Reviews In For Whirlpool Powerwave Series

[askolover]

I've had the same fears about the new dishwashers. My 17 year-old Maytag makes noises from time to time so I've been researching. Emailed Maytag and Kitchenaid to ask about power ratings for their new motors to which they both replied, "We no longer give horsepower ratings for our dishwasher motors." Translated..."our new motors are so weak we are ashamed to give power ratings therefore we eliminated them from the labels"! I'm gonna find a porcelain tub KA that still works great and keep it for the day my Maytag dies and can't be resurrected. I have NEVER found any pieces of food in my MT. Took the filter apart one night just to see if it needed cleaning and to my surprise I only found some pieces of plastic wrap and a string...the sump and filter were completely clean. Hot enough water and enough detergent should be sufficient to keep them spotless inside!

 

[mark_wpduet]

Hey Brent!

The particular model I got is no longer available........But this link here is the closest thing.....It's pretty much the same as mine, minus a couple of cycles I believe. Mine is white.

I always use autoclean with high temp/tough scrub (no heated dry) because I open it as soon as it's done and the dishes flash dry pretty quickly.....and it runs usually about 100 minutes give or take.

It has the Jetclean with steam cycle but I've yet to use that. I'm sure that runs a LONG time..

http://www.maytag.com/kitchen-1/dishwashers-and-kitchen-cleaning-2/dishwashers-3/-[MDB6949SDM]-1111960/MDB6949SDM/

 

[mark_wpduet]

whoops

forgot to mention. On the new Maytag's instead of Jetclean with steam cycle, they re-named it PowerBlast. Same thing, different name. Additionally, the one I linked has the staineless silverware basket....The one for 699 would be closer to the model I got.

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[a440]

Thank you Mark!!

 

[appnut]

Brent, I sent you a note.

 

[mrsalvo]

To John Post 35

I apologize for the delay in answering your post, working a lot. No, I'm not a fan of the new dishwashers for all the reasons stated above. When I cleaned out the blackish gray slim, that was about it for me. Game over. The water is very hard and I use a water softener powder and "Finish" tabs. I never had problems with the old dishwasher that quit, again it was a KA and was flawless in cleaning in a respectable period of time. I'm currently looking at other brands and leaning towards a Maytag with a built-in food disposal. It's not important to me if its "energy efficient," I just want clean dishes. I don't have a problem washing dishes by hand and then be done with it, so it's not urgent to run out and buy one. I don't seem to fit as many dishes in the newer one than my old one so I know I'm loading them correctly. Thank-you for then kind post and maybe I just got a lemon in the bunch. I'm disconnecting it this next Wednesday.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

control settings

I prefer to see what cycle and option I am using. For example, I use normal and high temp wash 98 percent of the time. With the top controls, you cannot see it on normal/high temp wash. I agree with appnut. I need to see what my dishwasher is doing!

 

[gelaundry4ever]

cycle program

When I use normal/high temp wash, It does a prewash, main wash, purge and final rinse. If I selected heated dry, which it does by default, it will dry the dishes with heat. If Whirlpool dishwashers continued making dishwashers with hard food disposers, we wouldn't have to worry about cleaning those stupid filters.

 

[vacerator]

about this Whirlpool,

Looks identical to my kids Kenmore. They say it does a great job, and it's very quiet.