Power Clean?

[combo52]

Glad You Are Enjoying Your PC DW

Indeed you can get a lot in these DWs because the water force is strong enough you can often block 90% of water access to items in the lower rack and they still get plenty of cleaning.

 

I would be careful of the three large S&#92S mugs in the top rack however, since they are tilted to the outside they may not get enough water inside them, Test by smearing peanut butter in one or two and see if it is all washed out.

 

John L.

 

[iiijohnnymaciii]

Thanks John

I didn’t do the peanut butter test, but I found if I remove just one of the small plates, I’m able to add my large cups on the bottom rack where the clear pie dish is in the photo would go. This leaves me with more room on the top rack anyway since the large cups were taking up 2 rows.

 

[iiijohnnymaciii]

Rust

When I first got my PowerClean I washed off a little rust from the inside tub before I used it. For two weeks the tub remained spotless. Today out of nowhere I noticed some rust stains at the bottom of the door. I’m wondering if I might need to do some preventative maintenance on the machine. I did notice when I took it apart there was a little rust on the motor shaft. I have soft water and my pipes are clean and I have crystal clear water. I did wash some knives that have small specs of rust spots. Does anyone know what it could be?

 

[combo52]

Stained Door Linner

I don't think that is rust, but rather some type of stain from food, see what removes the stain that will help determine what the source of the stain is.

 

John L.

 

[luxflairguy]

The stain very much looks like there had been a utensil in the silverware basket coated with tomato product. Plastic tubs are notorious for tomato staining!

 

[whirlykenmore78]

Not Rust:

As others have said it is a food soil stain. Most likely tomato based. The solution is to use a chlorinated detergent and or rinse tomato based soils before loading. Although neither is really needed as this minor discoloration is temporary and causes no harm to the machine or it's ability to wash.
WK78

 

[iiijohnnymaciii]

Thanks Everyone

Thanks everyone for the reply. It was definitely food, today I found some orange colored fine food particles trapped in the door crease of the bottom of the dishwasher where it meets the door. They were so fine you could tell they had been pulverized. I’m thinking I might need to replace the gaskets, since I opened it up and never replaced the gaskets. I don’t think food once pulverized is supposed to make its way back into the tub is it?

There wasn’t water in the bottom of tub, but there was water in the pump area. Is that normal? I’m thinking it’s designed that way to keep the pump primed, but I just want to make sure.

 

[combo52]

Water In Sump

Is normal, mainly because it is impossible for a water pump to pump all water out when pumping up hill, it also keeps the carbon-ceramic seal surface wet and lubricated.

 

The PC system grinds up food very fine, but it can not filter all of it out of the water stream so some particles just have to get flushed away with water changes.

 

John L.

 

[iiijohnnymaciii]

Thanks Again

Thank you for the info and quick response, John.

 

[iiijohnnymaciii]

Stains are Gone!

Benzoyl peroxide 10%. I set the dishwasher to pots and pans and used 1 1/2 tablespoons in prewash with an empty load except for the cutting boards. No other detergent was used. Here are some before and afters.

 

[spacedogb]

PowerClean

Is this a power clean? I have had it for a year or so. Not even sure if it works.

 

[spacedogb]

PowerClean

Is this a power clean? I have had it for a year or so. Not even sure if it works.

 

[appnut]

Yes.  

 

[awooff]

Powerclean

Spacedog - that is a very nice ultrawash (powerclean) you have there! Why isnt that wonderful machine being put to use? -can see from the pic the upper rack is even fully adjustable to adjust for wash arm clearance under the upper rack.

 

[ultralux88]

I really, really, really like the way that KUDS-25 looks! I kind of want to find one!

 

[yogitunes]

just about every machine will run into this.....

about the only place food/slime will build up is right at the bottom of the door, where it goes into the tub as you close the door....its one area that doesn't always get flushed enough....

never hurts every now and then to take a scrungy sponge or toothbrush and run it along that area....

I just checked mine today, it looked clean, until I ran my fingers underneath and pulled out the grunge...

 

[combo52]

Put My WP PC DW To A Test This Morning.

Made a healthy turkey meatloaf last week with a tomato sauce on it, Speed baked it in a 400F oven using medium MW power for approximately 20 minutes.

 

The empty Corningware baking dish sat out on the counter top all weekend.

 

Loaded it in the 1987 WP DU8000XR DW and for the first time in at least 10 years actually pushed the Pot & Pans button since this was really hard and crusty. Started the DW at 830AM opened the door around 850AM just after the first drain and checked the pan, closed the door and let the cycle finish, All with no polluting phosphates.

 

John L. 

 

[combo52]

Forgot the after picture

Everything was gone after the first water change this is the dishes it’s removed after it was on air dry completely dry about two hours later

 

[kb0nes]

It is amazing how well detergents work today, especially in these older dishwashers that move a lot of water. Having had the same machine through the experience of the removal of phosphates from detergents to today's formulations it is clear that current detergents just work. I never have anything come out of the dishwasher that isn't completely clean.

I dabbled with adding STPP for a while to the DW and laundry, can't say that it ever made a noticeable difference in cleaning. Granted I have good soft water.

 

[ultralux88]

It really was those of us without soft water that got (pun intended) hit hardest when they removed the phosphates.