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[peteski50]

Performance!

I just unloaded all came out spotless and bone dry! I am really impressed with this dishwasher! I think I will mostly be using the Auto cycle! But time will tell!

 

[chachp]

3rd Rack

 

<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">I love the third rack in mine.  I had removed the silverware basket and was putting silverware up top.  My husband hates the silverware on top.  He thinks it's too tedious to have to put each piece in its place.  That's just how he is, he's not a fan of details, EVER.  Bless his soul, he loves to help out and frequently does dishes.  Given I didn't want to give him any reason to stop helping with dishes, I put the silverware basket back in the bottom at his request.  Now he can jam everything into one compartment only for me to adjust before running.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Sometimes in life we make these little compromises to get what we want in the end.  This was one of them and well worth it.</span>

 

[peteski50]

Bosch!

So far I am still adjusting to the silverware tray on top. I didn't think I would like it but the more I am using it the more I am liking it. It takes some time to get used to - I have only done 3 loads so far and I probably wont be using the DW for a few more days now! So time will tell!

 

[lakewebsterkid]

Pete

Glad it is performing up to your expectations! I find that cascade is FAR too sudsy and I have switched to Finish Quantum and never looked back. How did your cutting board turn out? Mine always have a faint tinge of color left when cutting vegetables and fruits with lots of chlorophyll or other dye like substances. The second run through does the trick.

 

[peteski50]

Bosch!

The cutting board came out spotless it had dried on avocado on it - I had been using finish Quantum in my GE but since they switched to that 2 part pack it got caught in the dispenser twice so I switched back to cascade! I am just starting this new package of cascade which seems to work well. I may go back to Finish when I use the cascade up!

 

[appnut]

Thee Finish Quantum 2-part pack is most likely designed to take advantage of the detergent tray dispensing method considering the gradual breakdown of the components over the main wash phase time period.  

 

[peteski50]

Finish Quantum!

I don't know why they went to that 2 part packet - I just find it annoying that's it is split like that!

 

[lakewebsterkid]

Detergent tray

The little plastic piece that acts somewhat like a handle of the second rack, I actually removed. I find that the detergent dissolves MUCH quicker when it goes to the bottom of the tub and is mixed up by the turbulence.

 

[petek]

Hmmm I never realized the tab falls into that handle tray? Why ever would they have designed it that way.

 

[appnut]

The Heavy cycle

Lakewebsterkid, you say the machine doesn't alternate levels when heating the water to 150 degrees during the main wash phase.  So it only scrubs the lower rack during that time.  Does it begin spraying to top rack once the water heating delay is finished?  Or does it just spray the bottom rack only during the entire main wash phase.  

 

It may only be spraying the bottom rack during water heating to protect glassware.   

 

[lakewebsterkid]

Bosch

The handle is to ‘help’ dissolve the detergent. But I don’t think it dissolves fast enough there.

I’m not sure. I have never hear it alternate once the detergent is dropped in. Probably to makes sure the bottom rack is as clean as possible?

 

[chachp]

Speed60 Alternating Spray Arms

 

<span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I have always wondered if the arms alternate on the Speed60 or if they all go at the same time.  It seems to me it uses a little more water and it really sounds like all three are going at the same time on the 60 minutes.  Does anyone know?</span>

 

[peteski50]

Arms Alternating!

I used the speed60 cycle the first time I ran the unit and it does sound like the arms are alternating! I used normal once and Auto twice and the arms will alternate but at a certain point it seems like they are all running at the same time? It is hard to tell. I still have to try the heavy cycle!

 

[henene4]

I'm not entirely sure actually, but it is perfectly possible this design has the possibility to run all arms at once.

The tray is actually so that the detergent dissolves faster in a low water level cycle.
On most cycle, the water level is far below where the tab would fall without a tray.
In the tray it gets sprayed every time the top arm rotates once and gets hit from every direction basicly.

Now I know that the EU equivalent to heavy does prefer the bottom basket.
Idea is more cleaning action there.

But all cycles do use the middle arm during the first portion of heating to dissolve the detergent.

You guys could be mistakeing higher spray pressures for all arms going at once.

Keep in mind that any machine should have the EcoSilence drive which is variable speed and most cycles do change spray pressure several times through out a cycle.

 

[petek]

Mine has the 30 min express cycle. I can't really tell if it's alternating on any cycle but on the Express cycle the machine definitely sounds louder like it's washing at high pressure