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Magic chef Mom had one just like that before a newer cooktop was installed in about a 65 kitchen/house. Had similar layout of knobs and griddle in middle - stated magic chef on it from memory

Gas on sofa Tom - was not expecting to read above post but you did bring tears to my eyes in laughter in your wording

A plugged water inlet valve Betting this machine is not filling up with enough water on fills because of a plugged inlet valve. Calcium in the water and such will cause this eventually. Can further prove this by adding a half gallon or so of water during the wash cycle and hear it throwing...

Magic chef With the "cut out tunnel on bottom rack" of the magic chef - this sounds like a "tower wash" system which is not the best for water distribution to the 4 corners of the top rack. Usually there are plently of 2 full wash arm machines on facebook marketplace - just ask if they will...

Suds -Also experienced suds with the quick packs. Gel leaves some tough items unclean but gels typically contain bleach which is nice to use sometime if smells linger in dishwasher or light soiled loads. Traditional powder suits me best especially for cooked on foods.

Glass etching Ive had issues with etching years ago when detergents were stronger but found using less detergent stopped this. Scraper, non-rinser here and soft water im sure didnt help either. Step mom was a pre-washer with soap and the whole bit. She would rinse, wash and sometimes rinse...

Filters Something isnt right for food redepositing on dishes. As far as a drain loop - you certainly dont want water siphoning out but this isnt usually an issue unless your drain is under the machine or in basement. Can you raise the drain hose above the discharge point to prevent siphoning...

Fleck brand softners About 10 years ago my softner quit which started my research of online forums on various brands of softners. Fleck brand softners is what i would have chosen then and probably now. Fleck is moderately priced yet built for longevity over brands such that are sold at box...

Stingy sensor wash Found mine on craigs list used about 4 years ago for 60.00. It had some lime on the heating element which someone had tried to scrape off and the top spritzer above the upper rack had been broken off - have used it as is and am very happy with mine. seldome will the sensor...

Ultrawash Thats my daily driver pictured there. Yes its a powerclean. -washes anything thrown at it on pots n pans cycle. Not a loud machine at all.

Powerclean Spacedog - that is a very nice ultrawash (powerclean) you have there! Why isnt that wonderful machine being put to use? -can see from the pic the upper rack is even fully adjustable to adjust for wash arm clearance under the upper rack.

Detergent for powerclean For my current powerclean (kenmore version) - cooked on food soils get the cheapest powdered detergent i can find (kroger brand). Or if non baked on then i prefer the cheap kroger brand gel for chlorination/disinfection. Power scrub option (or hi-temp wash) was ALWAYS...

Clean as a whistle That whirlpool is clean w low use - not even any lime scale on the cal rod showing. The self cleaning filter on the power clean keeps itself clean. Not much can fail here other then the control board and water inlet valve. Non tall tub here just means youll not have as far...

Repairmen and money A new pump kit installed would be a couple hundred dollars at least - which is worth their time. Your machine does not need a new pump of any sort. A plugged water inlet valve and hard water is your problem. Ive had a terrible time w repairmen actually breaking appliances...

Poor wash quality on old dishwasher Ive had this happen as well and fixed it by installing a new fill valve on the dishwasher which is cheap and easy. -can further this by adding a half gallon of water after the machine takes in water on a fill - if its short on water, the sounds of sloshing...

Lime from hard water use Depending on how soft your water is - using a good strong detergent like cascade boil out will wash off a light layer of calcium in just a few washes. Lemi-shine would work too.

Kenmore Agreed! - just keep the water heat button selected to insure a 145 degree main wash (the closed detergent section). If you're not getting perfect results out of one of these machines you the operator are doing something wrong

Parts to replace Ken, had picked up mine for 50 bucks as it was a portable model. -It had about 15 years of usage on it but the racks were in prestine shape as in no rust. Only thing i replaced on it was the fill valve which is a 40.00 part just because i didnt think the valve was allowing a...

Thats a powerclean module dw Ken, thats an excellent find! Normal wash selection w water heat selected should be 4 water changes (r,w,r,r) with only around 8 gal water usage total. -will produce amazing results w unscraped or unrinsed dishes. Not a 4 hr model here. Miss my whirlpool powerclean...

Haha yes. Had one for several years before passing it to an ex. -great turnover, makes lots of noise and suds. Remembering could hear it run in the basement from outside the house. -can really tangle clothes so advice was to just drop clothes straight down into the machine and not wrap...