Whirlpool Durawash Bobload!

[whirlyfanatic]

Hey Guys i wanted to see if i qualified for the Bob load certification on My Whirlpool Durawash, i am just as excited as you, have included a dish with 48hr stuck on food! in The Top rack with the tower! please stay tuned for results.

 

[whirlyfanatic]

Dishwasher Bottom Rack

 

[whirlyfanatic]

Bottom Rack 2

 

[whirlyfanatic]

Top Rack

 

[whirlyfanatic]

Top rack 2

 

[whirlyfanatic]

Detergent Choice!

 

[whirlyfanatic]

Console!

 

[whirlyfanatic]

Options

 

[whirlyfanatic]

I've added some more dishes

 

[whirlyfanatic]

48hr stuck on food!

 

[xpanam]

Hi Peter! Dose this model still use a lot of water? I was thinking of getting one from Ikea. Were are the after pictures? Don't tell me its still running LOL!

Peter! I used to have a lot of layovers in POS with PanAm. We stayed at the upside down Hilton. Very quaint and fun Hotel.

 

[rpms]

I had this dishwasher in my last apartment. Does the third rack tower help? Mine did not have it and there was crud on the top of cups and glasses. I could order the tower but it was $25.00.
The dishwasher I had did not have the tempature boost. I wasn't fond of that dishwasher. The cutlery basket was half the size shown. I got an old Kitchen Aid basket to put in.

 

[whirlyfanatic]

Hey guys I have grown to love this dishwasher somewhat
The Only problem I have is it's rather loud. The results were remarkable I will post the after pics tomorrow.Xpanam the dishwasher on pots and pans includes three prewashes proceeded by the main wash then a short rinse followed by a final rinse. The entire p&p cycle withe heated dry is approximately 1hr 30 mins.I had a Danby that ran for almost 3 hours don't ge me wrong it cleaned well but I love my whirlpool. Rpms the third level wash I assume helps a great deal I have rarely had crud on my dishes the only problem I face is a rice grain or two on the top of teacups if I don't scrape properly but that's like 1% of the time. Guys what's your first pref in detergent ? This cascade leaves my glasses spotty but cleans like wow. I have not experienced any white haze so I don't know. The bad reviews leave me baffled:/

 

[appnut]

Man after my own heart. Even puts bowls and such on top of the flatware basket. Most definitely BobLoad certification!!!

 

[johnb300m]

Back from the dead

Picked the apartment-grade dura wash with a whole weeks worth. Figured I'd take a couple pictures for ranking.
I'm not expecting much for the pots and pans, but at least I'll be pretreated for me to finish up later. And I must say I hate the racks on this machine out of any other dishwasher I've used. Lots of wasted space.

 

[johnb300m]

Upper rack

 

[combo52]

Good Loading Job

Basic wash-tower GE-HP DWs have racks that are at least as bad when it comes to space utilization.

 

[johnb300m]

Surprising results.

Surprisingly, the pots and pans came out clean!
There's some crud leftover on top though, like on tops of things....no upper rinse.
Used a Finish Quantum cube. They get foamy, but they seem to be working better than my old stalwart Cascade powder. Also added a 1/2 cup of vinegar to last rinse, since my rinse aid dispenser is broken (gotta love apt. machines).

I do like the racks a little bit better on the GE/HP models. They're a little wider on top, glasses fit better.
And they're a little longer on the bottom, where you can fit more down there.

 

[murando531]

The last apartment I lived in before we built our house had a brand new DuraWash installed, except that the only option was a rocker switch to turn Heated Dry on or off. The silverware basket was basically a half version of the longer style in the OP's photos. Definitely wasn't that large fancy one with the handle that you have lol. It also didn't have the upper rack tower, but the nozzle on the lower pop-up tower had a slot that fanned water out instead of a jet that shot straight up. And absolutely no sound insulation at all, lol.

Oddly enough, the racks in recent DuraWash's like yours are actually the exact same racks in a PowerClean, except that the lower rack doesn't have a tower in the way of course, and the bumpers on the front corners aren't the round rubber type but are curved grey tabs that are also part of the brackets to hold the silverware basket on front, if of course you don't want it mounted in the door. And the upper rack has a dedicated wash arm and a upper shower as well. It's funny that the same racks can have completely different loading capabilities depending on the machine, because I feel the more recent model PowerCleans from '02-'09 are very flexible. I can fit more into my standard tub PC than I can the tall tub Maytag-Point Voyager because of the rack configuration.