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Well I ate at grandmas apartment. I did a good portion of the dishes by hand, she used her gold plated silverware can’t go in the dishwasher and the big dinner plates won’t go in her 18” dishwasher either, as well as some of the bigger bowls and serving dishes. I loaded up her little dishwasher...

The wash tower screws off in a clockwise direction. If you haven’t taken off in a long time it will probably give some resistance. Before you get too involved with taking it I would make sure that the wash arm is rotating at the correct speed. The multi orbit system is more complex than what...

For the machine that had the newer active filtration, are you referring to the newer GE tower wash models that have the round filter underneath the wash arm? I had one of those for a while and I found it to be mostly pointless.

@ Askolover yes you do a whiskers and a paw in reply 10 and you can see a set of ears emerging in reply 12. It’s funny that you called them my helpers, those two do everything I do. It makes it kinda hard to work on stuff sometimes, when I took all the trim off the Ultra Wash to clean it I had...

I know everybody here has their favorites but I think it’s fun to explore the differences and find the strengths and weaknesses of each different machine. That being said my Potscrubber is only one step down from the famed 1200 and had all the same features such as the multi orbit system...

Thank you for the kind words everyone, I guess it’s only 20 dollars. Did some more cleaning up and water testing, so far no leaks and everything functions as intended. The only set back is going to be getting the correct adapter to go on the kitchen faucet. I had a bunch of Dishes that needed...

Is that where Whirlpool got the Estate name that they would use later on for their BOL line?

What a gorgeous reverse rack! Hopefully you get many more years of washing out of it!

So I’ve been trying to watch my money and reduce some of my things so I’ve been avoiding the thrift stores and other such places. That being a said a our local Salvation Army opened up a new store almost right across the street from my apartment. I of course had to check it out shortly after...

Does that option actually extend or pause the wash until it hits the desired temperature, or does it just heat to whatever temperature it gets to. I know this is a Whirlpool influenced unit but I thought that these still used mostly KitchenAid cycle logic with the static water heating on the...

While the basic architecture is the same the new machines are terrible. The racking is terrible, especially the upper the rack. The spray pattern is different and much less effective, coupled with less water per fill. The filtration system is basically useless and they changed the main sump...

It’s a shame whirlpool cheapen these out, expect on the Superba models. Did the new wash arm have any benefits in performance, besides the extra clearance?

I acquired this 18” dishwasher for free for my grandma to use. She lives in a rent controlled apartment with a very small kitchen, but this is perfect size for her kitchen and her needs. Is a bit of a quirky machine though. No unicoupler, a separate drain hose and a fill hose. I had to zip tie...

I’ve also noticed that brands don’t really put model or trim designations on the panels either, especially for TOL models. You used to have Supurba, Gold, Custom Imperial, etc and now I don’t really think anyone uses a TOL designation.

Fryer boil out or bubble bandit are “old school” phosphated detergents that work well in older machines. That being said 12-15 years is not that old in the grand scheme of things. I use modern detergents in my 1980s Potscrubber with no issue. You may need to run a more aggressive cycle, but...

Yes this was Maytags own tall tub design.

Loading taboo… I do commit this loading sin with my Potscrubber. I load my salad bowls facing toward the tank in the upper left hand row. The only reason I do this is if you flipped them around the right away the inner most bowl will touch the items on the saucer shelf, so I’d either have to...

So I had an opportunity to put the Potscubber III back in service but I seem to having an issue with the wash arm now. The machine sat unused for not quite a year, and now the little washer under the wash arm has kinda dried up. It needs to be able to secure the wash arm to the pump outlet but...

I think there are a lot of factors at play here. Washing in cooler temps is a trend that is creeping into the commercial world. Also shorter cycles in general for faster turnover. Many laundry attendants incorrectly load machines, often putting way to much in for them to properly clean. Using...

Wow that pulsematic is something else! It always amazes me how quickly both machines throw their water and get ramped up to speed. No fussing about!