A:Answer Hi. For us, a 'normal' load is nearly 2hrs. Insane! But if you google the "why" it's due to how little water it uses so it washes much longer. The new energy efficient dishwashers are the same. Our Whirlpool just took a digger so i installed a Maytag... and good grief... now a load of dishes take 2 plus hours. LOL. anyhow... i guess that's life telling us to slow down. (OK, sorry)... back to your question... ours takes about 2hrs. on the normal cycle.