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09-05-2018, 05:02 PM #1
New (for me) dishwasher feature
I inspected a new house yesterday that had an odd feature with the dishwasher. The door pops opens when its done to vent the steam.
Its was very odd. I'm in the house alone, and I walk into the kitchen and the dishwasher door is open about 6". For a second, I thought that someone had come in and opened it. I tried to close the door, but it wouldn't latch. There was a "2" in the LED.
I found the manual and started reading. Apparently this is a feature of this dishwasher. It opens the door when the cycle is finished, and locks the door for 2 minutes.
If I hadn't found the manual, I'm not sure how I would have handled it. Truly strange.
I'm not sure how I would like that feature. Small children might be encouraged to dig around inside, possibly injuring themselves, or breaking dishes (broken glass, sharp knives, etc). Second, at least my dog will snoop around the dishwasher when its open, seeing if there are any interesting food residue for her.
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09-05-2018, 09:18 PM #2
Re: New (for me) dishwasher feature
Jack,
Good to know. I have not run into that yet. What brand?
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09-06-2018, 06:25 AM #3
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Good point about small children touching hot stuff... I had thought that I wouldnt want the steam venting in my kitchen on a hot summer day.
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09-06-2018, 10:36 AM #4
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09-06-2018, 03:45 PM #5
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09-07-2018, 09:37 AM #6
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09-13-2018, 06:51 PM #7
Re: New (for me) dishwasher feature
It's called Flash Drying. It actually drys the dishes faster. I do manually at home all the time.
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09-14-2018, 01:34 PM #8
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Ive never had a door pop open like that.
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10-06-2018, 10:19 AM #9
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Thanks for the heads up, and I definently wouldn't want that at my house between a curious lab and twin 11.5 month boys I can on,y imagine what could happen lol
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Thanks for the heads up, and I definently wouldn't want that at my house between a curious lab and twin 11.5 month boys I can on,y imagine what could happen lol
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Thanks for the heads up, and I definently wouldn't want that at my house between a curious lab and twin 11.5 month boys I can on,y imagine what could happen lol
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Thanks for the heads up, and I definently wouldn't want that at my house between a curious lab and twin 11.5 month boys I can on,y imagine what could happen lol
Mike Pagozalski- Florida Home Inspector #HI9519, Radon Measurement Technician R2530, Exterior Design Institute #FL131, ITC Level II Thermographer #150761
Tallahassee's Home Inspection Team
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08-31-2020, 10:16 PM #10
Re: New (for me) dishwasher feature
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09-01-2020, 06:37 AM #11
Re: New (for me) dishwasher feature
Yes. Just put one in at our new house. Ours is a Bosch. You can use the feature or not, but in our climate it is perfect because it will dry the dishes out in 5-6 hours if the door is open without using any of the dryer cycle energy.
Jim Robinson
New Mexico, USA
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