Bosch DW Question

[kenmore1978]

plastic drying

I could never get my KM to cmpletely dry plastic even using Sani-Temp final rinse, rinse aid, AND heated drying. There would be a lot FEWER drops of water if I used those 3 options but the plastic items would still never be COMPLETELY dry.

 

[retromom]

Bosch, etc.

Scott:

You bet I use a rinse-aid! Our water is so hard here, you have to chop it out of the faucet ;-)

Jaune:

I find that the more I use the dishwasher, the dryer the plastics seem to get. Yes, there are still a few drops left on some items, but gosh...this is such a great dishwasher. It's a small sacrifice considering the Hotpoint left flakes of dishwasher detergent inside the glasses and wouldn't even dispense all of the detergent. Blech!

Phillipe:

I had to laugh; I will walk by the dw to make sure it's on. Yes, it really is that quiet. After all the noise the bol Hotpoint made, it's almost hard to get used to "no noise". Can't believe you found an Asko at the SA for $10.00! What a deal. My only question is, "Why the heck would someone get rid of that!!". Pass along some of that serendipity please

Venus

 

[joe_in_philly]

Jon,

I did not see any mention in my manual about adding additional detergent for a prewash. If you want to see the American Bosch dishwasher manual, you can download it from the link below.

The way mine works, it starts with a brief, 1 minute quick rinse at the beginning of the cycle. I guess it would rinse the majority of any additional detergent down the drain anyway. I initially thought that prewash detergent may interfere with the water sensor, but I don't think that is the reason why there is no prewash dispenser. I think that it is just not needed.

The way the normal cycle seems to always run is first the very brief 1 minute quick rinse. Then, it will "rinse" for about 20 minutes, and the detergent cup opens. I assume if the load was dirtier, there would be a water change before the detergent cup opens and the wash starts. It washes for about 35 minutes. Then it has two rinses, the first lasts for about 8 minutes, the second is much longer, I assume because it has to heat the water. Don't forget, we only have 110v power to the dishwasher, so it takes longer to heat the water, though we don't start with cold water. My hot water is around 120F (49C) at the faucet.

Joe

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