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Thread Number: 95496
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Post# 1201681 3/17/2024 at 06:56 by electronicontrl  (Grand Rapids, MI) |
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A year ago I began the task of renovating my kitchen and along with it came brand new appliances. My 30+ year old (still working) appliances had to go. (Most of them are now in storage). I spent a lot of time researching appliances and ultimately purchased what I wanted which was KitchenAid. ( I purchased extended warranties). The new appliances were delivered 10/6/2023. After 35 years of experience with the reverse-rack Maytag/Jenn Air, I had to "learn" a new dishwasher. The result is - I love my new KitchenAid KDTM704KPS. I used to load "Bob Loads" in my old dishwasher and I now do the same in the new one.
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Post# 1201682 , Reply# 1 3/17/2024 at 07:00 by electronicontrl (Grand Rapids, MI) |
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Post# 1201683 , Reply# 2 3/17/2024 at 07:01 by electronicontrl (Grand Rapids, MI) |
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| Post# 1201686 , Reply# 3 3/17/2024 at 07:13 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Post# 1201688 , Reply# 4 3/17/2024 at 07:26 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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New whirlpool, built three rack dishwashers
Hi Michael great to see your new dishwasher. Thanks for all the great photos of this machine.
We’ve been selling quite a few of these and customers so far just absolutely love them have not had any complaints, my only complaint is being so tall I hate bending over for modern dishwashers in general because the lowest rack is pretty close to the floor. I keep trying to get my brother Jeff to get one because he has his dishwasher built up and I think he would love loading and using this Dishwasher There’s also a Maytag version of this dishwasher we sell quite often. My only comment is try to get the money back on your service agreement. It’s a waste of money statistically your chances of making out with that or Neil these machines are not giving any real problems , especially in the time that your contract covers you for the first maybe five years. Hi Mark, these dishwashers are not that expensive when you compare them to the $2000 Miele or Bosch machines and these hold far more and are more reliable in the long run, plus any decent service tech will service these unlike those other brands. John | ||
| Post# 1201689 , Reply# 5 3/17/2024 at 08:26 by Helicaldrive (St. Louis) | ||
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Soft food disposer? Do those have a soft food disposer so there’s no unsanitary food strainer basket to manually clean? Been wanting one of those new 3 rack Maytags for a long time. | ||
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Post# 1201691 , Reply# 6 3/17/2024 at 09:18 by peteski50 (New York) |
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KitchenAid | ||
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Post# 1201693 , Reply# 7 3/17/2024 at 10:07 by electronicontrl (Grand Rapids, MI) |
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Thank you
I'm very impressed with this dishwasher (and the wall oven, cooktop and refrigerator as well).
In regards to my model of dishwasher having a soft food disposer, John would know for sure. I recall reading somewhere the KA models having a filer that requires cleaning and the Maytag brand models having the disposer. I do not pre-rinse ever and I have not seen anything at the bottom of the dishwasher that needs cleaning. | ||
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Post# 1201714 , Reply# 10 3/17/2024 at 18:55 by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 1201715 , Reply# 11 3/17/2024 at 19:07 by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
We bought the 604 model last May which is one step down from your machine and it is a nice machine and it does hold a lot of dishes and glassware. Since we just scrape and load and dont pre-rinse our stuff, when you run the machine it always takes over 3 hours to wash a load of dishes. That I don't like, also I have no clue what portion of the cycle the machine is in when it is on. Dashes on the front control panel are of no help at all. I do know that you can add a dish before the 2:38 mark shows up on the timer as the detergent wash cycle starts around that area.
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| Post# 1201717 , Reply# 12 3/17/2024 at 19:51 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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I'm pretty sure these have the removable filter that you can clean periodically..
Actually, when that first started being a thing, I didn't go for it. I wanted a hard food disposer...However, after re-thinking that... I actually PREFER removable filters... Take my Maytag for example (which is 10 years old now) No issues except for rinse aid dispenser which I don't care about.... anyway - to clean it .. it has to be taken apart.. I often think how nice it would be to have a removable filter that I can just pop out and clean myself.. Are the Maytag versions as good as the Kitchenaid? It's crazy when I check prices the white color is sometimes $200 MORE! Crazy | ||
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Post# 1201720 , Reply# 13 3/17/2024 at 21:39 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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New whirlpool, built three rack dishwashers
There is no difference in quality components, and reliability between the KitchenAid and the Maytag versions of the machine, they use the same motors and basic parts. They roll out of the same assembly plant, etc.
There is no removable filter in these dishwashers. There’s only a small plastic trap. That’s just a guard against things like broken glass and olive pits getting into the pump and filtering system. These dishwashers use the spinning, ultrafine filter that whirlpools been using for 10 or 15 years, they’ve continued to perfect this filter. It’s the most sophisticated filter in any home dishwasher in the world. John | ||
| Post# 1201730 , Reply# 16 3/18/2024 at 04:48 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Wow very few options for white.. and look at the price jumps for the models that do offer white. crazy!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO mark_wpduet's LINK | ||
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Post# 1201736 , Reply# 18 3/18/2024 at 07:29 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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new whirlpool I believe the new whirlpool still uses removable filters. | ||
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Post# 1201756 , Reply# 20 3/18/2024 at 11:17 by appnut (TX) |
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Egress is absolutely correct about the spining tube under the 3rd rack on the KA and is the reason whty I would pick the KA over the Maytag. In fact, that spinning tube is actually considered an additonal level of spray, so KA has 7 spray levels vs 6 for any other 3 rack design. And WP has their own model at TOL too. If I had to pick one, it was always KA and mnot Maytag.
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Post# 1201757 , Reply# 21 3/18/2024 at 11:20 by appnut (TX) |
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Angus I don't blame you for being dismayed about that sales guy persuasion/deception. Yae Applance out of Boston has YT cleaning results videos and KA is just behind the Miele & Bosch for cleaning performance. The GE is a very distant 3rd or 4th place and in my books, quite pathetic. My Bosch never ceases to astound and suprise me.
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Post# 1201764 , Reply# 22 3/18/2024 at 12:35 by Logixx (Germany) |
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Post# 1201769 , Reply# 23 3/18/2024 at 14:32 by appnut (TX) |
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I"m not sure I"ve commented about these two videos befoe or not, but here goes. That first one, who cares if the bottom spray arm can spray water all thje waay to the top of the tank. It's empty, nothing in there. How about reality instead, I want to see how the different spray levels perform when the machine is loaded as intended. The same with Andrew's video. YEs, it's nice to see the different levels to see the patterrns. But now I want to see real world performance, I want to see how those sprays look with fully loaded racks. That shows me how the currents drench each item in each rack.
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Post# 1201784 , Reply# 24 3/18/2024 at 18:06 by electronicontrl (Grand Rapids, MI) |
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Thank you Logixx and Andrew for the videos. I love the rotating spray on the 3rd rack.
For Bob Load fans, I have one more set of pics: (It's a mix of before and after pics). | ||
| Post# 1201799 , Reply# 25 3/18/2024 at 20:02 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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@ Appnut
I thought the SAME THING immediately...it's empty. LOL.. Even still... I'm impressed with the way they wash... I had no clue until seeing that video that there was a freaking rotating spray arm... One thing: As I was watching the lower spray arm work.. I noticed there was a big gap in the middle where there is no spray and I wondered... WHY??? Also...I have a question if anyone wants to give their opinion... If you're in a home with white appliances that are pretty old, would you slowly replace each one with a different color.. It would feel so weird to have a stainless dishwasherer, but everything else white...although stainless would match white.. like slowly replacing each when needed until you ultimately have all stainless I do have a stainless countertop toaster/ Blender already so.. | ||
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