seedub
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I got home to find that the maintenance crew had replaced the ancient 30+ GE-built Kenmore BOL with what you see here.
Everything about the fit and finish feels cheap from the very thin metal front panel to the lightweight plastic racks that frequently go off track and require recentering. For a unit that runs from USD 360.00 to USD 450.00, this is to be expected.
The rack layout is a joke and seems to suppose that this will be a DISHwasher only with no pots and pans done in it. The user guide gives two possible loading schemes and both pertain only to table settings (plates, cups, saucers, dessert plates and drinking glasses). As you can see, I loaded in two regular size saucepans and the bowl, and it would take no more. I needed to get creative with those. Plastic bowls on the top rack just seemed a taste out of place, not quite fitting.
The machine is rated at 60 dBA noise level, and that sounds correct to me. Not that I would complain after hearing that loud shaded-pole GE whine and rattle.
Jerome/Gelaundry4ever will be intrigued to know that spray action alternates between spray arms; at no time do both upper and lower arms work together at the same time. Just scanning the control panel, I could find no way to select either a heated or no-heat dry. This unit is equipped with what’s known as “Dry Boost”. It’s quite effective, too. Now, I did what I usually do with all my machines - opened the door after the final rinse and shook the excess water off some items, but everything including the tub and the inside of the door were dried to satisfaction for a modern ultra-efficient machine. The one-hour cycle was generous with its prerinses: I did not actively count, just took notice of water changes, but it felt like there were three before the detergent cup popped open.
Using the Cascade Platinum pac that was provided by the manufacturer, the final results were very good. This load was after cooking fried chicken. The glass bowl had egg and flour on it; one of the saucepans held the oil and dredges from cooking the chicken. I found no trace of grease and no egg or flour left. Then there was the wine glass you see – fine grain yibbles. There is also that white dreck you can see in the bottom of the tub. What that is I can’t even think.
I posted this and chose the title since as ubiquitous as BOL GE appliances are in the American housing market, we will be seeing a lot of these in the future. I have six more months on my lease, so I have a good chance to see how she holds up to the type of frequent use I put my washers through.
Everything about the fit and finish feels cheap from the very thin metal front panel to the lightweight plastic racks that frequently go off track and require recentering. For a unit that runs from USD 360.00 to USD 450.00, this is to be expected.
The rack layout is a joke and seems to suppose that this will be a DISHwasher only with no pots and pans done in it. The user guide gives two possible loading schemes and both pertain only to table settings (plates, cups, saucers, dessert plates and drinking glasses). As you can see, I loaded in two regular size saucepans and the bowl, and it would take no more. I needed to get creative with those. Plastic bowls on the top rack just seemed a taste out of place, not quite fitting.
The machine is rated at 60 dBA noise level, and that sounds correct to me. Not that I would complain after hearing that loud shaded-pole GE whine and rattle.
Jerome/Gelaundry4ever will be intrigued to know that spray action alternates between spray arms; at no time do both upper and lower arms work together at the same time. Just scanning the control panel, I could find no way to select either a heated or no-heat dry. This unit is equipped with what’s known as “Dry Boost”. It’s quite effective, too. Now, I did what I usually do with all my machines - opened the door after the final rinse and shook the excess water off some items, but everything including the tub and the inside of the door were dried to satisfaction for a modern ultra-efficient machine. The one-hour cycle was generous with its prerinses: I did not actively count, just took notice of water changes, but it felt like there were three before the detergent cup popped open.
Using the Cascade Platinum pac that was provided by the manufacturer, the final results were very good. This load was after cooking fried chicken. The glass bowl had egg and flour on it; one of the saucepans held the oil and dredges from cooking the chicken. I found no trace of grease and no egg or flour left. Then there was the wine glass you see – fine grain yibbles. There is also that white dreck you can see in the bottom of the tub. What that is I can’t even think.
I posted this and chose the title since as ubiquitous as BOL GE appliances are in the American housing market, we will be seeing a lot of these in the future. I have six more months on my lease, so I have a good chance to see how she holds up to the type of frequent use I put my washers through.
