LG BobLoad®

[andrewinorlando]

Now remember folks, the LG cycle times are longer because it only washes one rack at a time, similar to Frigidaire. So a 2:30 wash time, may be roughly equivalent to 1:15 - 1:30 on another machine that doesn't offer that feature. So, not too bad, really, when you consider it can do the job with half the water and energy of their multi rack brethren.

 

[cvillewasherbo]

1 rack, 2 racks, blah, blah, blah

2 and a half hours for anything is way too long. It's just plain stupid! Excuse my strong words, but I feel strongly that something that could be done in one hour shouldn't take 2 and a half.

And, about detergents--who wants to spend time and extra money trying to find and buy some weird-ass detergent when you can go to the regular markets and even "the DREADED" W-mart and buy a "normal" detergent at a reasonable (and possibly cheap price).

For another subject--what's up with changing the brand Electrasol to Finish? I'm 52 and Finish was all around when I was a kid, then it seemed to go away, except for our overseas partners. Why the return now? I don't really care because I'm a "Cascade Complete Powder in the box Gurl."

Courtney in VA

 

[mihi]

what brand of dishwasher is that???

BobLoad(tm) what kind of dishwasher is that? Guess I'm a little slow (not surprising) but I haven't seen one with 3 racks before. I like that lay-out.

 

[frigilux]

Courtney--- I checked the latest dishwasher ratings by Consumer Reports, and most all the dishwashers but ran between 115-145 minutes in its 'Normal' cycle. There was one Thermador that clocked in at 100 minutes, but it was the exception.

Some machines (like the Maytag I had, and some Whirlpools) have an Express cycle; That was a 20-minute cycle on the Maytag, which was very convenient, especially when doing multiple loads in succession. The Quick cycle on my LG hits the dry phase after 45 minutes, so I use that when I'm in a hurry and the load isn't too crusty.

 

[frigilux]

Hi Mike--- The dishwasher an LG brand machine. I believe they got the idea for an upper cutlery/utensil rack from Miele. Here's a picture of the machine and some information about it.

 

[frigilux]

Here is a list of the 9810's features:

 

[toploader55]

Sorry, I don't care

I could run a load through my KDS-18 in 1 hour and change, and finish up what's left in my KD2-P in 43 minutes. It doesn't make sense to me for 2.5+ hours.Water consumption, nonsense. I got the KDS from John for free, and I paid $100 for the KD2 pluss $277 for the drain valve.. I suppose it's a matter of choice and $$$$$. I love the noise of the machines sloshing around the water. Puts me to sleep knowing that when I open the machines they'll be clean and dry in less than 2.5 hours.

 

[frigilux]

Eddie--- The first dishwasher my family had was an early 1950's Westinghouse--the kind that pulled out like a drawer. That baby had a short cycle; only about 30 minutes, as I recall. It didn't hold as much as today's machines do, but it certainly did the job, and very quickly, too. When we got a Lady Kenmore in 1974, my Mom was furious that most of the cycles took at least an hour to complete. She thought that was outrageous!

Courtney--- I think Cascade makes a great line of dw detergents, especially the 2-in-1 Pacs and Cascade Complete (both the powdered and liquid varieties).

 

[vintagesearch]

nice dw but i do feel its a little too long for a wash cycle however it more than makes up for it in amazing results.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Do you want it slow and good, or quick and over-with?

I see a solution...

A new LG on one side of the kithen sink and a vintage something-or-other on the other side.

The best of both worlds.

 

[re563]

Well Toggle, here's another one for ya.

Since the Bobload threads have started again, I started pulling up user manuals on the Kenmore dishwashers. I'm still waiting for Appnut to reply as I would like to know what his model number is to pull up his manual. But, anyway, Most, if not all, the new kenmore dishwashers that have "Hi-Temp Wash" button is of really no use anymore. "Hi-Temp Wash" will now only raise the main wash temp to 120 degrees. It was only a few months ago when "Hi-Temp Wash" ment it would go from 120 to 140. Now If the main wash temp is 115, apprently that's good enough. Final rinse will still go to 140 but not main wash.

 

[nmaineman36]

Silverware rack

I love the way the silverware top rack is. That makes more sense in some ways than the Miele's. I normally use just one side for silverware and then the middle gets used for knives. In my Miele I dont have much height between the rack and the wash arm. So that limits me on what I can put up there. With spatualas and serving spoons they go into the middle rack or the lower racks flip down areas. One thing when loading you have to think of where the water comes from and make sure that the soiled sides face the spray. I group everything from spoons to knives to forks and sure it takes time to load this way but it takes me no time to unload and inspect them and put them into my silverware drawer. I do like the way the LG's set up is. Very nice machine.
Oh before I forget...the Dishdrops suck big time. I did a load of pots and pans and used my Pots and Pans cycle. it didnt even touch the starches in my pot I used to make soup in. The box ended up in the trash and i used an Electrasol/Finish Tab with Prewash ball...did a fantastic job and the pots were spotless.

 

[appnut]

Robert, I sent you an email. And yes, all the new HE UltraWaash dishwahers only head ater to 120 max and that's on Pots & Pans, during the main wash cycle.

 

[frigilux]

Hi Mike-- Had people in for dinner tonight; There were 10 of us, and all the flatware plus a large serving spoon and a couple of spatulas fit in the cutlery rack. It's the first time I really used every bit of real estate up there. Everything emerged spotless.

What I like about the LG's cutlery rack is that there are two sections, each of which can be set in either a high or low position. You'll notice the left section is in the low position and the right section is in the high position in the very first photo in this thread. That gives me both more room in one half of the upper dish rack and more headroom for big spoons, spatulas, etc., in half of the cutlery rack.

Finding spots for all the dinner knives was a challenge, but with some fiddling and rearranging I finally figured out how to do it. I tend to forget there is a learning curve with a new dishwasher. The LG holds a lot of dishes; I'm really impressed with it. My friends couldn't believe how quiet it was, and they loved the cutlery rack.

 

[appnut]

What was for dinner Eugene?

 

[frigilux]

It was build-your-own-pizza night. I pre-baked all the crusts (there were five 16-inch pizzas), then everyone chose their own toppings for 1/2 a pizza.

I also made a big pan of baked ziti. We had garlic cheese bread while the pizzas baked, and a green salad. Dessert was Mississippi Mud. Oh, and there was a lot of chianti, too! it was fun.

 

[appnut]

Dang!! I gotta come to your house and enjoy the food!! What's a bear to do!!!

 

[andrewinorlando]

Eugene, you convinced me......

......I went shopping today to kill a few hours. H.H. Gregg was having a "tent" sale. I figured, what the hell, let me cruise on by and see what's under the big pretty tent. Those are usually bullshit sales anyway, designed to sucker people into the store to pay retail, but I figured I kill some time and look. And what to my wondering eyes did appear??? A brand new LG 9810 Steam Dishwasher, just like Eugene's!! Now I have seen this machine in stores like Homo Depot for $1500 - not cheap. This was H.H. Gregg's floor model, and they wanted $629 for it. Brand new, just not in a box. After reading Eugene's praise for this machine, and my own friend's experience with his LG dishwasher, I bought it. I'm picking it up on Monday and hoping I have the same luck as others have with it. It's really a very nice machine, well made, holds a lot, and with an interior that lights up when you open the door! Very cool!! I really don't care how long it takes to wash the dishes, as long as they're clean when they come out, and I don't have to wash them!! The KitchenAid is going to my cousin, who's been begging me for it for two months now. So it will have a good home to keep washing in, and I can visit it any time I want.

 

[~sudsshane]

Oh wow!

Betty parted with some cash! LOL--- Did I tell you that Liz has that same dishwasher and it is just fabulous! When I was home visiting, I used it and just loved it..

 

[appnut]

YAY ANDREW!!!