best bar dishwasher?
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Comments (1)Commenting to let this move down....See MoreDishwasher fo Bar Area
Comments (12)Isn't the KA made by F&P? Or did KA start making their own? Either way, if this is in the kitchen, can you be sure that you're not going to want to fill it up with a few kitchen things? Or put a few extra glasses in the main dishwasher? So far, the only people I've seen self-report that they kept things separate have done it for religious reasons (kosher), not location. If you're not going to keep them religiously separate, and have guests (and family members, for that matter) drinking with barware glasses religiously bring them back to the bar area rather to the clean-up zone, especially when they have a plate too, the location may turn out to be a big bother, with a lot of back and forthing. Most people find it much more convenient, when there are two dishwashers, to have them within reach of each other, at most a step away. I know someone who had a big kitchen and a bigger butler's pantry, where all the entertaining dishes lived. She had two dishwasher drawers installed in the butler's pantry and didn't like it. She left one DD in the BP for rinsing things that had been in the cupboard long enough not to be fresh, and installed a second full sized DW in the kitchen proper. It was a big bother and expense to redo, but she's very happy with the result. Just something to consider as you firm up your plans. As to the panel, as long as there isn't a cutout for a control panel, you should be able to transfer the panel to a new machine--or, that is, a skilled carpenter should. What usually happens, however, is that the machine lasts long enough for the standard sizes to have changed just enough that you have to do a little changing to the cabinets anyway. As long as you have a good carpenter, he/she can make it all work, even if it means making a new panel to match in....See MoreWhat is the best value of all the Thermador dishwashers
Comments (19)Thermador produced their dishwashers first. Later, Bosch bought Thermador and patterned their dishwashers after the Thermador design. I've owned the Sapphire for many years and love it. I have had the E15 error come up recently. The tech replaced the switch/sensor in the bottom that prevents the machine from flooding the floor. It was old at that point. Works perfectly again....See MoreBest detergents for an 18” dishwasher?
Comments (13)Margaret Samson, Dishwashers nowadays run longer cycles for several reasons. Among which are that they may run the water spray at less force with smaller pump motors that pull less power for quieter operation and rely more on enzymes in the detergent to dissolve and shift food soils. Volume of water per-fill (each wash and rinse period) is also reduced, some take in as little as 1 gallon compared to older machines that took 2 to 2.5 gals. Some don't spray water from both arms at the same time but rather alternate between the two arms via a pump diverter mechanism due to the reduced volume of water available to pump ... which takes more time to spray everything repeatedly, so longer cycles. Rapid/Quick cycles like you use may take in MORE water so the pump CAN supply both arms together and get it done quicker. Perhaps you aren't aware of that. Longer cycles nowadays may have a reverse relation to the amount of water involved. Some older models had a full sequence of prewash, rinse, rinse, wash, rinse, rinse ... six water changes at 2+ gals each. New models may run a wash, check the soil level via optical or pressure sensors which does a partial drain and refill to flush heavy soil if there is any, then continue as the long main wash, then two rinses ... total of three-and-a-halfish fills at 1 gallon each, less than half of those old models that ran faster but with more wash and rinse sequences....See Morewkearney99
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