"So quiet, all you hear is the sound of the water at work." Well yes, but the same could be said about Niagra Falls. Quite water thirsty at 14 gallons; 4 rinses. Pots and Pans only one wash. Definitely meant as a pre soak. No mention of using the Calrod heater to keep the water hot like in earlier machines. If you could have run the Calrod element and let that pots & pans cycle wash for 25 minutes before rinsing, the pans would not need additional scouring at the sink. Some Kenmore detergent dispensers would open when the timer dial was turned without the machine being on, I think, like in the top loading portables. Those little cups would just lose their bottoms. No more mention of adjustable upper rack. I think the previous model with the red disk had a better pump and the disk was less restrictive about what you could put in the bottom without have to make sure that it would not get whacked by the flying half-arm. This model was better about coverage into the outer reaches of the upper rack.
Those water tank detergent dispenser covers had to be kept clean. If the little screen got clogged, the water would not drain out of the side that was supposed to flip over to dispense the fresh detergent in the second wash. Worse yet, if the little screen got lost, a bit of food could clog the drain hole in that chamber, but it was a pretty nifty way to give a double wash before electric detergent dispensers.
