Frigidaire Dishwashers- why the hate?

[sudsmaster]

Well I tried loading the flatware basket handles up for everything, and the test run seemed to clean just fine. A side benefit was that this way, without the little grid divisions in the lids, I was able to load my favorite small plastic spatulae flat end down (they just fit). This is good because if I lay them flat on a rack, or try to insert them handle side down, the gap between the handle and the shaft admits water and then it dribbles out when I unload the DW. Of course I was careful not to nest spoons and such, but it looks like this might be the way to go from here on out.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Silverware basket that divides

Actually, I love this. My 2014 Maytag is the first dishwasher I've had that has the silverware divider. It's great, especially for nesting spoons. I always (being a clean freak) wash my hands before unloading. But I do understand being a clean freak that face down, unloading, and not touching would be a must for some people.

Other things I do after unloading - I wipe down the sides of the door that meet the rubber when closed, the area at the bottom front and the rubber seal with a cleaning rag with bleach water on it. I do the same thing with my FL Duet, wipe that rubber area down. I'm always obsessively trying to keep everything I own looking like new. I probably have some sort of mental disorder. I don't know.

 

[sudsmaster]

Well, although I worked for years doing sterile cell culture type of work, and had that down fairly well, I'm no clean freak. I figure we live in a sea of microbes and complete avoidance of them is not really healthy. Case in point: children born from Caesarian section tend to get asthma. Why? Well, that type of birth is aseptic, and as a result the newborn infant doesn't get exposed to maternal flora and antigens. Then the kid hasn't built up immunity to common antigens and suffers later in life from breathing difficulties from asthma. Strange, I know, but that's what I have read from reputable sources.

Anyway, it's a simple matter to wash ones hands before unloading a dishwasher if there is concern of skin bacteria contaminating pristine just washed flatware. But I'm simply not afraid of that possibility. I tend to be more concerned when the DW malfunctions and doesn't drain dirty water properly and redistributes filth from food deposits that have had some time to grow things, all over the place.

YMMV

 

[gelaundry4ever]

my experience

I had an experience with a Frigidaire. Never again! It only lasted a year!