Quote from: charlest on December 31, 2015, 08:59:03 AM

Quote from: goneal32 on December 31, 2015, 06:26:19 AM

Kitchen Aid dishwasher set to Hi-heat..Works like a charm..I used a dishwashing tablet in there just as if washing dishes. Put a Hyper Cell and a Black Widow Legend in the bottom rack, turned the holes down. Let it go thru the entire cycle. The Cell really looked like a totally different ball. ball reaction is like new.

See what the Hi-Heat setting does in your manual.
If it does what I think it does, heat the water beyond what the temperature at which it arrives from your house water heater, that is a very bad idea. That temperature can get up to 180 - 200 degrees. The maximum temperature to which you should expose a ball is 125 - 140 degrees. Above that, in theory,  the plasticizer, the chemical that helps urethane become resin, is extracted. Do that enough and you wind up with a urethane ball.

Heck, in many cases, the house water heater is set to 160 degrees which by itself is way too hot for a bowling ball. Both Storm and Brunswick, on every ball box, say specifically that subjecting a ball to more than 125 degrees voids the warranty.

In theory I agree with you charlest.  However, I seriously doubt anyone's tap water from their water heater exceeds 120-130°F.  Adding additional heat from a dishwasher may add 15-20°F so assuming a normal hot water temp of 120°F plus an additional 20°F from the Hi-Temp setting you would still be in the 140°F range.

But if someone has adjusted their water heater to a higher setting, then who knows.  Best to check instead of blindly think it is okay.

I would be more worried about the drying feature on the dishwasher.  I would definitely turn that off.

Charllest, how many  balls have you swooped in an oven that holds a constant temp?

That's Apple for you; baked not swooped? My guess is you knew that  and took the easy out.

I have used my oven over one hundred times. Had one ball crack although I can't say it would not have cracked any way.

The oven was much more effective than hot water baths. Never had any fire issues. Did forget to put the drip pan in a couple of times which made the misses upset.

Finally bit the bullet and purchased a rejuvenator two ball oven.  Since purchasing it I have had several balls crack. Again, can't say it was the oven's fault.

I guess an idiot can start a fire any number of ways, and can crack a bowling ball in about as many ways. The don't ever use your oven warning is, for the most part, a bunch of unsubstantiated bs.

An oven that heats evenly and that has an accurate thermostat can be used about as effectively as a rejuvenator oven if the person is willing to rotate the ball and wipe oil from the surface during the process.