YES. Our Miele runs 2-3 hours for most cycles, yet uses very little water and energy.

I have a cheapish DW and it takes forever to run also. It ticks me off when I'm prepping for a party and can't run a quick load of dishes to try to keep up with my mess. I sooo wish I could have found room in the new kitchen for two DWs. Then I could keep up. I always wonder why speed isn't something DW engineers strive for. I appreciate the water and energy savings, but a speedy 30 minute cycle would be a selling point to me.

My new KA has a 1 hour cycle, especially for loads when you are in a hurry, such as party prep and you will need those dishes or even during a party when you might need the flatware, glasses or some dishes for later in the party, too.

yes, it is normal.
It's a machine.

You, as a human, able to think, and able to adjust your habits, can leave it alone, and go do other things while the dishwasher does its job.

In the past, dishwashers sloshed a lot of water around.
These days they do other things in the timeframe allowed.

It seems to have been decided by general consensus that dishwashers should be given more time to do their job. More time = more softening of hardened specks of food, less need to slosh gallons.

oregpsnow, water and friction are MINimized in modern dishwashers.

Hth

Yup....examine your manual. Shortest Whirlpool cycle is 58 minutes. Longest is 3:30. Timing variable depending on water heating and turbidity sensing. Does a good job, though. Doesn't spray all the time, though. Sprays/pauses/sprays/pauses....whole new world.

The Miele Optima (and perhaps other models) have a 48-minute Express cycle which I use a lot. This is in addition to the usual longer cycles though with turbo my normal is just under 2 hours. So yes and no.

My Bosch Evolution has a 35-minute quick wash. I only use it for things like glassware & barely soiled dishes. It will not clean stuck-on food or greasy pans. Longer cycle needed in those cases.

Handy when you are prepping a lot for a big dinner, though.

Was surprised to see that the Express cycle (Miele Diamante) is fine for the "usual" every day type of load that typically includes lots of cups and and glasses and a few not-too-heavily-soiled dishes.

Yes, Longer running times and less energy :o I too was shocked at the length of time a normal cycle took. My KA dw has a 1 hour wash. If I haven't crammed the dw to it's utmost maximum load with an extra dirty load, the 1 hour wash does just as good a job as the normal wash. Manual says the 1 hour wash uses slightly more water and energy. Sometimes it's worth it!
Monica

KA KUDS30IVSS: 1 hr 15 min reg wash, 1 hr 30 min heavy-duty wash. Don't use the Pro Scrub much, but when I do, it really works well.

Ever since phosphates were removed, cleaning on upper rack has gone down a bit, although using the heavy-duty cycle has compensated overall for the most part in the loss of cleaning power.

I was appalled when I discovered this, too. I always use the "light wash" cycle on my Maytag DW because it's *only* 80 minutes.