Brian Lundeen > wrote in message
...
> The bottle washer got its maiden run on the weekend with great success.
>
> I have put up some photos and text at
>
> http://barleyment.neap.net/gallery/v...umName=album33
>
> Just to add some information, it seems the dishwasher I acquired has a
> problem with its hi-temp wash cycle. It will start, but it won't stop.
Under
> the category of documenting a bug and calling it a feature, this does give
> me the option of extending the wash cycle for really filthy bottles. I'll
> set the dishwasher for hi-temp, and it will continue to recirculate the
soap
> solution for as long as is necessary. Setting it back to normal allows the
> cycle to then continue through the rinse and dry phases.
>
> I used a fairly concentrated PBW solution for the tests. The wash cycle
uses
> about 2 gallons and I put 50 g of PBW into the detergent cup, about double
> the strength I normally use for an extended soak clean. I'll continue to
> play around with different cycles and detergent strengths to find the
> minimum water and detergent levels that will still provide an effective
> cleaning.
>

When you said you were retrofitting a dishwasher on a previous thread I
thought you were kidding...so now at least there is a dishwasher that will
clean bottles throughly...yours...

Cheers,
Mike