Has anyone tried this?
Flexrak??
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Looks interesting and useful, if the coating is of good quality/durability.
The IndieGoGo link provided on the YouTube vid is defunct. Google search finds several other failed links ... but http://www.theflexrak.com works.
That's on-par with many OEM replacement racks (and considerably less than some).
Price is right - I paid slightly more for a USED lower rack for my 1994 Maytag.
Their website makes NO mention of dishwashers like my Maytag that have a "pop-up" wash tower.
I suppose as long as you leave the area clear where the tower will pop up, it's okay but "non-technical" people probably won't realize that.
When you click on the "order now" link, it takes you to Amazon.
No reviews there as of yet, though.
Their website makes NO mention of dishwashers like my Maytag that have a "pop-up" wash tower.
I suppose as long as you leave the area clear where the tower will pop up, it's okay but "non-technical" people probably won't realize that.
When you click on the "order now" link, it takes you to Amazon.
No reviews there as of yet, though.
I think the dishwasher used in the video is a Frigidaire. "Interesting". I don't like modern dishware because so many incorporate those style deep, rounded bowls. Aside from being very wasteful of space in dishwasher, I think their size can encourage overeating. They vary in size from 2-3 cups+. Only redeeming factor is for spill-prone kids and adult.
Who loads pans face down?! Geez...
LOL
Just returned to my flat up north from holidays back home with family.
We have a low end Bosch here which is currently running a load containing 2 10" pans, 2 small pots, a strainer, rack\tray\crumbtray of the toaster oven, 2 1.5 quart jugs, a half quart thermos, 6 small tins (for tea, herbs, those things), several cups, plates, glases, mugs and random plastic containers.
Oh, and the cuttlery basket of course.
With the normal basic Bosch rack, without having to first reconfigure the rack and then to load it.
Just a question of skill and 3D-thinking abilitys.
Question though: Cuttlery basket?
Just returned to my flat up north from holidays back home with family.
We have a low end Bosch here which is currently running a load containing 2 10" pans, 2 small pots, a strainer, rack\tray\crumbtray of the toaster oven, 2 1.5 quart jugs, a half quart thermos, 6 small tins (for tea, herbs, those things), several cups, plates, glases, mugs and random plastic containers.
Oh, and the cuttlery basket of course.
With the normal basic Bosch rack, without having to first reconfigure the rack and then to load it.
Just a question of skill and 3D-thinking abilitys.
Question though: Cuttlery basket?
I bet those silver pans on 1:11 won't be squeaky clean.
And that's the most stupid idea I've ever seen.
Unless you're a complete idiot, you can learn how to make real bobloads without spending $100 on a rack.
Gosh, I'm making so many miracles with a haier 4-place countertop dishwasher that I deverve the Bobload awards 2018.
Unless you're a complete idiot, you can learn how to make real bobloads without spending $100 on a rack.
Gosh, I'm making so many miracles with a haier 4-place countertop dishwasher that I deverve the Bobload awards 2018.
toploader55
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Hmmmmmm........
Speaking of BobLoads...
Kinda a good idea, but I highly doubt it... There is not enough intelligence to figure that out now.
Just a Old Man thinking that it's sort of a Scam with a good idea when you run out of Common Sense and Creativity. [this post was last edited: 2/25/2018-19:59]
Speaking of BobLoads...
Kinda a good idea, but I highly doubt it... There is not enough intelligence to figure that out now.
Just a Old Man thinking that it's sort of a Scam with a good idea when you run out of Common Sense and Creativity. [this post was last edited: 2/25/2018-19:59]
You guys are right about the price. I looked up the replacement lower rack for my Whirlpool... $175!
Some cheaper options on ebay for $60 to $90, some used, some new but don't look exactly like the OEM part.
I can find entire used and working dishwashers on Craigslist that use the same rack for $50.
Some cheaper options on ebay for $60 to $90, some used, some new but don't look exactly like the OEM part.
I can find entire used and working dishwashers on Craigslist that use the same rack for $50.
I can't see that "working with most 24-inch dishwashers" at all. Particularly the ones with the tower in the middle, the first time someone slides that rack inside without paying attention, they might clip out the tower, at least in the older machines I remember with the "saucer rack" in the back and a channel for the tower.
And the examples they give, as in any infomercial, seem very forced/contrived.
As for Bobloading, I've been wondering myself -- I've seen several examples here that looked full, but it's been my impression that if one actually unloaded the machine while sorting things (plates together, bowls etc) and told Bob to *reload* the machine, it would be at the very least 25% empty and could fit way more stuff.
"Random loading" is great and all, but if one actually wants to pack as much as possible in a machine, sorting *first* and then thinking for a couple of minutes then loading is best.
Many times in the past few years I've been on the verge of emailing Bob and saying "Really? Do you think that's as much as it fits or couldn't you reload it and squeeze another 20-25% in?", but I figured, people are having fun and it is not my job to harsh their vibes. ;-)
And the examples they give, as in any infomercial, seem very forced/contrived.
As for Bobloading, I've been wondering myself -- I've seen several examples here that looked full, but it's been my impression that if one actually unloaded the machine while sorting things (plates together, bowls etc) and told Bob to *reload* the machine, it would be at the very least 25% empty and could fit way more stuff.
"Random loading" is great and all, but if one actually wants to pack as much as possible in a machine, sorting *first* and then thinking for a couple of minutes then loading is best.
Many times in the past few years I've been on the verge of emailing Bob and saying "Really? Do you think that's as much as it fits or couldn't you reload it and squeeze another 20-25% in?", but I figured, people are having fun and it is not my job to harsh their vibes. ;-)
Paulo, were you in my kitchen late in the afternoon today? I had loaded up the dishwasher and I was kinda like, hmm, not sure how well those will get cleaned like that. So I basically unloaded all of the bottom rack and started over--this was after I'd already rearranged the portion that was in there before I started putting all the cookware/Pyrex in there after I'd made dinner.
In all the years of using dishwashers I have never put deep bowls upright like in the video, and those pots were placed so close together odds are the inside did not see any water. I may waste some space but I put bowls and pots FACING the water to get clean. I've had a number of relatives complain "My dishwasher does not get my stuff clean", I see how they load and I ask the "Where does the water come from" they indicate the bottom, then a light bulb goes off and they realize what they have been doing wrong.
LOL, Bob! No, I have not been to your kitchen.
But like you, I see people claiming their dishwasher doesn't fit much and I think they're probably not loading it right.
Also, I'm not averse to putting items in ways I'm not sure will get cleaned and find out. I've been pleasantly surprised many, many times.
And in doing so, I've found out how counter-intuitive many things can be. I've had machines that had a powerful pump with lots of water going everywhere to the point of dislodging things that wouldn't clean nearly as well as the couple of machines I've had in the last 20 years or so, which, despite being High Efficiency machines, clean *very well* even when there's only a small space for the water to reach the items.
Also, in case I am wrong and something I loaded did not get clean enough, I've learned something new and won't do it again next time, no big deal.
But like you, I see people claiming their dishwasher doesn't fit much and I think they're probably not loading it right.
Also, I'm not averse to putting items in ways I'm not sure will get cleaned and find out. I've been pleasantly surprised many, many times.
And in doing so, I've found out how counter-intuitive many things can be. I've had machines that had a powerful pump with lots of water going everywhere to the point of dislodging things that wouldn't clean nearly as well as the couple of machines I've had in the last 20 years or so, which, despite being High Efficiency machines, clean *very well* even when there's only a small space for the water to reach the items.
Also, in case I am wrong and something I loaded did not get clean enough, I've learned something new and won't do it again next time, no big deal.
Or you could put what does not fit in the machine in your second dishwasher and run it when you have a load. I agree that some of their loading would only clean pans used for boiling water.
You guys knew this was coming ;-)
That is one of the things I love the most about the Miele dishwashers.
Their racks.
They are designed to be flexible in a lot of ways. But to fit some of that bigger stuff, most people don't want the dishes to actually lay against each other because they think they won't get clean. I've had to do several customer education sessions and go and reload their dishwashers in their houses because they called complaining that they can't fit near as much in the new dishwasher as they could the old one. I'd show up, unload their dishwasher, reload it the way I think it'd work and they'd have 3 to 4x more in the dishwasher than what they had. And it was always the same "OOO, I don't think that'll clean, I'll try it" and they'd call later and say they never thought of loading it that way and couldn't believe it worked.
What sparked this post though was because of my Bosch downstairs. That lower rack is what I hate the most about that dishwasher. I've even gone as far as putting a commercial ware-washing rack in, on top of the lower rack so I can wash things. I use that dishwasher primarily for my sheet pans and large cutting boards so I have the tall items sprinkler in instead of the middle rack, but still. That bottom rack leaves a lot to be desired.
That is one of the things I love the most about the Miele dishwashers.
Their racks.
They are designed to be flexible in a lot of ways. But to fit some of that bigger stuff, most people don't want the dishes to actually lay against each other because they think they won't get clean. I've had to do several customer education sessions and go and reload their dishwashers in their houses because they called complaining that they can't fit near as much in the new dishwasher as they could the old one. I'd show up, unload their dishwasher, reload it the way I think it'd work and they'd have 3 to 4x more in the dishwasher than what they had. And it was always the same "OOO, I don't think that'll clean, I'll try it" and they'd call later and say they never thought of loading it that way and couldn't believe it worked.
What sparked this post though was because of my Bosch downstairs. That lower rack is what I hate the most about that dishwasher. I've even gone as far as putting a commercial ware-washing rack in, on top of the lower rack so I can wash things. I use that dishwasher primarily for my sheet pans and large cutting boards so I have the tall items sprinkler in instead of the middle rack, but still. That bottom rack leaves a lot to be desired.
