[Greenbuilding] Another Day. Another Challenge....Dishwashers this time!

[Racheli Gai]

Lynelle,
Hi again.

We had an ASKO dishwasher for about 10 years. it broke down many  
times, and was a complete pain in the butt.
Just a note of caution...

Best,
Racheli.
On Aug 2, 2011, at 3:43 PM, Lynelle Hamilton wrote:

> Thanks, Ron and Clarke.
>
> Running the hot water does seem to help.  I only use the D/W once a  
> week, but can wash other dishes when it's running.
>
> I'll look at the ASKO...
>
> Lynelle
>
> On 02/08/2011 11:28 AM, Ron Cascio wrote:
>> I do similar, plus our Asko DW has an on/off sellector for the on  
>> board water heater.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clarke Olsen" <colsen at fairpoint.net 
>> >
>> To: "Green Building" <greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 10:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Another Day. Another  
>> Challenge....Dishwashers this time!
>>
>>
>>> This happens. I run the hot water in the sink as I start the DW,  
>>> then close the hot tap slowly, and the flow is enough to keep  
>>> running hot.
>>> OR: do those items (pots, non DW safe, etc.) in the sink while the  
>>> DW is filling.
>>> Clarke Olsen
>>> 373 route 203
>>> Spencertown, NY 12165
>>> USA
>>> 518-392-4640
>>> colsen at fairpoint.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 1, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Lynelle Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have had a problem with my dishwasher running too long.  There  
>>>> were also problems with the racks, so I called for warranty  
>>>> service.  The service person tells me that the cycle length is  
>>>> the result of using an energy efficient dishwasher with a  
>>>> tankless water heater (Rinnai)
>>>> as the D/W doesn't draw enough to kick in the tankless, so tries  
>>>> to heat the water itself.  My D/W a GE has an on-board heater,  
>>>> but it's not intended to heat from cold.
>>>>
>>>> There are problems with the racks that require the D/W to be  
>>>> replaced, so I'm now looking for a model that will heat on board  
>>>> from cold (or a way to run the d/w with cold water without excess  
>>>> energy usage to heat it). I'm told that a Fischer & Paykel D/W  
>>>> will do both, but it's beyond my budget.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone else encountered this?  If so, what did you do?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Lynelle
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>>>> reach me: lynelle at lahamilton.com
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