“How long do you run the water for and how do you know when it’s going to start drying?”
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The water stays on the entire time (or you risk burning out the motor or delaying the cycle due to insufficient water), but only draws water when it needs it during the cycle. A typical wash cycle is 90 mins. Of that time, it usually draws water three times (prewash, wash, rinse). Depending on your water pressure and if you have the faucet on all the way, each probably take 90 seconds to 3 mins to draw water. (I’m on the 90 second side but I have really strong water pressure; my guess is that the average is closer to 2 mins). The dry cycle is at the end of the wash and a light flips on when it does to let you know. This is at the end of the wash cycle and lasts aprox 20 mins. (You do need to use a drying agent like Finish or Cascade Power Dry, but a bottle is $6-8 and lasts 2-3 months. Or if single like me - 6 months because I don’t need to run the washer as often.). Like I said, the “normal” wash cycle is 90 mins (and then it flips to dry). There is a 1 hour cycle and then a heavy wash/high temp cycle that is much longer (100-120 mins) but good for baked on/tough stuff. Overall, none of this is more or less than any dishwasher I ever had in any other place I’ve lived. The quality is very much the same as an in-counter unit, just it has wheels and a counter top. It is pretty quiet and very easy to use and connect once the adapter is installed in the faucet. I washed dishes by hand in my 1930s-style apartment for 7 years. This is honestly a game changer for me. My counters/sink are less cluttered, things are way more clean, and I got a new island/counter space in my galley kitchen!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Kdaej, if the hot water heater is a long distance from the dishwasher, run the faucet until hot water begins to come out. The incoming water temperature must be a minimum of 120 degrees.
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