As an energy efficient family, we’re very focused on how much water and energy we consume, so we spend a lot of time research dishwashers to find something that would work well for us, and save energy and money in the long run. The Whirlpool Tall Tub Dishwasher (WDF530PAYW) was definitely the answer. Its sleek white finish also went perfectly in our new home and kitchen.
Right off the bat we noticed that the Whirlpool uses only about 2/3 the water of the dishwasher at our old apartment. Even with that little water use, it still gets our dishes more than clean and saves us a few dollars every month.
Best feature by far of the dishwasher when it comes to dishes is the AnyWhere Plus Silverware Basket. We bought the Tall Tub dishwasher, because most of our dishes are quite large. If the silverware gets in the way of something we can place the silverware basket in the bottom rack, on the front of the rack, or use it in the door for total rack space on both the upper and lower racks! The baskets simple to move even with this feature, so there’s no loss in the ability to pull out Whirlpool’s silverware rack for unloading.
With the amount of cooking that we do, there’s a lot tough, baked on goodies that we have to deal with on a regular basis. The ‘Overnight Cycle’ of Whirlpool’s Tall Tub was the first one of its kind that we found. It actually soaks the dishes with a prewash, followed by a heavy wash cycle. It totals about 7 hours, so you run it overnight, but you don’t really hear the dishwasher running and they say it uses the same amount of energy as the other wash cycle.
If we need dishes in a hurry, there’s a 1-Hour was cycle that gets through our regularly used dishes and glasses. We noticed that this and the Eco Wash cycle are both extremely efficient in cleaning our dishes and saving some energy while at it. Again, we’re very energy efficient and eco-friendly, so the more performance we get out of something, the better. There’s a normal and heavy cycle to use as well on the Whirlpool Tall Tub.
Our previous dishwasher in our old apartment used Heated drying, which we noticed added $2-$3 a month on our electric bill. We’ve never heard of the Eco Dry option on a Whirlpool dishwasher until now, but it’s certainly fast and our initial impression is that this energy efficient dishwasher is truly energy efficient.
Finally, the delayed start on the dishwasher is certainly a useful option. Though the Whirlpool is extremely quiet, our new house isn’t well laid out right now for power, so we can’t run several appliances at once. We turn on the delayed start by 2, 4, or 8 hours and we can run the dishwasher when we’re done with everything in the kitchen, or while we’re sleeping and not running any other appliances. Click here for more dishwasher reviews.
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