Get out your popcorn! Here's a full cycle video of my KDM-21 Soak & Scrub Pots/Pans Cycle

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Forgot to mention detergent....

I use the Cascade Fryer Boil Out for most washing. When I run the Soak & Scrub Pots/Pans cycle, instead of the boil out, I throw in a Cascade pac (this time it was a Platinum pac) for the soak and scrub portion only. I usually leave the prewash cup empty because the pacs produce a lot of suds, it lasts through a couple wash segments. Then I fill the main cup with the boil out. Works great!
 
My pleasure. I had so much fun watching it on the GoPro app from my phone lol. Amazing what makes us washer nuts excited haha.

That's a great idea about mixing the 2. I'm actually just starting my last box of a 6 box carton I purchased almost exactly a year ago. Not bad in my opinion but I don't care for the smell of the boil out. The Complete powder has a much nicer scent.
 
That makes sense. I usually use a pretty small amount of the boil out. Unless the dishes are really dirty. Most times though I only use Light Wash because this thing cleans so well LOL. My normal loads of dishes aren't terribly dirty.
 
Thanks for the tip Eddie! I went out and bought a big box of Cascade Complete at Sam's and mixed it 2-1 with the Fryer Boil Out. I used the whole box of Complete and have about 1/4 box left of the Boil Out. I think that will work well! :-)
 
Nice video

 

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">I've thought about a GoPro camera for this exact purpose but I've always been afraid the heat inside the machine would harm the camera.  I have done a few videos of my KA machines by making a door out of a clear plastic shower curtain and making the video from outside the machine.  I would love to do one of my Maytag RR but haven't taken the time to figure out a clear door or curtain.  This would be a way to do it.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">It doesn't appear as though this harmed the camera in anyway.  Is there something specific I should look for if I buy one?  Do I just look for a waterproof option?  We were looking at them last week along with drones because hubby wants one.   He wants a MavicPro but I noticed GoPro has one too and I'm not sure if the camera can be used separately or not nor do I know if it's waterproof.  I dismissed the whole notion of a drone because I figure it's another toy that will get used once and put away like so many others he has, but if I could use the camera without the drone, that could be an additional justification.  He wants to use it when he runs or takes the dog for a walk.  </span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">I'm like, seriously, you need a drone to follow you on your runs? And I get, seriously, you need this many dishwashers for two people?  What can I say?</span>
 
I have the GoPro Hero 5. I really like it. It's small and easy to use. It doesn't have a zoom feature however...the Hero 6 does, but I didn't know that when I purchased mine. You can change the "views" which range from Narrow up to Superview. It's essentially a wide angle view...so that does "zoom" things so to speak. I had it set to Superview to get as much of the machine as possible. It came out perfect (and clean! lol). I also have a diving light attachment that worked well too. I don't know much about other brands. GoPro's aren't cheap, but they have the most experience at all weather filming.

I'll be filming the Normal Cycle tonight. I'll post it here once I upload it. :-)
 
More vids!

So after starting to film the Rinse/Hold cycle empty, I discovered that the lower wash arm wasn't turning constantly. That explains why I noticed intermittent geysers of water in the first video. So after reading a post here, I took off the lower arm and unscrewed the part underneath that has the fine mesh filter on top. I cleaned it out thoroughly. It had a lot of grit and when I turned the arm, it didn't spin freely. After cleaning, it did and works great now.

Here are some videos...the Normal Cycle one shows before I fixed the arm, the other 2 empty cycles show with the arm fixed. MAJOR difference. Amazing that this machine still cleaned spotless even with a limp lower arm! Awesome!

I'll video another Normal Cycle to show the difference and post that.

Enjoy!






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Joe, this thread keeps getting better and better! Thanks for the posts and videos. My KDS-21 right now is washing up a storm too. Great machines.
 
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JoeyPete - Thank you for posting these great videos. These dishwashers were real power house technology! The one thing I always felt that this pre water heating should have been done before the main wash! I think it would have been more time and energy savings had they did it that way! I just wish they made dishwashers like this today!
Best Wishes,
Peter
 
You're very welcome Peter...glad you like!

I agree about the water heating. I wasn't expecting it the first time I used this machine. I had never used a vintage KA before. At first I thought it was broken. lol. I do try to run the hot water first at the tap, seems to shorten the heat time by a good 5 minutes. But yeah it would take a lot less time if the tub was already hot from a wash segment. Actually in the SS/PP cycle, after it drains and refills for the first main wash, the heat time is like 3-5 minutes lol. Much faster.
 

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