Tonight in my GE TT I loaded lome very dirty dishes in and putting Finish to the test. Some dishes were stained with dried avacado and I made a mess of the stove so most pieces went in.
Maybe not a Bob Load But!
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The all in one went into the bottom of tub for prewash and the quantum went in dispenser for main wash. We will see how good they work.
The all in one went into the bottom of tub for prewash and the quantum went in dispenser for main wash. We will see how good they work.
Cycle!
I set for normal wash with prewash option and heated dry and we will check back tomorrow for the results!
Night
Peter
I set for normal wash with prewash option and heated dry and we will check back tomorrow for the results!
Night
Peter
my 2 cents ...
why don't you try to load your DW properly instead of using a double amount of detergent ??
# The "all in one" will not have time enough to dissolve in the prewash, so the machine will run the main wash with too much detergent (etching hazard ...)
# The upper rack is loaded in a wrong way. What about that small casserole in the centre, that bowl facing the wall and that strainer ?? Items must face spray arms, cause water jets aren't able to bend ... I understand loading shallow bowls upright that way as you did in the lower rack, but the inside of that casserole will no matter be cleaned (unless you prewashed it by hand)
# The lower rack is underloaded (some place is wasted) . If the 2 larger plates were closer to the cutting board and the dessert plates were loaded in that free place in the center you had extra place to load that big casserole in the lower rack, allowing you to load strainer, small casserole and bowls in a decent way
why don't you try to load your DW properly instead of using a double amount of detergent ??
# The "all in one" will not have time enough to dissolve in the prewash, so the machine will run the main wash with too much detergent (etching hazard ...)
# The upper rack is loaded in a wrong way. What about that small casserole in the centre, that bowl facing the wall and that strainer ?? Items must face spray arms, cause water jets aren't able to bend ... I understand loading shallow bowls upright that way as you did in the lower rack, but the inside of that casserole will no matter be cleaned (unless you prewashed it by hand)
# The lower rack is underloaded (some place is wasted) . If the 2 larger plates were closer to the cutting board and the dessert plates were loaded in that free place in the center you had extra place to load that big casserole in the lower rack, allowing you to load strainer, small casserole and bowls in a decent way
My Thermador THD 3600 is much easier to BobLoad on the upper rack than the lower. This was also true of the Maytag that preceded it. For me, the upper rack is where the cramming happens and as long as an item isn't completely blocked from spray action, if it fits and the rack slides back in, it's OK. The Thermador is such a thrashing machine that really nothing can escape its strong jets of water.
One of these days I'm going to have the magic combination of items for BobLoading the bottom rack and I will defeat WKU's efforts to have every load look like the owner's manual pictures. I'll waste no time in posting here.
I'm very interested in seeing how the GE did with the dried-on avocado, one of the tougher jobs to give a dishwasher.
One of these days I'm going to have the magic combination of items for BobLoading the bottom rack and I will defeat WKU's efforts to have every load look like the owner's manual pictures. I'll waste no time in posting here.
I'm very interested in seeing how the GE did with the dried-on avocado, one of the tougher jobs to give a dishwasher.
Well lets see!
Is it clean or not lets see!
Is it clean or not lets see!
First
Looks clean
Looks clean
Second
I notice a bad spot
I notice a bad spot
Third
Still need to examine
Still need to examine
Fourth
This one seems ok
This one seems ok
Bad Plate
This was in direct site of water
should I go back to cascade or give finish another chance
This was in direct site of water
should I go back to cascade or give finish another chance
Grates
Most of the stove grates came out ok except for one - maybe I should have use Cookware cycle
Most of the stove grates came out ok except for one - maybe I should have use Cookware cycle
The sump of dishwasher!
I usually never find specs but I usually scrape better.
You guys be the judge.
Thanks for watching
Peter
I usually never find specs but I usually scrape better.
You guys be the judge.
Thanks for watching
Peter
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explain why I did what I did
# The "all in one" will not have time enough to dissolve in the prewash, so the machine will run the main wash with too much detergent (etching hazard ...)
When I select the prewash button it gives extra pre rinses to get rid of debries and desolve soap
And their wont be to much detergent in main wash
# The upper rack is loaded in a wrong way. What about that small casserole in the centre, that bowl facing the wall and that strainer ?? Items must face spray arms, cause water jets aren't able to bend ... I understand loading shallow bowls upright that way as you did in the lower rack, but the inside of that casserole will no matter be cleaned (unless you prewashed it by hand)
I understand about the bowls being faces down, but first this bowl was not that soiled and I have the upper spray that works good for this type of load. The strainer is always loaded that way and always comes clean again from the top sprayer.
# The lower rack is underloaded (some place is wasted) . If the 2 larger plates were closer to the cutting board and the dessert plates were loaded in that free place in the center you had extra place to load that big casserole in the lower rack, allowing you to load strainer, small casserole and bowls in a decent way
I realize I could have loaded more in the bottom rack and this is 2 days of dishes. If I started with the big plates I would have loaded them more to the left by the cutting board. It doesn't matter as long as the water source is hitting the plates. I would have waited another day to run the dishwasher but I decided to add my stove pieces and do a test on the detergent.
explain why I did what I did
# The "all in one" will not have time enough to dissolve in the prewash, so the machine will run the main wash with too much detergent (etching hazard ...)
When I select the prewash button it gives extra pre rinses to get rid of debries and desolve soap
And their wont be to much detergent in main wash
# The upper rack is loaded in a wrong way. What about that small casserole in the centre, that bowl facing the wall and that strainer ?? Items must face spray arms, cause water jets aren't able to bend ... I understand loading shallow bowls upright that way as you did in the lower rack, but the inside of that casserole will no matter be cleaned (unless you prewashed it by hand)
I understand about the bowls being faces down, but first this bowl was not that soiled and I have the upper spray that works good for this type of load. The strainer is always loaded that way and always comes clean again from the top sprayer.
# The lower rack is underloaded (some place is wasted) . If the 2 larger plates were closer to the cutting board and the dessert plates were loaded in that free place in the center you had extra place to load that big casserole in the lower rack, allowing you to load strainer, small casserole and bowls in a decent way
I realize I could have loaded more in the bottom rack and this is 2 days of dishes. If I started with the big plates I would have loaded them more to the left by the cutting board. It doesn't matter as long as the water source is hitting the plates. I would have waited another day to run the dishwasher but I decided to add my stove pieces and do a test on the detergent.
Load 'em up Buckwheat
Sometimes I run the dishwasher because I feel it's ability to scrub something like burner pans supercedes doing it by hand. Sometimes I run it because items I need are in the dishwasher and it's not jammed packed. When I need to I can stuff it with the best of them. Living alone its hard to fill a dishwasher before it smells or something you need is in the back of the machine. It appears the spot on the plate is a bit if debris from the burner bib. We're getting allitle testy here for just having fun doing a comparative test.
Sometimes I run the dishwasher because I feel it's ability to scrub something like burner pans supercedes doing it by hand. Sometimes I run it because items I need are in the dishwasher and it's not jammed packed. When I need to I can stuff it with the best of them. Living alone its hard to fill a dishwasher before it smells or something you need is in the back of the machine. It appears the spot on the plate is a bit if debris from the burner bib. We're getting allitle testy here for just having fun doing a comparative test.
Questions for Peter
-Did you use detergent with phosphates or without?
-Is your GE dishwasher the kind that has a filter to collect food bits, and you're supposed to clean the filter? Is that what the perforated screen is in the photo titled "The sump of dishwasher"?
-Thanks for sharing your test results!
-Did you use detergent with phosphates or without?
-Is your GE dishwasher the kind that has a filter to collect food bits, and you're supposed to clean the filter? Is that what the perforated screen is in the photo titled "The sump of dishwasher"?
-Thanks for sharing your test results!
Peter -
I hate to say this, but my experience with a dishwasher nearly identical to yours is if you've done all that and still have issues, then I'd get a new dishwasher. I bought a new Kenmore in April and it will be installed finally next week.
I really dislike my GE. It was the worst come-down (mine is a PDW7800) I've ever experienced in an appliance. Before the TT I had a Potscrubber 1200 for ten years, which I loved. MY TT does some of the same stuff your machine did, but the 1200 never did any of that. My problem is not so much stuck on leafy food, but with stuck-on remants in my cookware (especially my Revereware skillet from something as simple as a Hamburger Helper) that was always mirror-clean in the 1200. The only difference was the two machines. Same detergent, same items, same water source.
About the only thing I approve of in the GE TT is the turbidity sensor. If it doesn't sense overly filthy water (mine never is) or a lot of detergent (which fools the sensor) then it goes directly into main wash without pre-washing, and I like that because all the detergent I put in gets mixed into the main wash water and heated to full temperature. I like the water savings.
I may be going WAY downline in that I am replacing my TT with a Kenmore version of the recently discontinued Whirlpool PowerClean model. It's been boxed and sitting in the garage since April. If like the new machine better, I'll be happy regardless of how fancy the TT is. I would just like to have something that I like as much as the 1200.
Gordon[this post was last edited: 6/4/2010-16:16]
I hate to say this, but my experience with a dishwasher nearly identical to yours is if you've done all that and still have issues, then I'd get a new dishwasher. I bought a new Kenmore in April and it will be installed finally next week.
I really dislike my GE. It was the worst come-down (mine is a PDW7800) I've ever experienced in an appliance. Before the TT I had a Potscrubber 1200 for ten years, which I loved. MY TT does some of the same stuff your machine did, but the 1200 never did any of that. My problem is not so much stuck on leafy food, but with stuck-on remants in my cookware (especially my Revereware skillet from something as simple as a Hamburger Helper) that was always mirror-clean in the 1200. The only difference was the two machines. Same detergent, same items, same water source.
About the only thing I approve of in the GE TT is the turbidity sensor. If it doesn't sense overly filthy water (mine never is) or a lot of detergent (which fools the sensor) then it goes directly into main wash without pre-washing, and I like that because all the detergent I put in gets mixed into the main wash water and heated to full temperature. I like the water savings.
I may be going WAY downline in that I am replacing my TT with a Kenmore version of the recently discontinued Whirlpool PowerClean model. It's been boxed and sitting in the garage since April. If like the new machine better, I'll be happy regardless of how fancy the TT is. I would just like to have something that I like as much as the 1200.
Gordon[this post was last edited: 6/4/2010-16:16]
