Thread Number: 13606
Help me pick a dishwasher, please! |
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Post# 234997 , Reply# 1   9/5/2007 at 08:26 (6,049 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 235074 , Reply# 5   9/5/2007 at 15:19 (6,049 days old) by funguy10 ()   |   | |
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How about a Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer? |
Post# 235089 , Reply# 6   9/5/2007 at 16:21 (6,049 days old) by super32 (Blackstone Massachusetts)   |   | |
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had a dishdrawer. I liked it but....... not sure if i would do it again. I've also had several maytags in my years and have been quite happy with them. Im currently washing with a bosch, and have been quite pleased with it also. Unfortunatlly your rebate is no good with another brand and bosch is not the cheapest brand in the world.
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Post# 235097 , Reply# 7   9/5/2007 at 16:53 (6,049 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Just to add my 2 cents. I had a Maytag JetClean II purchased in 1991 that was in regular use up to 1 month ago when I purchased a KitchenAid. The Maytag did a great job and the dishes always came clean, it was easy to load and flexible. The Kitchenaid I have now is the same way, has cleaned very well including very dirty loads (did a baked on lasagna pan last night) and accommodates larger pots/pans than my Maytag did. I would have purchased another Maytag but after hearing that the Maytags of late were nothing like the older Maytags I decided to try the Kitchenaid...and so far I have no complaints with it. Gary |
Post# 235875 , Reply# 11   9/10/2007 at 11:41 (6,044 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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I have a few friends that opted for the F&P dish drawers when remodeling or replacing an old unit. One says he really likes it but installation was more complex, since it is 2 seperate machines in one, there are double the connections. Another friend said the machine is O..K.. Yes it is VERY quiet, cleaning performance is just ok, the cycle times are VERY long and it's very expensive. If they were to buy another DW today, they would not get the dish drawer again. Other friends have echoed similer comments. I have noticed other "brand names" of dish drawers pop up, but from what I can see they are just "re-badged" F&P units. For me personally and factoring in the cost, other then the "ooh - aah" factor, I see no benifit to the 2 drawers VS. a "normal" DW (we are only 2 in the house). The only benifit I see is if you want to run smaller loads each time..... in my humble opinion. |
Post# 235876 , Reply# 12   9/10/2007 at 11:55 (6,044 days old) by andrewinorlando ()   |   | |
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...and if you want to run small loads, get a regular DW with a single rack wash feature, like Bosch, Frigidaire, etc..... |
Post# 235882 , Reply# 13   9/10/2007 at 13:15 (6,044 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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The current DD603 series (and I assume the KA-rebadge) is not difficult to install. There's one water connection. One electric cord. Two drain hoses but they connect together via an included Y-connector. The OP has a budget limit of $700, which puts the KA drawer out of consideration. KA reports their drawer product is changing to a non-F&P sourced unit. I'm expecting it'll be either the Kenmore Elite (Maytag) version, or something new again. |