Hobart Presents: The KitchenAid Energy Saver V Dishwashers - 16mm Film

[qsd-dan]

Only thing I would do differently is run the motor during the heating portions of the cycles at reduced element wattage (950 watts) while increasing the cycle length to both compensate and scour the dishware.

The Pots and Pan cycle on my 18 runs a looong time and with a couple of soaks in between. Kitchenaid did it right using 2 activated detergent doors and a sunken in place between for detergent cups for detergent on the first of 2 pre wash cycles for the P&P cycle (3 stage detergent). The heating element runs at 700 watts during the pre wash (pre washes if the P&P cycle), wash, and last 2 rinses (full 1400 watts during Sani) to provide enough electrical headroom for the beefy 1/2 HP motor and other operations. Even then, it'll occasionally pop the GFCI breaker 'cause it sucking the juice down hard and long. Actually happened last night.

 

[Chetlaham]

The Pots and Pan cycle on my 18 runs a looong time and with a couple of soaks in between. Kitchenaid did it right using 2 activated detergent doors and a sunken in place between for detergent cups for detergent on the first of 2 pre wash cycles for the P&P cycle (3 stage detergent). The heating element runs at 700 watts during the pre wash (pre washes if the P&P cycle), wash, and last 2 rinses (full 1400 watts during Sani) to provide enough electrical headroom for the beefy 1/2 HP motor and other operations. Even then, it'll occasionally pop the GFCI breaker 'cause it sucking the juice down hard and long. Actually happened last night.

Did the breaker trip on differential or over-current?

Differential protection does not respond to over current, only current imbalances between the hot and neutral conductors. The leakage current to ground of older appliances is much high vs newer ones so GFCI trips are far more likely with an older machine than a newer one.

Do have the exact timing and cycle sequence to your 18? I'm curious how time vs power vs heating all comes together.

With that said, you're lucky to have what is probably the fourth best dishwasher series ever made.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

We shift gears this week to see what the good folks at Hobart have been working on. Turns out, they've corrected the sins of the model 19 with the new 20-series lineup. And what better place to debut them, than the moon!

I swear, I wish I could get my hands on one.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

The big sin was eliminating the heated dry cycle and claiming it was for energy saving purposes (rather than offer the user a choice). Customer feedback was swift, and that feature was reinstated on the 20's.

Personally, I rarely use the heater on my GE, but I could understand why someone looking to "upgrade" from an earlier model would be a bit peeved; perhaps even switch to the competition.

Which models had a rinse aid dispenser in addition to heat dry?

 

[gelaundry4ever]

Well this is Kitchen Aid asking the world:

Can your dishwasher do this?

How is it that this brand did not corner the market?

There are lots of features, not to mention the best washing, that outshine other makes, in my opinion...

And what year exactly when was this video actually made?

Corey, thank you for sharing!



-- Dave

Now, Kitchenaid is just another Whirlpool just like Maytag of today.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

Imagine that, providing customers with features they want. Today, companies get off on doing the exact opposite so they can laugh in your face about it.....then significantly raise the price on a less featured, cheaper built, shorter lasting POS.

Puny pumps anybody? That's what you get today.