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My new dishwasher |
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Post# 338567   3/29/2009 at 12:29 (5,503 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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If you see in the vintage forum under vintage dishwashers for sale in UK you will see i have succombed (?) to buying a new appliance for my kitchen, as the Bendix dishwasher which was my daily driver began to fail ( i mean how rude its only 35 ish) i bought a new one . I have gone for a Beko which is the 2nd cheapest i could find. Not that i am mean or anything but still hanker for a truly good usable vintage one so did not want to (or afford to at moment) splash out on a Miele for example.This model had great feedback form purchasers on the Tesco website.It was £195.00 ($280.00)I have to say i am very happy with it. It was easy to set up and easy to use with good features for a cheaper machine. It has 4 programmes , adjustable salt and rinse aid, adjustable upper rack, 4 rows of tines that fold down in the lower rack, height adjustable upper cup racks. The door opens and closes really well and everything has a nice feel to it. |
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Post# 338570 , Reply# 1   3/29/2009 at 12:35 (5,503 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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The machine has 4 programmes 1 rinse and hold, 2 rapid wash 35 mins at 35'c, 3 normal wash AAA rated at 50'c, 4 intensive at 65'c with a 50;c pre wash. I have used all but the rapid programme and everything is spotless and very dry! I have very soft water but went the whole hog and bought separate salt and rinse aid to use with my finish powder. The bendixs rinse aid and salt dispensers were faulty but it still cleaned well. The main difference with the Beko is upon opening it after its finished is that there isn't any whoosh of steam, that plates are warm but perfectly dry no moisture remains anywhere.
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Post# 338571 , Reply# 2   3/29/2009 at 12:36 (5,503 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 338572 , Reply# 3   3/29/2009 at 12:36 (5,503 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 338573 , Reply# 4   3/29/2009 at 12:42 (5,503 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 338578 , Reply# 5   3/29/2009 at 12:56 (5,503 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 338579 , Reply# 6   3/29/2009 at 12:59 (5,503 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 338646 , Reply# 7   3/29/2009 at 19:01 (5,503 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Post# 338716 , Reply# 9   3/30/2009 at 03:18 (5,502 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Beko are made in Turkey and are part of a firm called....now no sniggers.... Arcelik (Are-che-lick) They also own Blomberg Germany which I have commented before on. The products coming out of Beko appear to be getting better and better, though I know that there are some detractors on here. Others, like my mother, like them. Fisher and Paykel buy in and rebadge some of the Beko front load washers and their condensor dryer as they don't manufacture a simmilar appliance... Time will tell, but I firmly believe that they are a brand to watch... |
Post# 338717 , Reply# 10   3/30/2009 at 03:20 (5,502 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 338722 , Reply# 11   3/30/2009 at 06:00 (5,502 days old) by mark1973 ()   |   | |
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I like the look of these. Nice and simple controls with the programmes you want. Styling is good and a great price. Mark |
Post# 338757 , Reply# 12   3/30/2009 at 08:28 (5,502 days old) by mayguy (Minnesota)   |   | |
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I've never seen cold rinse on a dishwasher before... You guys must have hot and cold water hooked up to the dishwasher like a washer has? |
Post# 338760 , Reply# 13   3/30/2009 at 08:36 (5,502 days old) by dj-gabriele ()   |   | |
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Usually, at least around here, dishwashers are only cold connected even if there are some models that can accept hot water and these only have a hot water inlet. |
Post# 338773 , Reply# 14   3/30/2009 at 09:31 (5,502 days old) by mayguy (Minnesota)   |   | |
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so, what's the ideal behind the cold water in a dishwasher? |
Post# 338851 , Reply# 16   3/30/2009 at 15:58 (5,502 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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What Gabriele said.... Cold water connect saves energy. The dishwasher heats what it needs and maintains it. Enzymes have time to work as do any bleaching agents. Connecting to cold water gives more options to temperature and wash cycles. Pre-rinses on my machine are cold (whereas a pre WASH is warm)... Cycles times may be longer, but the ability of the machine to heat the water it uses rather than use all hot water makes them more cost efficient to run...at least here in Oz it does. |
Post# 338855 , Reply# 17   3/30/2009 at 16:19 (5,502 days old) by dj-gabriele ()   |   | |
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Thank you Chris! |