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"zuuum" > wrote in
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> "Wayne" > wrote in message
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>> ospam (DJS0302) wrote in
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>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> At least one manufacturer, KitchenAid, has used a heated, forced air
>> drying system since as early as the mid-1950s. The fan is concealed
>> under the tub, the the heated air enters the tub and circulates to
>> accelerate drying. Having had several K/A dishwashers over the
>> years, I'm surprised that more manufacturers don't incorporate a
>> similar system.
>>
>
> ?? So, does the KitchenAid have the option of forced air without the
> heating? I am amazed that I have never even known KA's had forced-air
> heat-dryers. I was just looking at one considering a purchase.

I don't know about the current models...perhaps. That was not an option
with earlier models.

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Wayne in Phoenix

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