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Alex Eisenhut:
Fun.
A thought occurs. The rinse-aid is loaded into a compartment and is typically good for dozens of loads.
Why isn't the detergent also this way? Why not load the whole door (it is mostly empty, no?) with a big tank of gel-type detergent?
Siwastaja:
--- Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on December 23, 2020, 07:04:46 am ---A thought occurs. The rinse-aid is loaded into a compartment and is typically good for dozens of loads.
Why isn't the detergent also this way? Why not load the whole door (it is mostly empty, no?) with a big tank of gel-type detergent?
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Obviously you would need to come up with a mechanism to prevent detergent being released into the rinse water.
Getting rinse-aid into detergent isn't a problem, though.
Red Squirrel:
That was interesting and entertaining. Funny enough when I see those pack commercials I always think the same "but what about the prewash cycle?". I've always just used the powder myself.
This just made me realize, designing a dishwasher would be kinda fun. Coming up with the algorithms for the different cycles and trying to optimize the cleaning process etc.
Or just do like the commercial grade ones and use brute force. 100 amps dedicated circuit and super heat the water and have the wash cycle last like no longer than 10 minutes. There is something crazy about seeing a 2" thick teck cable feeding a dishwasher directly lol.
coppercone2:
your glass will explode
normal dishwasher takes out plenty over time
floobydust:
I was using Sunlight (Henkel/Unilever) pods until a few badly tarnished all my stainless steel utensils and cookware. So I ditched that brand and tried Costco dishwasher pods - they leave behind rinse-aid residue and perfume stinks up the entire house.
Found most of the problem is my strainer partially clogged with mineral deposits, so it doesn't drain as fast as needed or something.
It's the state-machine software failing and being impossible to troubleshoot when a sensor hiccups, the dishwasher just ends up getting replaced.
Easy to write software that goes through the motions, the hard work is when you have to check and deal with sensors, or in my case a slow drain cycle.
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