Adding the Hi Temp option to Normal will give a prewash, thermal hold main wash, rinse, thermal hold final rinse. But there’s hardly any reason to have two full rinses with these machines. The whole point of what made the PowerCleans so legendary is that anything more than the Normal wash is really overkill for anything less than fully baked on soils, and the rinsing performance is just about unmatched. That purge flushes the sump and filter assembly more effectively than most people realize. Using the Pots and Pans cycles gives a thermal hold prewash AND main wash, which is beyond overkill for practically anyone’s needs, and I don’t recommend using, especially with two filled detergent cups, because by the main wash everything is going to be clean and at that point, the effect on the machine and dishes is going to be the same as having hand washed the dishes before hand anyway. On top of adding unnecessary wear to the machine itself. My advice would be to use either the Heavy cycle for anything, well, heavy, if needed, or if you really want the two rinses, add Hi Temp to Normal, but really give the Normal cycle on its own a chance and you'll be amazed at what this machine can do while also avoiding emptying the city's water supply, lol.
I’ve had my first PowerClean since finding it in 2014 and fully rebuilding it from top to bottom and updating it with the racks and wash arms, etc., from a 2006 model, and fully insulated the tub and inner door with Noico sound mastic, and it’s been a dream since. I now have two PCs, the newest being a TOL 2004 model which I’ve also rebuilt and polished up and soundproofed. Both machines have the purge before the final rinse, and with even the most fully packed and filthy dish loads, there’s not a speck or anything but a fresh smell left over. All while using around 4.5 gallons which gives modern machines a run for their money in performance and water efficiency.
It looks like this machine needs *quite* a bit of TLC but it’s nothing a bit of elbow grease and some good cleaning rags and toothbrushes can’t handle. Over time with good detergent use and making sure to have good rinse aid in, that tub and the inner components will whiten up and descale, but you can accelerate the process with some CLR and a scrubber pad and brush. [this post was last edited: 3/7/2020-23:35]
