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Yep! They ceratainly are!!! Whirlpool Direct Drive machines are bar far one of the WORST washing machines ever made. A terrible agitator design and very violent agitation for the clothing. Absolutely pathetic filtration ability. Extremely poor rinsing, beyond unbelievable how poor it truly is...

Direct Drives SUCK!!! Avoid this machine at all costs.

And finally.......... it's all done! Presenting my KitchenAid KDS-19C in all it's glory :) All cleaned up, fully installed and completely operational. Ok, the Stainless Steel panels need a little more elbow grease, but I'll get to it, but in the meantime..... OMG-I finally have a...

It's only 2 cans actually The one black part is a liner that fits into the white part and then there is the top for it. And one other bin. So it's actually only 2 garbage cans, but one is taken apart. Yes, I've done cans in the Maytag RR before. I figured out a very clever way to do so too...

Suddenly, it's a "One-Arm Bandit" I finally got to put the KA to the ultimate test this morning. My garbage cans. I usually run these through the dishwasher once a month. The Bosch has a removable upper rack and a spray head to put over the spout that feeds the upper spray arm during the cycle...

Upper Rack Also, I'm keeping the upper rack tilted, (for now, anyway). Both for extra space in the bottom for items in the silverware basket, but also for better drainage for some of my coffee mugs. I usually don't like a tilted rack, but it seems to work ok with this machine and it feels...

My final silverware basket decision..... I'm sticking with the smaller basket from the Bosch. And it fits better than the larger one without scratching or damaging the finish on the tines from fitting it in and constantly removing and replacing it when unloading it. It fits perfectly actually...

The ACTUAL Final Rinse Sani Temperature? I'm a bit confused about the actual temperature for the final Sani-Rinse in my machine. Prior to the 19, it seems that all the machines heated to 180oF. The Sales Brochure for my KDS-19 that I downloaded from this site, states: +All models have a dual...

Hi whitetub! Actually, I'm quite glad it didn't come with the silverware basket. Not only did it get the price lowered from the seller, but I wouldn't have used it anyway. Never had any intention of it either. It's just too big for me. I like a very small silverware basket so I can have as...

My Two Cents Worth..... is to save the GE if you can. Since the electronics are fine and the wash system as well as the interior are fine and in good condition, the replacing of the moter/pump mechanism in one of these machines is relatively simple. It's one of the simpler machines to work on...

And now, the Maytag Here's a few pics of it as it is. Dirty and in rough shape inside, but I love it and it's still my favorite dishwasher of ALL time.

And an intense load I put my heavy KitchenAid enameled pots in. They say things like this shouldn't go through the dishwasher, yet even in the early days of advertising in their brochures, KitchenAid always showed a cast iron enameled pot in the before/after pictures for the Soak & Scrub cycle...

An all plastics load with no silverware basket. I opened the door quickly and caught some pics during that first few seconds of steam flying out of the dishwasher. It was pretty cool. Also, some more pics of that venting issue from the fill valve.

Beautiful Machine I remember that model very well. They were stunningly beautiful and very advanced looking in their day. I also remember, that even though they were all electronic controls, they were very simple. Not a lot of thinking and choosing to get it going. Just the basics. A few...

That was fun! Thanks for posting that.

Oh my, what's this all about??? Here's something interesting that one would NEVER notice with the machine is fully installed. Makes me wonder what the underside of the many countertops that these dishwashers were built-in under look like after the many years that these machines lasted and were...

It Works! And it works well!!! @ barcoboy-Yep, I sure am. That "hissing", "misting" "steam-boiling" sound is pretty intense actually. I got one very FULL load done last night. I was gonna post some pics I took of the final results of my first load, but I was so tired by then that I had to go...

Seriousely??? I can actually HEAR the water being steamed inside the dishwasher when the Sani phase kicks in. My computer chair is 2 feet away from the door of it and I can hear it literally within SECONDS of starting up in each phase. I could also hear it across my living room, about 10 feet...

Pics 1-2 is the first Rinse & Hold cycle. Pic 3 is the second Rinse & Hold cycle. (I rotated the filters inside the machine to give them equal coverage). Pic 4 is the beginning of the Soak & Scrub cycle with the Sani Heat light activated. All is working well so far. It's now halfway through the...

Pics 1-3 is the filter after a very quick and easy brush scrubbing. Pics 4-5 with some water poured in to moisten the seal and check for any leaks before starting up the machine. Pic 6 with the filter in and ready for the first Rinse & Hold cycle and the small broken glass collector in the small...