Combo, thank you, I will say something to GE about it cause I’m very fed up with it. This is not normal. As I said before, I know mine isn’t the only newer machine that does this. The new sliding dispenser Whirlpool has been using gets completely flooded as well as it has in my parents Maytag. Also, the seal is totally fine on my GE, but I feel the seal should be much thicker. I just cannot stand the Auto cycle on this machine, it does four pre rinses every single time which is total overkill. I open it up after the first pre rinse and the dishes are already totally clean, thanks to the detergent being flooded out too of course, but it’s a very capable machine that is programmed ridiculously.
About the pre rinse topic, I think what makes the most sense is having an option for a cycle that provides a pre rinse and a cycle that does not provide one, like quick wash or light so that when you don’t have a very heavily soiled cycle it won’t be necessary to do a pre rinse, but you still have that option to have a pre rinse on other cycles for heavier soiled loads. If you don’t want a pre rinse, don’t use the cycles that provide them. Dishwashers have been using pre rinse cycles for longer than I can think back to, and they are very helpful in most loads. I think that concludes that subject pretty well. Options are what gives everybody what they want and need and they can choose what is best for their dishes.