Fisher Paykel two drawer dishwasher as a 2nd dishwasher?
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Fisher Paykel Dishwasher Drawers-do you have them?
Comments (112)I started real basic and then just tried things to see if it works. I put a lot of large trays and cutting boards down the right hand side. I put a lot of small bowls on the shelves to the left. Large utensils like bbq tongs in the place they say serving dishes. I learned how to load glad bowl lids by trial and error. I will say that unlike standard dishwashers you can really pack this thing and it still gets everything spotless. The upper right front corner on top is the only spot that is a dead zone. They have diagrams. One for New Zealand has a lot of wine glasses. One for UK has a lot of tea cups and serving dishes. One for US that uses both drawers. Best part is that the captain of the dishwasher loading police, my bil, is rendered speechless since he doesn't know the right way to load it....See MoreFisher and Paykel Drawer dishwashers
Comments (4)Same here. Had the F&P DDs in my last house. I lived there nearly 4 years, and they'd been installed several years before I bought the house. Never a problem with those machines....so at least 6-7 years old when I sold the house. I liked them so much I installed them in this house when I remodeled the kitchen. That was nearly 5 years ago. Not one single problem, ever. I'd buy this brand and the DDs again in a heart beat....See MoreFisher Paykel Dishwasher Drawers-do you have them? x post
Comments (22)I have the F&P DD24DCHTX6, it has a tall drawer on top and a regular one on the bottom. I think it's great; no splashing, no open door to block traffic or bash in your shins again. Like Bireland it took awhile to learn how to load it. Unlike Bmorepanic I've found the cleaning to be great. Some things are much cleaner than ever before. Tea strainers etc. very nice. Coffee and tea stains never on mugs anymore. Tired old wineglasses so sparkly. For the first little while I tested it daily with incrementally cruddy pots and plates and it always got them clean. Like Kimkitchy, if I could do it over again I would put a single drawer on either side of the sink. I love not having to bend over at all to load or unload the top drawer which I use most of the time. I live alone but I cook & bake all the time and there are always lots of dishes. If I could do one on either side of the sink I'd select a tall single and a regular one and put pot drawers underneath them. Others have mentioned how useful the 2nd drawer is for loading when the first one is already full or running. I do that as well but also love it for a drain-board for hand-washed items. No stupid ugly rack on the countertop. With regard to the noise I think they are very quiet and friends have commented on just how quiet. There is some sound but it's not annoying at all. Silly to admit but I wait until bedtime to put them on because then, when the house is completely quiet, you can hear them and I like the lulling swishing as I drift off to sleep....See MoreProblems with new Fisher and Paykel dishwasher
Comments (14)The air gap, of course, takes the place of routing the hoses on a high loop. The Dual Air Gap Kit may solve your backflow problem if the way the two hoses are connected to the air gap is the source of the issue. I don't know how a typical air gap is constructed internally, no experience since they're not required here. The Dual may have a baffle between the two hose connections to keep the flow separate. Yours presumably having one incoming connection, your installer may have used the included Y-adapter to connect the two hoses, and it doesn't itself provide sufficient separation of the flow. Just speculating from afar without access to directly view the situation....See MorePatricia Colwell Consulting
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