Whirlpool Durawash Bobload!

[johnb300m]

dish geometry

Interesting point, Murando. It could be dish/glass geometry too. My glasses barely fit between the tines of the upper rack, and only fit if there's large gaps in between. Huge waste of space.
But they fit perfectly in the GE racks. Both standard and "super" upper racks.
A door mounted basket on these machines would greatly free up some space in the lower rack.

Anyone catch that 90s era GE Profile silverware basket?
I've taken that thing to every apartment I've lived in ....since college. It's the best.

 

[murando531]

After posting that last comment, I started to wonder where the basket came from, haha. I racked my brain and knew WP never made such a design. And yes, I have quite a few glasses that won't fit well in any dishwasher I've used, but they're too nice to just throw out. I think I recognize those three dark glasses on the right side of the upper rack, with the thick darkened bases? Target-Threshold I believe.

 

[whirlyfanatic]

Upgrade

I no longer have that dishwasher. I've upgraded about a year ago to a whirlpool gold 710

 

[chris74]

Good thing!

I would've hated that wash tower for the upper basket. This way of cleaning was banned from Euro dishwashers a very long time ago, so the results are far more superior and the detergents don't have to be that aggressive...

 

[johnb300m]

Holy Shnikies!

Think I outdid myself this time.
Bttm rack with split silverware basket.

 

[johnb300m]

Top rack

 

[murando531]

The DuraWash isn't a bad machine at all. The soil-settler system, while not as effective as the accumulator filter system in PowerCleans and Voyagers, is still enough to keep most grit from redistributing. It excels mainly in its heavier water use and sheer force of all the water being channeled out of the one wash arm. So long as all items are facing the center, the tower isn't blocked from the sides by a tall plate or platter, and the corners of the top rack are reserved for short glasses and containers, you will usually never have a spot left over. Their shortcoming is the lack of any sound insulation at all, where the tower spraying directly against the door doesn't help, and a motor that isn't the quietest in the world.

 

[johnb300m]

Yeah I must say, these DuraWash machines are 'slightly' better performers than the BOL GE machines they try to copy, that have NO filtration. The GEs do leave more crud laying around.
But....if the DuraWash is overloaded, or I leave any articles touching eachother, I'll still have bits leftover.
And.....the fact that it has no chopper, but a small catch screen in the bottom...that needs certain periodic cleaning, is a hassle.

It IS also slightly better than Frigidaire's BOL tower wash machine as well. Because of the sheer force.

It's a decent machine, but I cannot say I'll ever miss it when I move out in Dec.

 

[washer111]

I ran a reasonably heavy load through the machine I've been using here in the US last night, consisting of:
- Some everyday dishes/cups/cutlery

- Pots (used to steam vegetables/cook rice)

- Pyrex baking dish, used for oven-cooked, breaded chicken

- Apple-Pie dish from a couple of days ago. Friend quickly rinsed it beforehand

 

The latter two dishes did not emerge spotless. There was some residue on the apple-pie dish (which our DishDrawer has always removed without pre-rinsing) and still significant soil on the pyrex dish. 

 

I used Pots & Pans, with High Temperature, so a double wash and quadruple rinsing. Detergent for both washes (Finish Gel Pod for Pre, All-in-One Tab for Main). 

 

DishDrawer back home would have washed these large items on its own Heavy cycle with just three fills (Wash at 158º (70ºC) -> Rinse -> Rinse @ 150º (65ºC)). And there wouldn't be anywhere the muck inside the machine or in the filter area afterwards. I could probably have gotten away with the "economy" heavy cycle which drops the temperatures just a tad. 

 

Machine back home has "left a spot" on a dish used for potato bake, that was subsequently reheated 4-5 times. A lot of mildly burnt residue. I posted that imagery here on AW. 

 

The lack of filter in these machines isn't a big deal, provided you are using a rinse agent, and are careful not to block the water (from the arm or tower). I've seen it mentioned that with tower machines the bottom wash arm really does the cleaning. Not so in this machine. Blocked or not the results are always the same. 

 

I think the issue largely stems from too-short-a Pre-Wash and Main-Wash. They only seem to run about 20 minutes, even with high-temperature selected.

Machine at home runs 20 minutes on the shorter cycles, increasing to nearly 50 for the Heavy cycle and its heating. 

 

There is the chance this machine is underfilling, although I haven't heard any change in washing 'sounds' after adding a saucer or two of water. 

 

[combo52]

Durawash WP DWs

Actually have a very strong and sharp impeller that will grind up soft food soil that makes it that far.

 

[washer111]

Well, the machine I've mentioned did handle about 2-3 tablespoons of rice last night.

No traces left on the sump grate - although some redeposition was found on one or two small saucers. 

 

Unfortunately most other soft food gets caught on the grate for you to fish out manually. 

 

[washer111]

No photos from the load last night, but the results were beyond expectation

 

Cooked the potato bake and most of it found its way into the our stomach's with some in the fridge for good measure

 

This left a pan with lightly burnt on cheese/cream sauce as well as your usual potato-starches. 

 

Glass pyrex dish was accompanied by some pots and pans and the like from preparation, plus the ground-beef and vegetables we ate with the potatoes. 

 

Everything appears 100% clean. Used Pots&Pans w/ High Temperature.