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/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
What is a "Bob Load" |
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Post# 1087412   8/31/2020 at 16:43 (1,305 days old) by Losangeles (Muscle Shoals, AL 35661)   |   | |
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Hello everyone,
I have seen the expression "Bob Load" in several threads. Count me ignorant but I have never seen it explained. This may not be the right forum but I did not see a Forum that fit the question. So what is a "Bob Load" and the history or is this an inside joke of some kind. Thanks, Tommy (Losangeles) |
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Post# 1087415 , Reply# 1   8/31/2020 at 16:52 (1,305 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Tommy, a "Bob Load" is full-beyond-capacity load of dishes, utensils, glasses, cups, etc. in a (preferably) vintage dishwasher to demonstrate what the machine can hold. I think that term has been around here a while and I believe it was coined by our very own appnut (Bob), but that may not be fully accurate.
Here's a "Bob Load" in my 56 GE dishwasher in Ogden as an example...
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Post# 1087418 , Reply# 2   8/31/2020 at 17:15 (1,305 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1087419 , Reply# 3   8/31/2020 at 17:17 (1,305 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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to me it's proof of just how fantastic various models can wash EVERYTHING! When the Kitchenaid is already darn full but you run around the house and find 3 more coffee mugs and you see that one more skillet on the stove and you look in the fridge and find at least one bowl of 2 week old crap, and you just gotta fit everything in and run it and be done with dishes! And there's always 2 travel mugs in the car, remember them. My Kitchenaids and 2 different early 80's GE and Hotpoints have always come through! Put it on Ultra or Pots Pans cycle, let it do its job on a Bob load!
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Post# 1087428 , Reply# 4   8/31/2020 at 18:46 (1,305 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)   |   | |
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My vintage dishwasher would have a boob load |
Post# 1087430 , Reply# 5   8/31/2020 at 19:14 (1,305 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 1087433 , Reply# 6   8/31/2020 at 19:57 (1,305 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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If it's a Kitchen-Aid dishwasher, you're in luck!
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Post# 1087447 , Reply# 8   8/31/2020 at 21:44 (1,305 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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BobLoad™ is oriented around dishwashers, maxing-out the loading capacity, and getting the items properly clean* ... thus before and after pics are required for qualification. The whole thing is a recognition of Appnut's (Bob) dishwasher loading skills. *A tiny bit of residue fleck on a particularly challenging item may be considered acceptable for a dishwasher load. |
Post# 1087482 , Reply# 9   9/1/2020 at 07:24 (1,304 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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to "bob"! Load it up, wet, wash, dry. |
Post# 1087513 , Reply# 10   9/1/2020 at 12:07 (1,304 days old) by sfh074 ( )   |   | |
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LOL! www.automaticwasher.org/c... |
Post# 1087516 , Reply# 11   9/1/2020 at 13:11 (1,304 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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BobLoad™ is so "famous" that I'm starting to use it in our user manuals. |
Post# 1087527 , Reply# 12   9/1/2020 at 15:52 (1,304 days old) by Losangeles (Muscle Shoals, AL 35661)   |   | |
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Thank you to everyone who answered the question and provided pics "What is a Bob Load." After looking all the pics of Bob Loads I think I have been Bob Loading all along. When the children were still at home I only ran the dishwasher only after everything was done and we were ready for bed. I can't stand having one or two items still left in the sink. I will shuffle and re-arrange till everything is loaded. I used the Pots-n-Pans cycle on my old whirlpool (16 years) with only inlet valve replaced. I have a Whirlpool MOL now and sadly I am embarrassed I bought it. The upper spray arm is forever clogged with the smallest things (tomato seeds)that the filter should have caught. I can't wait to kill it off and get another. Any suggestions??
Thanks again for adding new knowledge to an old brain. |