GE PDT750 Takes John's (combo52) Peanut Butter Test

[appnut]

KDS14 results

I'm vindicated for having such a low opinion of one arm wonders after having such abysimal results from a brand new KDS16 in 1968 with rice in pan in bottom rack.  The Waste King and RotoRack did much better. 

 

[mark_wpduet]

One Arm Wonder?

Is this some lingo for dishwashers that only have a lower wash arm with a tower?

 

[murando531]

Mark - It's for the early Hobart-KitchenAids that only had one wash arm in the whole machine, no tower or upper arm at all. They had enough power to blast the paint off a car door, but they were sensitive to proper loading habits, because if there were any pots or large bowls on the lower rack, the spray would be blocked to that section of the upper, so they were designed so that only plates and thin pans should be put in the lower rack.

 

[murando531]

Mark, again lol - I'm surprised you had any pb leftover at all!! With the way the upper arm is positioned and the angle of the jet at the end, it shouldn't have had any problem at all getting water up into the corner. I do think using the Heavy or JetClean cycle would have giving spotless results though. And you should try the Normal for S&G sometime, it's all I really used when I had the Maytag installed and never pulled out a dirty dish, even when they were filthy with dried goop everywhere.

 

[cam2s]

The Great PB Challenge

Here is my Point Voyager KitchenAid gearing up for its moment...not the fullest load I've ever put through it but there is a large pot under the corner where the glass is so we shall she how well that upper wash arm works. The glass did sit out on the counter overnight as well.

 

[jerrod6]

The usual cycle I use is auto or sensor cycle--the one that uses the soil sensor.  When I tried this earlier the glasses were included with other heavily soiled items and it was a large load so I decided to try this again with a smaller moderately soiled load - nothing else burned or stuck on and no pasta or greasy items.  I only used 1 glass and placed it over the larger plates in the bottom rack. After I put the PB inside the glass I smeared it all around.

 

I used the same detergent, Finish Quantum Max shine.  Incoming water temp for the main wash was 102F.

 

 

 

[cam2s]

So close..but so far...

There was still a small glob on the inside edge toward the bottom. Next load I'll have to see if the Reverse Rack can do any better!

 

[DADoES]

Hmmmm ...

 
I didn't have any peanut butter so I did the test with Nutella (a bit past its prime), left to dry in the glasses for 24 hrs.  Is that legitimate?  One glass at the front/left corner, another beside it.  Normal cycle, Cascade Institutional detergent (bleach & phosphates, no enzymes).  What do you all expect for the results?  Will post the pics tomorrow.  (I bought a jar of peanut butter today but am hesitant to waste it ... *love* peanut butter, jar and a spoon!)

 

[magic_clean]

Gave it a go

in the KitchenAid----with a twist. Chunky peanut butter, and added coffee grounds to 1 glass. Overnight to dry on. Normal--Hi-temp & heat dry. Cascade Complete pac, 6 gpg & 125F incoming hot water. Last pic shows the sump, soil sensor & residual water level.

 

[gansky1]

PB is probably in my top 3 favorite foods and despite it's price coming down last year, it killed me to smear it into a glass and let it go down the drain. Lol. I still have three more dishwashers to "test" so I may have to buy a jar of store brand and save the Jif!

We had one posting with and F&P but not the Normal cycle, but remembering some of the pics you've posted with challenging loads, I'm guessing the Nutella test was a success. But then again, that Cascade with bleach has let me down a few times so...

 

[roto204]

Memory lane

I had to share a find from the "treasures" folder--an underfilling GSD1200 caused me to render this Photoshop gem.  Needless to say, at the time, it wasn't passing the PB test.

 

[toploader55]

OMG Nate. I think you've topped them all with this one. And I'm tired of cleaning my keyboard of coffee sprayed through my nose this early in the morning. That Cycle Selector is hysterical... "Egg Bits"... LOLOLOLOL

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[gansky1]

Relabeled GE

Hahaha - I remember when you had this machine, in CA, right? This was about the time you also came up with the "Cold Water Cascade" IIRC. Another perfectly timed gem.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Haha those are funny - "Moisten" LOL

Anyway - I hated wasting the peanut butter too!

@ Andrew - when/if you read this -

What does tough scrub do? I know you have a Maytag similar to mine, so I thought you may know. Additionally, did you ever use the quick wash cycle on your Maytag and if so, was it any good and how long was it?

 

[DADoES]

 
I suppose I goofed the test by placing the glasses in the main rack instead of on the side shelf but the glasses I used are too tall to fit on the shelves.  The glass at the corner is at the extreme range of the arm's reach.  A smaller item, such as a juice glass, probably would have failed in that position due to the smaller diameter.

I purged the line before starting but the input flow was less than 105°F/40°C.  The Normal cycle heats the main wash to 140°F/60°C and the final rinse to 150°F/65.5°C.

The load wasn't as 'stuffed'-full as I usually run.

The 2nd picture looks like peanut butter but it is Nutella.  The camera's interpretation of the color is slightly off-kilter

A few more items were added after the 3rd and 4th "before" pics were taken so the one glass is slightly moved in the 5th "after" picture.

 

[henene4]

P7 drying

That really got me...

@dadoes Your 6th picture is really, really nicely shot... Almost comercial like!

 

[washer111]

@dadoes

I'm glad you had far better results than I - although you did the right thing and used a "Normal" cycle that actually is a normal cycle.

Will be repeating the test in a couple of days, and will post results.

 

[frigilux]

Nate's post FTW! I want a dishwasher with those cycles and options.

 

[gansky1]

Nice shots, Glenn. Nutella seems a good substitute for PB, at least when smeared in glasses.

I'll have to give the Institutional Cascade a try in the GE, perhaps the longer wash times in the GE Normal cycle will help the cleaning.

 

[gansky1]

Today I ran the test, in several forms, in the Maytag reverse-rack. This is the first of the belt-drive pump, WU601.

If loaded in the corners of the lower rack, the machine does what it's supposed to do admirably, even scrubbed off the smudge of PB left from the KitchenAid test. I gave it an additional challenge just for fun. I expected middling results at best, but the end result was a tumbler that looked like it had been in the "Moisten" cycle on Nate's GE. The 24 ounce Tervis tumbler with the schmear is in the right corner of the top rack. The glass loaded on the right of lower rack is the smudge-fail from the KA.

I used Cascade Complete powder mixed with STPP, as before.