the tower of pitsville

[appnut]

concave bottoms

How lazy can one be! Most of my coffee mugs do have concave bottoms. I know which ones won't dry out completely during the dry cycle. I simply take a dishtowl and dab the concave area dry. It's very quick. Now plastic stuff, that gets to me.

 

[agiflow]

your a goof appnut ;-)

 

[partycycle]

Scarred Childhood.

Hello/Welcome Mrcleanjeans. Yes, I am impressed by appnut & scott5545 loading.

I am old…enough. Mom’s 1st DW, impellor, then spin tube, then KA’s “big blue”, then KA’s hydro sweep then GE’s F…ing “tower”. We were fed well. Mom not the best cook.

She was. I and her Bridge Club girls thought BRILLIANT. As if she had invented penicillin and the diaphragm. Mom had no intentions of washing pots. Even with the spin tube. Ran a separate load. Pots aimed directly at whatever “wash action”. Pots not clean. Simple. Add more Cascade and turn DW on again.!!!

Those “towers”. Three spray holes. One aimed directly at detergent dispenser. Now the other TWO were “supposedly” to clean items in the top rack? Yeah, right.

God bless those early Whirlpools and Lady Kenmores with top rack wash arms. TRULY RANDOM LOADING!

 

[gadgetgary]

YES!

I loved this dishwasher. Got rid of it for my KA since the drying was not up to the KA, but, always wish I kept it since it washed everything GREAT. And I always could load so much into it. Well, thanks to the forum, I just got one like it again. I am going to put it in my laundry room and use it as a second one when my KA is full. This forum is AWESOME. Here's my find in great condition:

I put a plug on the wiring, put the drain in the laundry sink, and decided to have a plumber put something on the water supply so I could 'quick-connect' it to the laundry sink faucet. The parts came to $23.00. Are you all sitting down???? Labor was $120.00!!!!

Oh well, at least I found what I was looking for and am looking forward to using the dishwasher.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=46124&item=7500567852&rd=1

 

[roto204]

Wash towers and versatility

I think it all comes down to a question of versatility. I've seen everything from my 1975-ish GE's wash tower to my friends' much more recent (maybe 1997-ish) GE Profile wash tower. The old one is okay if you're careful about top rack loading; the new one seems unfazed by anything you can throw at it.

Usually I can move silverware baskets and do ridiculous somersaults to achieve the desired loading effect.

The problem in both models, though, is what to do with a big bowl or pot that needs to go in the bottom rack, but can't, because the little guard for the spray tower is in the way.

I like piped systems that don't use towers, myself, and though its presence can also be a limiting factor (citing the low-hanging Whirlpool top-rack spray arms of yesteryear), an upper spray arm really adds a level of forgiveness to top rack loading.

 

[brisnat81]

Whirlpools Low Hangers

Hi Nate,

Thats my biggest complaint about my European Whirlpool DW, is the painfully low hanging upper washarm. It is plumbed through the back wall of the DW, and has two outlets so you can put the rack in 1 of two heights.

However whirlpool claim that the DW is designed to take International Standard sized plates, which just happen to be 24.5cm wide.

Even with the upper rack in the upper position, it takes creative loading to get the plates to fit under the spray arm in the lower rack.

The current models which are made in Italy still have the same setup, so never again.

I've priced my kitchen refit in Miele, and I'm about halfway there to having enough money to achieve it, so I'll just have ot keep holding on. The Tall Tub Miele will take 30cm plates as standard, and with creative loading, I'm assuming they can be even bigger.

Regards
Nathan

 

[mielepete]

Wait for the new Miele DW models!

Nathan,

So pleased you have finally seen the light!

Once you have experienced the Miele DW you will think that WP don't even know how to spell "dishwasher" let alone build one! German made or not aside.

Of course if you get the Miele DW then you will want everything Miele like me!! You should experience their washer and dryers

Go for the top of the range tall tub with the SC (separate cutlery) and integrated door front but not the hidden controls - you can't see what its up to!!

Miele have just released a new range of machines in Germany with user interactive interface to the controls and improved rack options. You can in plain english alter the program characteristics on the control screen!! And the styling is a real winner! The tub is "hydroformed" - first of its kind. Expect them in Australia soon. Keep saving!

I have included the link - hope it works and you can cope with the german! (Try Google translater) If you select "Kommunikation" you can get a pdf of the brochure! All 50 pages!

It now takes 31cm (12.25")plates in the bottom with 19cm (8") tall in the top at the same time. Or 27cm bottom and 23cm top.
with an optional rack insert you can wash 35cm (14")plates! And of course the rack is height adjustable to nine positions!

Wash towers - cut me out. They are a pain. As much of a pain as cutlery boxes that are located in the middle front of the bottom rack. Put it in the corner out of the way! How anyone is to load stock pots and the like with all these interuptions to the bottom rack space I'll never understand!

When our Miele G560 of 1981 vintage pegs out it will be the new G2730SCi in our kitchen with the G560 out to pasture as a vintage in the adjacent second laundry (museum) for those extra dinner parties dishes!

http://www1.miele.de/de/aktion/g1000/179.htm