Strategies for hiding dirty and drying dishes -- two D/W?
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Comments (51)I am curious about how the actual flow rate was measured. Typically, a door opening is utilized as an instrumented flow path. At the door, one could measure by the pressure drop through a calibrated venturi, but in that case there would be a pressure drop and not only would that cut the actual flow rate of the hood, but there would be some house leakage not measured. Alternatively, if there were also a fan in the path keeping the house pressure at zero to the outside, while also measuring the flow through the fan (by whatever means), then the flow rate measured should be the static value for the entire hood system. Of course, without the test fan providing zero differential, the actual flow will be less depending on where the MUA is sourced. No magic is involved. kas Correction: In an early message above, I asserted: "A fan at the hood can more easily overcome flow resistance between the hood and the outdoors, but normally this resistance is small, a few tenths of an inch w.g., so attic and roof mount fans work fine when properly sized." I now doubt that it matters much whether the restriction is before or after the fan, as most fans have fan curves that are based on total pressure drop around the path and do not differentiate between pushing and pulling. Differences could result from turbulence interacting with structures on one side or the other of the fan, and in such cases the actual flow might differ slightly for the same fan. I don't know how VAH squirrel-cage blowers might behave in this respect....See MoreBosch dishwasher with dirty water under the filter (searched)
Comments (14)Thank you all for the info. We purchased this through our local independent appliance dealer which has given us exceptional service in the past *knock on wood*. I have a service call set up for Wednesday but today I went snooping around Lowe's to see the inner tub area on other SS bosch DWs. They all had that crimp too and it seems solid when I press on mine but I'll have the guy double check. Despite people saying it's a waste I typically pay for extended service contracts since we have 4 kids and want our appliances to be serviceable until they're well into old age. What led me to this dishwasher was the better rack (the bottom just doesn't roll out like a shot like our old GE but it does pull out straight), the sensor wash/sani rinse, the improved cleaning (other than those few items this DW tackles grime like crazy), the adjustable top rack and as an afterthought the quiet volume. I do have the high loop under the cabinet and it was that way for the previous dishwasher. This was a floor model but it had only been on the floor for a month so it could just be a manufacturing defect. Thankfully my service contract is handled in house via the appliance place which contracts with very reputable companies from my own experience. I also own a bosch washing machine that has been doing 2-3 large loads for the past five years straight (diapers, clothes, kitchen cloth) and have not had any issues so we felt we could trust the brand to consider a model after research. Like I said I narrowed it down to the two bottom rung Mieles and 3 Bosch models....See MoreNew dishwasher=dirty glasses
Comments (4)Don't know about Bosch, but my new Whirlpool uses about 1/2 the water per-fill as the nine-year-old near-twin it replaced. If your new Bosch is similar, by comparison to your old one, you may have doubled the detergent concentration without realizing it. I don't know what your water quality is but inasmuch as the problem is new I think we can safely discard that consideration. Something else is at work. I began with dosage consideration. Certainly I would begin there. I would also recommend consideration of the following...... 1) Is your new machine filling properly? 2) Does it heat the water to 120F or above in the cycle you've chosen? 3) Are the spray-arms going around and spraying as they should? 4) Is it draining properly? If those things are happening, you'll get clean dishes. If any of them are compromised, performance will suffer. All are easy to check. FWIW....about the phosphate thing.....I have soft water and use about a teaspoon of Cascade Complete no-phosphate in pre-wash and main wash for a full normal load. Excellent results every time. Finish Quantum paks -- or ANY of the paks -- would be about 4-6X overdose in my machine....See MoreDoes a single bowl sink hide dishes better?
Comments (17)Deep sinks hide dishes - clean or dirty. If you're worried about handles, as long as one of the bowls is at least 20" or so wide, you'll be fine. Our 2-bowl sink has a 21" wide bowl that holds all our pots & pans, including handles. But, that's only if you're laying the pots/pans flat. If you're drying them, you'll probably be putting them on their sides so they dry better/faster - and that's where depth again comes into play, not width. Front-to-back depth may also be useful. With our 2-bowl sink, we were able to have a deeper (front-to-back) sink than a single-bowl - the smaller bowl isn't as deep front-to-back, so we put the faucet "above" the smaller bowl and next to the larger bowl. If you decide on a raised counter behind the sink, then make that counter deeper than normal so you have plenty of room behind the sink for the faucet and for getting your hand back there to clean. Raised counters usually have a bit of overhang - but even if it's flush, you may still be short on space behind the sink. Make the lower counter where the sink is a few inches deeper and you'll be fine. Oh, and if you have seating behind the sink make the raised counter deeper to avoid splashing your visitors as well as to have a deep enough surface (front-to-back) to fit a plate + glass without worrying about knocking them off the counter. I recommend an 18" surface and at least 12", preferably 15", clear knee/leg overhang....See Moremxk3 z5b_MI
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