I have a similar dishwasher to this, except it's an Inglis and has electronic controls. I restored it after it had been sitting in a barn for many years. Had to unseize the motor and eventually rebuild the pump, but it works pretty good now. The only complaint I have with it is the upper rack-I find it doesn't wash as good as it should, and it leaves particles of food on stuff, especially my cereal bowls. The lower rack cleans anything I throw at it, but the upper rack suffers the consequences. I've had some improvement by adding salt into the detergent dispensers with the detergent, which softens my very hard water, but I'm wondering the same thing that Kenmore71 is in that if more water would get to the upper rack if it weren't for the center tower distribution system. I do use rinse agent and my water is hot enough I think (even if I use the heated water cycles, it doesn't seem to make a difference).
I think I'm going to like this dishwasher
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Greg, the small items basket is almost identical to a very old KA sample I've had for years. The center divider is slightly taller on the old one and it has the brand in raised relief on top. They look like they were molded in the same factory.
Mike, the best of both worlds. I'm still looking for a proper unicouple for the GE. The hoses on the OEM unicouple were so brittle that the rubber was flaking off in big hunks and the connector was the old style that needed an old sink connector. This one may work, but the hoses are like 12 feet too long. It came off of an old Jet Clean Convertible.
I intend to use the Kenmore as my daily driver and the Mobile Maid as a utility/spare unit for washing tools and big stuff. The only complaint I have so far with the Kenmore is that the retaining clips for the upper rack are thin plastic and a bitch to remove and a bigger bitch to reinsert so I'm not planning on removing the upper rack for washing big pans, refrigerator shelves and the like.
I intend to use the Kenmore as my daily driver and the Mobile Maid as a utility/spare unit for washing tools and big stuff. The only complaint I have so far with the Kenmore is that the retaining clips for the upper rack are thin plastic and a bitch to remove and a bigger bitch to reinsert so I'm not planning on removing the upper rack for washing big pans, refrigerator shelves and the like.
KM Ultra-Wash 2 DW
Glad you got it running Ken, Yay
Mark I have never noticed any difference between the direct feed for the upper arm and the center tower, if anything the center tower is better as it is actually more direct.
Barcoboy, Make sure that your DW is getting enough water each time it fills, you may have a bad inlet valve, you can test this by adding an extra gallon of hot water each time the DW fills through the cycle, if this solves the cleaning problem then check into a new inlet valve. PS adding salt will not help anything and may make the glasses look even worse.
Glad you got it running Ken, Yay
Mark I have never noticed any difference between the direct feed for the upper arm and the center tower, if anything the center tower is better as it is actually more direct.
Barcoboy, Make sure that your DW is getting enough water each time it fills, you may have a bad inlet valve, you can test this by adding an extra gallon of hot water each time the DW fills through the cycle, if this solves the cleaning problem then check into a new inlet valve. PS adding salt will not help anything and may make the glasses look even worse.
Barcoboy, I would bet that your fill valve needs either demineraling or replacing. If these machines don't get the full two gallon fill, wash performance suffers. Open it once it has filled and see what the water level is in relation to the wash arm. Then drain the water and manually pour in 2 gallons and see if the water level is higher.
Ken, nice panels.
Ken, nice panels.
Ken, nice work on the panel color.
dustin92
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We have a newer version of Ultrawash, it always gets everything clean. I would say 85% of the time I run it on the normal cycle, water heat on, heated dry off. If I put any nasty pots or pans in, I select that cycle. I only scrape off leftovers, anything under about 1/2" usually goes in. peas, rice, beans, mashed potatoes, grease. The only thing I somewhat rinse is pancake batter, it somehow gets through the filter and makes the dishes look filmy. If I need to wash a large roasting pan, or furnace filter plates, I take out the tower from the lower rack. It comes out easily, but you lose spray to the top wash arm. You are going to love it!
Ultra Wash!
Ken this is really a Great find. Nothing will out clean this machine. I still miss my WP power clean I gave up 12 years ago. (It was a bad decision at the time). I also miss the great sounds of this DW!
Keep us posted.
Best Wishes,
Peter
Ken this is really a Great find. Nothing will out clean this machine. I still miss my WP power clean I gave up 12 years ago. (It was a bad decision at the time). I also miss the great sounds of this DW!
Keep us posted.
Best Wishes,
Peter
Sorry, forgot to say that I changed the fill valve as part of the restoration, as the old one didn't look to be in very good shape and I didn't trust it. My water pressure is good and the dishwasher is getting I believe more than 2 gallons per fill as the water level is over the highest level of the pump cover (can be best seen in this thread, reply #4... water will fill over the 8 torx screws that hold down the pump cover).
magic_clean
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Barcoboy
another area to consider for the upper rack cleaning is:
*does the upper wash are turn freely? Sometimes the bearing surface the arm rides on can cause drag that can slow or stop proper rotation. This can be hard to detect, because it may seem o.k. when you manually rotate the arm. Can you take a picture of your upper wash arm & feed tube.
*model & serial # ??
L.P.
another area to consider for the upper rack cleaning is:
*does the upper wash are turn freely? Sometimes the bearing surface the arm rides on can cause drag that can slow or stop proper rotation. This can be hard to detect, because it may seem o.k. when you manually rotate the arm. Can you take a picture of your upper wash arm & feed tube.
*model & serial # ??
L.P.
twintubber
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Really, really NICE machine!!!
And a great job with the paint job and colour.
Lots of fun you'll have with that as your daily driver.
BTW, was your Maytag a reverse rack loader or the newer style with that useless "JetWash22" Tower?
I've had the reverse rack Maytag and Whirlpool/Kenmores like your style.
However, I had the "In-The-Door" sliverware basket in my Whirlpool and my Kenmore machine and I much prefer it to the Kenmore in the rack style.
Also, I found it to be way too large a silverware basket and takes up way too much valuable space in the lower rack-even with the bullnose rack.
Never understood what they were thinking there-who has THAT much silverware in one cycle anyway?
As for cleaning ability between the tower-feed and the direct-feed I found no real difference in the cleaning ability, but I do prefer the direct-feed. It makes the racks 100% useable (as they should be) and is a more reliable and thorough.
And a great job with the paint job and colour.
Lots of fun you'll have with that as your daily driver.
BTW, was your Maytag a reverse rack loader or the newer style with that useless "JetWash22" Tower?
I've had the reverse rack Maytag and Whirlpool/Kenmores like your style.
However, I had the "In-The-Door" sliverware basket in my Whirlpool and my Kenmore machine and I much prefer it to the Kenmore in the rack style.
Also, I found it to be way too large a silverware basket and takes up way too much valuable space in the lower rack-even with the bullnose rack.
Never understood what they were thinking there-who has THAT much silverware in one cycle anyway?
As for cleaning ability between the tower-feed and the direct-feed I found no real difference in the cleaning ability, but I do prefer the direct-feed. It makes the racks 100% useable (as they should be) and is a more reliable and thorough.
twintubber
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Barcoboy.....
try running some white vinegar through the machine. Pour about 2 cups into the MAIN WASH with no detergent and see if that helps to clean it out a bit and freshen it up.
And try using white vinegar in your rinse aid dispenser instead of Jet-Dry.
It's better for your machine, your dishes, AND the evironment. Plus it's a lot cheaper.
I haven't used a rinse aid in years since I stared using the white vinegar.
try running some white vinegar through the machine. Pour about 2 cups into the MAIN WASH with no detergent and see if that helps to clean it out a bit and freshen it up.
And try using white vinegar in your rinse aid dispenser instead of Jet-Dry.
It's better for your machine, your dishes, AND the evironment. Plus it's a lot cheaper.
I haven't used a rinse aid in years since I stared using the white vinegar.
Thanks Magic_Clean. I'll check the upper spray arm. It does turn freely when I turn it by hand, and I know it turns during the actual cycle, but maybe as you say it isn't turning as it should.
The model number of the dishwasher is an Inglis IHU98051, and the upper spray arm and tower is exactly the same as the one in this thread. The link below is from not long after I first acquired the dishwasher and was having problems with it slowly pumping out water during the wash cycle.
Hey Twintubber, what are you doing in this thread? LOL. Maybe I should try washing/drying my dishes in my 0519.
Thanks for the vinegar tip-I do use vingear every once in a while, and I'm just finishing up my bottle of JetDry and then will fill my rinse agent dispenser with vinegar.
The model number of the dishwasher is an Inglis IHU98051, and the upper spray arm and tower is exactly the same as the one in this thread. The link below is from not long after I first acquired the dishwasher and was having problems with it slowly pumping out water during the wash cycle.
Hey Twintubber, what are you doing in this thread? LOL. Maybe I should try washing/drying my dishes in my 0519.
Thanks for the vinegar tip-I do use vingear every once in a while, and I'm just finishing up my bottle of JetDry and then will fill my rinse agent dispenser with vinegar.
Happy to have a working dishwasher installed again.
Scott I had the same feeling about the silverware basket, but of course the more room that silver has, the cleaner it will get. What is a little ridiculous here is that there are three baskets with this machine, but of course you can easily remove them when you need to and one of the things I love about this machine is that basket that hangs off of the upper rack is perfect for chopsticks which I have a lot of. I always thought the silverware basket on the door was a clever idea, but it seems to me that the more surfaces the silverware basket has towards the spray(s) the cleaner the silverware is going to be. That's one reason I always thought that the TOL GE "Silver Shower" basket was idiotic.
I also liked the earlier Whirlpool DW upper racks that held glasses at a more extreme angle; one of my gripes is all the water that remains in the bottoms of glassware and cups.
I've always said that the perfect dishwasher is two different dishwashers.
Scott I had the same feeling about the silverware basket, but of course the more room that silver has, the cleaner it will get. What is a little ridiculous here is that there are three baskets with this machine, but of course you can easily remove them when you need to and one of the things I love about this machine is that basket that hangs off of the upper rack is perfect for chopsticks which I have a lot of. I always thought the silverware basket on the door was a clever idea, but it seems to me that the more surfaces the silverware basket has towards the spray(s) the cleaner the silverware is going to be. That's one reason I always thought that the TOL GE "Silver Shower" basket was idiotic.
I also liked the earlier Whirlpool DW upper racks that held glasses at a more extreme angle; one of my gripes is all the water that remains in the bottoms of glassware and cups.
I've always said that the perfect dishwasher is two different dishwashers.
magic_clean
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Barcoboy
o.k., if you have the tower feed, it is less likely that there is a spray arm bearing concern. Is the upper spray arm intact? The floating cone water receiver in place?
O.K., the next thing I would look at is the "expand-o-seal" coupling that directs the water from the pump top nozzle into the spray tower. Sometimes they can split or degrade causing poor water flow to the upper arm.
L.P.
o.k., if you have the tower feed, it is less likely that there is a spray arm bearing concern. Is the upper spray arm intact? The floating cone water receiver in place?
O.K., the next thing I would look at is the "expand-o-seal" coupling that directs the water from the pump top nozzle into the spray tower. Sometimes they can split or degrade causing poor water flow to the upper arm.
L.P.
syndets2000
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yea...
...this is one of my favorite machines too- I have the portable version in the front apt, & built in, the back apartment......WP built are the BEST!!!
...this is one of my favorite machines too- I have the portable version in the front apt, & built in, the back apartment......WP built are the BEST!!!
Magic_Clean, the cone is intact, and the rubber seal is good. I'm thinking it was the kind of cereal bowls that I had-they were not smooth, which I think caused food particles to stick to them easier, and then the heat from the water would bake them on. Once I got rid of those bowls, I found the cleaning performance "increased", or so it seemed to me. The other thing is I'm used to my parent's Kitchenaid which spoiled me growing up with its ability to clean. Not sure of the model, but it was I believe bought sometime between 1989-1991, so I think it is a hybrid Hobart/Whirlpool. Between each wash or rinse, it would fill up partially and run a quick rinse, which I believe was to clean the filter, but it also made sure the water was hot for the next full fill. Speaking of which, that was one thing I remember of my aunt's early 80's Whirlpool dishwasher... it would start filling while the motor was still reversed for draining, and would do so for about 10 seconds before the motor stopped to reverse for wash. Why did they stop doing that? For water saving purposes?
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GE Mobile Maid
If ever you choose to sell my DREAM machine. Please contact me. Michael
If ever you choose to sell my DREAM machine. Please contact me. Michael
Ultra Long silver basket
I shortened mine by cutting off two compartments. Then I moved it to the side. I moved it slightly toward the center of the machine by putting it over the first row of pins on the left so that there is space between it and the tub wall for cookie sheets, cutting boards, etc. It works great and gives room in the back corner for another Rubbermaid gallon iced tea pitcher. If I ever need the extra two compartments, all I have to do is put them in the rack against the divider where I made the cut.
I shortened mine by cutting off two compartments. Then I moved it to the side. I moved it slightly toward the center of the machine by putting it over the first row of pins on the left so that there is space between it and the tub wall for cookie sheets, cutting boards, etc. It works great and gives room in the back corner for another Rubbermaid gallon iced tea pitcher. If I ever need the extra two compartments, all I have to do is put them in the rack against the divider where I made the cut.
Ultra Long silver basket
I shortened mine by cutting off two compartments. Then I moved it to the side. I moved it slightly toward the center of the machine by putting it over the first row of pins on the left so that there is space between it and the tub wall for cookie sheets, cutting boards, etc. It works great and gives room in the back corner for another Rubbermaid gallon iced tea pitcher. If I ever need the extra two compartments, all I have to do is put them in the rack against the divider where I made the cut.
I shortened mine by cutting off two compartments. Then I moved it to the side. I moved it slightly toward the center of the machine by putting it over the first row of pins on the left so that there is space between it and the tub wall for cookie sheets, cutting boards, etc. It works great and gives room in the back corner for another Rubbermaid gallon iced tea pitcher. If I ever need the extra two compartments, all I have to do is put them in the rack against the divider where I made the cut.
