Thread Number: 16673
Which is the Best Dishwasher W/P Powerclean or G.E. Brilliantclean? |
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Post# 275687   4/17/2008 at 13:42 (5,824 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains )   |   | |
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My Moms dishwasher has died and she is getting really sick of buying a dishwasher every 2 years it seems.She won't let me put in a old K/a machine so when I move I will take it with me of course.I have heard in here alot of good thoughts on Whirlpool dishwasher with the Power-clean wash system.W/p only makes one of model with that wash-system the others are the Dura-wash which is a Big NO.I have tried and tried to talk her into a Old used one K/a that I have at our farm but NOPE she won't budge so I give up.So it is between the Whirlpool power-clean or a G.e. tall tub I don't know much about new dishwashers but I have heard alot of good things about that Power-clean system but I have heard good things about G.e. BrilliantClean.So any advice out there?
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Post# 275692 , Reply# 1   4/17/2008 at 14:23 (5,824 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 275700 , Reply# 3   4/17/2008 at 15:13 (5,824 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern))   |   | |
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Post# 275704 , Reply# 4   4/17/2008 at 16:24 (5,824 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 275716 , Reply# 5   4/17/2008 at 17:19 (5,824 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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So she just doesn't get it that if she allowed you to install the KA she'd be done with replacing her DW every couple of years? What's not to like about that offer??? I'd tell her to buy whatever she wants, the cheapest thing out there, if she wants to go through this exercise every couple of years. Just about any machine will last that long regardless of what it is. It's not worth your trouble to try and help someone who is refusing the best of all possible solutions. Would it help if you got a female she trusts to express how much she wishes she could find an old KA machine even if she's just putting on an act? I know my own mom would usually take her best friend's advice over any she got from her own family. Sorry Mom, but it's time for some reverse tough love! |
Post# 275746 , Reply# 6   4/17/2008 at 19:35 (5,824 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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I can vouch for the GE system. We have it in our 2003 GE Triton XL. Back then it was called the XtraClean system, exact same as BrilliantClean. I would highly recommend the GE because I think they're the last dishwasher company out there with a real forceful pump. The WP TT machines are weak sprayers. Maytag is probaby pretty strong since they have that high pressure impeller and 1/3HP motor. I think the GE Quiet Motor is 1/8th HP. DO NOT get a Frigidaire. Their impellers are so small, and the anemic 1/12 HP motor is pretty weak. I bid GE. They're some of the most robust machines still out there. Of course they're only as good as their weakest link; electronics. And today? All appliance electronics suck. Good luck! |
Post# 275758 , Reply# 7   4/17/2008 at 20:04 (5,824 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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If I had to get one today, I'd give serious consideration to the Maytag/JennAir units. The stainless talltub dishwashers are quiet machines and have ball bearing upper rack slides and heavily coated racks. The integrated controls on the brow really make for a nice look in the kitchen. Unfortunately, I've had to replace quite a few GE's. They are the favored builder unit to put in a new house around here and more than a few have had to go due to bad (and expensive) electronics... As far as KitchenAids, I'd put my DWU9962AAE Intellisense dishwasher up against any of them. Probably the best dishwasher Maytag has ever or will ever build. It's a '98 model and outwashes most everything else... I almost feel like quoting Heston about prying it from my cold, dead fingers... :) |
Post# 275850 , Reply# 9   4/18/2008 at 08:52 (5,823 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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When I moved last summer, my new house had a Frididire dishwasher which was realtively new. It had the weirdest wash system I have ever seen. It only washes one rack of dishes at a time. It alternates between the top and bottom. I was very dissatisfied with that machine and replaced it after only a month of use. All the GE machines I have owned have always served me well, I have not had a Whirlpool dishwasher so I can not comment honestely. I have had two Maytag Jetclean dishwashers that were the absolute best. One in my old house installed in 1999, the other I just purchased to replace the Frigidaire. The lady at Lowe's told me that Whirlpool is sourcing some of the parts but they are still using the Maytag design. If I were going higher end I would go with a Bosch, but lower to mid range the GE and Whirlpools have been around. The thing I didn't like about the Whirlpool was the silverware basket, but I have read some hints here in this thread that would dispell those fears. |
Post# 275854 , Reply# 10   4/18/2008 at 09:54 (5,823 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 276285 , Reply# 12   4/21/2008 at 22:09 (5,820 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains )   |   | |
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Well She got the Kenmore Standard tub Stainless steel Dishwasher.It has the Power-clean wash system in it and Nylon racks what shocked me the most was the Motor differnce between the tall tubs and the standard tubs.The one we got has a 6 Amp motor in it and the tall-tub said 2.7 Amps on it.Also what really bugged me was the bottom of the tall tubs looks like it would cavitate ALOT.She was really fixing to buy the L.g. dishwasher but I have not heard nothing on here about them and when I looked up the schematics of this Kenmore it is the same type they have been using for 20 years save for the Filter-ing system.Yes the L.g. looks cool but I have heard the instalation is a nightmare.
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