Thread Number: 89826
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
KitchenAid Superba vs Bosch Ascenta |
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Post# 1144556 , Reply# 1   3/15/2022 at 05:14 (767 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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I used a Bosch SHS843AF5N/01 (does not have Crystal Dry or an auto-open door) several times five months ago when helping a friend move to a house that has said dishwasher. Mostly freshening packed/unpacked dishware, although some normal-dirty items were involved. It washes very well. Glass/crockery/metallic items were dried but plastic was not. The tub interior was always noticeably wet. I didn't let the loads sit overnight to evaporate residual moisture before unloading because they needed to be immediately unloaded and put away to run the next batch. Leaving the door ajar overnight after unloading did not fully dry the interior by the next morning. I imagine leaving the warm dishes to cool overnight with the door ajar would give better results. Regards to your aversion to rinse aid ... it's prit'much required with Bosch. They do not have a drying heater. Drying is the condensation method via dishware (glass/metal/crockery) retaining heat from the heated final rinse. Contrary to the belief that the stainless steel tub retains heat, the premise of condensation drying is that the tub cools faster than the dishware which entices residual moisture to evaporate off the dishware and condense onto the tub surface. Bosch will compensate for an empty or disabled rinse aid dispenser by increasing cycle time for additional heating of the rinse water. The user manual warns that the increased heating of course increases energy consumption, and can also cause damage (etching) to china and glassware. Rinse aid dispensing has seven settings, 0 (off) and 1 (lowest) to 6 (maximum) dosage levels. Factory default is 5. Aside: I never prerinsed dishes with either of the two vintage KitchenAids (1975 and 1992 models) that I've had, and they washed nicely. Your linked KA user manual is a 22 series KUDA220T so it's early 1990s, not 1986. My 1992 KitchenAid was a KUDS220T4 ... same as yours but not the Architech (KUDA) version with a control panel to match the height of a standard kitchen drawer face. |
Post# 1144573 , Reply# 3   3/15/2022 at 13:00 (766 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1144579 , Reply# 4   3/15/2022 at 14:11 (766 days old) by Awooff (Peoria, Illinois)   |   | |
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Either pits (holes) have formed on the feed tube to the upper rack wash arm or a new fill valve should be easily installed, maybe both!
Old fill valves calcify up limiting full water fills for proper wash power. Cheap diy fix on either issue. Keep that ka and if those 2 fixes still cause issues then switch to a loose powder detergent filling both cups. No prerinsing should still produce spotless results otherwise there is an issue. |