I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

--

On 05/09/14 14:44, leastie wrote:
I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Google the words "dishwasher top rack dishes not clean"

--
Adrian C

Make sure the dishes are fully awake before you put them in the dishwasher!

In message , Adrian Caspersz
writes
On 05/09/14 14:44, leastie wrote:
I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Google the words "dishwasher top rack dishes not clean"

I had this trouble with a new dishwasher. The problem was simply that I
wasn't pushing the top rack sufficiently firmly home, so the feed pipe
wasn't engaging properly with the mating hole at the back.
--
Ian

On 05 Sep 2014, leastie
grunted:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the
dishes in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine
bits and I have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing
this? Filters have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for
blockages and I also make sure it is able to spin properly before I
put the dishwasher on.

Could be the pipework is clogged up with grease and gunge - worth trying
one of those heavy-duty deep-cleaning bottles/tablets (as recommended to me
by a dishwasher repairer). May be too far gone for that; might need
dismantling to check for clogged-up pipework etc (mine did!)

--
David

SUBJECT: Top basket not waking dishes properly

Your dishes fall asleep in the top basket?

they obviously find you boring then! :-)

Open the door during the wash program - is the upper spray bar rotating? If unsure note where it is (angle) then close the door, let the cycle resume, then open again - is the spray bar in a different position? If not then there's a blockage or other fault with the top bar

Jim K

leastie wrote in
roups.com:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the
dishes in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine
bits and I have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing
this? Filters have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for
blockages and I also make sure it is able to spin properly before I
put the dishwasher on.


I don't know your model but my old Hoover Dishwasher had an option for
soing the bottom basket (half load) only.

On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far less to
go wrong, no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work, just as quick, no electricity required and it uses less water. You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.

--

On 06/09/14 08:43, Tart on Toast wrote:
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far less to
go wrong, no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work, just as quick, no electricity required and it uses less water. You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.


Only if you live alone.

Family of 4 - it's run once a day in the week and twice a day at weekends.

On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:43:36 +0100, Tart on Toast
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
m wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far less to
go wrong, no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work, just as quick, no electricity required and it uses less water. You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.


Rubbish:

One study at the University of Bonn in Germany, the dishwasher uses only half
the energy, one-sixth of the water, and less soap than hand-washing.

In message , Tart on Toast
writes
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
m wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far less to
go wrong,

True

no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work,

Since we moved house 9 years ago, I've spent maybe 2 hours trying to fix
the old machine, before deciding to replace it. I wasted a lot more time
on other things over the years :-)

just as quick,

Nope. We had a couple of months when the old dishwasher died, before we
replaced it. It certainly isn't quicker to wash it all by hand

no electricity required

True, but elec consumption of a dishwasher isn't that much really
nowadays

and it uses less water.

Nope, modern Dishwasher use surprising little water really. I'm pretty
sure I would use more water handwashing a dishwasher load.

You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.


Ours goes on at least once a day.


--
Chris French

On 06/09/2014 10:22, Chris French wrote:
In message , Tart on Toast
writes
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the
dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits
and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this?
Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the
dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far
less to
go wrong,

True

no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work,

Since we moved house 9 years ago, I've spent maybe 2 hours trying to fix
the old machine, before deciding to replace it. I wasted a lot more time
on other things over the years :-)

just as quick,

Nope. We had a couple of months when the old dishwasher died, before we
replaced it. It certainly isn't quicker to wash it all by hand

no electricity required

True, but elec consumption of a dishwasher isn't that much really nowadays

and it uses less water.

Nope, modern Dishwasher use surprising little water really. I'm pretty
sure I would use more water handwashing a dishwasher load.

You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that
usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just
inches
from fresh food.


Ours goes on at least once a day.



Agreed. I wouldn't have given one kitchen space, but I was kind of
'coerced' about 20 years back ;-) Up there now with a washing machine as
must have appliance.

I think a lot of people just don't get it.

--
Cheers, Rob

In message , Judith
writes
On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:43:36 +0100, Tart on Toast
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
om wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far less to
go wrong, no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated
machinery to
work, just as quick, no electricity required and it uses less water. You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.


Rubbish:

One study at the University of Bonn in Germany, the dishwasher uses only half
the energy, one-sixth of the water, and less soap than hand-washing.

But, for the price of a dishwasher, you can buy a lot of energy, water
and soap - and a washing-up bowl takes up much less space.
--
Ian

On 06/09/2014 08:43, Tart on Toast wrote:

...accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.

Fresh food stored in a dishwasher?

--
F

In article ,
Tim Streater wrote:

Funny, when I lived alone I ran my Hotpoint d/w once a week.

Did you live entirely on take-aways?

-- Richard

"F" news@nowhere wrote in message
o.uk...
On 06/09/2014 08:43, Tart on Toast wrote:

...accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.

Fresh food stored in a dishwasher?

Probably been trying to wash dishes in the fridge

Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Judith
writes
On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:43:36 +0100, Tart on Toast

One study at the University of Bonn in Germany, the dishwasher uses
only half
the energy, one-sixth of the water, and less soap than hand-washing.

But, for the price of a dishwasher, you can buy a lot of energy, water
and soap - and a washing-up bowl takes up much less space.

Not a fair comparison as, unless you buy a punkawalla to actually do the
washing up, you're not getting the washing up done.

Also, while typing:

My mother has an irrational hatred of dishwashers. My mother also spends
her life moaning about doing washing up. Would I be legally allowed to
drown her in a dishwasher?

--
Scott

Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?

In message , Scott M
writes
Ian Jackson wrote:



But, for the price of a dishwasher, you can buy a lot of energy,
water and soap - and a washing-up bowl takes up much less space.

Not a fair comparison as, unless you buy a punkawalla to actually do
the washing up, you're not getting the washing up done.

I punkawallah wouldn't be qualified to wash dishes - and besides, the
Amalgamated Union of Dishwashers and Bogswogglers would probably come
out on strike.


--
Ian

On 06/09/14 11:13, Huge wrote:
On 2014-09-06, Tim Watts wrote:
On 06/09/14 08:43, Tart on Toast wrote:
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far less to
go wrong, no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work, just as quick, no electricity required and it uses less water. You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.


Only if you live alone.

Naah, it's cock in all circumstances.


When my last dishwasher died, we hand washed for a few weeks. It was
tedious - and I sang halleluja on the day the new one came!

Leave the poor dishes to sleep. Haven't they done enough?


--
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for the
rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. €“ Erwin Knoll

On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:49:16 +0100, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 06/09/14 08:43, Tart on Toast wrote:
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far less to
go wrong, no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work, just as quick, no electricity required and it uses less water. You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.


Only if you live alone.



It goes without saying he'll need a woman to operate the bowl.


--

Graham.

%Profound_observation%

On 06/09/2014 15:27, Ian Jackson wrote:
I punkawallah wouldn't be qualified to wash dishes - and besides, the
Amalgamated Union of Dishwashers and Bogswogglers would probably come
out on strike.

Who would operate the fan while the punkawallah was washing the dishes?

--
Rod

Richard Tobin wrote
Tim Streater wrote

Funny, when I lived alone I ran my Hotpoint d/w once a week.

Did you live entirely on take-aways?

I don’t and only run the dishwasher ever 9 days and
that's because 9 beer glasses and 18 stubbies fits fine
with the dishes for that time. But I only use dishes for
dinner, use the same plate for the ****ing great thick
slab of multigrain toast that is my entire breakfast
and don’t have any lunch at all. Don’t bother with
tea or coffee either anymore so reuse the same
glass for tap water for about 3 days. It all fits fine.

On 06/09/2014 20:49, Graham. wrote:
On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:49:16 +0100, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 06/09/14 08:43, Tart on Toast wrote:
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far less to
go wrong, no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work, just as quick, no electricity required and it uses less water. You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.


Only if you live alone.


It goes without saying he'll need a woman to operate the bowl.

Remind me, why do (unenlightened) women get married in white?

On 06/09/14 21:48, Fredxxx wrote:
Remind me, why do (unenlightened) women get married in white?

It the first lie they tell in a normal marriage


--
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for the
rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. €“ Erwin Knoll

On 06/09/2014 09:52, Judith wrote:
One study at the University of Bonn in Germany, the dishwasher uses only half
the energy, one-sixth of the water, and less soap than hand-washing.

I don't use soap in a dishwasher (actually, I haven't got one at present
but that is not my point). I don't use soap in my hand-dishwashing. So
what does that really mean?

Even allowing that I am being pedantic above, how do you compare the
amounts when liquid detergents like Fairy (or Lidl's best) are used for
hand-dishwashing and powder/tablet detergents are used in dishwashers?
One gram of Fairy = one gram of Finish? One gram of dried-out Fairy =
one gram of Finish? The actual detergent content of one gram of Fairy =
the actual detergent content of one gram of Finish?

--
Rod

"polygonum" wrote in message
...
On 06/09/2014 09:52, Judith wrote:
One study at the University of Bonn in Germany, the dishwasher uses only
half
the energy, one-sixth of the water, and less soap than hand-washing.

I don't use soap in a dishwasher (actually, I haven't got one at present
but that is not my point). I don't use soap in my hand-dishwashing. So
what does that really mean?

Even allowing that I am being pedantic above, how do you compare the
amounts when liquid detergents like Fairy (or Lidl's best) are used for
hand-dishwashing and powder/tablet detergents are used in dishwashers? One
gram of Fairy = one gram of Finish? One gram of dried-out Fairy = one gram
of Finish? The actual detergent content of one gram of Fairy = the actual
detergent content of one gram of Finish?

Presumably that's why they said less and weren't any more specific.

"Ian Jackson" wrote in message
...
In message , Judith
writes
On Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:43:36 +0100, Tart on Toast
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_8486@example. com wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the
dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and
I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this?
Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher
on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far
less to
go wrong, no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated
machinery to
work, just as quick, no electricity required and it uses less water. You
may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that
usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just
inches
from fresh food.


Rubbish:

One study at the University of Bonn in Germany, the dishwasher uses only
half
the energy, one-sixth of the water, and less soap than hand-washing.

But, for the price of a dishwasher, you can buy a lot of energy, water and
soap

Sure, but I care MUCH more about my time than any
of that and I hate stupid mundane **** like washing up.
ANYTHING is better use of my time than **** like that.

- and a washing-up bowl takes up much less space.

I don't care, I had enough of a clue to design the kitchen
so there is plenty of space for all the stuff that makes it
very convenient for me to do what has to be done.

"RJH" wrote in message
...
On 06/09/2014 10:22, Chris French wrote:
In message , Tart on Toast
writes
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the
dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits
and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this?
Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the
dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far
less to
go wrong,

True

no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work,

Since we moved house 9 years ago, I've spent maybe 2 hours trying to fix
the old machine, before deciding to replace it. I wasted a lot more time
on other things over the years :-)

just as quick,

Nope. We had a couple of months when the old dishwasher died, before we
replaced it. It certainly isn't quicker to wash it all by hand

no electricity required

True, but elec consumption of a dishwasher isn't that much really
nowadays

and it uses less water.

Nope, modern Dishwasher use surprising little water really. I'm pretty
sure I would use more water handwashing a dishwasher load.

You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that
usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just
inches
from fresh food.


Ours goes on at least once a day.



Agreed. I wouldn't have given one kitchen space, but I was kind of
'coerced' about 20 years back ;-) Up there now with a washing machine as
must have appliance.

I think a lot of people just don't get it.

Presumably most of them don't have anything much to do with their time.

"Tart on Toast" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl,

No thanks. And I'm not about to do the clothes by hand either.

far less to go wrong,

Yes.

no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work,

Never had any of that in the 40 years mine has been going for.

just as quick,

Yes, but the dishwasher doesn't require me to
be there wasting my time washing the dishes.

no electricity required

The electricity used costs peanuts.

and it uses less water.

Wrong.

You may even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery

Very likely, but you wont get much for it.

that usually lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs
etc

Which all get killed completely when you run the dishwasher.

And what's in it comes out MUCH cleaner
than they ever do with hand washing.

just inches from fresh food.

I don't keep any of mine in the dishwasher.

On 06/09/2014 21:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 06/09/14 21:48, Fredxxx wrote:
Remind me, why do (unenlightened) women get married in white?

It the first lie they tell in a normal marriage

You mean it's not to match the other kitchen appliances?

On 06/09/2014 08:43, Tart on Toast wrote:
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl, far less to
go wrong, no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated machinery to
work, just as quick, no electricity required and it uses less water. You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery that usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.

If you are worried about accumulating germs, dishwasher can cope with
far higher temperatures than any hand in a marigold.

I would go further and say in a catering context, environmental health
will give you a lot more attention if you don't use a dishwasher.

In message , Fredxxx
writes
On 06/09/2014 08:43, Tart on Toast wrote:
On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:44:01 +0000, leastie
wrote:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages and I
also make sure it is able to spin properly before I put the dishwasher on.

Throw it away, buy a bottle of fairy liquid and a washing up bowl,
far less to
go wrong, no more hours of wasted effort trying to get complicated
machinery to
work, just as quick, no electricity required and it uses less water. You may
even be able to throw away or sell half your cutlery and crockery
that usually
lies festering in your dishwasher for days accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.

If you are worried about accumulating germs, dishwasher can cope with
far higher temperatures than any hand in a marigold.

I would go further and say in a catering context, environmental health
will give you a lot more attention if you don't use a dishwasher.

I note that the OP doesn't seem to have made any comments on any of the
suggestions.
--
Ian

"F" wrote in message
o.uk...

On 06/09/2014 08:43, Tart on Toast wrote:

...accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.

Fresh food stored in a dishwasher?

Dishwashers are used by some to cook food in.

En el artículo s.com,
leastie escribió:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages

I had this problem with Mom's dishwasher, it was crap in the rotor arm.
Although the nozzles look clear, the crap sits within the arm and only
rises and blocks the nozzles when the water is pumping.

Take the rotor arm off and rinse it out thoroughly. You'll probably
find it's full of bits.

I found part of a cocktail stick (!) and inexplicable long strips of
thin plastic in the one out of Mom's machine.

--
(\_/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

En el artículo , Ian Jackson
escribió:

I note that the OP doesn't seem to have made any comments on any of the
suggestions.

Usenet is write-only for some.

--
(\_/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

On Sun, 7 Sep 2014 10:08:22 +0100, "Richard"
wrote:

"F" wrote in message
news:uemdnXRoCOfRRJfJnZ2dnUVZ8jqdnZ2d@brightview. co.uk...

On 06/09/2014 08:43, Tart on Toast wrote:

...accumulating germs etc just inches
from fresh food.

Fresh food stored in a dishwasher?

Dishwashers are used by some to cook food in.

Ah, echoes of the fad of "ICC" (In Car Cooking) using engine heat to
cook suitably foil wrapped food items such as fish so you could enjoy
a hot meal at your campsite/world heritage status beauty spot car park
destination (or simply your first 'pit stop' of a long journey in a
convenient layby).

It's really only the 'novelty factor' that sways folk to try this
'experiment'.
--
J B Good

On Sun, 7 Sep 2014 12:45:57 +0100, Mike Tomlinson
wrote:

En el artículo s.com,
leastie escribió:

I have a Kenwood dishwasher and for some reason it doesn't wash the dishes
in the top basket properly. It leaves them with dried on fine bits and I
have to re wash them in the bottom basket. Why is it doing this? Filters
have been cleaned and top rota arm has been checked for blockages

I had this problem with Mom's dishwasher, it was crap in the rotor arm.
Although the nozzles look clear, the crap sits within the arm and only
rises and blocks the nozzles when the water is pumping.

Take the rotor arm off and rinse it out thoroughly. You'll probably
find it's full of bits.

I found part of a cocktail stick (!) and inexplicable long strips of
thin plastic in the one out of Mom's machine.

That's usually due to the filter basket in the base getting
dislodged. Did you check the filter?

Any such maintenance seems to be left entirely to me alone in this
house. The last time I had to deal with such a washing efficacy issue,
it turned out to be due to bits of plastic, along with (more
worryingly) bits of broken glass clogging up the rotor arms.

As you say, you need something to poke the items out of the jet
orifices where they've become wedged, usually back into the rotor arm
which then requires judicious amounts of careful jiggling to persuade
them back out of the inlet at the hub. It's a little bit tricky since
the bits tend to overshoot and land up at the other end of the arm so
it can take a while to completely clear out the detritus.

You also need to rinse through to deal with the lighter weight bits
(soggy chunks of meat or plastic bits) which tend to stick by
capiliary action to the innards of the arm (these are the 'silent
blockages' you _can't_ hear rattling around). If you're in a bit of a
rush to clear the blokage, it's all too easy to be caught out by this
class of detritus.
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J B Good

Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Scott M
writes
Ian Jackson wrote:



But, for the price of a dishwasher, you can buy a lot of energy,
water and soap - and a washing-up bowl takes up much less space.

Not a fair comparison as, unless you buy a punkawalla to actually do
the washing up, you're not getting the washing up done.

I punkawallah wouldn't be qualified to wash dishes - and besides, the
Amalgamated Union of Dishwashers and Bogswogglers would probably come
out on strike.

:-)

--
Scott

Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?