New Dishwasher On Order: GE PDT750

[washer111]

Filters

You might find that the filters generally keep themselves clean during the course of operation. Although it may still be prudent to keep an eye on the filters for now to see whether they largely keep themselves clean or not. You certainly will find large chunks of food that don't break down and move through the filter - otherwise I shouldn't think much of anything will remain.
The impellers on these pumps can do more damage than one thinks... If I put lots of rice into our machine, even without the grinder I can hear the rice being ground my a little rubber impeller!

From what I have observed on other machines (A Miele G976 SCU Plus and an "Emilia" dishwasher) with manual-clean filters, the water path during drainage seems to be designed so that the filter is backwashed clean, and even vice-versa. This, and the wash-arm often has jet/s underneath to help spray the filter clean during the wash phase - although the effectiveness of that jet still leaves something to be desired on some models, especially when frequently dealing with heavily soiled loads (My DD)...

In any case though, the self-cleaning method of those filters will always leave something to be desired, and as others have said, when they remain dirty through all the washes and rinses, your dishes aren't actually clean. They are "Clean," although with caustic detergents and high temperatures, I would not be overly concerned about that.

 

[mrb627]

Awesome

I think it is awesome that GE has a machine worthy of praise. I wonder if Consumer Reports will feel the same about it.

GE seems to be finally turning things around! Didn't someone purchase a Right-Height Pair a while back?

Malcolm

 

[frigilux]

Malcolm-- Consumer Reports gave it an overall score of 79, placing it just after a slew of Kenmore, Bosch, and a couple of KitchenAid models. I'd been looking at the TOL Bosch in the 800Plus series, which was $2,000, and also had an overall score of 79. At half the price, I decided to give the GE a shot. So far, so good! It received a Very Good rating for noise, although I'm thinking it had to be very close to Excellent; it's nearly silent---which is awesome in my book.

Hope your kitchen remodel is going well. I was without one for three weeks and it drove me crazy. I'm ready to do a lot of cooking this weekend in preparation for the holidays.

 

[logixx]

It's rated at only 42 dB, which is very quiet.

 

You know what to do next, of course.

Go and get one of these GoPro cameras and pop it in there like so:

 

[mrb627]

Kitchen Remodel

My kitchen remodel is pretty much complete. Everything has been done except for lighting over the bar area. Otherwise, it is better than NEW!

I'll post a pic or two this weekend.

Malcolm

 

[countryguy]

Malcolm,

I hope you took some before pics so we can see the transformation!

Gary

 

[mark_wpduet]

Glad to hear it's working

.........You have TWO ovens? LOL

You must do a lot of cooking.

Having to check the dishwasher filter would take some getting used to I imagine. I think I could live with LONG wash cycles like that as LONG as it's quiet.....But with my current dishwasher.....not so much. It's quite but not quiet enough.

 

[frigilux]

Mark-- One of the reasons I bought the house was due to the "dual fuel" hookups in the kitchen (gas and electric). I'd always wanted to have one of each.

And yes, I do a lot of cooking! My social life consists of having people over for dinner and Sunday brunch. I also bring food for 50 to the break room at work every Monday morning--usually a couple of coffee cakes, scones, cinnamon rolls, muffins, or and breads. Suffice to say the dishwasher is the hardest working appliance in my house.

I washed a very full half-load (upper rack) of dishes last night using the Express Wash (30 minutes) and everything emerged clean. There's also a Light Wash that clocks in at 49 minutes. Will make good use of those short cycles to make quick work of food prep loads--mixing bowls, utensils, cake pans, etc.

 

[washer111]

Spray Pressure

Nearly wrote "Spressure," Lol...

Does the machine feature variable spray pressures for each wash cycle/cycle modifier? If so, then you might find that fast washes use high pressure and more water than the longer "Custom" cycles on the machine.
Maybe it is worth experimenting!?

 

[appnut]

Does the machine feature variable spray pressures for each w

Yes, according to the specifications, this is the only model in the new series which uses a variable speed motor. There will be models above this one with variable speed motor--those will have cutlery racks as a 3rd rack like Rich's former LG.

 

[logixx]

I have seen one cutlery tray model on AjMadison. Only 39dB. Link with pictures below:

http://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/ZDT870S.html

 

[mayguy]

Good to hear this dishwasher is working out for you!

I will share this with my customer on how well this does.

 

[frigilux]

Another test:  I made a batch of cinnamon rolls and some egg salad this morning. This seemed a good test for the 30-minute Express cycle.  I loaded everything in the top rack (save for utensils, which went in the lower rack), added a Cascade Platinum pac, chose the upper rack only option and pressed start.  

 

Whether or not this is truly a BobLoad® cannot be determined until The Great Man himself bestows the designation. Nothing in the load had baked-on residue.  The small saucepan was the only thing that saw heat, as it was used to hard-boil eggs.

 

Thirty minutes later, the machine played its comforting little end-of-cycle motif and the items were ready for inspection.  

 

Here's a photo of the load post-wash:

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[frigilux]

Everything was spotless save for two items.  The dough hook was not completely cleaned, and there was a mini chocolate chip-sized spot of dough on the outside of the saucepan where the dough hook touched it. (The photo of saucepan was blurry, so I didn't include it.)  The utensils in the bottom rack were spotless. Apparently the lower rack received sufficient spray-time to take care of business.

 

All-in-all, I was very pleased.  Using the Express cycle will definitely come in handy for dispatching multiple loads of food prep items during long sessions in the kitchen.

 

And it all happened in virtual silence.  God bless us, everyone!

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[frigilux]

The manual recommends using Cascade Platinum pacs (which, conveniently, happen to be my daily driver), but I didn't notice this until a few minutes ago.  Do you suppose GE has a promotional tie-in with P&G, LOL?

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[appnut]

HalfLoad BobLoad

Given the evolution of technology for modern dishwashers, looks like I need to seriously consider a new Bobload category and designation. That being for machines which have single-rack option washing--i.e. here either upper or lower rack only (and models with upper rack only). Yes, I'll bestow the very first of this new category to Eugene. HalfLoad BobLoad designation. Although I would have loved to see what was in the lower rack for this load.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Wow - a 30 minute express wash......that's pretty quick......even for old dishwashers....

 

[jerrod6]

Detergent recomendation

Of course Ge has an agreement with them. No reason for a company to endorse another Companies products unless they do. For me other detergents like Quantum tabs work just as well as Cascade, have less or no left over scent and cost less. Nothing wrong with Cascade though - it works.

 

[jerrod6]

NIce

This looks like a very nice Dishwasher. Have a good time !

 

[stchuck]

Not that we are past the holiday

And many more loads of dishes, is your opinion on the dishwashers washing capabilities still favorable?

Thanks for an update

Scott