"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> >(DJS0302) wrote:
>>
>>>How come no one has ever thought of putting a small fan or blower inside
>>>a
>>>dishwasher? They all come with an option that let you turn off the
>>>heating
>>>element so the dishes air dry thereby saving electricity but things made
>>>of
>>>plastic never dry completely. Why can't they put in a fan that will
>>>either
>>>pull the moisture out of the dishwasher or have one that blows the air
>>around
>>>in the dishwasher to blow excess water off the dishes? It would only
>>>have
>>to
>>>run for a minute or two, just enough to get the drying process started.
>
> You don't state what brand you have.
>
> My new Maytag has a "Dry" and "Heated Dry" option... both incorporate a
> fan/blower. I usually use the plain old "Dry" option, no heat, but the
> fan
> runs for 20 minutes and most things dry... in fact the only things that
> don't
> dry are those I've not loaded properly so that puddles form... even the
> "Heated
> Dry' option won't dry out the puddle inside an improperly loaded bowl.
> This
> Maytag also has a "Sanitize" option (I think only available on units with
> the
> all stainless steel interiors - I sprung for the extra $50), there the
> drying
> cycle uses super heated air. I used that option once before I realized
> that
> the excess electric consumed would not make this feature worthwhile to
> me... no
> one has sterile dishes unless after autoclaving they're robotically sealed
> hermetically.
>
> Come to think of it my last 20 year old GE dishwasher had exactly the same
> forced air drying... I always thought all dishwahers incorporated a fan
> dry
> cycle, either cold or heated air... otherwise it would be like a clothes
> washer
> just shutting down after the final rinse water is pumped out and not
> having a
> spin dry cycle. And from what I've heard, these days some of the front
> load
> clothes washers also act as dryers, totally eliminating the need for stand
> alone clothes dryers... when my present washer goes I will look into that.
>
Amen, that blower technology (in a dishwasher) is a pretty old idea, and a
good one.

As for your other comment, I have that Equator combo washer dryer that
shifts to a dry cycle after the last spin.

The plus side is its convenience of not having to shift clothes around to
dry, and that it's a front load washer. They recommend using low sudsing
detergent; most brands make them and they're labeled 'He', for
high-efficiency. I used to go that route but now just use regular liquid
detergent, only a lot less. Also, my local appliance dude lists Equator in
his roster of appliances.

The downside is that it's not a full capacity machine (being single I don't
need one) and that even after the dry cycle, most items are still a bit
damp, but will dry on a line in about 20 minutes.

It's not perfect, but I appreciate the smaller total laundry machine
footprint as I live in a smaller house. I've had it for almost 3 years now
and well, knock on wood, it's been hassle free. They also have available a
kit to make the machine a portable type, with kitchen sink faucet hookup and
a wheel kit. They did, anyway, when I made my purchase.

Jack Rinso