thinker1920
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Hi Everyone,
We currently have a Whirlpool WDT970SAHV that has been a poor performer since the day we bought it. We have had techs come out and look at it and supposedly it's functioning perfectly despite it leaving food particles on glasses and dishes (about every 8th wash), really cloudy glasses that look dirty (about every 4th wash), and the dishes and silverware just don't come out that clean.
For clarification, we do not have hard water, we religiously clean the filter, we use rinse aid, our hot water is 140 degrees and we run the sink till it's hot before starting, we have tried putting in the dishes very dirty / medium dirty / and well rinsed, and we've run cleaning agents through the machine (afresh / some vinegar). No matter what we try it's just a poor performer. The only thing that makes it usable is running it on Heavy + High temp + Sani Rinse, that at least has the glasses coming out clean but I still occasionally find little food bits on top of the glasses and bowls in the upper rack. I check everything that comes out of it when I unload it and its not unusual to find bowls with food bits stuck to them, same with silverware or grease on the butter knives where you can tell they were used to spread butter.
For those reasons we've been considering going vintage (also getting sick of the 3 1/2 hour run time). I've been looking at KitchenAid's KDS series and Whirlpool / Kenmore PowerClean / UltraWash. I did find a KDS-20 about 2 1/2 hours from me for $150 but it looks like the tub might have some staining and it may have been sitting for 8 years (and from what I've read I think the KDS-18 fans may have won me over). As for the Whirlpool / Kenmore's if we go that route I'd really like to find a porcelain tub version but I only seem to be able to find the plastic tub versions. Is the only way to tell by looking at the placement of the detergent dispenser? Or does that only work on the whirlpool models? Did any of the later versions come with porcelain or stainless steel tubs? I've been a little discouraged by how hard it has been to find things. Any forum Members have any extra machines they'd be willing to part with?
We currently have a Whirlpool WDT970SAHV that has been a poor performer since the day we bought it. We have had techs come out and look at it and supposedly it's functioning perfectly despite it leaving food particles on glasses and dishes (about every 8th wash), really cloudy glasses that look dirty (about every 4th wash), and the dishes and silverware just don't come out that clean.
For clarification, we do not have hard water, we religiously clean the filter, we use rinse aid, our hot water is 140 degrees and we run the sink till it's hot before starting, we have tried putting in the dishes very dirty / medium dirty / and well rinsed, and we've run cleaning agents through the machine (afresh / some vinegar). No matter what we try it's just a poor performer. The only thing that makes it usable is running it on Heavy + High temp + Sani Rinse, that at least has the glasses coming out clean but I still occasionally find little food bits on top of the glasses and bowls in the upper rack. I check everything that comes out of it when I unload it and its not unusual to find bowls with food bits stuck to them, same with silverware or grease on the butter knives where you can tell they were used to spread butter.
For those reasons we've been considering going vintage (also getting sick of the 3 1/2 hour run time). I've been looking at KitchenAid's KDS series and Whirlpool / Kenmore PowerClean / UltraWash. I did find a KDS-20 about 2 1/2 hours from me for $150 but it looks like the tub might have some staining and it may have been sitting for 8 years (and from what I've read I think the KDS-18 fans may have won me over). As for the Whirlpool / Kenmore's if we go that route I'd really like to find a porcelain tub version but I only seem to be able to find the plastic tub versions. Is the only way to tell by looking at the placement of the detergent dispenser? Or does that only work on the whirlpool models? Did any of the later versions come with porcelain or stainless steel tubs? I've been a little discouraged by how hard it has been to find things. Any forum Members have any extra machines they'd be willing to part with?
