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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.
>>
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> 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.