Comments on: Dishwasher troubleshooting: Why your dishwasher is not drying your dishes

By: michele

michele — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:30:58 +0000

Great tips. My plastic utensils never dry fully. I have to take them out of the dishwasher and dry them with a towel. Will try your tips.

By: Doug Johnson

Doug Johnson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:19:34 +0000

Good comments Matt.
Julie, Several months ago you did a posting on dishwashers. If I recall the article talked about stainless interiors and the European drying system like we see on Bosch, LG, and others verses the American system like we see on most GE, Whirlpool, Maytage etc. models. That might be a good one to post again as many consumers are coming through the holiday season where they may have had issues with their dishwashers especially when they needed quick turnarournd from one load to the next.

By: Matt Murray

Matt Murray — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:15:41 +0000

Great post. I think its interesting to note that higher end dishwashers won’t really benefit from the “run the tap” trick as they have built-in water heaters and thermostats that heat the water in stair step fashion through various ideal temperatures to a set maximum termperature so washing performance is consistent regardless of the temperature of the water when it enters the machine. For example, the enzymes in your detergent work better at temperature X whereas the bleach in your detergent only works at temperature Y so its important to hit all temperature bands to maximize cleaning results. Moreover, like clothes washers, certain stains and muck are cleaned better at different temperatures. Hope that helps or is at least interesting!