New Dishwasher On Order: GE PDT750

[brucelucenta]

I just got through replacing all the appliances in my kitchen with Kenmore Elite, I know the refrigerator and Dishwasher are both LG, and I must say that the refrigerator is the biggest I have ever seen and the dishwasher cleans better than anything I have ever used. The stainless steel looks great in my kitchen!

 

[logixx]

A Kenmore dishwasher made by LG? Which one would hat be?

 

[super32]

Chuck.....you should get your Bosch looked at. Assuming your doing everything right, it sounds like something is wrong with your machine.

 

[tgm8000]

I have the pdt720

I have the new GE pdt720 , its the one below the 750, It has the same wash system. I bought a new home and its sitting in my living room waiting for the kitchen to get finished. I must say I was very impressed by the qualty of this dishwasher. It was very solid and heavy. I love the racks inside ,seems to be very well designed. I have a Ge profile in my old home and I also love that.

Good luck with your new dishwasher , I think you will be very impressed and it has very high reviews.

 

[maytaga806]

GE is now a good brand. I just got a brand new Whirlpool Durawash 24'' dishwasher. It was originally made in 2005 or something but I got it at Best Buy for a great deal. And, the water is so hot that when I opened the dishwasher during the cycle it filled the kitchen with steam. We have a pretty big kitchen too. But its a great dishwasher.

 

[frigilux]

Update: Well, the LG took one final parting shot. The drain hose was cracked near the end that connected to the dishwasher, and this is what we found when it was pulled out. Fortunately, insurance is covering the damage to the floor and replacement of floor covering.

The kitchen has been emptied of appliances (which are now in the dining room), and over the next couple of weeks it will get new flooring, a much-needed paint job, and the new GE dishwasher. It has arrived and is being held at the dealership until the kitchen is ready for it.

In the meantime, I'm cooking with a microwave and a couple of Crock Pots/slow cookers...and doing dishes by hand (gasp)!

[this post was last edited: 12/4/2013-21:30]

 

[washer111]

Ouch!

Sorry to hear this happened to you Eugene! Do you still hold the LG in high regard, or is it really starting to wear off its welcome after 3 separate instances of failure?

I do look forward to seeing your kitchen refurbished - it will be a nice touch for the new dishwasher. Perhaps you'll show us a "kitchen timeline" of appliances after this is all said and done?

 

[frigilux]

The LG was awesome in its cleaning power--especially with pots/pans, as I've often noted--and it had many features I used all the time. I went into it knowing the reliability factor was not good (as predicted by Consumer Reports). It washed nearly three times the number of loads of the "average" machine in its five-and-half years. If the drain hose had failed completely, I'd have caught the problem right away. Unfortunately, it leaked just enough to keep the sub flooring soaked, but water never appeared on top of the vinyl floor covering to signal a problem was at hand.

I'm looking forward to trying out the new GE...eventually, LOL.

 

[tolivac]

LG after this story about their dishwashers will AVIOD LG at all costs-lets see- LG is good at making "Spin-splode" washers and dishwashers that leak-ruining your subfloors-will your householders insurance cover the damage-might want to check with them.Mine thru Nationwide-has such a clause.

 

[frigilux]

It's ironic that a seemingly mundane part caused the problem: A cracked drain hose. The motor/pump/wash system/main seal never missed a beat, despite heavy use. Goes to show how important those mundane parts really are!

In the past eleven years: Frigidaire dishwasher had constant problems with electronics. The Maytag that replaced it nearly started on fire. The LG that replaced Smoky The Maytag caused substantial floor damage.

Maybe it's time I looked into one of those commercial under-counter models. It's becoming obvious residential dishwashers are unable to survive in my kitchen, LOL!

Rex: My homeowner's policy states that "leakage or seepage which occurs over a period of weeks, months, or years is not covered" so I thought they'd refuse the claim. They consider that sort of thing a 'failure to maintain.' I argued that there was no visible or audible evidence of a problem, so it wasn't a failure to maintain on my part. Insurance did pony up for the costs in the end. [this post was last edited: 12/5/2013-07:07]

 

[jkbff]

Frigilux, just incase something went wrong with the addy, I shot you an email.

 

[frigilux]

Update #2: The sub flooring and underlayment are in place! The vinyl flooring should arrive later this week, with installation (fingers crossed, everyone!) some time next week. I'm going to paint tonight and tomorrow night. Hoping to make Christmas meals in my freshened kitchen with a new dishwasher to play with.

For the curious: jkbff (see post above) offered to take the LG dishwasher off my hands, but it has been repaired and moved on to its new home. I'm hoping it behaves itself!

 

[logixx]

Have my fingers crossed

I wonder if LG would do anything about the water damage. I know that Bosch - at least in Europe - says to pay for any water damage done by their dishwashers as long as the unit was installed properly:

 

[frigilux]

Unfortunately, LG's "AquaStop" consists of a pan below the motor area to catch some water when the inevitable leakage begins. Bosch is pretty confident of their AquaStop system to give it such a good guarantee.

 

[logixx]

I think Miele makes a similar claim. I'm actually surprised that most US dishwashers don't offer such a system. AquaStop is also missing from practically all washing machines. I don't want to imagine a leaking 2nd floor washer that might even be installed in a room with these vents in the floor to distribute warm air.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Can't wait to see it

Sorry this happened. What a pain!

Makes me paranoid about water leaking. I'm kind of glad my foundation is all concrete.....

 

[frigilux]

Yay! I have a kitchen, again! After three weeks without ranges and a dishwasher, I'm ready to cook up a storm this weekend. The new floor looks great, the walls are no longer hospital gown green, and the GE PDT750 is washing its first load.

I made a spaghetti bake to test the GE's cleaning power. There's a large pasta pot, a very crusty deep sauté pan, and a big, bad, stainless steel roasting pan in which the casserole baked. Also made a loaf of bread, so there's a doughy food processor bowl thrown in for good measure.

Here's the deep sauté pan:[this post was last edited: 12/19/2013-00:19]

 

[frigilux]

And the roasting pan:

 

[frigilux]

Upper rack: I put the roasting pan in the top rack but forgot to take a photo! Here's the rack before the roasting pan came out of the oven.

 

[frigilux]

And the lower rack: