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Their research seems a little flawed

Bless their pea-picking little heart. This is what they start off with:

"Dishwashers Have Changed
We are used to our TV technology evolving fast, but few of us are aware of the technological changes that have taken place in dishwashers over the last 10 years. Energy Star standards have pushed engineers to make dishwashers that wash faster and hotter, while using less water and energy."

Well they got the less water and energy part right anyway.
 
Sprayer power has increased dramatically

Oohh - i missed that one the first time through.

Other than not getting the mechanics of the dishwasher right though, not a completely bad article.

I believe silverware should be loaded tines up. How do y'all load yours?
 
Faster and Hotter????

BULL! Take some dishes out of my 65 KDS-15 after a sani cycle!! If it gets any hotter they would melt!! Faster!! I can wash 3 loads to any new dws one load!!
 
Knives blade down

Yeah - I put knives blades down too. And carving/meat forks. Who knew my palm was as tender as a roast? All that blood in the silverware basket led to running the dishwasher a second time. Won't make that mistake again.

My hubby put a Miele in the guest house. My favorite thing about it is the dedicated rack for silverware. It is nifty as hell.
 
It's interesting that there is no mention of detergent formulation changes in the last year or so.  In areas with very hard water, problems with residue and hard water etching have multiplied exponentially.  I've had many calls from friends and acquaintances asking what dishwasher to buy as their current machine is no longer getting the dishes clean and leaving behind white residue and hard water buildup in the machine and on dishes.  Our water typically runs 12-14 grains on average, murder on anything it touches unless treated.  I've been handing out STPP and instructions to use it in every cycle, even with tablets and pouches.  Night and day results.  I should have gone into dishwasher repair biz a year ago - plunk down and bag of STPP and a $75 bill.  It will be interesting to see the dishwasher production and sales numbers spike since the reformulation of detergents last year. 
 
gansky1,

The hard water we have around here has been a real curse since since phosphates were phased out. I tried adding STPP and that helped, but it never seemed to be as good as the pre-ban formulas. When our KA finally tried to catch fire and died we replaced it with a Bosch that has a built-in softener and the results have been simply amazing! We'd started to think that we needed to replace our glasses because they felt so "rough" but after just a couple of washes in the Bosch they were smooth and clear again, just like new.

In this part of the country, I don't think I'd own a dishwasher w/o a softener any more having seen what they can do!
 
That's very interesting, John, I didn't know Bosch offered a machine with a softener.  I'd heard that KitchenAid was going to have one at some point but honestly don't keep up with the new dishwasher offerings on the market much.  

 

I wonder if detergent makers are going to have to formulate their products for water conditions in different parts of the country like Clorox bleach does.  It would solve the problem for some, but it now seems they're encouraging the higher priced products in their lines to make up for the deficiencies of the lower-priced products. 
 
Gansky what do they do different for Clorox Bleach in different areas of the country? I did not know that they did anything. Thanks Carl   
 
Dishwashing Mystics & Mayhem in our Maytag!

Wel, I forgot to take a picture of my rack of freshly cleaned dishes, (didn't think any of you wanted to see the stuff still dirty 'bout to get washed!)...!

But i think I'd had my racks loaded to ideal condirions, sometimes having the stone ware for my slow cooker taking up a good deal of plate-area on the bottom rack or that space taken up w/ bowls, usually on the top, but often filled first w/ glasses & cups...!

The tray for my griddle would be on right side of that bottom rack; I dislike a plate being put there if it's not in a brace like the rest of 'em, which is worse on the left, as the gap is wider & used for pots or pans, or maybe a ceramic stoneware for microwave cooking/food storage & I think capable of being used in the conv. oven, too...

I have silverware in the trays & something like serving utensils & spatulas & if I can't get my juice squeezer parts less pulpy & have the room, then they go in the top rack as well as an ocassional Tupperware food storage container, wedged in w/ the glasses & cups...

Detergent, is Electra-Sol Power Balls--they get the dishes clean & have the O-U, on 'em!

Somehow we managed to get away w/ the D/W used for meat & milk stuff in the same load (can't stand hand-washing dishes, and neither my wife or I have a "Sani-Temp", "Hi-Temp Wash" or "Sanitze" button on our arms to get out all the germs or the capability of eliminating missed food particles, as well as our two-blade washing arms, in the top bottom & even under the top rack of our machine can do!)...

-- Dave
 

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