Washability
So far, it's performed really well. Better than the old Frigidaire D&M impeller; not quite as good as the metal bowtie GE Mobile Maids.
It is EXCEEDINGLY quiet.
The heating element runs throughout the cycle, but the cycle is so short (only about 40 minutes) that it's of little consequence. The dry runs the main impeller as a pseudo-fan.
It cannot handle large amounts of food soil without invoking the soak/prerinse cycle, so it's best to flick everything off with a rubber scraper, unless you adore picking squash seeds off the outsides of your highball glasses.
The manual warns you that you need to have your water heater at 140 to 160, or that you'll risk results that aren't up to par. I had to nudge ours up; the initial run left some powdery residue on the dishes. In my testing in the past--particularly with the Frigidaire spin-tube--this is a red flag that the water's too cool. I'm going to give it another go tonight.
It's a great utility machine. It's the first impeller I've had that didn't make me sorry for owning bowls and pans. It also has the interesting ability to scrub items in the top rack, even when you don't fill the bottom rack with plates to help direct the water upward. In the last load I ran, the top rack was spotless, even a bowl with dried-on gak, and there was not a single flat item in the bottom--all bowls, pans, you name it. Most impressive.
Those of you who remember my YouTube demo of plates-versus-empty-rack loading in an impeller know what that's about.
So far, it's performed really well. Better than the old Frigidaire D&M impeller; not quite as good as the metal bowtie GE Mobile Maids.
It is EXCEEDINGLY quiet.
The heating element runs throughout the cycle, but the cycle is so short (only about 40 minutes) that it's of little consequence. The dry runs the main impeller as a pseudo-fan.
It cannot handle large amounts of food soil without invoking the soak/prerinse cycle, so it's best to flick everything off with a rubber scraper, unless you adore picking squash seeds off the outsides of your highball glasses.
The manual warns you that you need to have your water heater at 140 to 160, or that you'll risk results that aren't up to par. I had to nudge ours up; the initial run left some powdery residue on the dishes. In my testing in the past--particularly with the Frigidaire spin-tube--this is a red flag that the water's too cool. I'm going to give it another go tonight.
It's a great utility machine. It's the first impeller I've had that didn't make me sorry for owning bowls and pans. It also has the interesting ability to scrub items in the top rack, even when you don't fill the bottom rack with plates to help direct the water upward. In the last load I ran, the top rack was spotless, even a bowl with dried-on gak, and there was not a single flat item in the bottom--all bowls, pans, you name it. Most impressive.
Those of you who remember my YouTube demo of plates-versus-empty-rack loading in an impeller know what that's about.
