheap Tesco tablets and rinse aid. Bought used for just €80 5 years ago and trouble free apart from cosmetic damage to the fascia panel.
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Post# 1074341 , Reply# 113   5/26/2020 at 00:53 (1,403 days old) by murando531 (Augusta, Georgia - US)   |   | |
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It’s beyond me why Whirlpool stopped designing the Thunderbolt lower arm into their DW platforms since the Voyager. Not only has it always been an effective yet simple wash arm, it’s also as iconic to Whirlpool as the HydroSweep-X arm has been to KitchenAid. The closest thing we’ve had since the GlobalWash design has been the S-arm found in Kenmore variants and the earliest KitchenAids before they brought back an X arm, but it’s not at all the same.
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Post# 1074884 , Reply# 114   5/29/2020 at 17:51 (1,399 days old) by jkbff (Happy Rock, ND)   |   | |
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I figured I'd make my Miele contribution...
These loads were ... depression/isolation based lol. Being alone is one thing. Forced to a two week quarantine from direct exposure then not being able to see my parents for two months is another... Anyways, here is my mess and the results. I don't think the pics are in order anymore. |
Post# 1074887 , Reply# 115   5/29/2020 at 18:38 (1,399 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1076269 , Reply# 116   6/7/2020 at 21:46 (1,390 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Heyyo.
It’s been a while but I finally got some free time and enough for a real Bobload. Some good overlapping. Auto wash, heat dry. No modifiers. Finish Quantum. Also, from my arm swap post a while back on this machine, with the KA arm. It did wash very well. However, the filter chamber was chock full of soil. The jets I guess are not aimed well enough to clean the screen. I’ll have to modify the KA arm and add better placed filter wash jets. |
Post# 1076302 , Reply# 117   6/8/2020 at 06:58 (1,389 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1076891 , Reply# 118   6/12/2020 at 20:58 (1,385 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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After making Chicken Alfredo Pasta and Caesar Salad. DW was packed full and everything came out perfect. The Non Stick pan I used to finish the dish is not in the DW. WK78 |
Post# 1076901 , Reply# 119   6/12/2020 at 23:15 (1,385 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1076970 , Reply# 120   6/13/2020 at 14:26 (1,384 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Post# 1108310 , Reply# 121   2/17/2021 at 05:40 (1,135 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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I thought I'd revive this thread with a few pictures of the load I did yesterday. It's hard to get a dishwasher full when you live alone without entertaining at the moment. I don't want to wait too long to start the machine.
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Post# 1108336 , Reply# 122   2/17/2021 at 09:52 (1,135 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1108353 , Reply# 123   2/17/2021 at 10:59 (1,135 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Thank you Bob! This was a three day load (there are three Ikea mugs at the right that I only use for my morning coffee. :-)
Usually I do a load after three days even when it isn't full. But it's never empty! I made the pictures just after it was finished, some plastics still had some water drops on them. I waited a bit before unloading. |
Post# 1108969 , Reply# 124   2/21/2021 at 05:19 (1,131 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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We used to eat out three or four times a week due to our schedules. Since the pandemic started we now do take out maybe once or twice a week. We have a favorite food truck and restaurant that we order from. We hope in some small way to help keep them going.
Now that we are cooking more at home there are a lot more dishes. For the two of us we run the dishwasher once a day maybe every two but usually not much more than that. This was yesterday's load. Joe unloaded the dishwasher the night before so this is yesterdays' dishes. I've got some bare spots but at this point I ran it to be ready for this morning. |
Post# 1108987 , Reply# 125   2/21/2021 at 10:38 (1,131 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1109083 , Reply# 126   2/22/2021 at 01:37 (1,130 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 1109105 , Reply# 127   2/22/2021 at 08:03 (1,130 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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for the dirty load pic's too! I did want pancakes, or brioche' french toast for brekafast, but now I'll just wait a bit and have my nanner, hard boiled egg, and protein shake with 26 grams of protein and 120 calories. |
Post# 1109269 , Reply# 128   2/22/2021 at 23:04 (1,130 days old) by Tomdawg (Des moines)   |   | |
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Here is my bob load a few months back. Everything came out clean. Except for one gray cap on the third rack had a little loose food on it. |
Post# 1109273 , Reply# 129   2/23/2021 at 00:11 (1,130 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1113281 , Reply# 130   3/31/2021 at 00:24 (1,094 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI)   |   | |
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Post# 1113334 , Reply# 131   3/31/2021 at 09:40 (1,093 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1113394 , Reply# 132   3/31/2021 at 17:57 (1,093 days old) by littlegreeny (Milwaukee, WI)   |   | |
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Post# 1113459 , Reply# 133   4/1/2021 at 12:27 (1,092 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama)   |   | |
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This started out as what I think was a pretty magnificent Bob load. Then I forgot to take a good picture of the bottom rack after the wash and included the skillet that had scorched on onions and cabbage. Everything was spotless except the large stainless skillet. The dishwasher cleaned better than expected, but it doesn't make for a stunning clean photo.
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Post# 1113467 , Reply# 134   4/1/2021 at 14:36 (1,092 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1113489 , Reply# 137   4/1/2021 at 19:57 (1,092 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1113492 , Reply# 138   4/1/2021 at 20:12 (1,092 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Sister Mary Knock-U-Into-Next-Week sez NEVER open the dishwasher while in operation.
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