Dishwasher Performance Tests

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another inspector

 

[frigilux]

Oh.My.God. Testing appliances would be my dream job! Thanks for all the pics and explanations.

 

[logixx]

Thanks for posting those interesting pics!

Here's a video from Miele showing the Euro version of a DW performance test.

Alex

http://www.miele-dauertest.de/media/aktion/GS_Dauertest/Spuelergebnis-Test.mpg

 

[Hometechdoc]

Miele video

That is a great video. I had never seen it before. dishwasher performance testing is interesting. However, results are not always consistent.

 

[logixx]

Here are the other videos:

http://www.miele-durability-test.com/de/campaign/dw_durabilitytest/2047.htm

 

[roto204]

Fascinating

That's fascinating, Allen. Thanks for posting that! :-D

 

[laundryshark]

Thanks for Sharing Dishwasher Demos

Hey Alex:

Thanks for sharing those Miele demos. For the most part, at least I could still clue in on the happenings beyond the background music.

Laundry Shark

 

[appnut]

Cool Allen. You know me and dishwashers.

 

[rp2813]

Bosch

Allen, how did the Bosch do? My sister is thinking of buying one and is coming to me for advice.

Thanks,

Ralph

 

[logixx]

I have a Siemens (Bosch) dishwasher at home and I love it - it cleans amazingly! It can easily handle a Bob-load and still get everything clean. I thinks it's great.

Alex

 

[rp2813]

Thanks Alex, the model she is looking at is: SHU66CO2UC which doesn't come up on the Bosch web site. It's supposedly discontinued and that's why it's priced low. She's going to make the purchase today.

Any interested parties in the LA area will have a KA Superba that I'm guessing is from the 70's up for grabs pretty soon.

 

[rapunzel]

Hi ya'll,

Just a thought on the F&P drawers. I've got a pair of those and find that a blocked washarm is usually the cause of residue on dishes. Could it be that it got missed when it was loaded up? Judging from the pictures it looks unlikely, but it is hard to tell. Unfortunately it doesn't give a warning, like my old GE used to, when something interferes with the wash mechanism. I can tell by the way it sounds if something interferes with the rotation, but not everyone in my household is so attuned. The few times that it wasn't picked up, most of the dishes still came out surprisingly clean.

The holes in the F&P washarms are quite large in comparison to many other dishwashers and it really seems to move a lot of water under quite a bit of pressure. I've now had it for close to a year and not once have I had to clean out stuff from the spray holes. The large circular filter screen keeps remarkably clean as well. I don't pre-rinse, but scrape off solid food residue before loading them into the machine. The small strainers at the front of each drawer collect small quantities of gunk and they get cleaned out monthly.

Our dirty dishes don't get to sit for 24 hours though. We use both drawers twice daily on average.

Cheers from sunny Cairns