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

[henene4]

Thanks Alex

I'll never be abled to look at a mens butt again without that tune in my head...

Though, Peanut Butter Jelly by Galantis would fit as well...[this post was last edited: 1/3/2016-12:35]

 

[logixx]

You're welcome.

 

[logixx]

After the cycle was done.

 

[frigidareu]

I'm guessing on the times when the glasses did not come clean, the spray from the lower spray arm was blocked by dishes, pots, pans etc. and the glasses did not get the benefit of the additional spray from the lower wash arm.

 

[henene4]

However, its obvious some manage it in even that condition, see Alex's pics.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Forgot about eggs

Andrew, I agree with everything you said about peanut butter and eggs. I don't ever pre-rinse anything EXCEPT for those 2 things. If peanut butter is on a dish, I leave it, but I rinse it if it's on a knife or spoon. Eggs, I rinse anything that has had egg on it to get the majority off because of that invisible wet dog smell that I know exactly what you mean. (This has been the case in dishwashers I've used ALL of my life even with detergents with bleach and phosphates and massive hurricane hot water action inside a dishwasher). I have actually had dried egg on spatula and put it on the top rack in the past (not anymore) and most of the time it does come clean, with no egg traces at all, but it's that smell eggs get all over EVERYTHING that I hate.

 

[frigidareu]

Looked back at the pictures posted and still can't tell what was in the bottom rack when the DW was ran.

 

[henene4]

@frigidareu

If you talk about Alex's (logixx's) load: Reply #17, picture 3; the big red rectangular pan is clearly shielding the area from the bottom spray.

 

[gansky1]

Passed. Normal cycle, Cascade powder mixed w/20% STTP. Pic #6 is after the first pre-wash drained.

It's an interesting challenge, I'll try again with more peanut butter, different locations. Maybe there are no "lazy corners" in the GE.

 

[toploader55]

Is that a 2800 ?

WOW. A tower got that clean.

I had a GE 2800 on the Yacht I worked n back in the 80s. That machine would clean anything you threw at it. I cooked for a Crew of 5 and 2 owners on board. That machine ran about 6-7 times a day. When we had guests on board I could have used 2 machines. With guests it ran about 8-9 times a day. I was on board for 8 months and it never winced or broke down. I disliked the lower rack because of the "Saucer" rack, But I loved that Top Rack.

Hey Nate ! Check this out.

 

[washer111]

Reply #27

Well, that just partially or fully destroyed any claims that a GE tower wash can't do the job. That, and the fact Bob had always spoke highly of his old 1200 is more than good enough for me.

Will keep an eye on the dishwasher here and squeeze a few PB glassss in over the next day or so if I can. To do full testing, I'll even through in additional glasses on the fold down racks of the venerable dishdrawer with similarly soiled items underneath for a real test of performance.
Heck, it might go through the oven first too

 

[frigidareu]

I've had my GE Nautilus tower DW for over 14 years now and it has performed flawlessly. It's loud, uses a boatload of water and cleans like a SOB. The only time something has not come out clean is because of loading errors.

 

[frigilux]

Good grief. The glass from my first load looked not much cleaner than this at the end of a two hour cycle. Yours looked like this after the prewash! The configuration of the lower rack would drive me nuts, but you can't argue with results like that. Glad to see so many people doing the peanut butter test!

 

[gansky1]

The top that's versatile

Yes, the lower racking in a GE is a challenge and it seems like it doesn't hold as much as it logically should. The silver basket is large and has a fold-down cover for small items which is occasionally useful but I believe the six compartments are too large allowing flatware to fall over and lay on the sides of the compartment. I have a 60's basket from a Silver Shower machine I want to try, a little taller sides and smaller sections.

What is lacking in the lower rack is partially made up for by that gargantuan upper rack. This load had one of the huge SS mixing bowls perched over smaller items and there was still room for more. I recently had a 7 quart stoneware Crock Pot dish, nested over smaller items again and it came out perfect with no pre-rinsing or scrubbing.

GE could make a decent dishwasher that performed well, they weren't all landfill fodder. John (combo52) gave me one of the newer, quiet motors and I insulated the thing all around and below when I installed it back in August, so it's really quiet. I don't mind the little bit of noise for fast and fabulous results

This is a pic of the machine the day I installed it, the lower panel is loose because I was waiting for the adhesive on the insulation to set before putting the kickplate on.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled peanut butter challenges. Come on guys and gals, let's see those pics.

 

[jerrod6]

I smeared four tall glasses and one small one with peanut butter on Saturday morning.  I let the glasses sit and then included them in a load I did Sunday afternoon.  The load was dishes from Friday night thru Sunday lunch and included dishes soiled with stuck on mash potatoes and steak, broiled salmon, tofu, pasta from Saturday night, and a glass casserole pan used to bake blackeyed peas and collard greens.

 

Wasn't sure how it would turn out because my incoming water to the DW measured at 113F for the wash so the machine had to heat the water the rest of the way to whatever temperature it was going to use.

 

I placed the four large glasses in each corner of the rack and you can see the small glass in the center near the back behind a red lid and next to a red mug.  I used a Finish Quantum Max Shine Pac for detergent.

 

 

 

[washer111]

Now Its My Turn

And the results weren't perfect... Or anything close. 

 

In the machine's defence, I only used the Delicate cycle - 50C (122F) wash for 26 minutes, 3 rinses with the final at 60C (140F). Had I used the Heavy cycle - things would have improved, although I wanted to be fair given the soil of the dishes elsewhere.

 

There was no redeposition, as far as I can tell. The drain filter may have some PB in it though. 

 

First two are before shots, next two are after shots. 

 

 

[roto204]

Hey Nate ! Check this out

That is extremely impressive. It reinforces the experiences I had with our 1250--it had an almost magical ability to reach all portions of the top rack with that spray tower. I guess I'll have to give this a go in the Roto-Rack--although, to be fair, how would I put the glass in the corner?

 

[mark_wpduet]

I'm going to try this in my Maytag

but I just unloaded it and loaded a few dirty dishes. So it might take a couple of days before I run another load. I'm going to smear some peanut butter in a glass now and let it dry. I will post pics next time I run a load..I'm thinking Thurs or Fri.

 

[jkbff]

Reply #33: a Miele after my own heart!

I'll have to see what my maytag will do and what my g6365 at work will do.

 

[gansky1]

I've always wanted a Miele to play with, now even more.

I'm surprised at the F&P though, does the gentler cycle use a lower spray intensity?

I should try this at my mother's in her Bosch, I'll bet it would do OK. The only difference would be she's no longer the "Choosy Mom" she used to be and buys Wal Mart Great Value brand peanut butter

My sister has a low-end Frigidaire in their apartment now, dare I even ask her to bother?