Deciding between old GE and KitchenAid Hobart

[combo52]

Older KA DW Cleaning Performance

Pods will work just fine in this DW, I would supplement the pod in the main wash cup with some powered or liquid detergent in the pre-wash cup.

 

If the main wash cup does not open and the pod does not desolve there is something wrong with this DW.

 

It is true that an older DW like this does not clean as well as newer DWs that have longer cycles that actually heat the wash water to a guaranteed temperature, the overall best cleaning DWs were machines like the WP Power-clean machines built from 1985-2011.

 

John L.

 

[panthera]

Yes, under the arm

The bottom arm lifts straight up and off.
You can access them then.

 

[panthera]

John,

Our Potscrubbers with the orbital arm on the most intensive cycle out clean every modern dishwasher any of our friends have. Especially when you take into consideration that I absolutely refuse to pre-rinse and only remove bones and olive pits.
Yes, we have 145F water and, yes, it's softened. That does help.